When was the last time you went to a festival and saw trash as far as your eyes could see. Well that trash has to go somewhere. Industrial waste, in most people’s eyes, is the major reason behind the widespread and often toxic environmental pollution.  Even though they are right in their assumption, there’s one thing that they don’t realize. They don’t realize the fact that the industrial waste comes mostly from the production of our day-to-day products and the disposal of our daily waste.

It will be too late to save our future generations from being affected by the selfish practices of the current and previous generations if we do not invest in proper mechanisms and processes to minimize the harm we are causing to the environment now through the excessive use of packaged products. Recycling can help us break down a substantial portion of our waste into their original elements. New materials can then be produced with these elements.

By doing this, we can conserve raw materials and reduce the harmful waste we discard into the environment i.e. through pollution. Besides the environmental reasons for recycling, there are also other reasons why recycling is important.

Recycling conserves resources, saves money, creates jobs, and generates revenue. As a result, it helps in contributing to the economy. Since you’re helping your country save and reduce dependence on other countries for raw materials, recycling also becomes a form of patriotism.

In addition to the patriotic reasons, recycling is important for ethical reasons as well. As previously stated, there will be no resources left for future generations if we do not conserve our resources and recycle now. Our future generations will end up paying the hefty price for the damage we cause to the environment. We therefore have the responsibility to embrace sustainability and begin developing a daily mindset to be the greatest investor of the next generations future by recycling.

The practice of seeking to reduce consumer waste by buying unpackaged, reusable, or recyclable products is known as precycling.

In simple terms, precycling is thinking about the amount of waste a product will produce before choosing and buying it. The objective of precycling is to choose products that have the least environmental impact.

Precycling is a preventive measure that looks to minimize the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. You can practice Precycling by:

It is important to remember that precycling is the first step in reducing waste. Reducing waste is of course the first and foremost step in the sustainability process.

Therefore, precycling is the first thing that should come to your mind when you hear people talk about sustainable living.

Recycling doesn't take a lot of extra time or effort. What it takes to recycle is a change in mindset toward the value of our natural resources, and understanding ways of conserving these resources.

When you're ready to commit to the recycling concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle,” you must know that the very first steps is a change of mindset. Make sure you approach recycling with the mindset of preservation.

There are many ways to appreciate the beauty of the earth’s natural resources and properties. Making jewelry and buying jewelry made using these natural resources will enable you to see the beauty in these resources and spur you to protect them. Jewelry made from gemstones and crystals hold their timeless beauty for a long time afterwards. It allows you to appreciate the rocks found on earth, be pleased by the radiant or understated beauty that tends to be inherent in these rocks, crystals and gemstones as well as appreciate craftsmanship that turns them into something wearable and something that extends your natural beauty. Using the earth’s properties and natural resources, there are many jewelry ideas that you can churn out, here are three:

Jewelry Made of Turquoise or Agate

This type of jewelry celebrates the earth’s properties and some uses are necklaces, rings, earrings or bracelets among others. Since turquoise consists of blue and green colors that are representation of lush lands and blue seas, it is a great element to use when making jewelry. It also signifies love, happiness and prosperity and hence is a great typed of jewelry to wear! You can give turquoise jewelry to a friend especially as a commemoration of the Earth Day  and as a reminder to maintain as eco-friendly a life as possible.

Agate on the other hand is a natural element that comes in a range of breathtaking colors and hence a great choice to use when making natural handcrafted jewelry. It is a representation of how life on earth should be; healthy, full of prosperity and longevity. Turquoise and Agate are found in many natural jewelry stores and make beautiful pieces encompassing a variety of design ideas.

Jewelry Made from Crystal and Rocks

Crystals and rocks such as rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst, fluorite, lapis and obsidian looks great, feels great and connects you deeper with the earth. In fact, according to earthpowerstones.com, rocks and crystals signify resilience and self-control and are said to heave protective energies. They can be shaped into unique patterns, tips and techniques to form beautiful jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings.

Beaded Jewelry

Beads are a great way to bring a fresh and unique edge into your jewelry design and besides, since they can be made from various types of rocks, they can be mixed up to form jewelry pieces that have a unique combination of stones and hence look unique and beautiful as well. Making and wearing beaded jewelry be it necklaces, bracelets, rings or earrings go a long way in using the earth’s natural elements and resources to  bring beauty to everyone who lays their sight on them or wears them.

Boho chic style also referred to as Bohemian style is a style in fashion and décor that embraces artistic and unconventional designs. Bohemian is derived from the French word for “gypsy” and is a style that is associated with freedom and liberty to be yourself and to express your individuality. Rather than appeal to structured conventions, it is meant more as a free-spirited style meant to allow for colorful displays, free expression and unconventionality. It allows you to have personal style and aesthetic quality in fashion and at home allowing both to shine through and creating room for variety in form, color and design. Here are a few ways through which you can achieve a Boho chic environment in your home:

Create Soft Lighting

This type of lighting will create a cozy, special atmosphere in your home and ensure that your collections are displayed in their best look.  Go for brass or Moroccan metal lanterns to accent your living space. These lanterns can be wall sconces, table or floor lanterns and lamps that will bring soft lighting, a comforting serene atmosphere and look beautiful inside your home.

