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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. ~St. Francis de Sales
MindfulEats is delighted to welcome George Dodwell in his first post. George has been a vegetarian for years and is very mindful of his impact on the environment. He hails from the UK, which is why you'll notice the references to the metric system.
The human body is anywhere between 55% and 78% water, depending on body size. To function properly, the body requires between 1 and 7 liters of water a day. How do you get yours?
Hopefully not from bottles. The Container Recycling Institute estimates that Americans buy 34 billion – yes, that's billion – single serving plastic water bottles each year. The total estimated energy needed to make,…
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