We must go green in order to save the planet

Summer is here!

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:47:22 +0200

Summer is here and the couch is out! You no longer have an excuse not to exercise, or just get off the couch! The recommended daily physical activity is 30min, but luckily physical activity does necessary mean exercise. Washing the window, or walking to get a glass of water counts!

If you gained some weight during the long winter, it’s never too late to shake those last few kilo’s. Start walking or join a gym(consult your doctor before trying a new exercise program). Start short distances, and build up to where you want to be. Don’t push yourself to hard. It is extremely hot, and you could overheat. Make sure you hydrate properly, before and after your exercise. But other than that, enjoy! Get a friend to exercise with you, it will make the time go by faster, and before you know it, you’ll reach your goal!

Enjoy your summer, and remember to stay healthy!

The Affects of Abuse

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:34:30 +0300

When the word abuse comes up, we automatically think of bruise on the face, but physical abuse isn’t the only abuse there is. Verbal abuse is is just as bad at physical abuse, and can have the same effects as physical abuse.

Most people hide the abuse. Some because they are threatened, and some because they are ashamed. They usually wear long sleeves and make up to cover the markings of the abuse. They put on a smile and pretend everything is normal, but inside they are screaming for help. Sometimes they think no one will even care. There is ALWAYS someone that cares.

Abuse can ruin a person’s life easier than you think. It can cause feelings of worthlessness, among many other things. Don’t think its nothing, it’s something, and it can be happening to someone you know.

According to wikipedia, this is what Global Warming is: Global warming refers to the...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:59:02 +0200

According to wikipedia, this is what Global Warming is:

Global warming refers to the rising average of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth’s average surface temperature increased by about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F) with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades. Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and scientists are more than 90% certain most of it is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels. These findings are recognized by the national science academies of all the major industrialized countries.

Some people say it’s just stories, I say it’s true. It’s been scientifically proven, what do you want more? This is a major issue, and all we do is ignore it. Global Warming is just as big problem as pollution. What can we do? We should encourage recycle and not use gases. As for the burning of fossil fuel, engineers are working a electricity powered car.

For more information on Global Warming, visit wikipedia.

Music is always needed. So go buy yourself that CD you want. ...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:24:44 +0200

Music is always needed. So go buy yourself that CD you want. Go take a walk with earphones in. Enjoy your life and your music.

It is freezing outside

Sun, 01 May 2011 09:53:04 +0300

The last week or so it has been freezing in Cape Town. Everybody walks around in warm jackets and boots. In the house, we are all cuddled up in blankets with thick socks on. It’s even funny how some people stay warm. There were a few days that one moment it’s sunny and the next it’s cloudy, but both sunny and cloudy was cold. The best place in your house was a warm bath.

Wearing socks keeps you a little warm, because if your feet is warm, usually your warm. This weather calls for hot chocolate with marshmallows. Keep warm, else you may get sick. There are so many people that have a cold at the moment.

Stay active even in the winter

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:59:53 +0300

In the winter, we all would rather cuddle in bed rather than get up and do exercise. We all get lazy, but we need to exercise, for it is unhealthy not to exercise. If you think about it, exercise makes your body heat up, so you are warmer when you exercise.

We all eat more during the winter cause our bodies use the energy from the food to make us warm. If we exercise rather than eating to keep your body warm, it is much healthier.

We don’t want to go outside in the winter, especially when it’s freezing. So, get a exercise dvd, then you can exercise in the comfort of your own home.

Smoke

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:50:49 +0300

Smoke is polluting our air! Some big companies pollute our air, we know this, and yet we allow this. Smoke is hazardous to us, it can cause a number of diseases.

Smoking also causes air pollution, but more than that, it is hazardous to your health! It can cause lung cancer as well as many other diseases that can be fatal. So if you do smoke, now is the time to stop!

Please help stop air pollution anyway you can! It is a huge problem!

If you want to know more about air pollution, google it.

Littering

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:00:10 +0300

I don’t know about you, but i always see people littering. It is polluting our planet! It all starts with throwing a little sweet paper on the ground, the you start throwing a chocolate paper on the ground, and then a coke can. Stop! You are do not realize what you are doing to our planet!

This is what you highways look like thanks to littering. The worst thing of all is, WE ARE ALLOWING THIS! This is not right. next time you think, it’s just a little paper, thing of this highway. This is a serious problem and only we can change this.

Please throw your papers in the dustbin! You need to take the first step, so take it.

Music

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:03:09 +0300

We all love music, don’t we? But what effect does music have on us? You’de we surprised how much of an effect it has on us, that’s why we need to be careful to what we listen to. If you listen to music that has swear words in, you are going to think swearing is ok. If you listen to music that is just plain way dirty, you are going to become like that. It’s really true, think about it.

We need to think about what we are listening to. If we listen to junk, we are destroying ourselves, but if you listen to positive music, it will have a positive effect on us. My advice, Listen To Positive Music.

There is also said that if you exercise with music, it helps you. Wow music is amazing, isn’t it.

Saving water = Saving the planet

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:31:00 +0200

We honestly don’t really notice how much water we use until we have a drought in our area, do we? Think about how much water do we waste. We keep the tap open for so much longer than necessary, we take baths with the water almost tipping over the bath, and we waste water in so many other ways. We need to think about how much water we use. Think about it, we all waste water.

We need to stop wasting water and start saving water. Take action: Don’t leave the tap open for longer than necessary; Take a shower instead of a bath or if you want to bath, use less water; Think about the water you are using before you use it.

There are droughts, your area could be next if you don’t take action. We all have our part in saving the planet, yours could be saving water.

