More...So doctors are increasingly determined to do something to prevent global warming, particularly as the health benefits of low carbon living are huge.
Reduced dependence on motor traffic will mean less pollution and reduced road accidents; more walking will lead to less obesity and reduced heart attacks; and less meat eating (since growing animals to eat is a huge contributor to global warming) will mean lower cholesterol and perhaps fewer cancers.
NHS: "Low Carbon is good for your health"
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NHS: "Low Carbon is good for your health"
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Good news. Exactly the sort of message “ the peeps” can get behind. Simple message, soon, certain and positive benefits.
Much better than the message
” We're all doomed and there is nothing you can do about it. Why is no one taking any notice that we are telling them they are going to die, we are climate scientists”
Much better than the message
” We're all doomed and there is nothing you can do about it. Why is no one taking any notice that we are telling them they are going to die, we are climate scientists”
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I've suggested this to people. Run to the gym, laugh at the people inside, run back. They think I'm joking!kenneal wrote:I suggested to someone not a million miles from me that they should run to the gym and back and not go in rather than driving there, buying the cheap membership available at the time and using the running machines. It didn't go down very well.
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Re: NHS: "Low Carbon is good for your health"
And the example of cycling is hugely important. Apart from the personal benefits, there is the potential of huge monetary savings to the health service, the emergency services, maintenance services etc etc.RenewableCandy wrote:From Beeb News:More...So doctors are increasingly determined to do something to prevent global warming, particularly as the health benefits of low carbon living are huge.
Reduced dependence on motor traffic will mean less pollution and reduced road accidents; more walking will lead to less obesity and reduced heart attacks; and less meat eating (since growing animals to eat is a huge contributor to global warming) will mean lower cholesterol and perhaps fewer cancers.
And hey! You get to drive on less congested roads, too...
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Yes, cycling is important but not always safe to do so!
We live not far from the Eden Project and would love to cycle around here very much more than we do but the roads are very narrow and winding and car drivers with SatNav frequent them all too often and at ridiculous speeds.
We live not far from the Eden Project and would love to cycle around here very much more than we do but the roads are very narrow and winding and car drivers with SatNav frequent them all too often and at ridiculous speeds.
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Yup. Cycling - possibly the ultimate most efficient form of locomotion - is bedevilled by an upside-down approach, favouring one of the least efficient.Janco2 wrote:Yes, cycling is important but not always safe to do so!
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emordnilap wrote:I've suggested this to people. Run to the gym, laugh at the people inside, run back. They think I'm joking!kenneal wrote:I suggested to someone not a million miles from me that they should run to the gym and back and not go in rather than driving there, buying the cheap membership available at the time and using the running machines. It didn't go down very well.
Class.Yes, it is so true. It is amazing what social conditioning can do to our heads......
I refuse point blank to join a gym as many colleagues have suggested. I prefer to walk lots, eat lots, drink lots and be over weight but have a healthy heart that gets regular workouts! I hope this is the right philosophy, or else I am fecked!
I refuse point blank to join a gym as many colleagues have suggested. I prefer to walk lots, eat lots, drink lots and be over weight but have a healthy heart that gets regular workouts! I hope this is the right philosophy, or else I am fecked!
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Even if you are, it sounds like a great way to go!!snow hope wrote: I refuse point blank to join a gym as many colleagues have suggested. I prefer to walk lots, eat lots, drink lots and be over weight but have a healthy heart that gets regular workouts! I hope this is the right philosophy, or else I am fecked!
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