Truth about Factory Farming
My Yoga Online has posted a new Green Living article by Farm Sanctuary: Factory Farming, Cultivating Destruction. Learn how your vegetarian diet supports not just a healthy body, but also a healthy planet. Little is known or said about the great harm animal production and consumption has on the environment.
Your mother was right. You should eat your vegetables. But she may not have told you why. She may not have told you the consequences of maintaining a diet based on animal products would lead to widespread environmental destruction, resource depletion and a global health crisis unparalleled in human history. That kind of reasoning you would have been sure to remember.
To her credit, dietary advice on the subject of global warming and environmental health was never as definitive as it is today. But with the recent release of several international reports on global warming, the most pressing issue of our time has become impossible to ignore. The United Nations has called on governments and individuals to open their eyes to climate change, calling it “the most serious challenge facing the human race.” More than any other factor, how we meet that challenge will depend on what we eat.
Read the full article including the research and details on how factory farming is harming the environment: Factory Farming, Cultivating Destruction
awesome info, thanks for sharing. love the info. thanks Suzanne for the info too! I like to have raw vegan diet and I feel amazing with it along with yoga practice!!
Great addition to the yoga discussion! Becoming a vegan has enhanced my yoga practice, both on and off the mat. The energy of the food you ingest, changes the energy of you experience throughout the day! Another aspect of conscientious eating includes a focus on organic fruits, grains and vegetables.
One of the 8 limbs of yoga is a concept called Saucha, which can be translated as purity. Foods that are organic feel clean and pure adding a level of energy and vitality to your day to day life! Ingesting food that has been grown in a responsible way not only benefits the individual, but the planet as well. In this 2 hour documentary, “Future of Food” the effects of genetically altering our food supply and is explained in a clear and convincing manor.