5 Green Ways to Enjoy Fall Fun

As I wrote about last month, fall is one of my favorite seasons and is full of fun activities that I always look forward to. Most of these are outdoor activities, related to farms or harvesting, and are actually very earth-friendly.

These activities include picking apples or visiting a pumpkin patch, or going to an actual farm for pumpkins or to go through a corn maze. These on-farm activities allow you to support a local farmer or business, to eat and shop locally, and increasingly, to find organic apples and other produce.

As I wrote before, decorating the house for fall is one of my favorite things. And, what makes it even more enjoyable for me it that I don’t have to use fake items, but instead, can use the pumpkins, gourds, apples, and corn stalks I get from these farms. I add other natural items like pinecones and leaves, and create an autumn wreath, or make a simple yet colorful decoration by filling a basket or bowl with various decorative gourds, different varieties (and colors) of corn, cornhusks, mini-pumpkins, and other hard-shelled squash.

Another of my favorite activities, and one of the most popular, is “leaf peeping” (going to see the fall foliage), even if all that means is a walk outside. If you live in an area that’s close enough to hike or bike to, consider doing that instead of driving there. Or research whether there’s a spot that you can park and then hike up to it.

When you are visiting a local farm, park, or natural area to see the vibrant colors of leaves changing or to get that perfect pumpkin, do your best to enjoy the outdoors responsibly by minimizing your impact to the environment. Clean up after yourself and pick up your trash. Try to leave no trace that you were even there.

Since it is now football season and tailgating is often part of the fun, make sure you are a green tailgater. Clean up after yourself and recycle as much of the trash as you can. And think about drinking some local beers from your favorite micro-brewery, or buying local grass-fed beef for any steaks and burgers.

Read more: Environment, Food, Green, Halloween, Holidays, Nature, Nature & Wildlife, Outdoor Activities, apple picking, fall, fall foliage, pumpkins, tailgating

quick poll

vote now! thanks for voting!

Loading poll...

• no!
• leaning no
• leaning yes
• yes!

• no!
• leaning no
• leaning yes
• yes!

• 0 votes
• see results take this poll

Source : care2[dot]com

What You Need To Know About the Flu?

Learn how to prevent and how to treat the unpleasant disease

Cold seasons are the perfect ones for the flu

Influenza is one of the most widespread infections in the world. Characterized by sudden intoxication the first symptoms are expressed with high fever, headache, severe muscle pain and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Until now in the world there were over 90 major epidemics and 15 pandemics of influenza.
The most famous pandemic in 1918 – 1919, when the disease spread among over 500 million people and killed more than 20 million – more than the victims of the First World War.
The incubation period (time from infection to the occurrence of the first symptoms) is from several hours to 1 – 2 days. As a rule, the disease starts violently, suddenly with chills and high fever around 38 to 39 degrees (Celsius) and even higher, sweating, dizziness, headache (mostly in the frontal and temporal area), muscle and joint pain, loss of appetite, fatigue. The typical flu will make the patient experience pain upon movement of the eyeball. Patients complain of fear of light, feeling of dryness in the nose and throat, difficulty breathing and a dry, irritating cough. Usually heart is slowed and the blood pressure – low. This condition lasts up to 5 days, then the temperature and general condition are gradually recovered. This picture is for the uncomplicated influenza.
Treatment of mild and uncomplicated cases is limited to the treatment at home, including bed rest – hot drinks and easily digested food, heating procedures and adoption of expectorant, antipyretics (paracetamol or analgin) and advanced composite products.
Do not forget the citrus fruits, though – especially lemon and grapefruit and herbal teas. Antibiotics at the early stages of the disease are generally avoided because they do not “work” on the virus.

Source : dailyhealtharticles[dot]com