Save the planet before it’s too late

Have you started taking action to show you care about the environment? Forest loss, threats to the ocean ecosystem, air pollution, and other forms of environmental degradation get special focus in the latest issue of the Healthy Options Lifestyle News Digest.

The recent issue, which carries the theme “Save me before it’s too late,” underscores how individuals and organizations can do something to drastically reduce the exposure of citizens to traditional environmental hazards. One of the important steps is to think green and conserve energy.

Purchasing energysaving light bulbs, which use a fraction of the energy of traditional lights, is one. Starting a compost heap may reduce the wastes sent to landfill sites. Read the article “Create a Green and Healthy Home” for several other steps to make your home a healthier, safer, and greener dwelling place.

There are other highly informative articles that draw attention to environmental degradation, featured in the lifestyle news digest, including “Plundering Paradise” and “A World Without Trees.”

Living in a highly polluted city? Get the lowdown on “How Pollution Ages You.” The article presents scientific findings showing that air pollution can be a hazard to the lungs and skin. It lists ways to have the upper hand in counteracting exposure to air pollution.

Healthy Options, the Philippines’ leading one- stop shop for all-natural products, seeks to empower people to take charge of their health. Healthy Options bats for a holistic, multi-sectoral approach to mitigating environmental harm. For more info, visit healthyoptions.com.ph.