• Over 17 million lives lost globally each year
• Cost of cardiovascular disease is at least US$1 trillion a year
• Uses up to 70% of clean water
• Pollutes most of the water bodies
• Deforests the lungs of the Earth
• Uses up to 43% of the world's cereal
• Uses up to 85% of the world's soy
• Causes world hunger & wars
• 80% cause of global warming
This document discusses the health risks and costs associated with meat consumption, milk consumption, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and addictive drug abuse. It then provides information on the health benefits and cost savings of abstaining from or reducing consumption of these substances. Specifically, it notes that a vegetarian diet lowers the risk of various diseases. It also outlines reductions in alcohol-related deaths, crimes, and traffic accidents that result from alcohol bans. Bans on tobacco use are shown to decrease heart attacks and respiratory illnesses while also saving businesses costs. Abstaining from addictive drugs is associated with reduced crime rates, health care costs, and risk of overdose deaths.
This document provides a 5-step guide to transitioning to a vegetarian lifestyle. It begins by welcoming readers to their new veg life and discusses how vegetarianism is becoming more mainstream. It then outlines the 5 steps: 1) go veg for your health, discussing the health benefits of a plant-based diet, 2) go veg for the environment, noting the environmental impact of animal agriculture, 3) go veg for the animals, addressing concerns for animal welfare, 4) includes some tasty transitional recipes, and 5) discusses living a vegetarian lifestyle. Intermixed are quotes from celebrities and brief stories from the editors about how they became vegetarian.
This document is a guide to cruelty-free eating that was produced by Vegan Outreach, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a vegan lifestyle. The guide provides information on meat and dairy substitutes, meal ideas, recipes, and resources for adopting a plant-based diet. It explains that a vegan diet offers a wide variety of options and encourages readers to take small steps towards reducing their consumption of animal products to decrease suffering.
Everybody knows that vegetarian diet is good for health and to save the planet. They will be awakening their own great, compassionate, loving, self-nature. And then their level of consciousness will rise up automatically. And they will understand more than they ever did. And they will be closer to Heaven than what they are right now.
This document lists 73 Loving Hut vegan restaurants located around the world. It provides the country, city, store name, address, and telephone number for each location. The restaurants are spread across Asia Pacific, North America, Central America, Europe, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Formosa.
Roughly one billion of the world’s human population is estimated to be vegetarian, or virtually vegetarian, so their very existence offers proof enough that meat is not necessary for human survival.
This document discusses the effects of alcohol consumption on the gastrointestinal tract. It begins by outlining the types and patterns of alcohol use and defining safe and toxic levels of consumption. It then examines the effects of alcohol on gastrointestinal motility, mucosa, acid secretion, and its antibacterial properties. The document also addresses how alcohol consumption relates to gastrointestinal cancers and diseases of the liver and pancreas. It concludes by discussing approaches to screening for and managing alcohol use disorders.
This document discusses the health risks and costs associated with meat consumption, milk consumption, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and addictive drug abuse. It then provides information on the health benefits and cost savings of abstaining from or reducing consumption of these substances. Specifically, it notes that a vegetarian diet lowers the risk of various diseases. It also outlines reductions in alcohol-related deaths, crimes, and traffic accidents that result from alcohol bans. Bans on tobacco use are shown to decrease heart attacks and respiratory illnesses while also saving businesses costs. Abstaining from addictive drugs is associated with reduced crime rates, health care costs, and risk of overdose deaths.
This document provides a 5-step guide to transitioning to a vegetarian lifestyle. It begins by welcoming readers to their new veg life and discusses how vegetarianism is becoming more mainstream. It then outlines the 5 steps: 1) go veg for your health, discussing the health benefits of a plant-based diet, 2) go veg for the environment, noting the environmental impact of animal agriculture, 3) go veg for the animals, addressing concerns for animal welfare, 4) includes some tasty transitional recipes, and 5) discusses living a vegetarian lifestyle. Intermixed are quotes from celebrities and brief stories from the editors about how they became vegetarian.
This document is a guide to cruelty-free eating that was produced by Vegan Outreach, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a vegan lifestyle. The guide provides information on meat and dairy substitutes, meal ideas, recipes, and resources for adopting a plant-based diet. It explains that a vegan diet offers a wide variety of options and encourages readers to take small steps towards reducing their consumption of animal products to decrease suffering.
Everybody knows that vegetarian diet is good for health and to save the planet. They will be awakening their own great, compassionate, loving, self-nature. And then their level of consciousness will rise up automatically. And they will understand more than they ever did. And they will be closer to Heaven than what they are right now.
This document lists 73 Loving Hut vegan restaurants located around the world. It provides the country, city, store name, address, and telephone number for each location. The restaurants are spread across Asia Pacific, North America, Central America, Europe, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Formosa.
