Lifestyle Hub
Like lambs to the slaughter
| Innocent AnimalsRyan at The Veg Blog posted a link to a set of award winning photographs from an Italian slaughterhouse a few days ago. Many of the images are gruesome and painful to look at, but for me, as for him, the second photograph showing three lambs looking through a doorway at three skinned sheep made the strongest impression.
Jonathan Safran Foer wants you to eat a dog
| Innocent AnimalsIn the second chapter of Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer tells the reader to eat dogs. His reasons are myriad: many cultures around the world have eaten them, and not a few still do. Millions of dogs are euthanized yearly in the United States, and their disposal is an economic and ecological problem. Dog meat is said to be tasty, and the surplus of dogs creates a cheap and easy food supply.
How to have a sane reaction to an insane world
I called my Dad this afternoon. It was late on the East Coast, but he was just getting off work. He mentioned that he’d finally gotten around to reading my blog, and then admitted that after reading it he went out and ate a cheeseburger. I wasn’t surprised; I don’t expect a couple of impassioned paragraphs to reverse fifty years of ingrained habit – although I’d like them to.
The canary in the coalmine: what Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome can tell the rest of us
When I was a kid, my mom took us on a tour of a historic coalmine in West Virginia. Near the entrance, there was a small black and white picture of the mine back in the 1920’s that I had to stand on tiptoes to see. Staring back at me were twenty sooty faces and one tiny bird in a cage.
Is it ethical to support the lesser of two evils?
| Innocent AnimalsIn the second to last chapter of Eating Animals, Foer gets to the crux of his argument.
Too good to be true? Water cures ulcers, high blood pressure and asthma
| Health & WellnessThe story of how one man discovered the healing properties of water sounds like the makings of a medical thriller. It even has a mysterious hero – Dr. Batman, MD.
Meat Linked to Increased Bladder Cancer Risk
| Health & WellnessIn a recently concluded 12-year study, scientists found that people who eat meat regularly, especially meat that is well done or cooked at high temperatures, may have a higher chance of developing bladder cancer.
A Suggestion for Evaluating GMO Technology: "Dangerous Until Proven Safe."
| GMOsThe Supreme Court began hearing arguments yesterday appealing a 2006 ruling in favor of Northern California organic alfalfa growers.
Ili’ili Farms Turns Water Into Food
| Environment & Sustainability
Tucked into the beautiful Lualualei Valley on the leeward coast of Oahu, are dozens of family farms growing a range of produce for the island. One of the newest in the valley is Ili’ili Farms, a certified organic aquaponics farm which we recently had the pleasure of visiting.
Happy New Year from the Love Life Team!
| Health & Wellness
Every January we like to focus on getting a strong foundation for our health to set the tone for the entire year. Making resolutions is easy, but following through with them is the challenge.