Viva Our Planet: green beauty

Today is Earth day. We have an Earth day to create awareness of the importance of the planet and why we have to protect it. I am passionate about the environment and living a healthy green life.

From my readings and experience these are some of the more impacting changes you can make to help to protect the Earth:

Go vegetarian in some meals.
This is very important, the industrial animal farming is causing more pollution and global warming than all the transportations systems in the world. If you eat less animal products, you will be doing a lot of good.

To eat less meat has more impact than using alternative fuels. I am not saying that you go vegetarian, just that you eat less meat.

Use less and save money
You know the mantra: reuse, recycle and reduce. All of this means spend less money and have more fun. We all have so much stuff in our homes that in reality we can live for a long time without buying anything else but food (except if you have small kids).

I did almost this for one year. I reduced my purchases to almost zero to save some money. It is fun to try to create new looks with the clothes you already have.

If you try to use less, buy less, and save energy, water and all the rest -- you will be doing awesome. There is no need to go shopping to be green.

Try to reuse and repurpose all objects in your home instead of buying new things.

Prefer environmentally friendly products with little packaging
I say prefer, because all companies are jumping on the green bandwagon, but many products may not be worth the price. Do not substitute anything you already have trying to go green; wait until you have to replace it.

Happy Earth day.