Roughly one billion of the world’s human population is estimated to be vegetarian, or virtually vegetarian, so their very existence offers proof enough that meat is not necessary for human survival.
This document discusses the effects of alcohol consumption on the gastrointestinal tract. It begins by outlining the types and patterns of alcohol use and defining safe and toxic levels of consumption. It then examines the effects of alcohol on gastrointestinal motility, mucosa, acid secretion, and its antibacterial properties. The document also addresses how alcohol consumption relates to gastrointestinal cancers and diseases of the liver and pancreas. It concludes by discussing approaches to screening for and managing alcohol use disorders.
This document discusses the effects of alcohol on the gastrointestinal tract. It begins with an outline of the topics to be covered, including the types and patterns of alcohol consumption, effects on motility, mucosa, acid secretion, bactericidal action, risk of malignancy, and effects on the liver and pancreas. It then provides definitions for terms like alcohol use disorders. The document discusses screening tools for alcohol use disorders, management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and medical management of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcoholic liver disease. It concludes with recommendations for diagnostic tests in evaluating and managing alcoholic liver disease.
This document discusses the health crisis in the US, with statistics on deaths from diseases like heart disease, cancer, and strokes, as well as numbers of people suffering from conditions like diabetes and arthritis. It also provides facts about the obesity epidemic, including its contribution to deaths and diseases. The main argument is that this health crisis is happening due to toxins from foods, water, air, cosmetics and cleaning products. It promotes the Isagenix cleansing and replenishing program as a way to avoid being a statistic and improve health.
This document discusses the health crisis in the US, with statistics on deaths from diseases like heart disease, cancer, and strokes, as well as numbers of people suffering from conditions like diabetes and arthritis. It also provides facts about the obesity epidemic, including its contribution to deaths and diseases. The main argument is that this health crisis is happening due to toxins from foods, chemicals in water and air, and other sources. It promotes the Isagenix cleansing and replenishing program as a way to avoid being a statistic and improve health.
This document provides information on alcoholic liver disease, including its incidence, progression, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical findings, diagnostic testing, differential diagnosis, prognosis, and screening tools. Some key points:
- Heavy alcohol use can lead to fatty liver in 90-100% of people within 10 years, while only 10-35% will develop alcoholic steatohepatitis and 8-20% will progress to cirrhosis.
- Risk is increased by factors like younger age of onset, female sex, certain ethnicities, coinfection with hepatitis B or C, iron overload, and obesity.
- Alcohol causes liver injury through mechanisms like centrilobular hypoxia, neutrophil infiltration, antigen formation,
1) The document discusses heart disease (also called coronary artery disease), which occurs when the coronary arteries become narrowed due to plaque buildup, limiting blood flow to the heart.
2) It identifies several major risk factors for heart disease, including high cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol consumption.
3) The document provides recommendations for preventing heart disease through a healthy diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, regular exercise, not smoking, and monitoring key health numbers like cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Alcohol consumption causes significant health and social harms globally. While per capita consumption is falling in some countries like the UK, unrecorded alcohol consumption is estimated to account for around 27% of worldwide consumption.
- Heavy episodic drinking and binge drinking patterns are linked to acute harms like injuries and violence. Regular heavy drinking is associated with chronic diseases like liver cirrhosis. Rates of alcohol-attributable deaths and diseases vary widely between countries.
- Younger drinkers tend to consume alcohol in riskier patterns. While fewer young people drink in some places, those who do tend to drink more per occasion. Alcohol marketing also increasingly targets women.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases. They cause 38 million deaths annually, with three quarters occurring in low and middle income countries. The four main NCDs - cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes - account for 82% of NCD deaths. Key risk factors include tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol. Prevention strategies involve reducing exposure to risk factors through measures like banning tobacco advertising and restricting alcohol access. Population-wide interventions promoting healthy behaviors can help control the growing NCD burden in a cost-effective manner.
Professor Frank Murray, Consultant Gastroenterologist and chair of national alcohol policy group, RCPI, speaks about alcohol-related harm in Ireland at Alcohol Action Ireland's conference "Time Please... For Change".
This document discusses the disadvantages of smoking cigarettes, including the materials inside cigarettes, types of smokers, reasons people start smoking, effects on personal health like lung cancer and heart disease, and effects on family and surrounding people from second-hand smoke like unhealthy environments and bad examples set for children. It provides statistics on the world population of smokers, over 1 billion people, with men accounting for 800 million smokers and women 200 million smokers in 2014. The document examines cigarettes from various angles such as use, health impacts, and social influences.
