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Friday, 28 March 2008 00:00 |
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Here is a nice healthy substitute to the $400 air filters offered by some companies. This is the most green you can possibly get; a plant that cleans the air in its environment. It is possible to use plants as air filters if they are properly chosen. A good rule of thumb is 1 plant per 100 square feet. House plants should not be overlooked in creating a fresh atmosphere by removing toxins and other pollutants.
Certain plants can be used to remove toxins from the environment. The top 10:
1. Areca palm
2. Reed palm
3. Dwarf date palm
4. Boston fern
5. Pothos
6. English ivy
7. Australian sword fern
8. Peace lily
9. Rubber plant
10. Weeping fig
Smog was once a reason to stay indoors and try to avoid breathing toxic summer fumes. But now research is indicating that indoor air quality may be lower than the outdoors and might contain far more toxins than you would find outside. Toxins from household cleaners, burning candles, wood treatments and even the paint used on your walls can creep into the air and clog your lungs.
The best way to clean you air is to place 2-3 of the plants above in each room of your home spread out far enough that air passes each of them. You want adequate air flow from the room to the plants. These plants are responsible for removing unhealthy bacteria and adding the necessary humidity to keep even the most allergic people happy. The pollutants are sucked right through the leaves, so wiping them free of dust will help to increase the amount of pollutants that can be removed.
I think these plants are a perfect fix for people with a smoker in the house. While it is impossible to eliminate all the smoke, these plants should go a long way in freshening the air and making it a little more enjoyable to a nonsmoker. Maybe we’ll see these in bars and restaurants in the future to combat smoking. |
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 00:00 |
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Diet pills, diet books, diet foods! The diet could be one of the most marketed products known to man. But here on this blog we do have a real solution. We’ve all seen the “eat and still lose weight” offers but they seem very contradictory. However, with some understanding of eating healthy and eating the right foods you can see that losing weight can be very easy. And there are actually ways to lose more when you eat more.
We don’t want to send you out to the pharmacy to get the latest red hot diet pill to lose weight. These pills can be very toxic to the body and cause some serious side effects. I’m going to outline a simple idea that has been used by many people to lose weight: |
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Monday, 24 March 2008 00:00 |
I don’t want you to go out and buy carbon credits, partially because I think the world is yours and yours to use, but its also yours to use responsibly. Carbon credits are a great way to offset your carbon production, and if you are that adamant about it I wont stop you. However, I think there are many steps that people don’t take and instead just throw their checkbooks at the problem. I want to you reduce your carbon creation and save money, and I think you can do that with this short list of things to do.
First sign up with the utility company to get power from a green source. Many power companies offer this service and it’s a great way to tell the Utility companies that you are for green energy; a personal campaign if you will.
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 14:00 |
Green tea’s benefits go a long way. Green tea has been proven by many studies to help in preventing and in some cases partially curing certain diseases and medical conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol levels, cardiovascular disease, infection, and impaired immune function. Its cleansing properties help remove toxins from the liver as well.
What makes green tea so powerful is the powerful anti-oxidant epigallocatechin gallate, better known as just EGCG. EGCG is known for killing radical cells such as cancerous cells without harming the healthy body cells. It also prevents blood clots and has been effective in lowering cholesterol levels. Lower cholesterol and better blood flow is often a simple way to avoid heart attack.
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 00:00 |
Soy candles are the environmentalists best friend. These candles offer many benefits including: limited pollution, economic help to farmers, biodegradability, and price.
First of all, according to the National Candle Association, candles are burned in 7 out of 10 households and both men and women consider them a great gift. This should be reason enough to consider a candle for the next gift.
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