Jumat, 13 Maret 2015

The Good Of Sustainable Living For Seniors

By Lena Stephenson


One of the hottest topics today is sustainable living. It cannot be denied that a lot of individuals have heard about this. However, majority of them are not sure what it really means. Aside from living a lifestyle that causes the least amount of environmental destruction for future generations to deal with, it also means using as few resources as they possibly can. Since the concept is applicable to almost every aspect of daily life, it comes in a lot of different forms.

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.

For instance, a house may be made from brick, reclaimed stone, adobe or straw bales. A lot of homeowners make their homes as low energy as they possibly can. This is how they pursue this kind of lifestyle. They do this by producing their own power from the wind or sun or by making sure that they have a very high energy efficiency.

Reliance on sustainable energy is included in such this kind of lifestyle. The energy sources used should not be limited in quantity and should be renewable. It is not advisable to use energy sources such as fossil fuels because these are not renewable. The use of renewable energy sources such as geothermal energy, water, wind or solar should be done instead.

Energy should be captured as well as should be utilized without the necessity to ruin the environment. It is the aim of such lifestyle to teach people to consider the impact of their actions to the environment. Diets as well as foods involved in such lifestyle include those that can be found at the bottom of the food chain. Vegetarians usually focus on consuming mixed vegetables.

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.

To lessen the problems caused by long distance transportation of food, it is advisable for individuals to eat food that has been locally grown. A lot of individuals try to grow their products in a community garden near their home or in their yard. Another good source for locally grown fruits and vegetables are the 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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