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IF YOU FOLLOW THE DOCTORS' PROGRAM, YOU'LL HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
HERE ARE SEVEN REASONS WHY:
REASON NUMBER ONE:
Dr. Jaya Ramanuja Raju advises you to eat food that’s fresh—that’s not already cooked.
Think of all the packaging that ends up in landfills. Or in oceans and rivers. How many birds and sea animals will nibble on it and get sick, or choke to death?
And for every package you buy, somebody had to drag those raw materials out of the earth. And then someone else probably pumped gas or electricity through a machine to make your package. That means more greenhouse gases, heavy metals, and other air pollution. And more fuel wasted—fuel you could have saved if you’d cooked the food from scratch.
Unless your farmers are local, they also have to ship your processed food to your neighborhood store. And the store has to send out adverts to get you to buy it. More gasoline, paper, and other resources used up, to get you that ready-cooked meal.
REASON NUMBER TWO:
Dr. Jaya Ramanuja Raju advises you not to overeat. Even if you’re bringing your own bags, and buying beans, grains, and other food from bulk bins, someone still has to use land, water, and fuel to grow that food and get it to you. If you’ve been overeating, and you start to eat less, you may tear fewer Resources from Mother Earth.
REASON NUMBER THREE:
The doctor also says that the less seafood you eat, the better. People are overfishing our oceans. Many fish are dying before they can make babies to replace themselves. Species have gone extinct, or become endangered.
Just think: You could be less of a recipient of these small-fry catches than before.
REASON NUMBER FOUR:
The doctor says the same thing about red meat, poultry, and eggs: The less you eat them, the better.
The main reason so many of our tropical forests are tumbling down is that people make meat. Farmers feel they have to graze all those animals somewhere.
When they tear down those forests, they rob many wild animals of their homes. So, more species go extinct.
And the pollution from meat and egg-making! Animals’ poop dirtying our rivers and streams. Animals passing methane from their butts.
Then there are all the fossil fuels that farmers use to keep the industry going. Cut down big-time on your red meat, poultry, and eggs, and you may be doing Mother Earth a favor.
REASON NUMBER FIVE:
Dr. Jaya Ramanuja Raju says that it’s best to eat organic foods. The more you do that, the less pesticides and herbicides may pollute the soil.
REASON NUMBER SIX:
If you follow the program in Heal Your Mental Disorder, you’ll probably be using natural medicines more often, instead of synthetic drugs. Chalk up one more point for a more chemical-free, cleaner earth.
REASON NUMBER SEVEN:
Dr. Krishna Raju says it’s best to wear natural fibers instead of synthetic ones. The more you do that, the less those chemicals may seep into the soil, and dirty the air.
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