Thursday, September 24, 2015

Natural air fresheners for your home


SPRAY
Vinegar works best to disinfect the air naturally and destroy bacteria. Take an empty spray bottle and fill it with one part white vinegar to four parts water and spray it into the air to freshen any room. To remove cooking smells from the kitchen, place a bowl of vinegar in the room. You can add lemon or orange peels to it but remember to dispose it off by the end of the day.

SPRINKLE
The good old baking soda comes handy to combat smell of any kind. It is also considered to be an all-round deodoriser, but it works best as an odour neutraliser by getting rid of those smells associated with acidic substances like pet urine or sweat. To remove the dampness in fabrics, carpet or upholstery — sprinkle some fresh baking soda on the area and leave it overnight. Just vacuum it the next morning. Sprinkle those foul- smelling shoes, socks or smelly gym clothes with this magic potion.

BAKE
This works best to get rid of kitchen odours. Just slice two lemons, and bake them in an oven for an hour or more. Turn off the heat and leave the oven door open for the soothing smell to spread into the rooms. The next best thing is to bake a batch of brownies. The warm aroma will waft not only in the kitchen but through the entire house.

SIMMER With just a few ingredients in the kitchen, you can create your own natural air freshener. Take spices like star anise, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, cloves along with orange peels and lemon peels. Put them with water in a pot to boil for an hour. As the liquid evaporates, the stale kitchen air will give way to a lovely aroma. After the liquid cools down, strain it into a spray bottle and use it as and when required.

Make Your Own POTPOURRI
Potpourri not only makes for a nice decoration but is also acts as a pleasant air freshener. It gives the entire house an uplifting, spicy-citrus scent and can be used to fight strong cooking smells. You can customise yours by adding dried fruit, herbs, spices and essential oils. For homemade fruit and spice potpourri, thinly slice an orange or an apple and bake them for an hour and a half till they dry up. Once they cool down, add cinnamon sticks, cloves and transfer it to an airtight jar and leave it for 24 hours before using.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Anti-Fast Food Campaign

A global campaign has been launched aimed at reducing the marketing of unhealthy food to peuple.
More than 50 consumer groups are backing a voluntary code of practice which includes tight restrictions on television and internet advertising.
 
Fast food is the term given to food that is prepared and served very quickly, first popularized in the 1950s in the United States. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out / take-away. Fast food restaurants are traditionally separated by their ability to serve food via a drive-through. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951.  
 
Fast food chains have come under criticism over concerns ranging from claimed negative health effects, alleged animal cruelty, cases of worker exploitation, and claims of cultural degradation via shifts in people's eating patterns away from traditional foods.
 


By Juraj Kotian
 
 

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