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Benefits of Eating Meat |  Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

Benefits of Eating Meat | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

July 1, 2023 · 2:15 PM

Mucho protein, amigo

I found a review article at Animal Frontiers that makes the argument in favor of meat consumption. The authors admit little focus on the downsides of eating meat. I’ve been cutting back on my meat consumption out of sympathy for the animals. Here are some of the key points verbatim:

  • Aspects of human anatomy, digestion, and metabolism diverged from other primates, indicating evolutionary reliability on, and compatibility with, substantial meat intake. Implications of a disconnect from evolutionary dietary
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Why I Don’t Eat Mushrooms

Why I Don’t Eat Mushrooms

Mushrooms are commonly eaten among vegans and non-vegans alike, but many feel that mushrooms are not suitable for food. Below are a few of the reasons that I personally choose not to eat mushrooms.

(Note: Before anyone starts jumping on their keyboards to chastise me for posting this article, please note that these are my personal reasons for not eating mushrooms. I am not telling you that you cannot eat mushrooms. You are entitled to your personal preferences just as I am entitled to mine.

If you are offended by my personal decision concerning what I eat, then . .

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driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Experiencing fatigue at work, home or the road can massively increase your chances of being in a fatal or serious accident. With the darker nights and colder weather upon us, you are more likely to feel tired when going about your daily routine.

Fatigue and road accidents

Falling asleep at the wheel is a more prevalent occurrence than most people realize. In 2018 a survey1 revealed of 20,000 motorists, one in eight admitted falling asleep while driving, while 37% said they had been so tired they were frightened they would drop off behind the wheel. Contrary to popular belief,

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J. McCann & Co.  Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

J. McCann & Co. Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

To win a RoSPA Health and Safety Award is by no means an easy feat. Last year alone, we received close to 2,000 entries from across the globe. To achieve one gold achievement McCann Masters 2018award is a fantastic accolade for your organization… however, to continue that winning streak year after year is outstanding. In 2019, Nottingham based civil and electrical engineering firm J. McCann & Co. Ltd. did just that and achieved their fourth RoSPA Gold Achievement Award (and they couldn’t be more delighted).McCann info

An Achievement Award truly is the accolade that safety professionals across all industries aspire to. In our

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Make your health and safety top priority in 2020 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Make your health and safety top priority in 2020 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Warren Buffett, who was recently named as the fourth wealthiest individual in the world, once said:

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

This is good advice that can be applied to many aspects of life, but it’s especially true when it comes to health and safety.

When an accident occurs there are of course measurable outlays: damage to equipment, loss of revenue and sick days caused by injuries. There are also intangible costs such as damage to reputation and/or loss of trust

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Spotlight on RoSPA’s First International Awards Ambassador – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Spotlight on RoSPA’s First International Awards Ambassador – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

In 2018, RoSPA developed the RoSPA Awards Ambassador scheme, aiming to create a network of individuals who champion RoSPA’s objective to drive up health and safety standards via the RoSPA’s International Health and Safety Awards. With more than 27-years of experience in OS&H management, and over half of those spent working overseas, Stephen Storey, who is based in India, was well placed to be RoSPA’s first international awards ambassador. We catch up with him to see what this means for him.

Stephen Story has spent fifteen years working overseas in OS&H management in the Middle East and Asia. He is

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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd.  – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

2019 was a spectacular year for Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. at the Wills Bros info
RoSPA Health & Safety Awards. As well as being Highly Commended in the Health & Safety Team of the Year, they also achieved a RoSPA Gold Achievement Award.

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. first entered the RoSPA Awards back in 2017, winning a Silver RoSPA Award. Since then, they’ve continued to enter, pushing themselves to win a Gold Award in 2018 and then again in 2019. We spoke to Kieran Doona, Health and Safety Manager at Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. to find out more about

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Catch it, Kill it, Bin it… Then What?  – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Catch it, Kill it, Bin it… Then What? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Core messaging during the COVID -19 pandemic has focused on the role each citizen plays in bringing the situation under control. Good hygiene and social distancing have been spoken about widely and it is acknowledged that the latter is the primary risk control measure.

The role of key workers has also been widely discussed, such as the value of NHS staff and care workers, the role of educators and the rapid transition to home schooling. And as I sit here at home thinking about the 27 million households in the UK on lockdown, and the impact on people and their

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