As a kid, it might seem like you’re too young, too small, or the problem is too big for you to help the environment.  While the problems we face dealing with the environment are big, there are a number of things that a young person can do to help preserve and protect the world around them. If you live in a Capitola Condos, you can still help preserve the natural world and make it a more enjoyable place.  Here are a few things that you can do to help save the world. What matters is that you can make a difference at your age regardless of where you live.

Conserve Electricity

The more we use electricity, the more greenhouse gases we release into the air, and the more of our resources we consume.  While using electricity isn’t necessarily a bad thing, being wasteful is.  Instead, think before you turn on the television, or that lamp next to the couch. Could you survive without the television for another hour?  Can sunlight provide the light you need?  If so, consider making use of the sunlight or playing with your friends.  And of course, when you’re done, be sure to turn off the computer, television or light. The less electricity you use, the better. In a Capitola condo, you have a smaller space to heat and clean and cool, so you can help right there by monitoring how much water and electricity you use each month. Figure out ways to save.

Conserve Water

Just like electricity, the amount of water you use can greatly affect the environment around you.  By doing such simple things as taking shorter showers, or turning off the water when you brush your teeth, you can help conserve water. Even just having your parents load the dishwasher in your Capitola condo once a day instead of twice can make a real difference.  The more water you conserve, the more will be available for animals, drinking, and the planet.

Use Alternate Transportation

One of the easiest ways to help the environment is to use your feet to get to the place you want to go.  By walking, riding your bike, or even using public transportation, you can help reduce the amount of pollution being forced into the air by cars on the road. The design aspects of a Capitola condo is such that public transportation is close at hand. While it might not seem like much, together with your friends you can have a big impact just by walking to the store instead of getting a ride in a car.

Get Outside and Volunteer

If you want to do something more than just turning off the television or taking shorter showers, it’s easy to take an active role in helping the environment.  As you’re walking to school, pick up some of the litter you find on the ground. Get together with some of your friends and talk to the park district in your area. They probably will have recreational areas that need to be cleaned up, or trees planted.  Or you can help your school organize fund raisers for such things as an endangered species, or even the World Wildlife Fund.

Tell Adults What They Can Do

Believe it or not, sometimes telling adults what to do can be a great way to help the environment.  By encouraging your parents, teachers, and neighbors to make environmentally good choices in what they do and buy, you can help them make an impact as well.  That, along with the good choices that you make the world can become a better place. Maybe you can suggest a class project and get your class involved?

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Dental health is important to all of us. We buy special toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss and rinsing agents to help ensure that our smile is white, our teeth are cavity free and our breath is fresh. But, did you know that drinking tea may be one of the best (and simplest) things you can do to protect your teeth?

Well, it’s true. Tea has been shown to offer protection to our teeth. Tea is a natural source of fluoride, which is known to protect against tooth decay. This is great news for children, who need significant amounts of fluoride in order for tooth enamel to harden properly. When teeth harden properly in our youth, it protects us from cavities throughout our lives.

However, even for adults, whose teeth are fully formed, tea’s fluoride is a great way to protect your teeth. The fluoride found in tea has been shown to inhibit the growth of glucosyltransferase. This substance helps the plaque that naturally forms to adhere to our teeth.

Dentists in the UK have also reported that black tea disables certain forms of bacteria that work with sugars to form clumpy aggregates that stick to teeth. These dentists believe that drinking black tea reduces the total mass of dental plaque.

In addition, one study has suggested that green tea may inhibit the enzyme that causes plaque to form in the first place. Plaque is formed when an enzyme in your mouth mixes with sugar in the food you eat.

This study, reported by the UK Tea Council, looked at a sweet drink offered by a gourmet coffee house. This drink included sugar and whipped cream, but also included green tea. When the teeth of those who consumed this beverage were evaluated and compared to those who consumed heavily sweetened drinks that did not include green tea, the results were significant.

Even when the participants consumed the same amount of sugar, those whose drinks contained green tea did not have the same amount of plaque formation as those whose drinks were made with something other than green tea, leading researchers to conclude that green tea has a cleansing effect on the teeth.

And, for those of us concerned about bad breath, green tea may have good news, as well. Green tea also inhibits the growth of many of the bacteria that cause bad breath. So, drinking green tea on a regular basis may help keep your breath naturally sweet.

Not getting your daily dose of tea? Here are some simple ways to increase the amount of tea you’re getting each day.

• Skip that second cup of coffee – Even the most serious coffee connoisseurs can usually forego the second cup if given a cup of tea as an alternative.

• Make iced tea – It doesn’t matter whether your tea is hot or iced. The protective effects are the same. So, brew up a big pitcher of tea and keep it in the refrigerator for serving at and between meals.

• Grab a bottle – Today, major tea manufacturers offer green tea bottled like soda. This is a delicious replacement for your daily soda, and is far healthier.

• Carry tea bags – Carry tea bags in your purse or suit case. This makes it easy to have your favorite tea anywhere that hot water is available.

• Wind down in the evening. Many people avoid tea in the evening, because they fear the caffeine will inhibit sleep. However, both black and green teas are lower in caffeine than coffee, with green tea having less caffeine than black. In addition, the caffeine in tea doesn’t seem to cause jitters the way coffee and soda can. So, tea is a great way to wind down in the evening, most likely without interrupting your sleep.

Green or Black?

If you’re wondering whether you should be drinking green tea or black tea, you’re asking a good question. Both are healthy, but there are significant differences between the two.

Black tea is fermented during processing, which changes the natural anti-oxidant compounds. While black tea does contain anti-oxidants, and does offer many healthful benefits, those natural, unfermented anti-oxidant compounds in green tea are healthier.

Research has shown over and over that green tea’s anti-oxidants have significant power to protect health. Green tea has been shown to prevent cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease and to help reduce premature aging.

So, while black tea is definitely good for you, and is protective to your teeth, for the maximum overall health benefits, get your daily dose of green tea. Many scientists today suggest that for the maximum benefit to your dental health, you combine the two. Both are delicious and refreshing, making a wonderful drink any time of day. It may be one of the simplest ways you can protect your health – and your smile.

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