My dad, who suffers from heart disease, was told to “eat more meat” by his GP as a response to his iron deficiency! And when he went into hospital last year for stent operations there was not a single vegan option on the Coronary Care Unit menu. I complained to the hospital but they ignored me. This is madness! Support and share Plant Based Health Professionals‘ campaign to get meat off hospital menus: Give Bacon The Boot!
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A group of British doctors has backed a call for the end of factory farming to prevent future pandemics like COVID-19.
Dr Gemma Newman from the non-profit Plant-Based Health Professionals is leading a plea for the public to give up eating meat as part of the ’No Meat May’ campaign. A record number of people are taking part this year with 33,000 sign-ups compared to 10,000 in 2019. Of those who have signed up this year, a survey carried out by the campaign found that 38 per cent did so because of concerns surrounding the meat industry and diseases like Covid-19.
Hannah Bradshaw, one of the 23,000 new participants, says these concerns were certainly a part of her decision to give a plant-based diet a go.
”There is more information about the meat industry causing diseases than ever before,” she said, “and stronger links between the impacts on our health compared to a meat-free diet.”
The campaign has seen a big increase in sign-ups this year.
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH MEAT?
Zoonotic diseases, like Covid-19, are those that can spread between animals and humans. Worldwide they have been the cause of many historic outbreaks including H1N1 and Ebola. There is little evidence, however, to suggest that eating less meat directly reduces the occurrence of deadly disease outbreaks.
The most important factor, according to the UN Environment Program, is instead an increased amount of close contact between humans and animals like pigs, bats or birds which allows pathogens to jump between species. In 2016 it identified increasing encroachment of animal agriculture into natural ecosystems as a driving factor of zoonotic diseases warning that the “livestock revolution” could lead to a potential disaster.
“Some politicians and commentators blame China for Covid-19, but they do not mention that all of the recent major disease outbreaks have been caused by tampering with animals and their habitats,” says Dr Newman, “our chicken salad or pepperoni pizza could be the next big health risk.”
“Industrial-scale factory farms are like a ticking time bomb”, she adds, “and shifting our diets away from meat [and all animal products] could help move towards a safer future”.
IMPROVING OUR OVERALL HEALTH
Consultant Haematologist and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, Doctor Shireen Kassam also believes there is an urgent need to reduce our meat consumption for both human and planetary health.
“More than 90 per cent of the meat we consume is produced in industrial scale factory farms, which provide the perfect conditions for the generation of novel infections with epidemic and pandemic potential.”
“Factory farming also requires the widespread use of antibiotics,” she adds, “which has contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of antibiotic-resistant infections affecting humans.”
“We have now entered an era where it is not uncommon for doctors to find themselves treating patients with bacterial infections for which there are no effective antibiotics.”
Dr Kassam explains that it is also a matter of overall public health. “We have known for decades that a healthy plant-based diet, which minimises or eliminates meat [and animal products], is associated with some of the lowest rates of chronic disease and a longer and healthier life.”
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Our butch friend, Kurt, is eager to share the new Maddicts paperback with you 😀
This portable little A5 book is available from our Lulu shop and, for a limited time only, you can get 40% off!
It can be yours for just £3!!!!
Ok, gotta run – I know a few library shelves that are screaming out for these babies! 😀 Thanks Kurt, you were great 😉
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02:18 HRS, reclaimed nature reserve, Lincs, UK
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24 March 2027, 01:54 HRS
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20:47 HRS, somewhere north-east of Boston, Lincolnshire
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18:04 HRS, 17 Brewers Street, Kings Lynn, UK
Miriam Goode and Kevin Ruth conspire.
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Crabbit Farm, Badlieu, Scottish Borders
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Data Analysis Office, Defence House, Wellington, New Zealand. Colin Bains argues with his superior.
13:15 NZDT (02:15 GMT) 23 March 2027
13:19 NZDT
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116 Vancouver Drive, Edmonton, Canada
17:47 MDT 22 March 2027 (00:47 GMT 23 March)
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Kent Constabulary Head Quarters
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And …
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18 March 2027
Prime Minister mobilises British troops.
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NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS:
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Berkodd Mildews turkey farm, Norfolk, UK
07:51 GMT
Dickie Dumbman Dairies, Lincolnshire, UK
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Ball’s pig farm, Cambridgeshire, UK
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Ixford University labs, UK
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Pushminkski fur farm, near Volokolamsk, Russia
11:32 HRS MSK (07:32 GMT)
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Zhang bear bile farm, Sichuan Province, China
15:17 HRS CST (07:17 GMT)
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Wookiburra Sheep Station, Victoria, Australia
18:03 HRS EDT (07:03 GMT)
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16 March 2027 British Brain Foundation (registered charity) releases latest pamphlet detailing their research into cures for human dementia.
16:42 HRS Ixford University labs, UK.
Lab tech Vicky Crass collects mice for analysis
16 March 2027 Professor Miriam Goode’s website goes largely unnoticed.
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10:13 HRS Ball’s Pig Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK
Mother and son, Kevin and Mary Ruth, protest outside.
14:13 HRS Offal Inc. abattoir, Hampshire UK
Activists protest against perceived cruelty
16:01 HRS driver Ian Stooge arrives with lambs and ewes for slaughter.
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07:21 HRS Berkodd Mildews Turkey Farm, Norfolk, UK.
Matthew Gilt, John Mallis and Ed Crewel arrive at work.
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Maddicts Part 1 starts tomorrow.
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Luca! Wake up!
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