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Eat lower on the food chain. |
Eat lower on the food chain.
Eating less food of animal origin is the single most powerful choice you can make for your health and for the earth.
Animals raised for food eat a large percentage of our grain crops, require millions of gallons of water, and give off waste that pollutes rivers, groundwater, air, and soil. Modern factory farming crowds animals into such unhealthy conditions that they need huge doses of antibiotics just to survive, and producers give them hormones to make them grow faster than nature intended. These chemicals enter our environment and our bodies, where some remain for long periods. Add to this the damages to human health caused by a meat-heavy diet and the huge medical costs to required treat them.
You can do this by:
- Eating less meat, dairy, fish, and eggs. (It’s a myth that you need lots of them to meet your protein needs).
- Enjoy more plant-based foods.
- If you do eat some animal-based foods, choose ones that are organic, more humanely raised, and sustainably farmed.