Earth Hour

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:06:05 +0200

March 26, 2011 at 8:30pm is Earth Hour. Please show your support. It starts with just one hour of using no electricity, that all.

For more information, visit http://www.earthhour.org/.

Thank-you for making a difference.

Are you fat or just feel fat?

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:31:00 +0200

It is scientifically proven that some women look into the mirror and they see a reflection of them that is fat when they are actually really thin. Whereas men, look into the mirror and see a thin reflection of themselves when they are fat. This is actually really scary.

Most women that see themselves fat have low self-steam, and the guys that see themselves thin have high self-steam. Women tend to have less self-steam than men in common. Why is this? Sometimes we feel that we need to be perfect all the time, other times people expect us to be. Sometimes its because of something we are going through, other times it’s because of what someone tells us. There are so many reasons.

Men, on the other hand, don’t really care what people think of them. Yes, some do care, but lets face it, they usually don’t. They also don’t feel the need to be perfect like women do. So men do have low self-steam, but handle it in other ways than women do. Most men when hurt, eat, where most women stop eating. We are all different and deal with things in different ways.

Women, a word of advice, DO NOT CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU! It only matters what you think of yourself. Do not listen to the criticism of others, YOU ARE PERFECT JUST AS GOD MADE YOU!

Going vegetarian

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:46:00 +0200

Vegetarian diets have proved to be very effective. Many people go on vegan diets to lose weight, others because they care for animals, and some just because. A healthy diets can help protect against diseases like obesity, heart and renal diseases, cancer, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.

I’m a runner, and a vegetarian. I was never a big meat eater, so a vegetarian diet isn’t hard for me,but some people really love meat , and tend to struggle.

My mom had recently gone for 2weeks on a vegan diet and lost a lot of weight for someone who never exercises. A word of advice though, try to exercise at least 3 times a week, it is important for body to exercise.

It is true, if you eat healthy, it lowers the risk of you get diabetes.

Organic Foods

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:52:00 +0200

We all see organic foods in our stores, but do we know what they are? Organic foods did not have pesticides or chemical fertilizers sprayed over it, does not contain genetically modifies organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives. This means it is not only healthier, but also safer for everyone to eat.

Having no pesticides strayed over it, there is no risk of a little bit of pesticide staying behind after it is washed. If foods are processed using irradiating, there can be tiny bits of radiation on the foods, and although a little bit can do nothing to you, we all know what will happen if you are exposed to to much radiation and not know about it.

Some people say organic is hippy, but its not, it’s a healthier alternative. In my experience, organic fruit looks and takes much nicer than non-organic. If you don’t believe me, try it yourself. Organic foods are more expensive, but think about its benefits. And if you can affors organic foods, try and treat yourself to it once or twice a month. It’s worth it.

Do you know how important trees are?

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:08:39 +0200

Do you know how important trees are? Trees give us oxygen, they give us fruit, and they give us shade. On a hot day you would like your car to be under a shade, fruit has nutrients we need to stay healthy, and what would we do without oxygen? Shortly put, DIE! So we all agree, we NEED trees! Did you know that approximately 100 million trees get cut down every year? We need to help make that number less. No trees= No oxygen.

”How can I help?” you may ask. Try to use less paper, but don’t let in interfere with your studies/work, or try recycled paper. Use 2 ply toilet paper(you use much less toilet paper that when you use 1ply). Recycle and reuse. These are only a few, but anything we can do to help, me must!

If you have any ideas on how 2 save tree, please email me or post me. It is important that we do not overlook this situation.

Eco-Friendly cleaning products

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:28:00 +0200

We all use chemicals to clean our houses, but what we don’t know is that these chemicals are not only hazardous to us, but can also cause air pollution. Chemicals can cause blood diseases and it is made of products that is not environmental friendly. Chemicals that have heavy toxins can pollute the air. Don’t you ever ask yourself the question: ”What can I do to help?”

Well you can help! We all need to clean our house, but now we can clean without polluting the air. How? by using eco-friendly cleaning products. You can even buy them at Pick n Pay! Eco-friendly cleaning products is safe and works just as good as normal cleaning products. My advice, switch to eco-friendly cleaning products!

Taking about eco-friendly products, did you know that you can get a eco-friendly roll-on deodorant? It is also not tested on animals. Their are a lot of products that you can switch to that is environmental friendly.

Think about it, it will save the environment.

P.S. a great blog that focuses on social issues is http://elephantluver.tumblr.com

How you can help save the planet.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:00:00 +0200

Before I start let just tell you, I’m no hippy chaining myself to a thousand year old tree, but do care for our planet. If we don’t care about our planet, the planet is going to be a mess. We must all do our part in saving the planet.

One way of doing this is using solar energy instead of electricity. Solar energy cost no money, therefore it is also a cheaper option. There are solar powered geysers and solar powered garden lights. You will save a lot of money on your electricity bill if you get a solar powered geyser. If you think about it, the two appliances that take the most electricity are a geyser and a kettle. If your geyser is solar powered, that will make our electricity bill a lot less. As for the kettle, try boiling water on a stove or gas burner. Solar powered garden lights will not make a big difference but it every little bit helps.

Another way is to recycle. A lot of people think this is not necessary, but it is! Look at all the garbage dumps, they just keep getting bigger and bigger. If we do not recycle, we are going to have a problem on how to get rid of garbage in the future. So next time you drink a coke, recycle the can instead of just throw it into the dustbin.

There are a lot of ways to help save the planet. Hope these are helpful tips and that you will think about recycling and solar energy.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.