Not as bad as farmed chickens or pigs, but still bad enough that their lives are, all things considered, probably not worth living. By consuming dairy you increase the demand for it, which increases the demand for farmed dairy cattle. If you consume one cow's worth of dairy products, ...
Whilst lunch for many is a sandwich or cooked meal, Rhonda tends to opt for a micronutrient rich smoothie. She has 2 “well-known” smoothie recipes that are widely circulated online (see below). However, more recently, she has cut back on the fruit in her smoothies, after experimenting ...
Many of them were talking to us normal folk and seemed appreciative of the attention; after all, most of these Olympians are just like everyone else – for the most part they are not big-name celebrities in their own countries let alone the world and the Olympics are a once in a lifeti...
Many families are used to living in shared living spaces. Daily markets, selling meat, including live chickens and ducks, seem to be common. Based on my calculations, the per-capita energy consumption of Southeast Asia is about half that of China and about 21% of the US’s average per-...
Depending on what the family can afford, a goat, sheep or chickens are slaughtered in honour of the baby and the women prepare a meal for the guests. The baby feeds on breastmilk on this day as on any other; it is not traditionally given anything else to ingest on the day of the na...
Slugs and snails have many natural predators. If you have chickens or ducks, they will help by eating these pests and their eggs. Amphibians, such as frogs and toads, love to feast on slugs. Firefly larvae are also natural predators, so find outhow to attract fireflies to your garden. ...
fresh eggs are super delicious if they are consumed within 2 weeks after being laid. But as long as it doesn’t exceed the one month limit, they are still good and healthy. The best way to store the eggs in the room temperature is to use a basket with straw. But you can also use...
Do not allow free feeding (always having food available in the bowl). One of the biggest human-related factors to a cat being overweight is overfeeding5. This is very common, and many pet owners do this unknowingly, but our eyes are bigger than their stomachs. Remember, if a cat has ...
When you eat at restaurants or pick up fast food, there are often hidden calories in the cooking oils and sauces that are sabotaging your healthy efforts. Because of this, it’s really hard to have an idea of how many calories you’re consuming. When you prepare food at home, you know...
As consumed anthropogenic items were regularly excreted, retention and obstruction of the alimentary tract are unlikely in elephants. Elephants feeding on garbage had better body condition than non-garbage consuming elephants, indicating that garbage provided better nutrition than natural food and was not...