The Healthy Temple

A diet based more on plant-based foods than meats and dairy can lead to extra years of healthy living. This very same diet reduces environmental damage and farm animal suffering. Eating Green brings to bear the science on a greener diet and its impact on the environment. The choices we make about what we eat each day really can have some major environmental consequences. It’s easy to forget about the energy, water, chemicals and effort used to produce everyday food items like chocolate bars, soft drink or a packet of chips. Not to mention the fuel burnt getting these items to you. In an age when you can walk into a cafeteria and ask for the “low-carbon meal” special, eating green is no longer just the dream of hemp. It is a reality.
Eating a plant-based diet keeps the earth green. Each vegetarian saves one acre of trees a year simply by his or her food consumption choices. It is these trees which keep the planet alive by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. In addition, they provide a habitat for millions of species, many of whom are rapidly going extinct as their natural homes get eaten up by human greed. In the U.S. to date, more than 260 million acres of land have been cleared to grow crops to feed animals raised for meat In other parts of the world, huge areas of tropical rainforest are being deliberately destroyed by humans to make space for cattle grazing.