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The Benefits Of Sustainable Living For Seniors


By Lena Stephenson


At present, one of the most talked about topics is sustainable living. Without a doubt, this is something that many people have heard about. Still, most of these people do not have any idea what it exactly is. It means making use of lesser resources as well as practicing a lifestyle that lessens the cause of environmental damage, considering the quality of life the future generations will have. There are many various ways to practice such lifestyle, making it very applicable to almost aspects of their everyday life.

Sustainable housing are often built in a manner that these only use a little amount of nonrenewable resources, cause no or minor damage to the surroundings and where too much energy is not necessary. The materials to be used should be coming from the environment, but it should not affect the environment in a negative way like those used for sustainable living for seniors.

In some instances, homes may be created using reclaimed stone, brick, straw bales or adobe. Countless of property owners ensure that their homes are equipped with only little energy. Doing so can help them pursue the lifestyle. Power is something they produce on their own from wind or the sun. If not, they ensure that there is much energy efficiency.

Such type of lifestyle includes depending on sustainable energy. Aside from unlimited sources, energy should be renewable as well. Fossil fuels are energy sources that shouldn't be used due to the fact that they cannot be renewed. People should take advantage of restorable energy sources just like water, solar, wind and geothermal energy instead.

Apart from capturing the energy, it should also be used in a way that will not cause destruction to the environment. The goal of this kind of lifestyle is for individuals to leave as little impact on the environment as they possibly can. When practicing this kind of lifestyle, individuals should focus on diets and foods included at the base of the food chain. Mixed vegetables are the focus of those practicing a vegetarian lifestyle.

What makes this ideal is that it will only be necessary to produce a few resources. Not to mention, doing so will reduce environmental damage including degradation. Foods should be grown but not by using chemicals including herbicides or even pesticides, because it is more appropriate to grow them in an organic way. As a result, we can avoid health issues for other animals or humans and environment deterioration.

It is possible to reduce the problems due to long distance transporting of food and this can be done by consuming the locally grown ones. Many people exert effort to grow their very own produce either in their own yard or in a community nursery nearby. One other excellent source of locally grown fruits as well as vegetables are local farmers markets.

Individuals do not need to consume all of the Earth's resources to survive. They can survive even by leaving the environment undamaged and using just a little resources. They should think about what the later generations will have, because they also deserve to enjoy the kind of life being enjoyed by those living at present.




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