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Ten Quick Tips to Save the Planet and Your Health By CynthiaPerkins, M.Ed.
Many of the common everyday chemicals in your home cancontribute to not only harming the environment, but your healthas well. Symptoms such as headaches, gastrointestinaldisturbances, anxiety, depression, nervousness, fatigue,irritability, inability to concentrate, hyperactivity, joint andmuscle pain and many more can be the result of these chemicals.
Make every day Earth Day! Protect the environment and yourhealth by making the following changes in your lifestyle.
1. Eat organic. Pesticides, herbicides, etc. poison the soil,water, air and your body. They are linked to contributing toserious health problems including cancer, depression and centralnervous system disorders.
2. Use non-toxic and natural household cleaning products. Mosteveryday cleaning products are very harmful to your health.Baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, lemon and vinegar are greatalternatives and can be used for just about anything.
3. Wear only natural clothing fibers and organic clothes ifpossible. Synthetic fibers and non-organics are treated withhigh levels of formaldehyde and even petroleum. About $3 Billionis spent on pesticides for cotton fields each year worldwide,with over 600,000 tons of pesticides and chemical fertilizers onthe US cotton fields alone.
4. Throw away your perfume and cologne. They contain chemicalscontributing to asthma, central nervous disorders, immunedysfunction and a variety of other health problems.
5. Use natural unscented laundry soap and fabric softener. Theyalso contain chemicals contributing to asthma, central nervousdisorders, immune dysfunction etc.
6. Use non-toxic alternatives for pest control. Pesticides arepoison; designed originally for chemical warfare because theyare so effective for poisoning. As mentioned above they arelinked to a variety of serious health problems including cancer,immune suppression and central nervous disorders.
7. Don’t use air fresheners. Just like cologne and laundryproducts they contain chemicals that contribute to immunedysfunction and central nervous disorders.
8. Don’t get new carpet. New carpet is high in formaldehyde,benzene and a variety of other chemicals that can really destroyyour health. Hardwood and ceramic tile are good healthyalternatives.
9. Use non-toxic and all natural personal health care products.Shampoos, make up, body soap, deodorant, feminine napkins,tampons etc. usually contain many of the same harmful chemicalsmentioned above in colognes and laundry.
10. Don’t use bleach or chlorinated household products such aspaper towels, toilet paper, coffee filters etc. Scientificstudies have linked chlorine and chlorination by-products tocancer of the bladder, liver, rectum and colon, as well as heartdisease, artheroscelrosis, anemia, high blood pressure andallergic reactions. Bleach alternatives and unbleached productscan be found at your local health food store.
**And don’t forget to recycle to help save resources and reducespace in landfills and buy recycled products as often aspossible to encourage recycling.
About the author:Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. is an author and holistic healthcounselor providing alternative solutions and life managementand support for individuals living with chronic illness orchronic pain. She is also author of the inspirational E-Book,Finding Life Fulfillment when Living with Chronic Illness-ASpiritual Journey. Subscribe to her FREE monthly Newsletter forinspiration, advice and support. http://www.holistichelp.net/
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A sampling of noteworthy presentations yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, taking place in Washington this weekend.]]>
All college freshmen who live in dorms should be vaccinated for meningitis, a government panel recommended yesterday, reversing policy of the past. The panel is also advising doctors to give the shot to all 11- and 12-year-old children and recommending that it be provided to at least 4 million children eligible under the federal children's vaccine program.]]>
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Electricity from Trash
Capturing methane from rotting garbage will help reduce climate change due to greenhouse gases.
Waste Management is creating electricity from rotting garbage at 100 of its landfills, and plans more such projects. This is a double win, as the methane gas produced by the garbage has a 21 times worse greenhouse gas effect than carbon dioxide. But now it can be captured to create energy rather than being emitted into the atmosphere.
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Astrologer Fails to Predict Cyclone
It wouldn't be important that an astrologer failed to predict the Myanmar cyclone if astrology weren't important there.
Continuing on the theme of what can and cannot be predicted, the weather is the next logical topic and evidently a noted Burmese astrologer has publicly apologized for his failure to predict Cyclone Nargis. But in a country like Myanmar where they take astrology seriously, evidently the citizenry depends on their astrologers for this kind of thing:
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Climate Analysis
From a post on calculating CO2 impacts correctly.
