How to Be a Conscious Eater
Of all the antibiotics sold in the United States, just 30 percent are for people (think sinus and ear infections). The rest—70 p ...
bacteria in the mix that are already resistant to the drug can now spring forth and multiply. You feel sick again, but when you ...
WHAT YOU CAN DO At the grocery store, use a plastic bag or other barrier to grab and wrap raw animal products—fish, shellfish, p ...
“Global Animal Partnership (GAP) Certified” (except for chickens) “Certified Organic” Or any of the following three phrases: “Ra ...
34 PROCESSED MEAT AND CANCER H ot dogs and baseball. Bacon and weekends. Lunch boxes and ham sandwiches. American culture has a ...
with similar caution since the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) puts them in the same boat. Americans tend to consu ...
though it’s not yet understood which aspect of the process- ing causes the problems in the body. It could be the salting, the ni ...
processed meat every day had an 18 percent higher chance of colorectal cancer. Context is key. That may as well become your defa ...
one’s overall chance of death. So, looking more holistically, the total number of annual deaths worldwide—not just those from ca ...
35 YOUR DIET AND CANCER F or each of us, the chance of developing one or more types of cancer throughout the span of our lifetim ...
The reason I’m reminding you about the importance of sunscreen and exercise in a food book is to provide some addi- tional conte ...
lung, and prostate. Ultimately, if you can sustain habits that are generally good for health and body weight—eat a flexitar- ian ...
36 8 TRICKS TO LOWER THE CANCER RISK OF GRILLING I include this essay at the risk of never being invited to another summer barbe ...
meat—red meat (usually beef, pork, and lamb), poultry (usually chicken, duck, and turkey), or fish—comes in contact with high te ...
though, try the classic kabob approach—for example, alter- nating cubed chicken with sliced bell peppers, zucchini, and onions, ...
7 Cut time on the grill. The AICR recommends partially pre- cooking your meat (such as by baking or in the microwave) to minimiz ...
37 STICKERS TO KNOW W hat do all those little symbols and buzzwords mean on the side or bottom corner of a package? Beyond healt ...
Who’s behind it: US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Why it’s legit: It has among the most rigorous and comprehensive standards ...
CERTIFIED HUMANE RAISED AND HANDLED What it means: Chickens and pigs get comfy bedding and clean litter, there are no small cage ...
GLOBAL ANIMAL PARTNERSHIP (GAP) CERTIFIED What it means: It represents several standards for animal welfare, tailored to specifi ...
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