Category Archives: Health And Fitness
The Physical Environment is SO Important to Your Autistic Child’s Recovery
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on December 31, 2010
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Thomas R Stewart asked: What you may not have known is that although your child reacts and learns better in a structured mental learning environment, they also learn better in a structured physical environment.When teaching your child at home there are a few things that you should do in order to help them achieve and develop at a much faster rate.If you have the luxury of an extra room in your house that you can solely dedicate to your autistic child then you should definitely consider it. If not then use one of the rooms in your house that you won't change very often and stays pretty much the same day in day out.Why do this?You see, the layout of your child's learning environment can help or hinder how your child will develop. You may not know that even how the layout of the furniture Read more [...]
How the Environment Can Affect Mental Health
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on December 18, 2010
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Elisabetta Reist asked: The environment has really a big role in our mental health. Very often we do not think about, we do not even consider it. But it is the truth.In fact, sometimes it is the environment that does not allow us to sleep properly. The environment is a large term. It includes many aspects of your life. Just think of where you live. It is a noisy area? Is it, on the contrary, a tranquil area?How is the air you breathe? Do you always feel calm? Is there any green grass around? Some trees? Or can you not see any green, any nature?How is your home? Do you feel well in it? Are you happy? Environment means all sorts of things. It is the outside but it is also the inside of a home, of a workplace,If your home is in a residential area with a lot of green around, you may feel Read more [...]
5 Ways to Keep the Environment Clean
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on December 8, 2010
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Jasmine Sanchez asked: With the ever increasing use of technology and industries flourishing the amount of pollution in our environment is increasing at a rapid pace. Keeping our environment clean is a very important part of our lives in these days. It is important to focus on this as we have to make sure that the environment is preserved for future generations. Water pollution and litter are considered to be two of the main cause of the environment being dirty.In order to clean the environment there are 5 steps that we can follow: The 3Rs are considered to be the most important and easiest way to keep our environment clean and refrain it from pollution. Reduce, recycle and reuse are the famous 3 Rs that can keep our environment clean. By reducing the usage of harmful materials, and recycling Read more [...]
A Healthy Environment
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on November 29, 2010
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Marie Armenta asked: A healthy environment is a necessity to sustain life on the planet Earth, is a must for safe food and a sustainable economy, is one in which people, at home, in schools, at workplace and in their communities, have access to safe food and water, have adequate sanitation and are protected from risks associated with chemical pollution, environmental degradation and disasters.A healthy ecosystem is essential towards the durability of life as you may know it. Preserving environmental surroundings is essential considering that the impact of our surroundings on our well-being can be so great. We can easily continue to keep our family members as well as the ecosystem healthy and balanced by restricting contact with hazardous chemicals.The beautiful planet we are now living Read more [...]
Our Physical Environment Reinforces Our Sense Of Self
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on October 20, 2010
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Katherine Morris asked: Physical environment reinforces who we are:In mythology, film, literature, and daily living, setting is important: Zeus on Mt.Olympus, Poseidon in the sea, Hades in the underworld, Artemis in the forest, and Hestia at the hearth inside the temple. In film, as in literature and in daily life, the words "don't move," when uttered in a doctors' office versus in a jungle, or onstage, or in a dark deserted alleyway, conjure different meanings because of the setting. Being in a basement or a ballroom, a church or a courtroom, a library or a subway station, each setting has its own distinct effect on a person. Setting signal behaviors, impart information about the users or occupants, invite our projections and imaginings, stir our feelings, and engage our unconscious.Settings Read more [...]