?m using this as an example of the kind of armchair analysis I would love to see more consumers and voters do on their own when faced with any buying or voting decision that has significant energy and/or environmental implications. Does this candidate?s claim make sense? How much money can I save by adjusting my thermostat a couple of degree or car pooling? How much CO2 can I avoid by signing up for 100% green electricity?
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Angelo's Is Back
Angelo's Restaurant in St. Marks was swept away by Hurricane Dennis.
Angelo?s was washed away by Hurricane Dennis in 2005 and just recently reopened this winter. It?s a beautiful place, lovely view and great food, but not the place to grab a quick and cheap bite to eat. We had enjoyable meal, though, sitting on the deck and watching the boats and birds over the bay.
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Is Carbon Neutrality Actually Possible?
A look at whether products can achieve carbon neutrality.
The big question is where do you draw the line and say that this company is carbon neutral/negative and this one is not when they all rely heavily on carbon positive support?
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Review: The End Of Suburbia
Will climate change force us to re-think suburban development?
Of course, no one knows what?ll happen to the suburbs we have now. Will they become the slums of the future? At least one expert in the film predicts a scarier scenario where we may not even have time to build new ?hoods with new urbanist design principles; we may just need to salvage what we have left in the face of global climate change.
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Why Do They Hate Us?
A look at climate change and politics.
Yet another hot button topic these days is climate change and the environment. On the surface, you wouldn't think that this should be a conservative vs. liberal topic. After all, climate change is either happening or it isn't. And yet this is an issue that divides conservatives from liberals as much as any other.
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The Perfectly Timed Vacation
Hurricane Ivan and other hurricanes have changed travel economics.
The best deals on lodging aren?t necessarily found in the hotels, but the low-rise condos. Thank Hurricane Ivan for that, she says. Many hotels were damaged by the 2004 storm, and have recently been repaired and reopened. So if you don?t mind staying in a condo, low season ? at least when it comes to saving money ? may last longer than a season. It could extend months, or longer.
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We Interrupt This Program
Has the federal government lost all credibility in natural disaster recovery?
Excuse me, while I open a space in the political discussion to point out something beyond the primaries on Tuesday - a powerful series of thunderstorms ripped through the Mid-South with tornadoes that killed at least 54 people and injured hundreds. They have been promised help by George W. Bush, which I can tell you as someone who lives in an area struck by hurricane Ivan in 2004 and knows what the Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas Gulf Coast still looks like after Katrina and Rita in 2005, is not going to happen any time soon.
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Anatomy Of A Local Breaking News Story
A great behind-the-scenes look at coverage of Hurricane Wilma from the local point-of-view.
Back in 2005, when Hurricane Wilma was about to smack the Naples area, our news organization made a commitment that when it came to real-time coverage, we were not going to get beat on this story by CNN or The Weather Channel or any other news organizations.
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Hurricane Felix Making Landfall
Is the quote machine broken:
The Nicaragua coast is experiencing powerful winds and surge at this time, as the wrath of a catastrophic monster category 5 hurricane Felix with winds of 160mph and gusts close to 190mph moves inland over Nicaragua very close to Punta Gorda and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Felix is the second category 5 hurricane to make landfall this year, and before Hurricane Dean a week or so ago, there were no land falling hurricanes at category 5 status for 15 years.
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Save The World From Your Desktop
Seven good tips to reduce climate change from the comfort of your computer.
Use GoLoco to make carpooling a whole lot easier, and do your part to reduce CO2 emissions and lessen traffic congestion.
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Dean Update - Monday, Aug 20, 11 AM
Waiting for Hurricane Dean.
Everybody?s talking about the hurricane and now everyone?s saying that it looks like it?s going south. We?re continuing our preparations (and so is everyone else, apparently), but we?re less worried. We?re reminded that with both Hurricane Emily and Hurricane Wilma, it barely even rained in Merida. It?s good to keep in mind that what happens on one end of the Yucatan Peninsula, doesn?t necessarily effect the whole peninsula.
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600 Naked People On A Vanishing Glacier
Click through for pictures of the living sculpture atop the vanishing glacier.
Installation artist Spencer Tunick and Greenpeace Switzerland present a living sculpture: hundreds of naked people symbolise the vulnerability of the glaciers under climate change.
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Bad Climate Change News Was Too Optimistic
The news on iceberg meltdowns is bad.
However, China is preparing for climate change induced disasters and plans 24 hour response with food and water for any emergency. Too bad the US isn?t doing the same.
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