BE THE CHANGE

C8, a harmful chemical that is in 99% of all humans. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(C8)-CP_47,497.png When viewing, "The Devil We Know," I learned a lot. I did not even know about the chemicals in the day to day things that I use. From pots and pans, to floss, to even the water I drink, I am amazed to find out that there is a constant chemical in the water that I drink.. and to think that most people do not know about these chemicals, C8 and PFOA chemicals, scares me. Disease caused by water, air, soil, pollution are responsible for 9 million premature deaths annually. That is 16% of all global deaths. Exposures to contaminated water, air, and soil kill more people than smoking, hunger, natural disasters, war, aids, or malaria. That is crazy. PFA stands for  Perfluoroalkoxy Polymer, which is a  Chemical  Compound that   is  resistant to strong mineral acids, inorganic bases, and inorganic oxidizing agents and to most of the organic compounds and their

Being on campus, I have gained a lot of knowledge about my impact. Now that I do everything completely myself for myself (living at college = no parents, ha.) I realize how wasteful I was at home, and how much materialistic things I do not NEED. Yeah, I like to shop for things, but being on a budget (COLLEGE LIFE!!!!) made me realize the MAIN things that I can change in order to feel better about myself and do better things for the planet. To save energy, dry your clothes in your dorm!!! https://www.cleancult.com/blog/why-natural-laundry-powder/ 1.) LAUNDRY. Whether it is me being lazy or not, I do laundry less. I let it pile up, and then I do it. When I was home I did my laundry waaay too much. It is very wasteful of water. I also use a natural detergent which in my opinion smells 100% more better than tide or any other crap that is bad for your skin, and really bad to use overall. I read this really great article online about natural detergent and why it is much better to use

 "WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ORGANIC????"  Jubilee: What a Biodynamic Farmer Taught me about Rejuvenation , by Daphne Miller, M.D. The role of agriculture and the microbiome in ecological and human health, from the book  Farmacology, was an article that really interested me. The main topic was calcium, and how taking two daily vitamins of calcium is not anywhere near natural, and how the metabolic effects of the vitamin of calcium are not the same effects as calcium in food. These vitamins can be found in stores such as CVS, natural food stores, and the like. Most places claim that calcium supplements can positively affect your body, but your body does not recognize calcium in a manmade product, therefore, your body does not use the manmade calcium, and instead it turns into waste product. I learned this in my Nutrition Science class last semester, which was a very interesting class. Overall, the article stressed how biodynamic farming contrasts with a different types of