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The Environmental Impact of Keeping a Clean Home

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What does it mean to the environment if your home is clean or dirty? How are our cleaning choices affecting the wider world and our particular piece of it? This is a part of the environmental puzzle that is often overlooked and not represented in mainstream media, but our personal cleanliness choices in the home have an impact on the environment, even if that impact seems small. Let’s look at some of those impactful choices so that we can better understand the relationship between a clean home and a healthy environment. Our Health is Directly Affected by Cleanliness Most of … Continue reading →

The Impact of Natural Environment on Your Mental Health

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Many of us spend our workdays indoors under fluorescent lights with little to no contact with the natural world. As nice as it sounds to get some fresh air or take a walk after work, the thought of it can be exhausting, particularly when the couch is beckoning you home after a long day. But spending too much time indoors is not good for your health, and a growing stack of research has revealed the numerous benefits that being in nature has for your physical and mental well-being.   How your environment affects your mental health In our Western and … Continue reading →

How To Find The Best Brush Cleaner?

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The fact that finding the best makeup brush cleaner will be a game-changer is not just in how long your brushes will last, but for the health of your skin, too. Clean brushes mean you apply makeup both smoothly and safely, reducing the possibility of bacteria buildup and outbreaks of skin irritation. In this article, we’ll share some essential tips. Here’s what to look for, plus a few pro advice on just how to find the perfect cleaner for your kit. Know your brush materials The kind of bristles on your brushes will dictate the type of cleaner you’re looking … Continue reading →

How to Reduce Your Plastic Footprint: 5 Easy Tips

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With recent reports on the staggering amount of plastic waste floating in our oceans, rivers and lakes, it is high time we start doing something about this problem. Recycling is good, but for many reasons, it is not the answer to the global plastic pollution. We must all learn how to reduce the amount of plastic waste we are producing in the first place. Here are my five favorite ways to reduce your personal plastic footprint. 1. Bring Your Own Bag Billions of plastic shopping bags are used worldwide every year. Shops give them out for free to their customers, … Continue reading →

Top 5 Kitchen Decorating Trends and Ideas of 2024

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  There are plenty of on-trend styles and cutting-edge appliances to choose from, thanks to the emergence of fantastic new kitchen companies and the presentation of fresh design concepts and ingenious twists on existing appliance designs in kitchen showrooms around the nation. Following is a glance at the latest kitchen trends to help you plan your next kitchen overhaul. 1. Glazed Tile Backsplash Kitchen backsplash tiles are nothing new, but there will be a trend away from matt finishes and towards a more glossy appearance going forward. It is unnecessary to utilise a rich shade to get the desired effect. … Continue reading →

How To Score Deals When Shopping For Eco-Friendly Essentials

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Shopping for green and sustainable products is a great initiative you can do to be a more responsible citizen. With so many products on the market today that harm the environment and deplete natural resources, the damage done to the planet is getting worse. However, while many individuals would want to do their part to minimize this damage, they might find it challenging to use green products. Organic materials and other natural products usually have higher price tags. This could be why many industries use unnatural ingredients, chemical compounds, and other more affordable materials that are unfriendly to the environment … Continue reading →

How Mindfulness Can Support Sustainability

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Though the two may seem to lack connection, mindfulness and sustainability can actually go hand-in-hand. This may be especially true if you wish to adopt new sustainability practices or change various habits that affect the environment. So, how do they go together, and what can you do if you need help with mindfulness? About Mindfulness To understand how mindfulness can support sustainability, it may be helpful to first define mindfulness as a standalone concept. The American Psychological Association or APA dictionary describes and defines mindfulness as, “awareness of one’s internal states and surroundings.” Mindfulness is a common tool employed in … Continue reading →

6 Easy Ideas to Teach Sustainable Living to Your Kids

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Talking about the environment with children is one of the best things we can do to encourage ‘green’ habits for a sustainable world. Developing the habit of thinking about the impact of their actions on the earth is as important as learning about other aspects of faith and growing spiritually – they are interlinked. To make sustainable living a way of life, we can make small daily changes. Here are a few ideas to teach sustainable living to your kids: 1. Getting serious about waste Consider the waste your household generates – what can you buy less of? Is there … Continue reading →

ما يمكن أن تفعله أندية كرة القدم لتصبح أكثر مراعاة للبيئة

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تواجه بيئتنا مشاكل خطيرة في عصرنا الحالي، مما يتطلب الجميع حول العالم أن يبذلوا جهداً واعياً لحياة أكثر صحية، وصديقة للبيئة. وإذا خطر ببالك أن هذا متعارف عليه عند الجميع، فلماذا لا يطبقونه؟ فاعلم أن الأمر ليس بهذه البساطة كما تعتقد. كيف لأندية كرة القدم أن تساهم؟ تعتبر الاندية جزءاً رئيسياً من المجتمع، وتستضيف عشرات الناس أسبوعياً وبهذا تستطيع أن تكون بارزة ومؤثرة لانها الرياضة الاكثر شعبية بين الناس على صعيد يومي. يمكن للأندية توفير بيئة خضراء آمنة للأطفال للاستمتاع بها، بتحول أندية كرة القدم إلى نوادي صديقة للبيئة، وهذا الامر ليس له فوائد هائلة للبيئة وحسب وإنما سيثبت أنه … Continue reading →

10 Greenest Ways of Traveling

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From plastic waste to carbon emissions, travel isn’t the most environmentally friendly activity. However, the benefits of venturing far from home to experience other cultures are priceless. Many millennials see travel as necessary. Fortunately, there are ways you can make your trips more eco-friendly! 1. BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything) Coffee cups, water bottles, utensils, take-out containers, napkins, and so much more can be brought in your personal item and used throughout your trip. By replacing single-use items with reusable ones, you drastically cut down on the waste you produce while traveling. Also, be sure to bring a reusable grocery … Continue reading →

Innovative Eco-Friendly Meal Solutions Inspired by Global Cuisines

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Imagine savoring dishes from around the globe while making choices that benefit both your health and the planet. From vibrant Mediterranean mezze platters to hearty Moroccan tagines, global cuisines offer an array of delicious, eco-friendly meal solutions. These diverse recipes not only tantalize your taste buds but also embrace sustainable practices like using locally sourced ingredients and reducing food waste. Dive into these ten innovative meal ideas inspired by international flavors that prove you can enjoy mouth-watering meals while maintaining a commitment to environmental stewardship. 10 Eco-Friendly Meal Solutions Inspired by Global Cuisines 1. Japanese Bento Boxes Japanese bento boxes … Continue reading →

The Menace of Plastic Water Bottles

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Plastic water bottles are a common feature in urban life. The availability of water bottles is common and the cost is affordable by all sections of the society due to which its use and misuse has increased manifolds with time. People also provide it for free in mosques and other public locations. It is because of its easy availability that people misuse this resource considering it free, taking a bottle, sipping it, consuming partly and leaving it at the venue or throwing it in garbage bins. Empty and partially consumed plastic water bottles are collected and thrown away in municipal … Continue reading →