Chronic excessive alcohol consumption can lead to three major forms of alcoholic liver disease: fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Fatty liver affects over 90% of heavy drinkers. Some heavy drinkers may progress to alcoholic hepatitis, which is thought to be a precursor to cirrhosis. The risk factors for developing alcoholic liver disease include quantity and duration of alcohol intake, with higher amounts and longer durations increasing risk. Additional risk factors such as gender, hepatitis C infection, and genetics can also influence progression of alcoholic liver disease once fatty liver has developed.
This document discusses the health effects of alcohol consumption. It begins by defining different types of alcohol and providing a brief history of beer and wine. It then discusses how alcohol is absorbed, distributed, and metabolized in the body. Both short-term and long-term health effects of drinking are outlined, including increased cancer risk and fetal alcohol syndrome. Blood alcohol levels are defined and their associated impairments described. The document concludes by discussing gender differences in alcohol metabolism and treatments for alcoholism.
Alcohol, or ethanol, is highly lipid soluble and is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine. It is metabolized in the liver by alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase. Chronic alcohol abuse can cause damage to multiple organ systems like the liver, heart, pancreas and brain. Risk factors for alcoholism include genetics, family history of alcohol use, early initiation of drinking, frequent heavy drinking, mental health conditions, and trauma history. Alcohol tolerance refers to adaptations in the brain and liver that result in requiring more alcohol to produce the same effects. Metabolic tolerance involves activation of liver enzymes while functional tolerance impacts brain function.
The document discusses World Heart Day 2023, which has the theme "Use Heart to Know Heart." The day aims to unite people worldwide in fighting heart disease and promoting heart-healthy lifestyles. Cardiovascular disease is the world's number one killer, responsible for over 20 million deaths annually. However, 80% of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease are preventable through lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and stress management. The document outlines key risk factors for heart disease and provides 10 simple steps that individuals can take to maintain a healthy heart, such as eating well, exercising regularly, avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol, and managing conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The document is a summary of a speech given by Dr. Stephan Esser at the 2009 Hallelujah Acres Annual Gathering. The speech discusses:
1) The poor state of healthcare in America, with high costs, a focus on treatment over prevention, and lifestyle diseases as leading causes of death.
2) How American diets and lifestyles have changed since the 1970s with increased consumption of sugars, salts, meats and decreased physical activity leading to epidemics of obesity and related diseases.
3) The solution presented by Hallelujah Acres of eating more plants and less animal products, oil, sugar and salt and increasing exercise as a way to improve health outcomes and reduce
This document outlines both the short-term and long-term health effects of alcohol consumption. It discusses how drinking can increase risks of conditions like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and various cancers. While it is often believed that red wine is healthier than other alcohols, the document clarifies that all types of alcohol still carry long-term health risks regardless of form. It also notes that the amount of alcohol one can safely drink depends on multiple personal factors.
Diet, nutrition and the prevention of cancer,pptRajeeeeeeeeeeev
The document discusses chronic diseases and their risk factors. It summarizes that chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases, cause 63% of all deaths worldwide. Risk factors like tobacco use, unhealthy diet, obesity, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption contribute to many chronic diseases and cancers. The document provides details on specific chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and overweight/obesity. It discusses the types, symptoms, worldwide prevalence and prevention strategies for these conditions.
Lifestyle factors such as diet, obesity, smoking, and lack of exercise have a significant effect on health. Poor diet and lack of exercise are the main causes of rising obesity levels in the UK, where over half of adults are overweight. Obesity rates are higher among lower social classes and have increased health costs. Improving diet and increasing exercise levels are important for addressing health inequalities.
This document provides a resource list of publications, articles, books, and websites on vegetarian nutrition. It begins with an introduction and overview of the resource list and its availability. The bulk of the document is dedicated to categorizing various resources under topics like general vegetarian nutrition information, vegetarian diets and disease prevention/treatment, vegetarian diets for special populations, vegetarian cooking/foods, and resource centers. Each entry provides a brief description of the resource and ordering/contact information if applicable. The resource list is intended to serve as a compilation of materials on various aspects of vegetarian nutrition.
This document provides information about becoming a vegetarian, including the health, environmental, and ethical benefits. It defines what vegetarian means, discusses replacing meat with vegetarian protein sources, and debunks myths about getting enough protein and nutrition from a vegetarian diet. The document also outlines some of the cruel conditions faced by chickens, cows, and other farm animals in the industrial agriculture system.
This document discusses the effects of alcohol on the gastrointestinal tract. It begins with an outline of the topics to be covered, including the types and patterns of alcohol consumption, effects on motility, mucosa, acid secretion, bactericidal action, risk of malignancy, and effects on the liver and pancreas. It then provides definitions for terms like alcohol use disorders. The document discusses screening tools for alcohol use disorders, management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and medical management of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcoholic liver disease. It concludes with recommendations for diagnostic tests in evaluating and managing alcoholic liver disease.
