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[green-hypocrite]

Sugar — why is it harmful for your body and for environment?

“Sugar is everywhere”, “sugar is bad”, “sugar is a drug” these are some statements that we hear every day but do you really know why?

This month I'm trying Sugar Free September challenge, it's been 4 days without sugar as I'm writing this and almost a week as you will read this. I am addicted and right now I have headache due to my sugar rehab — that's first sign that something's wrong and that this problem is real. Later on I will share with you some tips on maintaining and surviving this challenge but first I would like to show you other reasons why this substance is so bad.

Sugar is a big deal because it's everywhere. It wouldn't be so harmful if we would eat small amounts of it (less than 50 g per day) but unfortunately that's not the case. In statistics one person consumes around 28 kg of only hidden sugar a year — that's a lot. It's really hard to cut it down, sugar is in almost every processed food because it adds the flavor and it's addictive. All brands want you to buy more from them and if you're addicted to their product you will. Consuming sugar in every meal disrupts your taste buds and makes whole foods tasteless for you. As you probably know sugar can cause various illnesses, for example diabetes or obese, it cases tooth problems, accelerates aging and many more. I recommend you “That sugar film” if you want to learn more about the influence of sugar on our bodies.

Now I would like to focus on more grand scale problems. Sugar cane plantations are known for disagreeable working conditions, slave labor of children, pesticides harmful to health of all workers. So as you can see, it's not really ethical. Another global problem is plastic and if you look at all processed foods that contain sugar they are very often wrapped in plastic so my theory is that by cutting down sugar I also cut plastic.

I mentioned earlier that I'm participating in Sugar Free September challenge. Everyone has different approach to this but main rule is to reduce sugar. I decided to reduce added sugar, that means I can eat fruits, honey and lactose (which I try to reduce as well but not as strictly). My sister is reducing only snacks and sweets so as you can see it all depends on the interpretation. Chose what works for you and stick to it. I have few simple tips for you. Starting with drinks, one can of fizzy drink may contain dose of sugar for the whole day, so my advice is drink water, unsweetened tea or coffee. Next up — labels- it's so important to read labels, the largest part of consumed sugar is hidden. Sugar has 62 different names and you don't need to learn them all just know what to look for: sugar, syrup and words ending with -ose (ex. glucose). Another tip is eating whole foods, yes they contain sugars but also fiber which helps with absorption of sugar. Fruits are your best friend when you have sugar cravings. Food needs to be nutritious — whole foods are but food products not always. If you're not ready to reduce all sugar right now try step by step method and use Sugar Free September as a transitional period. Step one — make this decision; step two — stop associating sugar with good things; step three — replace sugar for honey or fruits maybe stevia in the beginning; step four — stop buying sweets, it will be easier when you won't be seeing sugar all the time; last step is cutting sugar little by little, for example start with sugar free Sunday and then work your way up. It's important to think about reward that will come. After reducing sugar you'll have more energy, you'll feel satisfaction, your taste buds will reset, you may lose weight and many more.

I will write about this month and my thoughts on this challenge at the start of October so stay tuned. Everyday on my Instagram @green_hypocrite you will find motivation and more sugar free tips, I also share how it's going for me and I encourage you to join me share your progress and tag me I would love to see this.

See you soon sweethearts and good luck. GH

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[broueco]

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[mylow-wastegreenblog]

Year Round Water Conservation

 Fun fact:

Water makes up 71% of the earth’s surface. Around 96% of that is salt water which means a little less than 4% is fresh water. Of that 4% of fresh water humans have access to less than 1% of fresh water, and this 1% is distributed unevenly across the earth’s surface. 

Due to the effects of climate change many countries are seeing a decrease in the amount of available fresh drinking water. In the southern and western United States long, hot summers that are becoming more extreme are reducing the amount of available fresh water. Not to mention the loss of snowpack that is widely affecting states like California. When we go into a drought water conservation becomes a popular P.S.A., but what if instead we advocated for water conservation year round?

     In Texas specifically there is already a shortage of water reservoirs, a large amount of agriculture including livestock production, and 5 megacities (El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth) with more growing (Austin, Waco, and Corpus Christi). Between raising crops for livestock, watering livestock, and providing fresh drinking water for all of these massive cities, Texas especially is struggling. 

       ~How can we help this?  Easy! Conserve water year round!~

                                         Here’s how:

1. Zero scaping, minimal landscaping/low maintenance landscaping.

      If you have a lawn, try to choose a resilient plant species that require little to no water, avoid having a sprinkler system, and look into planting plants in your front yard other than just grass. If you have plants and live in an area where it occasionally rains, invest in a rain barrel. Rain barrels are placed under the corner of your roof where you can catch the most runoff and they collect the rainwater. Then you can screw in a hose or fill up a cup and use the rain water for your plants. 

    HEALTH TIP: make sure you use a rain barrel with a screen on top to avoid leaves, bugs, and other organisms from getting trapped in the barrel. 

2. Turn off the Tap! 

      A very simple solution is to turn off your tap water when you don’t need it, i.e. when you’re brushing your teeth. This somewhat goes hand in hand with using low flow toilets and shower heads. If you’re like me and live in an apartment you can always ask your management company to install these things. (It helps to mention that it saves them money as well.) 

3. Reduce/discontinue your consumption of meat.

       Did you know that it takes 1,000 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of milk (that 1,200 liters of water for 1 liter of milk). Additionally it takes about 1,799 gallons (6,809 liters) of water to produce 1 pound of beef.  By becoming vegetarian you can save an average of 30,353 gallons (114,898 liters) of water a year, and by becoming vegan you can save an average of 219,000 gallons (829,000 liters) of water a year. The savings of reducing you consumption of meat far outweigh other independent conservation methods.

 4. Be an advocate

        Being an advocate does not mean being obnoxious. You can achieve water conservation advocacy by becoming more educated on the topic, speaking up in local and national government, and simply being a role model.  

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Coming Soon

First post is under construction. It’s going to be LUSH related. #SorryNotSorry

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[strawarmada]

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[strawarmada]

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[broueco]

We as a planet use so much more than we can grow and live sustainable with. That’s why we need to take action, because a unsustainable future is a ticking bomb😥 ⠀⠀ Take a stand! Share your thoughts below👇🏼👇🏿👇🏽 ﹏﹏﹏﹏ credit @brou_eco #brou_eco #zerowasteblog #ecofact

[broueco]

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[broueco]

So sad that this has to be reality… 😥🐟 Please do what you can and encourage everyone you know to take action against ANY kind of pollution. ⠀⠀ These poor animals dosnt desverve our waste!! Take a stand! Share your thoughts below👇🏼👇🏿👇🏽 ﹏﹏﹏﹏ credit @brou_eco #brou_eco #zerowasteblog #ecofact