“When I quit smoking twelve years ago, I gained weight—more than 50 lbs to be precise. I eventually took off most of this post smoking weight, but it did take some time and while I was carrying it around I was not a happy camper.”
—Tips To Help You Avoid Gaining Weight When You Quit Smoking Cigarettes
April 2012
“There is quite solid evidence that staying physically and mentally active is a way towards brain maintenance,” Nyberg says.”
—Maintain your brain: The secrets to aging success
“The water consumption of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency and conservation measures is negligible compared to nuclear or coal. Operating a 2,400 Watt fan heater for one hour consumes 0.01 litres of water if wind is the energy source, 0.26 litres if solar is the energy source, 4.5 litres if coal is the energy source, or 5.5 litres if nuclear power is the energy source.”
—Nuclear power and water scarcity (Science Alert)
“The future looks bleak for bees, in other words, as Monsanto appears poised to slowly gobble up all the competing companies and organizations that threaten its own GMO products, while pretending to care about the dwindling bee populations. And unless drastic action is taken to stop Monsanto in its continued quest to dominate global agriculture, the food supply as we know it will soon be a thing of the past.”
—Monsanto buys leading bee research firm after being implicated in bee colony collapse