Tag Archives: disease

River PFAS pollution

Posted on September 20, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing a Conversation article. It is sad that America has just reversed the magnificent decision to ban PFAS:

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Reduce soybean demand and lower deforestation pressure

Posted on November 27, 2024 by borderslynn

On reading the Soil Association report ‘ An agroecological Europe in 2050: multifunctional agriculture for healthy eating’, I am struck by the soundness of this 10 year effort in Europe to move to Agro-ecological methodologies to provide sustainable farming methods … Continue reading →

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Offending Nature

Posted on July 18, 2024 by borderslynn

Why must we be blinkered humans, stumbling through with trial and error, rarely learning from our mistakes? We complain that we have over 7 billion people on the planet and that we don’t have enough to feed and shelter us … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged disease, ecosystem, Farming, human frailty, husbandry, livestock, pathogens, pharmaceuticals, poisons, scavenger, veterinarian, vulture | Leave a comment

The arrogance of religious beliefs to assimilate the Guardians of the Planet

Posted on October 18, 2022 by borderslynn

I was reading about how Jesuits sent from Rome helped destroy the culture of the Sioux at the behest of US government officials through re-education techniques. I have reproduced the article which informed me of this travesty which took place … Continue reading →

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B for Bamboo. When is Bamboo clothing not Bamboo? When it is Viscose.

Posted on January 17, 2022 by borderslynn

I have quoted Owlcation for some of the following details. China and India are the main sources of this grass, which can grow tall, looking like trees in a forest. It does not attract pests, so does not require treatment … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged bamboo positives, disease, eco unfriendly, free from pesticides, lyocell, planet harm, poor health conditions, rayon, toxicity, viscose | Leave a comment

Cotton and Wool Blending

Posted on January 1, 2022 by borderslynn

Like much of our knowledge and language, the word ‘cotton’ comes from Arabic ‘quton’. As with wool and silk, so cotton is a natural fabric and is comfortable to the most sensitive skin. It is soft yet strong; is absorbent; … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged British colonialism, climate change, cotton blending, cotton industry, Covid, disease, ecology, GMO, India, organic cotton, overpopulation, poverty, textiles, Tuberculosis, wealth, wool and cotton | Leave a comment

We eat to forget. Then we eat for relief.

Posted on July 7, 2021 by borderslynn

The above title is from Michael Moss’s book ‘Hooked’ (p71). Moss’s book explains how our bodies have evolved since ancestral hominids roamed the Ethiopian landscape. He then brings us up to date with the chemistry of modern processed foods. People … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged addiction, compulsive behaviour, Covid, diet, disease, fast foods, flavourists, overeating, ultra processed foods | 1 Comment

Conscious Disregard

Posted on June 21, 2021 by borderslynn

If we are allergic to nuts we try to follow a diet which has no nuts in it, which is not easy, but anaphylactic shock can kill. When we see people bathing in one of the most polluted rivers in … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged carcinogens, clean water, conscious disregard, contamination, disease, eco, exposure, malice, protection, robert bilott, safe environment, toxins | 3 Comments

For Now I See Through a Glass Darkly

Posted on April 5, 2021 by borderslynn

We humans have successfully reproduced until we have covered this Planet with our 7 billion plus persons, and despite many threats we still persist. However the dinosaurs lived millions of years and only died because of an extinction event; whereas … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 18th C, 19th C, anthropocene, colonizers, compromised immune systems, conditions for disease, disease, epidemics, human harm, industrialised nations, lung disease, poverty, TB, Tuberculosis | 1 Comment

Clean Water Shortages Worldwide: how to fight disease, such as Covid-19?

Posted on July 16, 2020 by borderslynn

“According to a point of Buddhism, water is the most valuable and most important thing because of its connection with disease,” says the monastery’s facilities manager, Urgyan. “Clean water helps everything: healthy body, healthy mind.” https://www.sapiens.org/culture/nepal-water-insecurity/?utm_source=SAPIENS.org+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e84aebb98d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_18b7e41cd8-e84aebb98d-227345396&ct=t() India, March 2020 “The … Continue reading →

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