The production, consumption, and wastage of food are influential elements of health for both people and the planet. With a predicted population increase of 2-4 billion people by the year 2050 and an already suffering environment, food will continue to be a major issue in the 21st century unless we change now. In the recently released EAT-Lancet Commission report, it was […]
About a year ago, after two back-to-back courses of antibiotics and a carb binge, I essentially developed a gluten intolerance. With much of the health world ruling our gluten entirely these days, you can imagine my dismay when I was suddenly, unintentionally, thrust into the very same category. I couldn’t eat anything without my stomach knotting into cramps for weeks, […]
Renowned natural historian and British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has a new documentary in the pipeline, this time to urge people to ditch meat for the preservation of the planet. David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet recounts the 94-year-old’s extraordinary encounters with the natural world, exploring some of his defining experiences as a naturalist, and also the devastating changes […]
It’s estimated that 1.3 billions tons of food are wasted worldwide – every single year. Not only is that one-third of all the food produced annually, but it’s also enough to feed 815 million hungry people four times over. Food waste is a global problem. Behind the illuminated shelves of products displayed in grocery shops, the environment suffers in innumerable […]
Big brands have overtaken the market. Many of us happily spend our time and money on products and services from global corporations without thinking about the economic and environmental impacts our consumer habits inflict. When we purchase goods from major names that have stores across the world, we’re hampering the planet and our local economy. The fossil fuels used for […]
