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Sustainable living treads lightly on natural resources and follows a rethink, reuse, repurpose mantra to minimize waste.
Big and small wallet-friendly tips can help you save money and befriend our planet this summer, says Dr. Wynne Armand, a primary care physician at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, and associate director of the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health. Here are five great tips to get you started.
Refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and only then recycle is a well-laid out sustainability strategy promoted online by the Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub. Do you really want or need a shiny new object? Where can you share tasks or tools? What could you swap, give away, or buy used? How could you slim down your recycling stream?
Give yourself permission to start here: Nobody is perfect. We all have preferences and sustainability blind spots, fumbles, and "sorry, just no" feelings. Start where you are and add on when you can.
Summer heat can endanger your health, and paring back on energy use isn't always possible or wise. Still, it may be possible to:
A sharp eye for energy savings may help pare down bills, too.
Saving resources is a worthy goal, but not at the expense of staying safe and healthy when summer temperatures spike.
Sharing circles can help you expand a wardrobe, tool shed, or taste in foods — all while building community.
Francesca Coltrera, Editor, Harvard Health Blog
Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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5 great tips for sustainable summer living
How health care leaders can prioritize health equity for the LGBTQIA2+ community
One surprising effect of wildfires: itchy, irritated skin
Orienteering: Great exercise and better thinking skills?
Health care should improve your health, right?
Ultra-processed foods? Just say no
The cicadas are here: How’s your appetite?
Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan
Bugs are biting: Safety precautions for children
Power your paddle sports with three great exercises
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