This document discusses the health crisis in the US, with statistics on deaths from diseases like heart disease, cancer, and strokes, as well as numbers of people suffering from conditions like diabetes and arthritis. It also provides facts about the obesity epidemic, including its contribution to deaths and diseases. The main argument is that this health crisis is happening due to toxins from foods, water, air, cosmetics and cleaning products. It promotes the Isagenix cleansing and replenishing program as a way to avoid being a statistic and improve health.
This document discusses the health crisis in the US, with statistics on deaths from diseases like heart disease, cancer, and strokes, as well as numbers of people suffering from conditions like diabetes and arthritis. It also provides facts about the obesity epidemic, including its contribution to deaths and diseases. The main argument is that this health crisis is happening due to toxins from foods, chemicals in water and air, and other sources. It promotes the Isagenix cleansing and replenishing program as a way to avoid being a statistic and improve health.
This document provides information on alcoholic liver disease, including its incidence, progression, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical findings, diagnostic testing, differential diagnosis, prognosis, and screening tools. Some key points:
- Heavy alcohol use can lead to fatty liver in 90-100% of people within 10 years, while only 10-35% will develop alcoholic steatohepatitis and 8-20% will progress to cirrhosis.
- Risk is increased by factors like younger age of onset, female sex, certain ethnicities, coinfection with hepatitis B or C, iron overload, and obesity.
- Alcohol causes liver injury through mechanisms like centrilobular hypoxia, neutrophil infiltration, antigen formation,
1) The document discusses heart disease (also called coronary artery disease), which occurs when the coronary arteries become narrowed due to plaque buildup, limiting blood flow to the heart.
2) It identifies several major risk factors for heart disease, including high cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol consumption.
3) The document provides recommendations for preventing heart disease through a healthy diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, regular exercise, not smoking, and monitoring key health numbers like cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Alcohol consumption causes significant health and social harms globally. While per capita consumption is falling in some countries like the UK, unrecorded alcohol consumption is estimated to account for around 27% of worldwide consumption.
- Heavy episodic drinking and binge drinking patterns are linked to acute harms like injuries and violence. Regular heavy drinking is associated with chronic diseases like liver cirrhosis. Rates of alcohol-attributable deaths and diseases vary widely between countries.
- Younger drinkers tend to consume alcohol in riskier patterns. While fewer young people drink in some places, those who do tend to drink more per occasion. Alcohol marketing also increasingly targets women.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases. They cause 38 million deaths annually, with three quarters occurring in low and middle income countries. The four main NCDs - cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes - account for 82% of NCD deaths. Key risk factors include tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol. Prevention strategies involve reducing exposure to risk factors through measures like banning tobacco advertising and restricting alcohol access. Population-wide interventions promoting healthy behaviors can help control the growing NCD burden in a cost-effective manner.
Professor Frank Murray, Consultant Gastroenterologist and chair of national alcohol policy group, RCPI, speaks about alcohol-related harm in Ireland at Alcohol Action Ireland's conference "Time Please... For Change".
This document discusses the disadvantages of smoking cigarettes, including the materials inside cigarettes, types of smokers, reasons people start smoking, effects on personal health like lung cancer and heart disease, and effects on family and surrounding people from second-hand smoke like unhealthy environments and bad examples set for children. It provides statistics on the world population of smokers, over 1 billion people, with men accounting for 800 million smokers and women 200 million smokers in 2014. The document examines cigarettes from various angles such as use, health impacts, and social influences.
Chronic excessive alcohol consumption can lead to three major forms of alcoholic liver disease: fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Fatty liver affects over 90% of heavy drinkers. Some heavy drinkers may progress to alcoholic hepatitis, which is thought to be a precursor to cirrhosis. The risk factors for developing alcoholic liver disease include quantity and duration of alcohol intake, with higher amounts and longer durations increasing risk. Additional risk factors such as gender, hepatitis C infection, and genetics can also influence progression of alcoholic liver disease once fatty liver has developed.
This document discusses the health effects of alcohol consumption. It begins by defining different types of alcohol and providing a brief history of beer and wine. It then discusses how alcohol is absorbed, distributed, and metabolized in the body. Both short-term and long-term health effects of drinking are outlined, including increased cancer risk and fetal alcohol syndrome. Blood alcohol levels are defined and their associated impairments described. The document concludes by discussing gender differences in alcohol metabolism and treatments for alcoholism.
Alcohol, or ethanol, is highly lipid soluble and is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine. It is metabolized in the liver by alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase. Chronic alcohol abuse can cause damage to multiple organ systems like the liver, heart, pancreas and brain. Risk factors for alcoholism include genetics, family history of alcohol use, early initiation of drinking, frequent heavy drinking, mental health conditions, and trauma history. Alcohol tolerance refers to adaptations in the brain and liver that result in requiring more alcohol to produce the same effects. Metabolic tolerance involves activation of liver enzymes while functional tolerance impacts brain function.
