The adequate level of hydration in the human body is quite crucial and vital to maintain. A body lacking the required water status leads to many mild to severe health hazards as it constitutes more than 50 % of water. A water intake calculator is a digital tool that provides the range of amounts that …
Environment
What impact does the fashion industry have on the environment, and what can we do to stop it?
Very slowly, the world is becoming more and more aware of climate change and the environment, yet we have very little idea about how much the fashion industry has had an impact. It’s one of those topics that don’t get a mention in the conversation, but it has a massive effect all the way from …
Radon Awareness Month
January is Radon Awareness Month. Now is the time for homeowners to learn more about radon and where it could be lurking in their home. Identifying, properly mitigating and preventing further exposure to this hazardous material, are important parts to keeping a healthy living environment. The following article will offer comprehensive information on how to …
Discover 7 Great Advantages Of Investing In Sanitation
Investing in sanitation is extremely important for the development of a country. The reason that justifies this statement is simple: only in this way is it possible to provide more quality of life for the population. Having a good water supply, treating sewage, draining rainwater, and collecting waste are fundamental services that require investment today. …
The Main Advantages Of Green Pest Control For Your Health
When talking about pest control practices, most homeowners believe that there is no solution that does not include some harmful chemicals. Unfortunately, there are even many homeowners that do not know that most of the removal products available on the market at the moment are dangerous for human health. If you want to get Clarkston …
Indoor Air quality – A Few Important Facts
IAQ or Indoor Air Quality controls the quality of air within a building that influences the comfort and heath of its inhabitants. Several stressors of energy or mass that affects your health, allergens, carbon monoxide and other chemicals constitute the IAQ besides bacteria, mold and other microbial contaminants. Researchers have revealed that the presence of …
Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drink
As we here at the homestead move through the summer being very careful to ration our water usage due to the cracked cistern, it’s not hard to see how it’s not just our bad farming practices that waste and pollute the earth’s water supplies, it’s also ourselves. Why doesn’t everyone have low-flow toilets and showers …
Earthlodge: The Original Sod Home
I read an interesting article on the “earthlodges” of Native Americans in the Dakotas the other day. I’d learned early in my life when the family moved from New York to “Indian Territory” – Oklahoma – that not all Native Americans lived in those portable teepee tents so prevalent on the plains. I knew the …
Don't Let Damaged Property Become A Disaster—Use A Restoration Company
It’s no secret that real estate can be a lifetime investment. However, we live in an unpredictable world, and one can never anticipate a major disaster or accident. Fire, flood and water damage are the main risk factors that influence property devaluation, and so should be considered carefully when protecting your home or workplace. If …
USDA: Sequester Impacts
We homesteaders are among the citizens who pay a good deal of attention to the programs and operations of both state and federal agricultural departments because they can directly affect us (for good or ill). We often make use of our state ag departments’ extension services for education in things like beekeeping, land use, community …