Awareness of Environmental Health
Becoming aware of environmental health exposures and their impacts empowers us to make beneficial changes that can significantly improve our quality of life, as well as the lives of those we love and care for. Learning about the chemicals or toxins we may be exposing ourselves to and exploring alternative options are the first steps to improving our quality of life. Explore the content below to start learning what it takes to be environmentally healthy in today’s world.
The selection of videos below are excerpts from Susan Luck’s vast lecture library and provide insights into the importance of our awareness of environmental health.
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Enacting Awareness
Click through the tabs below to learn more about the impact your environment has on your health and simple actions you can take to enact more awareness into your daily life.
Environmental toxins impact us on a Micro Level and Macro Level our entire lives. At the Micro Level, toxins can damage our cells and organs, and over time can even change the very genetic makeup that makes us who we are. On the Macros Level, toxins can harm our loved ones by triggering genetically predisposed health conditions. On an even bigger scale, harmful environmental toxins can influence national and global politics.
By becoming aware of the environmental concerns around us, we are playing an important role in improving not only our own lives, but potentially lives of all those we are connected to.
Bringing awareness the the food we eat is a great place to start thinking about changes because it’s something we all do everyday! Use the questions below to reflect and bring more awareness to your unique eating habits:
- Reflecting on my eating patterns and choices, what works and what do I want to change?
- What are my activity levels and how do I plan to meet my needs?
- What factors, unique to me, influence my food planning and food choices?
Bringing awareness the products in your home can help you become more aware of the chemicals around you. Use the questions below to reflect and bring more awareness to areas you can make changes:
- Are any of household cleaning or personal products all natural?
- What do the labels on my cleaning and personal products say? Are there warnings about ingredients?
- What factors, unique to me, influence my product choices?