The document discusses World Heart Day 2023, which has the theme "Use Heart to Know Heart." The day aims to unite people worldwide in fighting heart disease and promoting heart-healthy lifestyles. Cardiovascular disease is the world's number one killer, responsible for over 20 million deaths annually. However, 80% of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease are preventable through lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and stress management. The document outlines key risk factors for heart disease and provides 10 simple steps that individuals can take to maintain a healthy heart, such as eating well, exercising regularly, avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol, and managing conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The document is a summary of a speech given by Dr. Stephan Esser at the 2009 Hallelujah Acres Annual Gathering. The speech discusses:
1) The poor state of healthcare in America, with high costs, a focus on treatment over prevention, and lifestyle diseases as leading causes of death.
2) How American diets and lifestyles have changed since the 1970s with increased consumption of sugars, salts, meats and decreased physical activity leading to epidemics of obesity and related diseases.
3) The solution presented by Hallelujah Acres of eating more plants and less animal products, oil, sugar and salt and increasing exercise as a way to improve health outcomes and reduce
This document outlines both the short-term and long-term health effects of alcohol consumption. It discusses how drinking can increase risks of conditions like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and various cancers. While it is often believed that red wine is healthier than other alcohols, the document clarifies that all types of alcohol still carry long-term health risks regardless of form. It also notes that the amount of alcohol one can safely drink depends on multiple personal factors.
Diet, nutrition and the prevention of cancer,pptRajeeeeeeeeeeev
The document discusses chronic diseases and their risk factors. It summarizes that chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases, cause 63% of all deaths worldwide. Risk factors like tobacco use, unhealthy diet, obesity, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption contribute to many chronic diseases and cancers. The document provides details on specific chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and overweight/obesity. It discusses the types, symptoms, worldwide prevalence and prevention strategies for these conditions.
Lifestyle factors such as diet, obesity, smoking, and lack of exercise have a significant effect on health. Poor diet and lack of exercise are the main causes of rising obesity levels in the UK, where over half of adults are overweight. Obesity rates are higher among lower social classes and have increased health costs. Improving diet and increasing exercise levels are important for addressing health inequalities.
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This document provides a resource list of publications, articles, books, and websites on vegetarian nutrition. It begins with an introduction and overview of the resource list and its availability. The bulk of the document is dedicated to categorizing various resources under topics like general vegetarian nutrition information, vegetarian diets and disease prevention/treatment, vegetarian diets for special populations, vegetarian cooking/foods, and resource centers. Each entry provides a brief description of the resource and ordering/contact information if applicable. The resource list is intended to serve as a compilation of materials on various aspects of vegetarian nutrition.
This document provides information about becoming a vegetarian, including the health, environmental, and ethical benefits. It defines what vegetarian means, discusses replacing meat with vegetarian protein sources, and debunks myths about getting enough protein and nutrition from a vegetarian diet. The document also outlines some of the cruel conditions faced by chickens, cows, and other farm animals in the industrial agriculture system.
This document provides information about the Veggie Pride Parade II event taking place on May 17, 2009 in New York City. It includes the parade route, schedule of speakers and events at the post-parade rally in Union Square Park from 1-5:15pm, and biographies of some of the scheduled speakers advocating for vegetarianism and animal rights. The organizer hopes the event will make vegetarians less invisible and challenge misconceptions about vegetarian lifestyles.
This document provides information to help encourage people to adopt a vegetarian diet. It summarizes some of the health benefits of vegetarianism, including lower risks of heart disease, obesity, and some cancers. It addresses common questions and concerns about getting sufficient protein and nutrients without meat. Medical experts agree that a balanced vegetarian diet can meet all nutritional needs. The document provides recipes and tips for satisfying appetites without meat.
If we act fast, then the world will not get worse. And then the Earth will be more protected, then maybe some damage will be recovered. I wish really that we have the planet, we continue to live, and the children grow up in a better environment. But it’s up to humanity to decide what they want and which direction they turn.
This document contains the menu for a vegan restaurant called Loving Hut Cuisine. It lists appetizers, entrees, salads, noodle soups and beverages. The appetizers include fried tofu, golden nuggets and spring rolls for $4.95-$5.95. Entrees such as Asia Paradise, Blessed Basil Stir Fried and Chef's Fried Rice range from $6.95-8.95. The menu also offers lunch specials between 11am-3pm for $5.95-$6.95.
