Opting for plain water rather than sugary drinks also contributes to overall fitness as it hydrates your mind without unnecessary calories .
For the sole purpose of hydration , there is no qualitative difference between plain water and water from foods and other beverages . Specifically , according to the Annual Review on Nutrition , food and metabolic oxidation can in fact cover up to 20 – 40 % of the daily fluid intake .
Sir David Attenborough
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Born on 8 May 1926 , he is an English broadcaster , biologist , natural historian and author . He is best known for writing and presenting , in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit , the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection , a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth .
A giant ice sculpture of Sir David Attenborough has been erected on the South Bank riverside as part of a new campaign against climate change . The sculpture was commissioned by energy drink company TENZING as part of its ‘ Take Action ’ campaign , inspired by David Attenborough ’ s Instagram plea , where he said : “ Saving our planet is now a communications challenge .
” The artwork represents the amount of Arctic Sea ice that is melted by the average UK citizen ’ s carbon emissions per fortnight . Founder of TENZING , Huib van Bockel , said :
“ Every individual has the ability to make a difference and the cool thing is , if we all take responsibility , the impact will be huge .“ In our case , this means offsetting more carbon than we emit while making our community carbon neutral , too .” The Take Action campaign provides people with a personalised carbon footprint calculator to help individuals reduce their own carbon footprint , as well as marking their commitment to becoming the world ’ s first negative energy drinks brand .
The Attenborough Effect is seen as a larger global movement to reduce plastic waste . New regulations have been initiated that claim to be influenced by
Attenborough ’ s work . The European Union , which encompasses 28 countries , recently passed a single-use plastics ban , accrediting Attenborough ’ s Blue Planet series as part of its motivation . Even the Queen herself has banned certain single-use plastics from the Royal estates after working with Attenborough on a conservation documentary about wildlife .
The Importance of Awareness
It ’ s beginning to get harder to ignore just how serious the plastic issue really is . Between the fact that over 90 % of plastic has never been recycled , and so many marine animals are dying from accidentally consuming plastics in the ocean , we all need to start rethinking our daily plastic use . Although the idea of cutting out all plastics is daunting to most of us , limiting how much plastic we use can be done in small stages . Start with the little things : Take a look at the plastics in our Recycling
Guide and see if there are any items you can use less of . As we begin to notice how prevalent plastic is in our lives , we can start to reshape our habits one decision at a time . If there ’ s anything that can help us turn things around , being more aware is the first step .
More traditional art ... British painters inspired by water
Joseph Mallord William Turner
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Joseph Mallord William Turner ( 23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851 ), known in his time as William Turner , was an English romantic painter , printmake r and watercolourist . He is known for his expressive colourisations , imaginative landscapes and turbulent , often violent marine paintings .
He left behind more than 550 oil paintings , 2,000 watercolours , and 30,000 works on paper . He is today regarded as having elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting .
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