Tips, tricks and remedies that will change how you go about everyday tasks, for the better.
Team up with nasturtiums
When planting climbing beans pop in a few trailing nasturtium seeds at the same time. The nasturtiums will help to attract even more pollinators to the bean flowers, and they can also act as a trap crop by attracting common pests such as black bean aphid away from your beans.
Later on in the season, cabbage white butterflies will often prefer to lay their eggs on nasturtium leaves. These can then be buried in your compost bin before they have a chance to hatch and spread, helping nearby cabbage family crops to dodge an infestation. growveg.com.au
Read the recipe
If following a recipe, read it right through to the end before starting. That way, you’ll know where you’re heading and can decide if any steps could be completed concurrently (and also if any steps or ingredients could be skipped or simplified). The Organised Cook by Amelia Freer
New research finding
Vagus nerves are said to help us rest and digest, but they help us exercise, too, says Associate Professor Rohit Ramchandra, physiology researcher, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
New research finds the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems work together in exercise to help the heart pump harder and faster. University of Auckland
Sporting injury myth
According to leading breast cancer surgeon, Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier, despite many women believing that sports injuries can increase your risk of developing breast cancer, this belief is unfounded and is a myth.
- Sports injuries to the breast area do not cause breast cancer
- Trauma-induced lumps do result from breast injuries, which instinctively raise concerns about the risk of cancer
- While injuries cannot cause breast cancer, they can inadvertently lead to its discovery
- The risk of breast cancer is impacted by factors such as age, lifestyle, prior radiation therapy, reproductive history, and certain genetic predispositions.
drsanjaywarrier.com.au
There’s no such thing as away
When it comes to plastic (and most rubbish, really), there is no such thing as ‘away’. By throwing that wrapper in the bin, we’re just putting it somewhere else – and, nearly always, that somewhere else is doing damage to our planet. Which is why challenging yourself to use less single-use plastic is such a powerful habit.
The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook by Kirsten Bradley
Get wise to greenwashing
If your favourite fashion brand has made a promise to do X by a certain date, go back and check if it has published any updates. According to the fashion brand rating platform Good On You, 51 per cent of large brands with greenhouse gas emissions targets don’t actually state whether they are on track to meet them. A promise with no outcome isn’t very meaningful at all.
Sustainable Wardrobe by Sophie Benson
