I'm reading The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. I've never been a big fan of hers other than watching Clueless 50 times in the last decade and a half. ;). However, when it comes to caring for the planet and your body, she's got it right! Here are some quotes and facts thy stood out to me as I read.
"42% of fresh water available to the US is used for agriculture. It takes 441 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef. One 16-ounce steak uses the amount of water you need for 6 months of showers!"
"Rain forests used to cover 14 percent of the earth, but now it covers only 6 percent. You see, every hamburger requires a plot of land the size of a small kitchen to be cleared. Is that burger worth it?"
"Our intestines are 20 fee long; when we eat meat, it takes a full 72 hours to pass through us. That's 3 days, and your body, my friend, is 98.6 degrees inside! It's like having a steak sit out in the hot sun for 3 days straight. Eventually it'll start to rot and putrefying. And that's what's happening inside of you."
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