30 good practices to improve your Health, Safety and Sustainability

Although it may seem obvious to you, I have selected some of the common practices that are present in our daily lives and that reduce our quality of life. Not only in the Health, but also in the safety and in the sustainability (environment). So I have considered that it would not hurt to make a list of all those small gestures that we make and that become habits.

These habits when repeating them can harm us. They seem silly, but day after day, our health (insomnia, stress ...), our safety (from minor to very serious incidents) and the quality of the environment (respiratory diseases, allergies ...) are undermining..

These are some of the good practices that I recommend, related to health, safety and sustainability:

To health

1. Drink water most of the time, avoiding drinks with added sugar and foods that come from abused animals.
2. In the bedroom, do not include tablets/smartphones/ laptops / TV. Disconnect the WI-FI (It is the silent enemy of your health and relationships).
3. Do not leave the tablet nor the mobile phone, especially to children under 6 years of age, (their brain is not yet developed and causes behavior problems and the development of attention deficit). With the stimuli of the environment they have more than enough.
4. Do not allow minors to be present on social networks until you consider that they are ready. Currently the legal age in Spain is 14 years for most social networks and always with parental permission.
5. Place the ICT (computer equipment to communicate remotely electronically). in an area of ​​the house. When you have visitors, invite them to leave their mobile in that space and consult it when they really "need" it. You thus promote social interaction and mindfulness.
6. After a certain time, disconnect from social networks, work and technology in general.
7. Manage the hours of the day in work and leisure. The recreational activities share them with yourself and with someone, indoors and outdoors. You guarantee yourself more wealth and variety.
8. Walk whenever you can and if you can do some other exercise. Start for 5 minutes and see progressively increasing.
9. Collect, if you have a pet, their excrement. Sharing public space involves us being respectful of others.
10. Have fun and smile all you can, improve your social skills if you see fit. Do pleasant activities and share life with whoever recharges your batteries. Say "No" when you consider it and love yourself.

B: Security

1. 1. Walk your pet safely, for everyone. Look online at the regulations on the possession of dangerous dogs, to find out if this category belongs to them because they are of a dangerous breed or because of their constitution. You must also comply with community and municipal regulations.
   2. At home or during transfers on foot, keep an eye on your safety and that of your children. Teach them to know how to take care of themselves (orientation, knowing how to go and return alone, even if they don't have to do it yet).
   3. Get the passengers out of your car on the safe side and teach them to know how to say no when the driver does not offer sufficient guarantees.
   4. Involve the companions of your vehicle. If you are a passenger, contribute to the management of GPS, radio, etc..
   5. Use rear-facing approved child restraints while you can (age 4 recommended). Find out about the regulations.
   6. Call 112 (official common emergency phone for all of Europe) and teach your children (1 mouth, 1 nose, 2 eyes) so that they know from a young age to call them.
   7. When driving, forget about your mobile and focus on the road and what you see in a panoramic way. Distractions are the cause of accidents. Monotony also affects our attention and concentration, increasing the risk, so we will stop more often.
   8. Check your car / motorcycle or other vehicle you drive. Increase the frequency if he is a few years old.
   9. Give the seat to people who need it in public transport. Take a look at everything around you.
   10. Find out well if you take drugs, category III medications and / or drink alcohol if you have to drive. The BAC may vary depending on the type of beverage (distilled or fermented), the amount, the time of day, whether you are a man or a woman, your age, and whether or not you have an empty stomach. The limit is above 0.5 g / l in blood and 0.25 mg / l in exhaled air for drivers in general. It is a criminal offense to exceed the rate of 0.60 mg / l of exhaled air, also if the presence of substances influences driving.

C: Sustainability

1. Use public transport, or share your vehicle whenever you can
2. Take a folding bag with you and do not use plastic bags, they take more than 150 years to degrade.
3. Separate your garbage and recycle. Batteries, glass, cups and disposable plates, etc..
4. Store your papers or other garbage in your bag or backpack. If you see someone who throws them away, invite them to pick up “theirs” politely, but assertively.
5. Turn off lights you don't need and unplug electrical appliances you don't use. Don't leave them in stand-by.
6. Write on recycled paper and reinvent your furniture and appliances, or exchange them at second-hand markets.
7. Wear organic clothing if possible.
8. Use led lights.
9. Whenever you can, encourage small business consumption. Buy in a rational way, avoiding its expiration and that it goes to waste.
10. Regulate the temperature of your house by choosing neither extreme temperatures nor for heat or cold.

If you are not putting into practice any of these basic behaviors, I encourage you to do so and see the benefits they cause you in the short term (15 days / 1 month). The benefits of environmental improvement, will unfortunately take a few more years.

If you are already putting these tips into practice, rejoice, because you are contributing to the good of yourself, your family and society, and you can focus on improving other aspects.

Remember:

Encourage responsibility and good habits. Do not forget that you are a model and that children learn by imitation, not by sermons.

Download from the internet and know the different regulations on what you need. Not knowing them does not exempt us from sanction or responsibility.

"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom".  Bob dylan