In the wake on the news that bacon and red meat can cause cancer, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center reports that plant-based ingredients serve as cancer fighters. Ginger has been shown to kill ovarian cancer cells. Read more at http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/news/gingerovarian06.shtml.
One Green Planet reports that the Amazon rainforest is shrinking at such a rapid rate, that it is causing weather patterns to fluctuate, affecting animals and people in the region. Much of the deforestation is related to soy production to feed livestock. Read more at http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/meat-burgers-amazon-rainforest/
Wildlifenews.com reports on a Florida bear hunt meant to control "problem bears" that encroach on human land. Humans are, in fact, to blame for drawing bears to their neighborhoods through negligence. Read more at http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2015/10/26/florida-black-bear-hunt-represents-failure-of-wildlife-management/
Aired Nov. 8, 2015