World Water Relief... One of the basic necessities of humans is water. Without food, a person can survive up to two months but without water, it will only be a matter of days before they succumb. Unfortunately, in cases of disasters, clean water is the hardest commodity to obtain as clean waters tend to be the first ones to take the hardest blow when disasters strike. Clean drinking water is most sought-after with or without natural disasters...

Healthy Diet is Effective, not Nutritional Supplem... As the awareness of the importance of vitamins and minerals is on a rise, some scientific evidence denies the efficacy assigned to nutritional supplements, particularly vitamin pills in maintaining optimum health. In a few recent studies, taking healthy food has been proved to promise good health while vitamin and mineral pills fail to emulate the dietary role in maintaining health. Vitamin and mineral supplements have...

Guano – the Natural Remedy for Infertile Deficie... Birds are generally thought of as creatures of air with little to do on land except picking food and dropping excreta. But eco-conscious communities are now turning to the excrement of these airy creatures as the most valuable organic fertilizer, known as Guano in common terms. While a number of different bird excreta are now considered as guano, that of bats, seals, and seabirds particularly define the classic organic...

Hormones, Antibiotics, and the Safety of Dairy Pro... Dairy products, especially milk, are part of the daily diet for most people. Milk is the primary food for children and an important part of diet for growing individuals and adults. Given the demand of the rapidly growing population, cattle have been injected with synthetic hormones to increase milk production. In the Unites States, about 80% of commercial cattle farms use hormones for increasing milk production. That...

Disease-Free Crops in Green Farming... Healthy communities, whether of humans or any other living forms, have no place for diseases. In eco-friendly communities, growing disease-free crops is the main focus of farming. It is true that microbes are part of our ecological space but those bad ones, which have evolved to flourish by destroying crops, are never welcome. Shutting them out is integral to green living. How do we manage it? Following are some common...