ABSTRACT

This chapter explains what a sustainable lifestyle involves. It enlightens on low-impact living, on what it means, and on how it can impact one's life in a healthy way. It explains the various health benefits of going green; why buying local is a much better option; the different choices of green household products available today; water conservation strategies; and available eco-friendly, energy-saving products. Everyone is capable of making changes in a certain way to live a greener, more sustainable lifestyle. Even if each one of just take small steps, cumulatively it can have a notable impact. Low-impact living is a way to learn that each one can take responsibility and live smarter in order to reduce the waste and improve the health of the environment. One of the easiest ways to have a low-impact lifestyle is to recycle. Recycling is finding alternate ways to reprocess and reuse items instead of throwing them away as garbage.