Do you want to live longer?

A few years ago my cosmetician recommended me to leave town every weekend. She will do good to her, she told me. Studies show, however, that it is more than that. Pollution is one of the major causes of death in civilized countries. According to a new report by the Lancet Commission on Health and Pollution, about one in six deaths is related to a certain type of pollution. This means air pollution, water and soil contamination, and chemical and occupational pollution, which together are the biggest cause of illness worldwide.

In fact, studies estimate that these types of pollution have caused no more than 9 million premature deaths in 2015 alone. These figures are quite amazing and, according to the report, world governments and health systems have ignored them for too long. If you're wondering which type of pollution is the biggest threat to your health, the report also answers this question. Air pollution is the worst and has been associated with 6. 5 million deaths in 2015.

The next one on the list is water (at 1. 8 million) and the third is linked to work (0. 8 million). The pollution problem affects everyone, but especially children, communities in middle and low income areas, and industrialized countries in accelerated Africa and Asia. So what is the conclusion we have to draw? .

In other words, to live an eco-lifestyle by purchasing and using natural products including beauty, personal hygiene, cleaned out of household, but also exiting in nature and eating more fruits and vegetables that are full of antioxidants - not . So, use non-toxic and eco candles and check daily the air quality index in the city. There are many things we can not control about air pollution, water and soil, but we can argue with knowledge and do everything we can to reduce our exposure to toxins every day. .