HealthyLiving - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

99% of seafood contaminated with microplastics, study finds

A new study reveals that 99% of seafood samples contain microplastics, underscoring the widespread contamination of our food system and its potential health risks. The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and...

How climate change is impacting our health is under-researched

ClimateChange, HealthyLiving

With 2024 marking record heat and 1.5°C of warming, the long-term health impacts of climate change, like kidney disease and cognitive decline, are urgent but under-researched. With 2024 marking the hottest year on record, and the planet for the first time breaching...

Plant-based documentaries you should watch

Blogs, GoodNews, HealthyLiving

These 10 thought-provoking documentaries expose the impact of plant-based eating on health, animals, and the environment – perfect for an educational binge! Whether you’re ready to learn more about animal protection, the environment, or your health, these 9...

Why I am taking part in Veganuary 2025

Blogs, HealthyLiving

I recently decided to test it out a vegan diet for a month and realized there are several benefits to eating vegan. So much so that I’m sticking with it through Veganuary. It was a no brainer for me to participate in Veganuary 2025 – that is, eating vegan for...

German company uses fungus to make delicious vegan cheese

GoodNews, HealthyLiving

Biotech company, Formo, uses fungus fermentation to create vegan cheese with a creamy, umami flavour, aiming to offer a sustainable, dairy-free alternative. It’s a problem as intractable as the riddle of the Sphinx: How do you make a vegan cheese that people actually...

Eating plant-based can make you live longer says Toni MacAskill

HealthyLiving

Toni MacAskill’s TEDx talk highlights how plant-rich, minimally processed diets from history can inspire healthier, longer lives today. In a recent TEDx talk titled “What Food History Tells Us About Living Longer,” Toni MacAskill explored how diets...