However, the assaults on our bodies and minds come from the air, the water, the Earth and the foods we eat. The cumulative effect of all these substances on our health is huge. If you study classical biology or watch a lot of nature films, this is surely what you will conclude. However, many scientists and thinkers are reevaluating the emphasis that has been placed on violence as a human norm in our time. Reinterpreted archeological evidence suggests that for the first 25,000 years of life on this planet, life was peaceful, egalitarian and goddess-based.
Most life forms can take a lot of abuse before they die.
Many of us have lost touch with the ability to tell when our body is being hurt by outside forces. Sadly, our culture has taught us that it is OK to feel poorly much of the time and to call just about every ailment the flu. We are supposed to be tough and realize that not everybody feels good all the time. This nonsense has been perpetrated on us by those in power who want us to tolerate and accept pollution and toxic waste. The United States, with only 4.7 percent of the world's population, consumes 25 percent of the world's resources and generates 25 to 30 percent of the world's waste.