This document discusses the urgent need to address climate change and save the planet. It provides quotes from climate scientists warning that tipping points have been passed and the Arctic could be ice-free by 2012 without rapid action. It also includes a quote from Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasizing the urgency of addressing climate change and the risks of greenhouse gases being released from melting ice. The document advocates adopting a plant-based diet and renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
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Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Odoo 17 CRM allows us to track why we lose sales opportunities with "Lost Reasons." This helps analyze our sales process and identify areas for improvement. Here's how to configure lost reasons in Odoo 17 CRM
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UP
Diseases Related to Meat Consumption
1. SOME DISEASES RELATED TO MEAT CONSUMPTION/PRODUCTION:
• Swine flu • Mad cow disease
• Blue tongue disease • Pig's disease (PMWS)
• E. coli • Listeriosis
• Salmonella • Shellfish poisoning
• Bird flu • Pre-eclampsia
SOME OF THE COSTS OF MEAT EATING:
HEART DISEASE
• Over 17 million lives lost globally each year
• Cost of cardiovascular disease is at least US$1 trillion a year
CANCER
• Over 1 million new colon cancer patients diagnosed each year
• More than 600,000 colon cancer-related mortalities annually
• In the United States alone, colon cancer treatment costs about US$6.5 billion.
• Millions of people are newly diagnosed with other meat-related cancers every year.
DIABETES
• 246 million people affected worldwide
• An estimated US$174 billion spent each year on treatment.
OBESITY
• Worldwide 1.6 billion adults are overweight with 400 million more who are obese
• Costs US$93 billion each year for medical expenses in the United States alone.
• At least 2.6 million people die annually from problems related to being overweight or obese
ENVIRONMENTAL
• Uses up to 70% of clean water
• Pollutes most of the water bodies
• Deforests the lungs of the Earth
• Uses up to 43% of the world's cereal
• Uses up to 85% of the world's soy
• Causes world hunger & wars
• 80% cause of global warming
PLUS MORE…
SOME OF THE COSTS OF MILK CONSUMPTION:
• Breast, prostate and testicular cancer from hormones present in milk
• Listeria and Crohn’s disease
• Hormones and saturated fat lead to osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes and heart disease
• Linked to higher incidences of multiple sclerosis
• Classified as a major allergen
• Lactose intolerance
PLUS MORE…
SOME BENEFITS OF A VEGETARIAN DIET:
• Lowers blood pressure • Saves 80% of the cleared Amazonian rainforest from
• Lowers cholesterol levels animal grazing
• Reduces Type 2 diabetes • A solution for world hunger:
• Prevents stroke conditions o Frees up 3.4 billion hectares of land
• Reverses atherosclerosis o Frees up 760 million tons of grain every year
• Reduces heart disease risk by 50% (half the world’s grain supply)
• Reduces heart surgery risk by 80% • Consumes 1/3 fossil fuels of those used for meat
• Prevents many forms of cancer production.
• Stronger immune system • Reduces pollution from untreated animal waste
• Increases life expectancy by up to 15 years • Maintains cleaner air
• Higher IQ • Saves 4.5 tons of emissions per US household per year
• Conserves up to 70% clean water • Stops 80% of global warming
PLUS MORE…
SAVE YOUR LIFE: BE VEG. GO GREEN.
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2. SOME OF THE TRAGIC TOLLS OF ALCOHOL:
1.8 million alcohol-related deaths per year worldwide
Cost of alcohol-related illnesses: Organ Failure • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• US$186.4 billion in the United • Heart • Miscarriage
States • Liver Alcohol-related Violence
• Up to US$210 - 665 billion • Kidneys • Child abuse: 50% of cases
Cost of alcohol-related illnesses:
globally • Stomach • Violence toward loved ones: 30%
• Disease billion in the United States
US$186.4 • Pancreas of cases
• Up to US$210 - 665 billion globally
• Cancer • Eyes • Violent acts: 40–80% of cases
•
Disease Liver disease Birth Defects • Suicides: 20-50% of cases
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease • Mental retardation
• Brain disease
Liver Damage • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: PLUS MORE…
• Cardiovascular disease
• Amnesia and dementia - Stunted growth
• Brain shrinkage - Facial deformity
SOME BENEFITS OF ALCOHOL BANS:
FINANCIAL SAVINGS A Canadian study estimates alcohol intervention programs could save 880 lives and US$1 billion every year.
MORTALITY
- A 10% decline in vodka sales resulted in a significant decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Russia in one year.
- Exercising, drinking less alcohol, eating fruits and vegetables, and not smoking extends life expectancy by 14 years.
- The World Health Organization finds that alcohol policies including increased taxation, reducing the number of days alcohol
is available, limiting the hours alcohol is available, and raising the drinking age are all effective tools for reducing the harm
done by alcohol. Specifically:
o Increasing alcohol taxes 10% in the European Union would save 9,000 lives in a year.
o Prohibiting European Union alcohol sales 1 day a week could avoid 123,000 years of disability and loss due to early
death.
