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Organic Ways to Prevent Stretch Marks
For any new mom that is pregnant, one big concern happens to be stretch marks. The great thing is that you don't have to go out and start paying big time for products that contain chemicals. There are many natural organic ways that you can prevent the stretch marks while you are pregnant. When you are growing quickly and the collagen and elastin production just can't keep up, then stretch marks tend to happen. Usually these marks will fade eventually, but you probably would rather prevent them in the first place. Although your genes can determine how susceptible you are to getting stretch marks, natural prevention methods can still be helpful. Here is a look at some simple ways that you can keep the stretch marks at bay. Way #1 - Drink Plenty of Water Yes, it is really that simple. You have to stay hydrated while you are pregnant. If you want to keep stretch marks away, drinking more water than usual is going to help. It helps to keep skin well hydrated. Not only is this going to help you to prevent stretch marks but it will also help your body as it goes through so many changes. When you keep ...- Bookmark :
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Go Green with Your Java Bean
If you have coffee every day, you're making an environmental choice. That's right - even a daily cup of coffee can have a real impact. Choosing fair trade and organic coffees over ordinary coffee, making your morning cup at home instead of drinking a brew from Starbuck's or another restaurant, and the way you choose to make your coffee all affect the environment. Here are a few options you can use to have an environmentally cup of java. Fair Trade certification has been getting a lot of press, and for good reason. Fair Trade certified coffee means that the farmers who grew it got a good price, and have been given assistance such as help in becoming organic growers. Organic coffee is also a good choice, since neither you nor the environment will be exposed to the high levels of pesticides often found in standard coffee crops. Sales of organic coffee went up by about a quarter in 2006, and have been rising since as people become more and more aware of what goes into producing the food they eat every day. Shade grown beans are another excellent choice. You see, coffee is at heart a plant that loves shade, and traditional ...- Bookmark :
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The Environmentally Friendly Display: LCD, not CRT
Your old CRT monitor does more than just take up space and provide a place for the cat to sleep. It's also using a lot of power! A traditional cathode ray tube is far less energy efficient than a newer flat panel LCD type monitor. With LCDs becoming cheaper, higher in quality and much more reliable, there's a good reason to replace your old monitor. Of course, if you still have a fully functioning CRT, you may want to wait a while. However, most of these older monitors are beginning to experience flicker or other problems, too. That means that if yours is showing performance problems, you may want to think about an LCD. As much as sixty-six percent more energy efficient, eighty percent smaller and lighter, and a lot handier, an LCD is an excellent choice for your next monitor. That energy efficiency will help you save money on power and reduce fuel consumption. The lighter weight and smaller size make your monitor easier to move around and more efficient to produce and to ship. Plus, your LCD uses less heat, so you won't need to run the AC or fan as much in the summer. There are also health benefits to ...- Bookmark :
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Use a Refillable Mug
The EPA estimates that nearly 25 billion one use paper and Styrofoam cups are thrown away by Americans for drinks purchased at commercial establishments or drunk in the office. The sad truth is that nearly every one of these temporary vessels ends up in landfills or clogging our waterways. It’s a very troubling statistic because polystyrene literally takes hundreds of years to break down, and is made of petroleum, which is nonrenewable. Scientists have also recently discovered that carcinogenic (cancer causing) compounds leach out of polystyrene, right into your hot drink. That’s not to say that the ceramic doesn’t have its own set of flaws. The energy invested to make one ceramic cup means you'd have to use the ceramic cup 640 times before it would equal a single polystyrene cup and 294 times to equal a paper/cardboard one. Factoring in the cost in air pollution, it takes 1,800 uses to beat the polystyrene and 48 to beat paper or cardboard. Additionally, you would have to drink 126 and 99 cups respectively for the ceramic to compete with them on the waste issue. And just the use of a ceramic cup totals more than the entire life cycle water consumption of ...- Bookmark :
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Organic Ways to Get Rid of Cockroaches
While cockroaches really are not all that ‘evil,' their presence is not exactly welcome. No one wants to see their home or dwelling overrun with cockroaches which is why it is necessary to take the proper steps required to get rid of them. However, the common ways of ‘evicting' cockroaches are not exactly friendly from the environment. They are also not exactly safe for humans. No, spraying roaches with pest poisons would probably be a plan well worth avoiding. Of course, this does raise questions regarding how to actually get rid of the roaches. For those with such concerns, here is some helpful info: there are environmentally green friendly ways to remove those pesky roaches from your home. Probably the best and most environmentally ways to prevent the infestation of cockroaches in the home would be to employ preventive maintenance skills. This will significantly help reduce if not outright eliminate the presence of roaches in the home. For example, roaches are attracted to food sources. That is why it is so very necessary to clean up all your dishes and food preparation areas thoroughly. Don't leave dirty plates out overnight since this will be an invitation to the cockroaches. In addition to ...- Bookmark :
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