Action 4:  A new hygiene regimen can help reduce the spread of HPV (human Papillomavirus) that currently infects 25% of American women.  Viruses can live on any surfaces for up to three days.  There of 40 sexually transmitted strains of HPV, four of which can lead to cervical cancer.   (A vaccine is available for these four strains if you are under 26 years old.) 

 

Now let's talk about the new hygiene.  A simple action that can increase a woman's health.  If men want to keep their wives and partners healthy, they must keep their private parts, that is, their penis, clean.  Their hands touch money, doorknobs, counters, foods and everything else in their environment.  Men must wash their hands thoroughly before urinating, before touching their penis.  And of course, after they urinate, as well.  Otherwise, they should consider themselves dirty and wash their private parts before engaging in sexual intercourse.  Their underwear must also be kept clean.  Dr. Dengelegi Den Tiberius examined the bacterial content of the surface of the penis in 100 men.  Every penis harbored one or more colonies of bacteria and many different types of fungi.  These everyday bacterias are the cause of most infections of the female GU tract, most cases of postoperative GU complications, infertility, premature births, and cervical dysplasia. We've already talked about the viruses and what damage they can do.   Perhaps we should teach our young boys the new hygiene now. 

 

Very young children without any previous sexual experience have contracted HPV.  So parents, wash your hands before spreading diaper rash creams or changing your baby's diapers.

 

Action 5:  Reduce your carbon footprint.  Just how big is your carbon footprint?  The typical American contributes 50,000 lb. of carbon emissions annually.  That's about 140 lb per person per day.  Indirectly, Americans are responsible for another 23 tons of carbon annually because of the consumer goods they buy.  To calculate you carbon contribution, go to stopglobalwarming.org.  Simple actions to reduce your carbon footprint, clean your air filters in you home monthly.  A clean filter can save 175 lb. of carbon per year.  Switch conventional light bulbs for compact fluorescents (CF).  Changing just one 75-watt bulb to a CF bulb cuts roughly 1,300 lb. of carbon.  Reduce the size of your lawn so you can handle it with a push mower.  Using a power lawn mower for an hour produces as much pollution as 20 late-model cars driving for the same amount of time.  Keeping your tires inflated properly saves $840 in gas and 250 lbs. of carbon.  Paint your house a light color if you live in a warm climate or a dark color in a cold climate. This can save up to 5,000 lb. of carbon a year.  Each tree you plant absorbs about 25 lb. of carbon from the air annually.  Check out more ideas at www.stopglobalwarming.org

 

Source:  Better Nutrition, July issue

 

Action 6:  Replace your lawn with an eco-friendly lawn with dwarf grass, herbs, and clover.  The secret is sparse distribution as the clover and herbs take longer to sprout than the dwarf grass.  Don't mow it at all or one to two times a year.  This is a soft full lawn with no insecticides and fertilizer.  You can really reduce your carbon footprint.