“The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger.” IfsMindPassionDangerDiseaseJudgmentMouthsSpreadReputationExcess Author:Baltasar Gracian
“Elsewhere the paper notes that vegetarians and vegans (including athletes) 'meet and exceed requirements' for protein. And, to render the whole we-should-worry-about-getting-enough-protein-and-therefore-eat-meat idea even more useless, other data suggests that excess animal protein intake is linked with osteoporosis, kidney disease, calcium stones in the urinary tract, and some cancers. Despite some persistent confusion, it is clear that vegetarians and vegans tend to have more optimal protein consumption than omnivores.” ShouldIdeasEnoughWholeAnimalWorryClearFoodDiseasePaperStonesNotesIncludingAthleteCancerConfusionDespiteDataUselessMeatVegetarianVeganExcessElsewhereConsumptionRequirementsLinkedPersistentExceedProteinKidneysOptimalEating AnimalsCalciumOsteoporosisMeat IndustryMeat ConsumptionKidney Disease Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“A disease is never a mere loss or excess. There is always a reaction on the part of the organism or individual to restore, replace or compensate for and to preserve its identity, however strange the means may be.” MayMeanIndividualLossIdentityStrangeDiseaseMereReactionsPsychologicalPreservesExcessOrganisms Book:The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Picador Classic Source: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Picador Classic
“Winter regularly takes many more lives than any heat wave: 25,000 to 50,000 each year die in Britain from excess cold. Across Europe, there are six times more cold-related deaths than heat-related deaths...by 2050...Warmer temperatures will save 1.4 million lives each year.” YearsDiesEnergyMillionsEnvironmentColdDiseaseSixEuropeWinterClimate ChangeWaveHeatRelatedBritainExcessTemperatureHeat Wave Author:Bjorn Lomborg