CANCER A World Cancer Research Fund study finds reducing meat and alcohol consumption decreases cancer risk.
OTHER ILLNESSES
- The brain’s regeneration and performance are increased once alcohol consumption ceases
- Alcoholic hepatitis patients can gain complete recovery if the patient gives up alcohol and has a good diet.
- Bodybuilding.com states that bodybuilders who refrain from alcohol consumption experience benefits in terms of muscle
gain, hydration, recovery, metabolism and mental focus.
- Following a community alcohol ban in Barrow, Alaska, USA, prenatal alcohol consumption decreased by over 30 percent.
- The website health.com reports that the benefits of an alcohol-free life include:
• Better relationships with friends and family • Better mental health
• Freedom to spend money and time on other things • Making friends who are involved in life-affirming activities
• Improved work situation and relations with colleagues
- A group of former alcohol drinkers in an online forum shared the following observations on the benefits of an alcohol-free
lifestyle:
• Better health • More fun time with the kids
• More quality free time • Increased confidence and self respect
• More money • Greater appreciation of life
SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
- A New Zealand liquor ban resulted in 98% less liquor offenses as well as a reduction in other crimes.
- When the Blackfeet Native American Reservation banned alcohol sales during the annual North American Indian Days,
they found the following improvements four weeks later:
• Zero traffic accidents involving Blackfeet • 75% fewer people treated at the hospital
• Zero arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol • 25% fewer arraignments for disorderly conduct, public
• 64% fewer disturbances reported to police intoxication or possession of an open container of alcohol.
• 44% fewer assaults
- Research in New Mexico, USA shows that Sunday bans on alcohol sales resulted in fewer collisions and traffic casualties.
- Alcohol-related crimes drop by 15% following an alcohol ban in Aberystwyth, UK.
- An alcohol ban becomes permanent on the jetty area of Coffs Harbour City, Australia, due to its success in reducing crime.
- An alcohol ban at Kinkaid Lake in the US resulted in zero swimming fatalities, fewer serious boating accidents and reduced crime.
YOUTH
- Officials reported a decrease in vandalism following an alcohol ban on the US University of Oklahoma campus.
- In the US state of Florida, raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 significantly reduced auto accident-related fatalities.
- A voluntary ban of alcohol sales to youth under 21 in the UK’s Marske village is made permanent as crime and anti-social
behavior is reduced.
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3. SOME OF THE TRAGIC TOLLS OF ADDICTIVE DRUG ABUSE:
- Over 200,000 deaths each year worldwide.
- Costs of US$181 billion each year in the United States, US$33 billion in the UK.
- Lifetime cost of current drug addiction amounts to US$575 billion in the UK.
HARMFUL EFFECTS
• Brain damage • Emphysema • Mental illness
• Stroke • Cancer • Higher infant mortality
• Heart Disease • Depression • Increased crime and violence
• Liver Disease • Suicide • Impotence
• Tuberculosis • Permanent memory loss
CRIME AND VIOLENCE
• Illegal drugs are a factor in 50% of burglaries in the United Kingdom each year.
• In the US, 60% of people arrested each year have been taking illegal drugs.
• Six hundred fifty heroin addicts in the US committed 70,000 crimes in a three-month period.
SOCIAL COSTS
• US businesses lose US$100 billion per year due to employees’ drug and alcohol abuse.
• Australians pay US$53 billion per year for health care, law enforcement and lost productivity of drug users.
DEATH
• 52 people die each day due to drugs in the US.
• In Canada, substance abuse is attributed to 21 percent of total deaths and 23 percent of potential life years
lost due to early mortalities.
PLUS MORE …
SOME BENEFITS OF DRUG ABSTINENCE & TREATMENT:
- In the US, treatment for drug addiction has been shown to save lives, reduce crime and rebuild families, along with:
• 69% of those treated being drug-free one year after treatment
• 64% reduction in arrests one year after treatment
- A California, USA study found that for every US$1 invested in drug treatment, US$7 was saved through reduced
crime, health and welfare costs, and increased income stability.
- Twenty years of research in the US has demonstrated that drug treatment programs are effective in reducing crime,
as well as improving the health and social function of participants.
- The Washington State Institute for Public Policy Research in the US finds that treatment programs for youth drug
users are effective and can save the state between US$1,900 to US$31,200 per child.
