Drinking water and tea in moderation
Do you filter your water and boil it? Do you buy PET plastic bottles and canned drinks? Do you eat canned foods?
Could you raise your cups and glasses? Most people are aware of such topics or are at least familiar with them. Yet, statistics paint a different picture of people’s everyday lives. People drink tap water in good faith. After all, local water quality often appears to be good or very good. Switzerland is usually called “a reservoir in the middle of Europe.” Parameters are trusted there.
However, we know by now that due to extensive farming, the water quality in many places should be carefully assessed!
We need to be more alert and take a closer look. That requires effort but is worth it.
Many food products are processed to add flavour. As they are consumed less, food products that have not been sweetened as much as natural ones and those featuring bitter substances, which may be more expensive, are often not on offer. Low-alcohol beer is not much worse than standard beer. Similar principles apply to many food and drink products. Admittedly, less content can lead to higher prices, but this is not always true! Innovative and highly varied products have been in line with the market for some time. The transition to vegetarian, vegan and health-oriented products is being driven forward at the political level and is now broadly supported by the economic system. A “gold-rush mood” has taken hold. Food laboratories and new brands are springing up all around the world.
Are natural products per se better than vegetables and fruit grown indoors?
These days, innovative indoor agriculture options are available with the corresponding technology for plants that would not be as suited to being grown outdoors. In addition, these methods allow various forms of environmental pollution to be systematically eliminated. Many countries invest in indoor food farms that can predominantly be self-sufficiently operated using solar and wind energy. In mountain regions, the use of hydropower could allow experimental parks to be installed in underground spaces. Façades, underground facilities and roofs could also be used in cities. This way, we can utilise the existing conditions more economically while reducing world hunger and protecting the environment. Incorporating indoor agriculture means fewer goods will have to be transported and imported. A sustainable, local economic system is possible if there is a will. Cows, sheep, goats, llamas, donkeys, horses and chickens will not become extinct. On the contrary, livestock living conditions will significantly improve. Humans will live in greater harmony with nature. There will be more earth available for reforestation, which is urgently needed. This will positively affect the health of humans and animals and minimise the effects of climate change. This is self-explanatory, tangible and actionable without having to make significant adjustments, carried out in the private sphere and on the side as a sustainable pastime, as it were.
We have many other recommendations, including regular exercise and occasionally skipping the odd meal. Overconsumption harms budgets and health and is questionable from an environmental standpoint. Even older individuals can reap the benefits of a small sprint now and then. Those with pre-existing conditions should, of course, take care. After you get cleared, you can access relevant information about the activities that can be regularly practised without difficulty and those that will materially improve your cognitive skills. You can find valuable and interesting information online by searching for the keywords “BDNF” or “human growth hormone”. For example, you can learn about activities that will support the body’s (as well as other) processes and significantly impact these. Woodland, water, and fresh air are good for us all. They reduce the state's burden and relieve some pressure on health systems.