Green Living-The Benefits of Green Living

Green living is starting to be a way of life from food, housing and the demand for green products. More people are changing their lifestyles to encompass a healthier lifestyle.
Protecting the planet is no longer the responsibility of only the government but everyone has to play a role in order to protect out environment and the world we live in.

Benefits associated with living green are numerous the main one being allowing others to benefit from our efforts. Our efforts mean others are able to breath easier and enjoy their surroundings.
　
Green Living At Home

A green home is extremely important for healthy living. Building a sustainable home or renovating one will ensure an environmentally and resource efficient home. The new green building technologies reduce the overall building impact on human health and the environment.

Your green home should be:

- Energy, water efficient
-Free of waste, pollution and environmental degradation.

A green home does allow you to earn tax incentives for energy efficient appliance and green products.

Recycling You Waste

Green living means you have to be responsible especially when it comes to disposing unwanted items. Recycling is the best option for a greener planet. You can start by keeping aluminum cans, bottles, newspapers, empty boxes separate from the rest of the trash so they can be recycled.

You can also start shopping for products, which are biodegradable so they do not pile up in the landfill. Avoid the use of plastic when shopping use only reusable bags.

Green living is a great example to pass down to our children who will in turn conserve the forests and protect the endangered species so that future generations find a place to live on this planet. Slow down greenhouse effects, global warming and carbon emissions for a perfect planet.

Green Products

Green Life- Steps To Green Living

Are you looking for simple steps to start living a green life? Remember you do not have to ditch your car for hybrid or install a solar system. You can start your green lifestyle by not buying stuff you do not need. Reuse what you already have or sell some stuff before you buy more.



Do not go and buy a new hybrid can to prove you have gone green; you will be missing the point as to why people choose a green living. Why get in debt instead of keeping the same car you have paid off. Just take it for regular tune-up, oil change and other basic car maintenance. Buy a hybrid only if you have extra money or your old car is a clunker.


Now here is an easy way to enjoy a sustainable living, recycle, reuse, remake and you will be doing yourself some good as well as the planet. In most cities, it is mandatory to recycle and some even offer money in exchange for soda cans, bottles, old magazines and newspapers. Remember the landfills are bursting with all the waste from our never-ending consumerism.


Green living becomes even easier when you decide on green energy. The best way to go about this environmentally friendly idea is to change your light bulbs. Consider installing LED lights and changing everything else that uses energy to green technology-Your computer, printer or appliances. Saving energy is a big part of green living.


Another easy way to start living green is to change what you buy in the grocery store. Start shopping for food that is free of chemicals and always stick with eco products.

Buy green and you will lead a healthy life plus you will be saving the planet.

Walking is one simple way to enjoy a green lifestyle without spending money. Why not start walking today; it is good for your health. Walking is one way of appreciating nature and what it offers-beauty.

Always shop green cleaning products, avoid cleaning supplies that contain bleach, ammonia, and other industrial chemicals. You can make your own green products or buy them. You will enjoy good healthy and the beauty of the planet if you can start living green today.

Green Life -Avoid Supplements Containing The Following Ingredients

The consumer report for September lists the different ingredients found in supplements and the reasons why you should avoid them.


What is Aconite?


Aconite is normally used in traditional medicine of India and China. The herb is considered hot and toxic and so it is prepared in small doses.

Aconite also known as aconiti tuber, aconitum and radix aconiti

Normally people use supplement-containing aconite to alleviate inflammation, joint pain, wounds and gout.


Any supplement containing Aconite has possible dangers of toxicity, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, respiratory-system paralysis, heart rhythm disorders or even death. According to the latest report from the consumer reports published recently for the September edition.


The report goes on to warn about the dangers of using supplements with aconite as one of the ingredients. There are also other ingredients found in supplements that might be dangerous to your health.


Bitter Orange also known as aurantii fructus, citrus, uranium, zhi shi -the ingredients from bitter orange are suppose to help with weight loss, nasal congestion and allergies.


The possible dangers related to bitter orange are fainting, heart-rhythm disorders, heart attack, stroke or death. So if you have bitter orange in any of your supplements please read the consumer report for September.


I was concerned when I saw aconite and bitter orange because I had products with those ingredients and thank God, I never used them. I actually did not like the taste so they were in my medicine cabinet until they expired. I did not know the dangers but something told me they were nasty.

Anyway, here is the rest of the list:

Chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, country mallow, Germanium, Greater Celandine, Kava, Lobelia and Yohimbe.


Check all your supplements for the above ingredients and go to consumerreports.org for more information. You are better of being safe than sorry.


I did switch from the products with aconite, bitter orange to some I actually like the taste, and I am happy to say they have undergone rigorous scientific tests anyway click HERE for a list of some alternatives. I also need to tell you they are natural and green so check them out and let me know what you think, you are free to email me using the form above.

Products That Are Dangerous To Your Green Lifestyle

Just think of how get the warning everyday about welcoming strangers into your homes but did you stop to think of all the unwanted guests in your home. I am talking about hazardous, toxic, and even carcinogenic chemicals you welcome to your home everyday.




1. Conventional cleaning supplies that contain bleach chemicals that contain ammonia or oven cleaners that contain high toxic levels.



2. Air fresheners are incredibly toxic, wonder why they still on store shelves. Air fresheners are so dangerous and can even cause asthma even the ones labeled “natural” do contain some levels of toxins.



3. Plastic bags-From supper markets to department stores plastics are the only choice of packaging unless you have your own go green bag. Remember plastic bags are forever and that is why the oceans and rivers have plastic bags from all over. Say no to plastic bags today.



4. Chemical Fertilizers- The person who invented this had the idea of making everything grow fast but now chemical fertilizers are causing damage to water supply. Avoid this harsh chemicals instead use organic fertilizers.



5. Chemical insecticides and Herbicides- Since they are suppose to kill bugs chances are they contain more than deadly chemicals- instead look for non-toxic and natural products.

Get rid this dangerous products and you will be able to breath easier.

Sustainable-Wal-Mart Going Green-Sustainable Shopping For You

I am so impressed at the idea of Wal-Mart going green because the sheer number of people who shop at Wal-Mart will definitely make a big difference. To help eliminate their carbon footprint, Wal-Mart has come up with "sustainable shopping" as a way of using green technology to help its customers make informed decisions about their purchases.


First, Wal-Mart is trying to figure out the effect their products will have on the environment by sending out surveys to consumers. In this way, they plan to accelerate public action to reduce greenhouse gases and reverse climate change. This is a smart move by Wal-Mart because they will use this environmental labeling program as a means of disclosing the environmental costs of making products sold at the department store giant.

By disclosing the environmental costs of making products sold at Wal-Mart, they are transforming green standards from nice-to-have to must-have. This huge step by this giant company is a superb way of going green and involving the masses.


Other companies that sell products to consumers daily will soon emulate the sustainable shopping idea employed by Wal-Mart. This way, eco friendly products will be able to be sold alongside the other products, thereby creating a system to show the price difference and why sustainable products are good for the well-being of the consumers and the planet.


I hope the next time you go to Wal-Mart you will be on the lookout for those products that will keep our planet greener. The government has been forthright on helping green businesses move forward with green technology and let us hope every business will follow suit.

So buy green today!