Moms Creating Healthy Futures
Moms Creating Healthy Futures
Our bodies endure a lot every day; we subject them to fast foods, polluted air; hence, we should work hard to ensure the toxins in the environment don’t affect us. Switching to more eco-friendly practice means taking a personal stand to be part of the change to achieve green living.
We buy products in packages which we often empty in the landfills. Likewise, many of the things we use come from the factories that burn air-polluting fuels. In this case, going green is about what and how we produce, use, and dispose of our products. It involves having a stand to care for the environment and contributing less to its destruction. Going green means caring for the environment by making a deliberate effort to be part of the change.
It is about limiting your footprint on the environment and also encouraging others to follow your example. However, note that going green is not limited to recycling, but living a sustainable lifestyle. Going green is about making small adjustments in your daily life to achieve this goal.
A stressful environment causes anxiety which in turn elevates blood pressure, muscle tension, and heart rate and going green reverses these impacts. A natural environment is a stress reliever, it heals and makes you feel better emotionally and contributes to your physical well-being. It helps us cope with pain. This is because trees, water, plants and other natural elements distract us from pain and discomfort.
A stressful environment causes anxiety which in turn elevates blood pressure, muscle tension, and heart rate and going green reverses these impacts. A natural environment is a stress reliever, it heals and makes you feel better emotionally and contributes to your physical wellbeing. It helps us cope with pain. This is because trees, water, plants and other natural elements distract us from pain and discomfort.
A green environment helps us to connect with others. People who have green space around their homes build more relationships and are concerned about supporting each other. Such also lowers aggression, violence, and street crime between people meaning a better capacity to cope with the daily demands. To go green stirs up feelings that connect us to others and our environment.The decisions we make impact the environment in more ways than one. Taking into consideration the environmental factors touching on waste and natural resources in decision making can make a difference when looking at the broader picture. Going green is a process that doesn’t happen overnight; it takes small steps which eventually pay off once you adapt to more green-living practices.
We must make thoughtful decisions about the environment since they can have permanent effects. Such are essential for the current and future well-being of the people. The decisions should hinge on the standards we need to set for air and water quality, how much and how fast should greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to minimize global climate, what we need to do to protect biodiversity and preserve ecological processes.
All critical environmental management and policy choices we make have a broad range of effects. For instance, decisions about land use can impact the environment in many different ways. It could impact on the quality of air or local water, wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration, and the potential for flooding. Likewise, decisions on the limits of greenhouse gases or emissions of air pollutants can affect a broad range of socioeconomic and environmental concerns. When addressing these issues, you must weigh the benefits and costs in all dimensions. In most cases, the stakes are higher; hence, the people and their government must think of the environmental implications in their decision-making processes. They must follow standard operating practices including existing legislative mandates to preserve the environment.
Making environmental decisions can seem tricky at first. However, by changing our habits and just paying more attention to our choices, we can make a difference. If one individual chooses to throw a recyclable plastic bottle in the garbage instead of giving it away for recycling, it is no big deal, however, when millions of people do the same, it becomes a big issue. The act might look small, but that’s one way, people’s small actions that seem unimportant affect the environment on a larger scale. We all can choose whether or not to recycle, take a bus to work or buy cars that pollute the environment less. All these are personal decisions that will impact the environment in a big way.Every choice we make has consequences; hence, it pays to think through before we can. We must ask ourselves whether the habits we engage in are good for our environment and our health. We must think how those choices will affect the world for generations to come.
Going green creates a healthy living environment and also improves lifestyle. For this reason, we must make a commitment towards living a green life which requires collaborating with others, planning and some creativity. The process begins with an individual making a decision that affects others at work, school, community or home. Our actions can encourage other people like our friends and family to go green too, which is a major step in achieving environmental goals.Likewise, your behavior can influence other people’s decisions. Therefore, teach them about the perks of Eco-friendly practices — leading by example. If we embrace these changes, we’ll live in harmony with our neighbors, family, and friends. It will give us satisfaction, peace of mind, and elevate our consciousness level knowing that we are part of the change.
Why use natural cleaning products? From environmental to health issues, here are 7 reasons that outline the benefits of Eco-friendly cleaners.
Many cleaning chemicals are known to cause environmental damage from the seemingly innocuous sodium lauryl sulfate (which is toxic to aquatic life) to phthalates (which have been linked to reproductive health issues in animals).
The EPA recommends eco-friendly cleaning products that are biodegradable, non-toxic, and low in volatile organic compounds (e.g. glycol esters, limonene, hydrocarbons).
Instead of buying a basketful of products to clean your kitchen, bathroom, toilets, showers, sinks, and windows, many natural cleaning manufacturers produce multi-use cleaners to cut down on unnecessary waste and space.
For example, there are some Eco-friendly Multi-Surface Cleaners available in a 7x concentrated formula. Simply add water to your original bottle to save money, energy, and plastic:
Compared to bottles, refills are another fantastic way to save money (20% per ounce) while cutting plastic, water, and energy output by 90%. In under seven years, these refills have helped save more than 200 tons of plastic from entering the environment.
Conventional cleaning products often contain allergens or irritants that can cause respiratory or sinus irritation.
That’s why it's important to find a company that will never to use chemicals that can cause allergic reactions like:
Perfumes & synthetic fragrances
Ammonia
Soy
Gluten
Caustics
Formaldehyde
Chlorine
Bleach
Dyes
Sulfates
Most natural cleaning companies strive to create sustainable, Eco-friendly cleaners. Animal testing clearly goes against that goal, and we applaud many of our competitors who have also taken a stand against animal testing.
Exposure to certain ingredients in everyday cleaning products can lead to skin irritation and other concerns. Two of the most popular additives include:
Formaldehyde
Not only is formaldehyde a known carcinogen, but this common household cleaner ingredient can also cause skin irritation and allergic responses. What’s more, multiple ingredients can actually release formaldehyde. Formaldehyde may also be known as the following:
Formalin
Formic aldehyde
Methanediol
Methanal
Methyl aldehyde
Methylene glycol
Methylene oxide
Chlorine Bleach
Often found in cleaners and disinfectants, exposure to chlorine bleach has been linked to chronic respiratory problems (like asthma). Some people suffer from extreme allergic reactions, chemical burns, and permanent tissue damage.
The outcomes just aren’t worth the risks. We know it’s possible to clean your bathroom and get white clothes without using bleach.
According to the EPA, many commercial cleaning products contain harsh and synthetic ingredients. Concentrated cleaners can be especially hazardous, causing burns, lung damage, or accidental poisoning (which is a major concern for households with small children).
To clean homes while keeping harsh chemicals away, natural cleaning products typically harness the power of plants, like vegetable-based cleansers. We pride ourselves on creating products that are safe to use around every member of your family without fumes, residue, or “bad stuff.”
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