Make Your Space Your Own

With Boho chic style, you do not have to change your individual style to embrace this style. In fact, it is recommended that that you be creative in the use of the things you love to make this style work for you. For instance you can reinvent your space and make your own design rules as you go about the art of decorating.

Use Bold Furniture

This furniture in the living area and in the bedroom should be in a style you like with bold patterns you like as well as rich and vivid colors. To ensure the cozy finish throw in things you are passionate about such as sculptures, books, pillows, art and fabrics and colorful rugs. Morroccan tea tables are especially a great popular choice of furniture to serve treats or stack your magazines and books.

Choose Handmade Décor Pieces

To achieve a Boho Chic Style,  go for handmade décor pieces to showcase your sense of individuality. This is very expressive and will be showcase individuality since handmade items are not only gorgeous but also unique. This can be in the form of art, handcrafts, textiles and rugs among others.

 Bring Out the Glamour in Your Kitchen

Instead of using hash overhead lights, use exotic, soft hanging lights with a glow that provides enough light without being irritating to the eyes. Accent the lighting with dark walls and metallic for a mysterious moods. The bedroom on the other hand should be artfully wallpapered with rugs and fabrics and furniture that showcase your individual style.

Boho Chic ultimately is all about you expressing yourself and your home with color and your own personality drawing from inspiration from the earth and its properties to bring a natural esthetic to your living space.

The Paleo diet has been praised for its numerous benefits ranging from a better metabolism and more energy to clearer skin and fat loss. According to studies,  adopting the diet which encourages eating as our ancestors did results in a stronger, healthier and leaner body. It has therefore been called the caveman diet, Stone Age diet and primal diet among others and basically you start it by asking yourself what would a caveman eat. In the earlier days, there were no processed foods and hence Paleo diet is mainly consistent of organic unprocessed food that made up the diet of the early Paleolithic humans.

The diet consisted of fruits, meats, vegetables, seafood and nuts foods containing fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals, omega-3 fatty acids and unsaturated fats. Besides just focusing on food, adopting the Paleo diet is almost synonymous to adopting the Paleo lifestyle as it is not meant as a short-term dieting plan amd neither does it underscore the importance of exercise. In fact, Paleo lifestyle places emphasis on exercising, citing the fact that our ancestors led active lifestyles and were constantly on the go. Here are 5 ways the diet is good for your health.

Eating Unprocessed Foods Boosts Your Health

The Paleo diet cuts out processed foods which due to packaging may contain a lot of sugar and sodium. These commercially prepared foods can therefore be dangerous and not good for your health. Indeed, studies reports show that people who eat home-cooked food for most part of the week are at least 47% more likely to be alive 10 years later compared to those who eat out most of the time relying on processed foods.

It Promotes Healthy Cells

Due to the consumption of unsaturated fats in the form of omega-3 fatty acids, the body gets a healthy share of these fats which provide a healthy balance for the growth and function of the body’s cells. Most modern diets however tend to contain too much of saturated fats and too little of unsaturated fats.

It Helps Boost Mental Health

Since the Paleo diet emphasizes eating a free range of meats and fish that is caught in the wild as opposed to pond-reared, these foods will provide the organic and will contain healthy proteins and omega-3 fatty acids which contain DHA. DHA is great for the development and functioning of the brain.

It is Rich in Nutrients

The diet which comes under fire for eliminating grains is actually nutrient-rich and has vitamins, healthy fats, proteins, minerals and fiber from the fruits, vegetables, meats, and nuts among others making for a balanced diet.

It Aids Digestion

The diet consists of food rich in nutrients and fiber which is easily digestible and maintains a healthier gut. A healthy digestive system is the core of your health. If your digestion is disrupted from processed sugars and other unhealthy habits, it will in fact cause problems in other areas of the body.

So going completely paleo and eating like the caveman might be just the way to go. As you know, eating from the earth is the way we were created to eat from the very beginning.   

With the organic food business booming and continuing to gain steady popularity as more people go completely organic, there are many who will dissuade and decry based on several cons.  According to organic food reports,, foods are labeled organic if they are grown or made without genetic engineering, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, sewage sludge, preservatives and radiation. As such, organic foods tend to have a better nutritional value, it is better for the environment and tastes better. Others complain about the high cost among other factors often cited by those determined to criticize organic foods. However, for you to decide if organic food is for you here are the pros and cons.

Pros

Cons

In the long run, if you weigh the benefits to going completely organic you will find that the pros definitely out way the cons. There is no greater investment in yourself than investing in your health.  

Did you know that you can reduce your carbon print by greening your car? Whether you own a smart car or an old model, every car produces greenhouse gases which has an adverse impact on the environment. It is therefore necessary to reduce your car’s environmental impact by making it as efficient and eco-friendly as possible. This can be done by employing preventive maintenance and care actions that will ensure you get more miles per tank which will not only reduce carbon emissions, but also save you money in the long run. Here are three tips you can start with to green your car:

Follow Through With Routine Maintenance 

Your owner’s manual has a recommendation for the proper maintenance intervals. Scheduling maintenance at these times one should check out the changing of battery, filters, oil, spark plugs, radiator, cooling system and the braking system.  This will keep your car at optimal efficiency and hence allow more efficient and safe use of gas without it spilling unnecessary waste or getting fewer miles to the gallon which is a wasteful way to ride.  Carcare.org touts regular maintenance as crucial in making your car green.