HEALTH BENEFIT OF CONNECTING WITH NATURE

The health benefits of spending time in nature are massive. Some of these benefits relate to our physical health, demonstrating time outside has direct impacts on health measures such as blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels. A large part of these benefits has to do with the physical activities that happen in […]

THE BLACK AND WHITE OF TEA BAGS

You would probably be surprised to learn that most tea bags contain up to 25% plastics. The main reason for this is that in order for the tea bags to seal up and keep their shape in hot liquid, a plastic polymer, namely polypropylene, must be added. This is usually so that the tea bag […]

UNFAMILIAR MATTERS ON GLITTERS

Glitter is the icing on the cake of the craft and makeup world. Made of tiny pieces of plastic bonded with aluminum, glitters are quite charming but dangerous. According to scientific research, glitters are hazardous to the environment; especially the world’s ocean. When washed down the drain they become a subset of marine plastic litter […]

SANITATION AND HYGIENE

Sanitation and hygiene are critical to health, survival and development. Many countries are challenged in providing adequate sanitation for their entire populations, leaving people at risk for water. Throughout the world, an estimated 2.4 billion people lack basic sanitation (more than 32% of the world’s population). Basic sanitation is described as having access to facilities […]

RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ENVIROMENT

Human activity causes environmental degradation, which is deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; extinction of wildlife; and pollution. The environment has an effect on people’s behavior and motivation to act. When an environment is clean and neatly arranged, it influences the mood […]