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In this excerpt from The Happiness Diet, discover how Procter & Gamble convinced people to forgo butter and lard for cheap, factory-made oils loaded with trans fat.
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Farming is tough. Some days, maybe most days, you'll feel overwhelmed. But you'll also feel a fullness. Your life will feel different.
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What is a carrot worth? A bunch of kale? A handful of berries? For a bed of carrots, there are the soil amendments, the cover crop last fall, the plowing, tilling, seeding, irrigating....
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After bending, pulling, grabbing, twisting, lifting, squatting, tossing, and catching for days, you learn the importance of adequate sleep and eating well during the spring harvest season.
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Digging into an eight-decade landmark study on longevity, the author finds that stress brought on by hard work can keep you happy, healthy.
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Although some diets may be easier for you to stick to or be more satiating, the bottom line is that you need to eat less to reduce body weight.
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We know from the USDA's Beltsville study that no matter how hard we try, almost all of us are unable to accurately report how much we eat.
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Despite concerns about the consequences of obesity, correcting calorie imbalances presents challenges few countries are prepared to meet.
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In response to concerns that our industrial, soil depleting food system will eventually collapse, a new vision for agriculture is emerging.
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It's one thing to support a family farmer. It's another to subsidize a mega farm expansion that puts family farmers out of business.
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