- Drug-free workplace programs are found to result in:
• Lower absenteeism • Better employee health
• Fewer accidents • Decreased use for health benefits
• Higher productivity • Decreased expenses for health benefits
• Improved morale • Lower corporate insurance premium costs
- The following response was rated as the best answer to a question posed on “Yahoo Ask” regarding the benefits of
being drug-free:
• No fear of police
• No fear of needle-infected site on the body
• No fear of 'frying' the brain
• No fear of 'impaired' driving and thus accidents
• Delight in being free to observe the world (vision, touch, taste, speech or hearing)
without compromised senses.
• Joy of being fully functional in a crisis or emergency
• Ability to tell others about the joys of a drug-free life
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4. SOME OF THE TRAGIC TOLLS OF TOBACCO:
- 5.4 million smoking related deaths per year worldwide
- Cost of smoking related illnesses: US$96 billion in the United States alone.
- HEART DISEASE: Coronary Thrombosis, - STROKE
Cerebral Thrombosis, Kidney Failure - IMPOTENCE
- CANCER: Lung Cancer, Esophagus Cancer, - ADDITIONAL HARMS OF SECOND HAND SMOKING:
Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Premature Deliveries,
Cleft Lip or Palate, Childhood Asthma, Bronchitis, Ear Infection
- CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE:
Emphysema, Bronchitis - PLUS MORE…
SMOKING BANS SAVE LIVES:
- A study by the PIRE Public Services Research Institute says that California’s current strict anti-smoking laws will have saved
more than 50,000 lives by 2010.
- United Kingdom’s ban on smoking in public places reduces passive smoke effects, which are linked to loss of life of more than
11,000 people every year.
- Thanks to the country’s smoking ban, Wales expects to avert an estimated 400 premature deaths of non-smokers annually.
- Even people aged 65 and over enjoy health benefits when they quit smoking, with overall mortality risk decreased by almost
20% and from lung cancer by 42%.
- USA’s New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that teen smoking rates had decreased 50% over the last six years,
eventually preventing 8,000 premature deaths.
SMOKING BANS mean decreases in Acute Coronary Syndrome
- A study reported by the American Heart Association showed that heart attack rates in Pueblo, Colorado, USA declined 27% after a
smoking ban in public places was enacted, while the neighboring county with no ban experienced no change in heart attack rates.
- Just one year after the ban on public smoking went into effect in Ireland, the incidence of acute coronary syndrome went down 11%.
- Scientists at the University of Glasgow reported that heart attacks have dropped by 17% in Scotland since smoking was banned
in public last year.
- The National Sanitary Institute in France announced a significant decrease in heart attack rates following the country’s smoking
ban, with benefits also noted for decrease in second-hand smoke inhalation effects.
- New York, USA experienced an 8% decline in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction after a comprehensive
smoking ban, which translates into healthcare savings of US$56 million in one year.
- Hospital admissions for acute heart attack in people under 60 fell by 11% in the Piedmont region of Italy after the introduction
of a ban on smoking in indoor public places.
SMOKING BANS mean Better Health
- Data from the National Population Health Survey shows those who smoke have higher rates of chronic conditions such as
bronchitis, asthma and high blood pressure.
- In a study by the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, smokers were twice as likely to develop polyps in the colon,
especially those that are more likely to progress to cancer.
- Smokers and those exposed to second hand smoke develop colon cancer about 7 years earlier than nonsmokers.
- Women who smoke and have a specific genetic makeup are at significant risk for the development of breast cancer according to
a study published by the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
- Non-smokers have a higher chance of keeping their teeth into old age than those who smoke.
SMOKING BANS mean Healthier Children
- An authoritative study, published by Bristol University's Institute of Child Life and Health, says that the babies of women who
smoke during pregnancy are 4 times as likely to suffer Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
- Smoking and alcohol can damage sperm, passing on altered genes to babies.
- Dr. Shakira Franco Suglia of the Harvard School of Public Health reported that children living in neighborhoods with high
levels of air pollution, or who were affected by parental smoking, scored lower on memory and intelligence tests than children
living in places with clean air.
- Children regularly exposed to secondhand smoke have more than triple the risk of lung cancer as well as higher risks of other
respiratory problems later in life.
SMOKING BANS means better Working Environments
- Within only two months of the smoking ban in Scotland, bar workers reported almost 33% less respiratory and other illnesses.
- Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke have a 20% higher risk of lung cancer.
- A ban on smoking in public places in Ireland saw an 83% reduction in air pollution in pubs.
SMOKING BANS are Good for Business
- In the five years since it has gone non-smoking, Aeroflot airline’s passenger flow increased by 15%, and in flights to the US,
the increase was 25%.
- In his annual report, UK Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson said a public smoking ban would save an estimated £2.7 billion:
£680 million saved by having a healthier and more efficient workforce; £140 million saved through fewer sick days; £430 million
saved from productivity loss from smoking on the job; £100 million saved from clean up costs related to cigarette smoking.
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