SRK ENVIRONMENT WELLNESS

SRK ENVIRONMENT WELLNESS

Environmental wellness inspires us to live a lifestyle that is respectful of our surroundings. This realm encourages us to live in harmony with the Earth by taking action to protect it. Environmental well-being promotes interaction with nature and your personal environment.

Environmental wellness is a process that involves learning about and contributing to the health of the planet. This involves establishing a sustainable lifestyle, protecting natural resources, and eliminating pollutants and excessive waste.  Environmental wellness also includes having respect for and awareness of your surroundings and playing an active role in your community. Environmental wellness encompasses not just our relationship with the planet and nature but our relationship with our personal surroundings as well.  When our personal surroundings are well cared for, clean and organized, we experience a greater sense of comfort and less anxiety.  Being environmentally well enhances your personal health, and helps ensure the future health of our communities and the world.

Protect yourself and others from environmental hazards such as noise, air and water pollution, second hand smoke, ultraviolet radiation. Walk or ride your bike (weather permitting) whenever possible. Recycle and reduce waste. Conserve energy by using energy efficient light bulbs and appliances.

Effect:

The environment can influence peoples’ behavior and motivation to act. … The environment can influence mood. For example, the results of several research studies reveal that rooms with bright light, both natural and artificial, can improve health outcomes such as depression, agitation, and sleep.

It is true that environmental influences, including parenting, affect personality. … But researchers have also found the environments that children from the same family share with each other exert a much weaker influence on their personalities than the environments that each child experiences individually.

Ways to enhance environmental wellness:

• Protect yourself and others from environmental hazards such as noise, air and water pollution, second hand smoke, ultraviolet radiation
• Walk or ride your bike (weather permitting) whenever possible
• Recycle and reduce waste.
• Conserve energy by using energy efficient light bulbs and appliances
• Print less. Try reading online or sharing reading materials with classmates
• Eat locally produced food of organic farming.
• Visit local farmers markets in India
• Save water. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth, shaving, or scrubbing the dishes
• Use a reusable coffee cup, water bottle and lunch container
• Unplug and turn off electronics and turn down the heat at home, school and work
• Purchase products in bulk when possible to reduce packaging waste
• Use reusable bags or paper bags when shopping
• Use toxic free cleaning materials and personal care products
• Join an environmental organization
• Educate yourself on environmental issues.