Go Green and Save Green

There was a time when the push for turning green was all about helping the environment and the future of our planet. These days the reasons to go green are a lot greater than that, in fact, when you turn your attention to living a greener lifestyle, you will be saving a lot more than the planet, you will be saving a few dollars.

Lower fuel costs

Unless you work at home, there is a good chance that you will need to do a little commute. Gas prices are high enough already without having to add that expense to your monthly budget. Consider carpooling with someone else heading in the same direction. If that is not an option, and you work close enough, try using a bike, your health and the planet will both thank you for it.

Improve your energy consumption

High-energy usage is detrimental to the planet and your budget. The good news is that you have the power to do something about it. Spend a little to save a lot, begin by installing a programmable thermostat and stop adjusting the setting. Look for any leaks that may exist in the home or business and plug them. Try using sensor recognizing switches so your lights turn off when you leave the room.

Eat healthy

Many diets consist of large amounts of meat, and this industry by itself is a major contributor of greenhouse emissions. As human beings there are other ways for us to secure our iron and protein. Meat is also one of the more expensive items on your grocery bill. Consider planting your own vegetable garden where you can control the use of unwanted chemicals. This will help you cut your food bill in half, and your health will immediately improve. If you insist on eating meat, take your business to a store that promotes natural healthy animal growth.

The value of water

There is no question that the human body needs water, so don't waste it. High water consumption in the shower can increase your water bill and your energy bill through the hot water heater. Drinking a lot of water is a good thing, but rather than purchasing bottled water by the case and having to think about where your used plastic bottles will end up, consider investing in a water filter to add to your faucet instead. You need the water, but the planet does not need to increase the landfill.

Tim Smith writes for Modernize.

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Potencies in Homeopathy

Potency selection is a rather complex aspect of  homeopathy. Potency selection will vary based on the approach, such as Cell Salt care, organotherapy, nosode therapy, general clinical management. The rationale for these differences relate to focus of management(acute vs. chronic) and theoretical basis(edition of Organon directives).

• Cell Salt care protocols describe low potencies of 3X or 6X for the salts to resolve deficiencies(chronic tendency) and higher potencies of 30C, 100C, 200C to resolve excesses(shorter term or slight acute tendency).
• Organotherapy or sarcode care protocols include low potencies of 3X, 6X,6C. Potencies are generally low since time is needed to wear down an organ in most cases.
• Nosode care protocols include low potencies of 6C in general since deficiencies are corrected.
• General clinical management involves the most controversy. Homeopaths who favor the earlier editions of the Organon of Medicine will tend to use very low potencies(3X,6X) for chronic conditions and midlevel potencies of 30C or 100C for acute conditions or constitutional/miasmatic care. Homeopaths who favor the later editions of the Organon of Medicine will tend to favor midlevel potencies, usually for chronic conditions,  and very high potencies of 1M, LM, 10M,usually for acute. But these high potency providers will use the very high potencies for serious chronic conditions such as cancer management and for miasmatic/constitutional care. Working with higher potencies is far more challenging as the client is at greater risk for healing crises,etc.