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Cargill's CEO predicts that the growing plant-based industry will cut into the meat market, making it necessary for the meat industry to adapt to alternatives.
Hibiscus flowers aren't just pretty to look at: They have a wealth of health benefits and have been used in Asia, Africa, and South America for many years.
Historically, eating meat has been closely tied to masculinity and manliness, regardless of the health dangers that are associated with animal products. Non-profit No Meat May decided to commission a survey to uncover just how widespread this connection is. The poll out of Australia found that 73 percent of men would rather cut their life expectancy by 10 years than remove meat from their diets. The poll followed up with participants, finding that 47 percent saw consuming meat as explicitly a ‘masculine undertaking.’
“What was perhaps most shocking, was that 73 percent of male respondents said they’d rather reduce their life expectancy by up to 10 years than give up eating meat, with three-quarters of men not convinced of the health benefits of a meat-free diet, despite the mounting evidence to the contrary,” No Meat May co-founder Ryan Alexander said.
If you need to lower your stress, chase away negative thoughts, and hit reset on your mood, there is no better natural way to do it than to get out into nature and get active. The mounting evidence that nature and mood are related is so strong that there is even a new school of research called Ecopsychology to study the effects of nature on our mental health.
Take a long nature walk and drink matcha tea, for an extra well-being boost.
While it s not clear why spending time outside works, the researchers found that among those subjects who spent time outside (even if it was in an urban setting) experienced lower activity in their prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that is most active during rumination, which is defined as focusing on negative thoughts or emotions.