Environment – Within and around us.
You & Your Environments-Healthy Promoting Ideas
Much of your environment is comprised of the air you breathe, your house, your work place, the products you put on your body, the water you use to shower, cook, and drink, and the world in which we live.
The World Health Organization describes our environment as “aspects of the human health and disease that are determined by factors in the environment.”
Look at the areas of your personal environment that you can control and choose healthy choices for your own health promotion.
Choose these daily, and the will become a new, natural part of your environment.
Some of these choices are obvious: others are a bit more hidden, so to examine a few of the areas one should look at the foods and liquids ingested on a daily basis.
Organic and local foods give you the chance to know what types of chemicals or pesticides are used in their production, of course it’s best if you know the farmer or start a garden where you are able to grow some of your own foods. For fun and further information regarding local and seasonal eating to promote your health and healing journey, check out the site:
http://www.clevelandclinicwellness.com/food/SeasonalEating/Pages/introduction.aspx
Drinking water throughout your day is a simple way to implement healthy lifestyle practices. Using filters for drinking water promotes quality liquid to keep hydrated and healthy.
Body care products and their contents can either help or cause damage to skin and health. By reading the labels and choosing only those that contain natural ingredients, and not the heavy preservatives that are common in some commercial products, you are making a wise health decision.
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