Try to drive less

　　Plus, you'll feel better knowing you're doing your part to have a healthier planet to live on. If you choose to ride a bike or walk for some of your errands, you also get needed exercise.

　　Composting your food scraps can save you money in garbage waste and provide you with great soil next season for your own garden. Use cloth bags when you shop instead of taking their paper or plastic bags. You'll be amazed at how much better you feel? both physically and mentally. This will help keep your heart healthy and keep you limber and toned. Come spring, you'll have some nice compost soil to add to your own vegetable garden for more healthy eating.

　　Small things like recycling cans, bottles and plastic packaging helps lower your garbage bills and helps reduce your carbon footprint.

　　Other things you can do will just make your home more comfortable.Unless you live off the grid in a remote area (and if so, you're probably not reading this anyway), you no doubt hear a lot about the need to reduce our carbon footprint and to live a greener life. All of this will help reduce pollution, which is healthier for you because you'll be breathing cleaner air. Some stores even knock off a few cents when you use your own bags. Use energy-efficient appliances and don't leave your air conditioner on when you're not at home.

　　Once you get started, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to live greener. Plus you're avoiding all those nasty things from going inside of you! By eating fresh, organic foods, you are avoiding all the processed foods that do a better job of clogging your arteries than they plastic pallet manufacturers do of providing nutrition. So go ahead? live greener and live longer. Just keep adding your fruit and vegetable wastes, egg shells, coffee grounds, and grains to the compost pile. You'll be happy you gave it a try. By combining your errands, you not only save fuel and reduce the traffic on the roads; you are giving yourself less stress from dealing with traffic jams and other drivers.

　　By eating healthy, organic foods you are not only helping your body by giving it fresh food, you are saving the earth from being contaminated by pesticides. Water the compost down once in awhile to get the enzymes activated. Organic meats help by keeping the environment free of antibiotics and growth hormones. You'll be amazed at how much this impacts your energy usage.

　　Try to drive less. It also keeps a lot of good stuff out of the landfills. It's important and almost everyone will acknowledge this, but it can feel like you're being lectured at times. Larger windows can help let in more natural light so you don't need to tu your lights on early. Don't add meat or bones? they will attract insects like flies and will take longer to compost. You can add your raked leaves and lawn clippings as well. Using compact fluorescent bulbs can save you money and will save energy. Carpool or use public transit when you can.