Although I could write a new blog every day, continuously, about nutrition and the health benefits of a plant-based diet, I thought it best to simply intersperse one every now and then amongst those that I write about our environment. Here is the first of many,  that I promise to spread out a b…

How was your day? It wasn’t so good for our rainforests. Let’s take a look at what happened to them just in the last 24 hours. Why? Because it’s a quick assessment of our Earth’s lungs, given that rainforests account for more than 20% of the oxygen produced on our planet. So …

So, you think eating fish is healthy. Healthy for whom? For you? For the fish? For our planet? Part One: Fish, Oceans, and our Planet There are serious issues when we, at any level of self-perceived sophistication, deem our act of killing members of another living species as “sustainable&rdq…

Coastal zones, as well as the high seas, are under great stress from unsustainable practices, including overharvesting of fishing grounds, bottom trawling, pollution and dead zones, and infestation of invasive species—all fueled by the massive desire to eat more fish. While…

How does eating a sirloin steak, pork chop, or hamburger affect starving children in Ethiopia? You probably wouldn’t think there could be a connection whatsoever, would you? But there is. Many times, a distinct connection. It begins with a better understanding of just how and where t…