{"id":461,"date":"2008-04-10T07:04:04","date_gmt":"2008-04-10T12:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/04\/10\/tips_for_health\/"},"modified":"2008-04-10T07:04:04","modified_gmt":"2008-04-10T12:04:04","slug":"tips_for_health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/04\/10\/tips_for_health\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Health: Tips for Healthy, Low-Carbon Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2008\/02\/sheryl_canter.jpg' height=\"80\" alt='Sheryl Canter' align=\"left\" hspace=\"8\" class=\"blogAuthorPic\" \/><i>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Happily, actions that promote a healthy environment also tend to promote personal health. Using muscle power for transportation by walking and biking gives you the best kind of exercise, and also reduces your <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/05\/10\/carbon_footprint\/\">carbon footprint<\/a>. Drinking <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/03\/26\/bottled_water\/\">tap water rather than bottled<\/a> gives you clean water at one-thousandth the price.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the money you save by avoiding bottled water to make better food choices &#8211; in particular, organic produce and dairy from grassfed animals. It also helps both you and the environment to avoid processed foods and foods with heavy packaging.<\/p>\n<p>For more ideas, check out our article <a href=\"http:\/\/edf.org\/page.cfm?tagID=20927\">Tips for a Healthy, Low-Carbon Life<\/a>, part of our coverage of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nphw.org\/nphw08\/default.htm\">National Public Health Week<\/a> and the impact of climate change on our nation&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund. Happily, actions that promote a healthy environment also tend to promote personal health. Using muscle power for transportation by walking and biking gives you the best kind of exercise, and also reduces your carbon footprint. 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