Here’s some very useful information about what to do when heat waves arrive – which are likely to occur soon.
MIT Technology Review
May 2, 2018
Heat waves are among the world’s deadliest natural disasters, killing more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes combined.… Keep reading
Here’s some news that may have great benefits for us as individuals, as well as for our environment: oat milk. Many people seem to increasingly need to avoid dairy products for a variety of reasons, such as its arthritis impact. If you like cream in coffee, then almond milk has become popular. Now, here’s a new product that has benefits for our body, excellent taste, and has environmental benefits, too.
Here’s a simple, practical system for improving the physical aspect of our quality-of-life experience … a kind of prerequisite to “sustainable living.”
Science News
from research organizations
April 19, 2018
University of Colorado at Boulder
Older adults who take a novel antioxidant
that specifically targets cellular powerhouses,
or mitochondria, see age-related vascular
changes reverse by the equivalent of 15 to
20 years within six weeks, according to
new University of Colorado Boulder research.… Keep reading
You’ve likely read about the enormous areas in the Pacific Ocean that are like floating islands of trash larger than the size of Spain. Much of that trash is composed of plastic bottles. To compound the problem, we’re now finding that within these plastic water bottles are articles of plastic that we consume with the water. Some suggestions follow the article.
David Shukman, Science editor,
BBC News
Tests on major brands of bottled water have found that
nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic.… Keep reading
Air quality is one of the most overlooked aspects of sustainable living. Unless the air in which we live stinks, is thick with smog or smoke, causes us to cough or sneeze or to have watery eyes, we assume it’s OK.
Not necessarily so.
We all have immune systems that are designed to protect our health. And if we overtax our system in one way or another, our body responds in a number of ways … rashes, coughing, shortness of breath, headaches, etc.… Keep reading
