Healthier planet, healthier people
Everything is connected.
一切都是相连的。
You've probably heard that before, but it bears repeating.
您以前可能听说过这句话，但值得重复一遍。
Below are five ways to boost both your individual health and the health of our planet - a combination that environmentalists call co-benefits.
以下是促进个人健康和地球健康的五种方法，环保主义者将这种组合称为协同效益。
Back in 1970, Earth Day was founded as a day of awareness about environmental issues.
早在 1970 年，地球日就作为一个提高人们对环境问题认识的日子而设立。
Never has awareness of our environment seemed more important than now.
对我们的环境的认识从未像现在这样重要。
The impacts of climate change on Earth - fires, storms, floods , droughts , heat waves , rising sea levels, species extinction, and more - directly or indirectly threaten our well-being, especially for those most vulnerable.
气候变化对地球的影响——火灾、风暴、洪水、干旱、热浪、海平面上升、物种灭绝等等——直接或间接地威胁着我们的福祉，特别是对那些最脆弱的人来说。
For example, air pollution from fossil fuels and wildfires contributes to lung problems and hospitalizations.
例如，化石燃料和野火造成的空气污染会导致肺部问题和住院治疗。
Geographic and seasonal boundaries for ticks and mosquitoes, which are carriers of infectious diseases, expand as regions warm.
作为传染病携带者的蜱虫和蚊子的地理和季节界限随着地区变暖而扩大。
The concept of planetary health acknowledges that the ecosystem and our health are inextricably intertwined.
地球健康的概念承认生态系统和我们的健康密不可分。
Actions and events have complex downstream effects: some are expected, others are surprising, and many are likely unrecognized.
行动和事件具有复杂的下游影响：有些是预期的，有些是令人惊讶的，还有许多可能未被识别。
While individual efforts may seem small, collectively they can move the needle - even ever so slightly - in the right direction.
虽然个人的努力可能看起来微不足道，但集体起来，他们就可以朝着正确的方向前进——即使是很小的一步。
This means increasing plant-based foods in your diet while minimizing meat.
这意味着在饮食中增加植物性食物，同时尽量减少肉类。
Making these types of choices lowers the risks of heart disease, stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and many cancers.
做出这些类型的选择可以降低患心脏病、中风、肥胖、高血压、2 型糖尿病和许多癌症的风险。
Compared to meat-based meals, plant-based meals also have many beneficial effects for the planet.
与肉类食品相比，植物性食品对地球也有许多有益的影响。
For example, for the same amount of protein, plant-based meals have a lower carbon footprint and use fewer natural resources like land and water.
例如，对于相同量的蛋白质，植物性膳食的碳足迹较低，并且使用的土地和水等自然资源也较少。
Plant foods also vary greatly , both in terms of their nutritional content and in their environmental impact.
植物性食品在营养成分和环境影响方面也存在很大差异。
Learning to read labels can help you determine the nutritional value of foods.
学习阅读标签可以帮助您确定食物的营养价值。
It's a bit harder to learn about the environmental impact of specific foods, since there are regional factors.
由于存在区域因素，了解特定食物对环境的影响有点困难。
But to get a general sense, Our World in Data has a collection of eye-opening interactive graphs about various environmental impacts of different foods .
但为了获得一般意义，我们的数据世界收集了一系列令人大开眼界的交互式图表，介绍了不同食物对环境的影响。
Choose an alternative to driving such as walking, biking, or using public transportation when possible.
尽可能选择开车以外的其他方式，例如步行、骑自行车或使用公共交通工具。
Current health recommendations encourage adults to get 150 minutes each week of moderate-intensity physical activity, and two sessions of muscle strengthening activity.
目前的健康建议鼓励成年人每周进行 150 分钟的中等强度体力活动，以及两次肌肉强化活动。
Regular physical activity improves mental health, bone health, and weight management.
定期的体育活动可以改善心理健康、骨骼健康和体重管理。
It also reduces risks of heart disease, some cancers, and falls in older adults.
它还可以降低老年人患心脏病、某些癌症和跌倒的风险。
Fewer miles driven in gas-powered vehicles means cleaner air, decreased carbon emissions contributing to climate change, and less air pollution (known to cause asthma exacerbations and many other diseases).
汽油动力汽车行驶里程减少意味着空气更清洁、导致气候变化的碳排放减少以及空气污染（已知会导致哮喘恶化和许多其他疾病）减少。
Changes that work for one person may not work for another.
对一个人有效的改变可能对其他人无效。
Maybe you will pledge to eat one vegan meal each week, or maybe you will pledge to limit beef to once a week.
也许您会承诺每周吃一顿纯素餐，或者您可能会承诺将牛肉限制为每周一次。
Maybe you will try out taking the bus to work, or maybe you will bike to work when it's not winter.
也许您会尝试乘坐公共汽车去上班，或者也许您会在非冬季时骑自行车上班。
Set goals for yourself that are achievable but are also a challenge.
为自己设定可以实现但也是挑战的目标。
It might feel as though these actions are small, and it might feel daunting for any one individual trying to make a difference.
这些行动可能会让人觉得微不足道，而且对于任何一个试图做出改变的人来说，这可能会让人感到畏惧。
Sharing your thoughts about what matters to you and about what you are doing might make you feel less isolated and help build community.
分享您对什么对您重要以及您正在做什么的想法可能会让您感觉不那么孤立，并有助于建立社区。
Building community contributes to well-being and resilience.
建设社区有助于提高福祉和复原力。
Plus, if you share your pledges and aims with one person, and that person does the same, then your actions are amplified.
另外，如果你与一个人分享你的承诺和目标，而那个人也这样做，那么你的行动就会被放大。
Who knows, maybe one of those folks along the way might be the employee who decides what our children eat from school menus, or a city planner for pedestrian walkways and bike lanes!
谁知道呢，也许沿途的人之一可能是决定我们的孩子从学校菜单中吃什么的员工，或者是人行道和自行车道的城市规划者！
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什么是豆豉？
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好处、营养以及如何使用它
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夜间光照可能会增加患心脏病的风险
Whole grains may improve several heart risk factors at once
全谷物可以同时改善多种心脏病危险因素
A lumbar belt may help ease low back pain
腰带可能有助于缓解腰痛
Children of centenarians may stay healthier and live longer too, study finds
研究发现，百岁老人的孩子可能更健康、寿命更长
Signs of pneumonia: Sometimes vague and unexpected
肺炎症状：有时模糊且出乎意料
The surprising link between ovarian cancer and the fallopian tubes
卵巢癌与输卵管之间令人惊讶的联系
Using a vibration plate: What it can — and can't — do for your body
使用振动盘：它能为您的身体做什么，不能做什么
People who walk more or walk faster live longer, study finds
研究发现，走得更多或走得更快的人寿命更长
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