101 Tips for living every day respecting the environment

"Our every single action has an impact, good or bad, on our planet. And we as individuals are free to think and act, we have the power (and the duty) to control most of our decisions, from the house in which we live in what we buy and eat, and accordingly the impact that they create ".

E 'with these words that "our" Gloria Mastrantonio, introduces his first book "101 tips for living every day respecting the environment", released last July and published by Newton Compton has included in his famous series "101 ". Having dispensed advice on our pages, Gloria gathers them in a book that can serve as a small manual ready for any eventuality.

A simple and practical guide to help make small but effective steps towards a greener lifestyle in everyday situations, without revolutionizing and disrupting our lives.

Green gestures that we can all put into practice every day without too much effort or sacrifice, to managing the house to the diet, the body care clothes, from the best way to raise our children to take care of pets, improve the quality of everyday living and at the same time protect the environment, preserve forests, ecosystems and biodiversity, have thus a land more green and clean without sacrificing our habits.

There are many suggestions so that the author wants to give us in his book to protect the planet, protect our health and our savings if possible, such as making the home more efficient, reducing the consumption of water and electricity, without necessarily give up the comfort, especially when it comes to appliances which, especially older ones, should be replaced with new appliances energy efficient or Energy Star, always opting for washing at low temperatures and rapid during the evening hours , or as informed in an appropriate manner, the origin of the foods they bring to the table, including meat and fish, and then cook for our family, or how to learn to read the labels of detergents that we usually use to wash or wash our children and that we apply to our daily and on their skin, and then learn to recognize the most dangerous ingredients such as fragrances, parabens or unmentionable PEG (in the book is a list of substances to be avoided), which end in landfills, often highly polluting and toxic to health.

But not only that, it also recommended Gloria us how to be green at work, perhaps opting for tele-work, or even how to plan the best vacation eco-friendly and more economical, avoiding if possible the periods of mass tourism , is not to worsen the situation of overcrowding, but also to fully enjoy the beauty of the location and the places chosen as the goal of our relaxation, and more for discounts on public transport, on food and accommodations. Choose eco-friendly accommodation as possible including Breakfast, Camping, Eco-hotels or even better new forms such as hotel accommodation Spread, "the ideal solution for those who want to sleep in a facility that offers all the amenities of a hotel service, but at the same time for those who want to live the experience of a small town or country, staying in apartments or rooms located in the heart of the village, but may use all the services offered by a hotel. "

Ten chapters, in all more than 101 recommendations, including one dedicated to the Eco-Fashion and Eco-Spa, written in a light and sometimes ironic, in order not to bore the reader with too much technical knowledge, but by which each of us can steal tips and suggestions to help us pursue a lifestyle as possible to zero impact, such as, "do the laundry in a natural way by using an alternative to ecological detergents sapon nuts, and fruit of 'tree Sapindus Mukorossi (walnut soap) typical of India and Nepal, which produces these fruits round the outer part of which, contains the saponin, or a cleaning substance that behaves like a soap melts at a temperature of 40 ° degrees. The fruits are harvested for centuries for use as nuts laundry, liquid soap for decoctions and extracts.'m 100% natural and therefore completely biodegradable. They also have softening properties and do not cause allergies to those who are subject ", while prepared for those who prefer home there are many recipes to make at home car washing, laundry, dishes, floors, etc. .. all rigorously made with natural ingredients.

So many useful suggestions to put into practice, for those who "want to make a difference where it really matters and therefore preserve our future and this stunning, and only planet we have to live, which is the land", as the same author.