In Sickness & In Health
Can you say yes to a healthier, happier life with less pollution?
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Cleaner air would mean less:
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tuberculosis
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chronic respiratory disease
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diabetes
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heart attacks and strokes
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kidney disease
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neurodegenerative diseases (i.e., dementia)
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low birth weight infants
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reproductive ailments
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“all of which can lead to premature death”
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"Scientists have ... found ... pollution traveling from a pregnant mother’s lungs into the placenta." ​​
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Monitor your local air pollution with the Air Quality Index (AQI). It measures 5 "major pollutants ...
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ozone, particle pollution (called particulate matter), carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide."
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To find the current AQI near you, go to: airnow.gov
MEAT/DIET:
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Let's encourage everyone to be healthy:
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"You don't need to eat red meat to get ... essential nutrients."
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"Red meat ... is associated with an increased risk of ...
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- cardiovascular disease,
- colorectal cancer, and
- type 2 diabetes."
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A vegan diet is a vegetarian diet without the dairy.
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"Vegans have:
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- lower cholesterol
- lower blood pressure and a
- lower risk of heart disease and stroke."
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The following tips are for safety and health during extreme weather events: ​​​
WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS:
Firefighters risk their lives trying to keep us safe (see Obituaries page).
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The least we can do to assist them is to follow their advice!
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Go to the website of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology.
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Scroll down to the What You Can Do section.
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“Fire-proofing” your yard and home also helps to protect your neighbors.
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"Follow evacuation orders."
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Most hurricane-related deaths are from some type of flooding:
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FLOODS:
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"Review your evacuation plan so that you can leave quickly."
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DON’T DROWN, TURN AROUND
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"Plan and practice a flood evacuation route with your family:
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- Get your home ready
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- Create an emergency supply kit
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- Prepare a food and water supply" ​​
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HEAT: ​​
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"Heat triggers respiratory distress ... cardiovascular events, disrupted sleep and impaired cognition."
Heat illnesses can kill. ​ Not sure which heat illnesses are which? Find out here.
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during ​ extreme heat waves? ​
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- Find an air-conditioned building
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- "Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink"
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- And "drink more water than usual"
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Visit this link for more suggestions.
For someone under extreme duress,
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most advice includes the following:
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- Move to a cool place
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- Loosen clothes
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- Apply wet cloths or get in tub/shower
- Sip water
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- Spray with a mist and stand near fan
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- Call 911
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In December of 2019, wildfires in Australia killed thousands of koala bears (as seen in background photo) - often burning to death.
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