LMCE1052 Journaling for Blinkist Bridging English

Name: Nur Adiba Khamalia Bt Taslim Matric No: A177887

Date: 29 April 2020 Time start: 7:30 a.m. Time end: 8:30 a.m.

Title of Book: Food Fix Year of Publication: 2020

Name of Author: Dr. Mark Hyman

What is your opinion about this reading? What are your reasons for liking or disliking it?

I like to read this blinks because the words and sentences used are easy to understand. This
make it easy for me to understand the meaning of whole this blinks. Besides, it adds my
knowledge of how our health and earth are affected by the way food is produced today. In
addition, reading is also helping to improve my vocabulary in English.

What are some key takeaway messages from this reading? How are they related to your own experience?

First, regenerative agriculture is vital for a healthy planet and healthy people. Regenerative
agriculture is farming that prioritizes environmental sustainability and focuses on cultivating
healthy, organic produce. So, all farmers should use this method of farming. This method can
prioritizes environmental sustainability with two way which are farmers use a method that called
“no-till” that don’t disturb the ground and farmers should rotate and mix their crops regularly,
allowing the soil to recover. This way can maintain the health and stability of the soil. In
conclusion, the soil should be protect from chemical fartilizers and excessive pesticides as it may
damage the soil. Besides,soil is also often use as a starting point for food production as well as
ensuring continued supply of food in the future as the population grows. Second, innovative
farming practices are springing up all over the world. Reginaldo Haslett-Morroquin, from
Guatemala the founder of a special kind of poultry farm called Main Street Project. This
approach is better for farmers because it can restore human health and the environment while
making money. This approach also better for the chicken, who can live like wild and better for
environment, which can prosper without being doused in chemicals. Both of these points can
help to restore a disturbed and contaminated environment. As a user, I will support local
allotment farmers who supply fresh organic produce.

Would you recommend this book to others? Give your reasons.

Yes, I would recommend this book to others especially to my friends who involve in farming
activities. This is because this blinks can open our eyes and answer all questions about how our
food generated and how our environment is disrupted.
 What learning style did you use to help you read and understand the text? Describe your experience.

I read until finish this journal and find the meaning of words and sentences that I didn’t
understand using Google Translate and Dictionary by Merriam Webster.

At the back of this page, write down at least five (5) new words that you have learned from this
reading. Record the sentence as each word appears in the text. Then write your own sentence for each of
the words.

1) Exponentially
Bad food makes the whole cycle of inequality exponentially worse.
Own sentence : The quantity of chemical pollutants has increased exponentially.

2) Bleak
All pretty bleak, right?
Own sentence : Fatimah showed me into a bleak waiting room.

3)Utopian
However, this utopian dream has now run into serious trouble.
Own sentence : He was pursuing a utopian dream of world prosperity.

4)Terrifying
It’s behind the terrifying statistics on heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Own sentence : It was a truly terrifying experience for me.

5) Overwhelmed
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of this doom and gloom, isn’t it?
Own sentence : The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.