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The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work. ↗

— David Suzuki

#bodies #cancer #diabetes #diet #disease

The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels. ↗

— David Suzuki

#burn #contributors #fossil #fossil fuels #fuels

Don't set your wit against a child. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#child #set #wit #your

The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases. ↗

— David Suzuki

#cases #corporate #failed #many #responsibility

Think about a seed. Once it lands, it's stuck. It can't move to find better soil, moisture or sunlight. It's able to create every part of itself to grow and reproduce with the help of air, water and sun. ↗

— David Suzuki

#about #air #better #create #every

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens. ↗

— David Suzuki

#business #citizens #disputes #favor #help

Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species. ↗

— David Suzuki

#continue #humans #landscapes #need #others

We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous. ↗

— David Suzuki

#children #connecting #dangerous #dirty #facebook

When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house. ↗

— David Suzuki

#get #house #i #kid #norm

With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose. ↗

— David Suzuki

#better ways #billion #control #cycles #demand