Rain falls through air. It soaks into soil. Plants drink it, animals eat the plants, and we eat both. What enters one part of that loop can travel to the others.
Go deeper · background, sources and Glen’s perspective
Background research
The water cycle
Water moves continuously between the atmosphere, land surface, soil, groundwater and living things. Substances dissolved or carried along can move with it.
Glen’s perspective
A systems view
This interconnected way of seeing is the backbone of Dire Straits. Glen presents it as a framework for asking better questions — not as proof that any single change causes illness.