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Of all the teachings we receive, this one is the most important:
Nothing belongs to you of what there is; what you take, you must share.
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Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. - James Anthony Froude (1818-1894)
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The low-carb trend has sort of died on the vine. - Bob Goldin, Executive VP, Technomic, food industry consulting firm, Chicago
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- Maya Angelou
Information We All Should Know
Information abounds on the benefits of a plant-based diet! We have selected only a small, but essential, portion of the wealth of information available and present it here for your convenience and education. (Check back here often for new additions.)
The articles, edustats and quotes found herein can be as life changing as the reader is receptive. If we open our minds and hearts to new information, we can come to a new harmony about the world around us.
The articles are informative, the edustats are educational, the quotes are enlightening, and all of these can be inspirational. Taken together, they empower us to experience a new level of health, energy, and our interconnectedness with this awesome world.
We can only change when our awareness changes; our awareness changes only when we open the door to new information. We hope you take this information in and prepare to never be the same again.
The door is always there. Go on…nudge it open.
Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills by Russell L. Blaylock, MD
Food Additives
What is MSG? including Symptoms of MSG and Hidden Names for MSG
The Clock Is Always Ticking
Each Minute:
51 acres of tropical forest are destroyed
1,800 children die of malnutrition and hunger (15 million/yr)
50 tons of fertile soil are washed or blown off cropland
12,000 tons of carbon dioxide are added to the atmosphere
Each Hour:
1,692 acres of productive dry land become desert.
35,000 barrels of oil are consumed
$120 million dollars are spent for military expenditures ($1 trillion dollars/yr)
55 people are poisoned by pesticides; 5 die
Each Day:
230,000+ babies are born
25,000 people die of water shortage or contamination
10 tons of nuclear waste is generated by 350 nuclear plants
250,000 tons of sulfuric acid fall as acid rain in the N. Hemisphere
60 tons of plastic packaging and 372 tons of fishing net are dumped into the sea by commercial fishermen
5 species per day become extinct
Compiled by Canadian-based group, 'Global Awareness in Action.' These statistics date from 1990. They are provided by the Native American, Sun Bear, in his book: Black Dawn/Bright Day.