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  Best house plants for beginners  House plants People generally think that plants should be outdoor, and they require a lot of attention and heavy maintenance, No not really there are some plants which are meant for the indoors. Many have a question why plants indoors?  Adding plants indoor is important as they have many benefits like Plants reduce stress, anxiety. One famous NASA experiment shows that plants effectively purify the air and remove the toxins like benzene and formaldehyde.  Plants use the trapped carbon dioxide in the house and release oxygen (photosynthesis). Plants absorb carbon monoxide, this is odorless and colorless gas dangerous when inhaled in overdoses. this gas is often produced from gas stoves, ovens, water heaters, fire places etc  Plants acts as natural humidifiers, especially during the drier months.  Plants add warmth and ambiance to decor  HERE ARE THE LOW MAINTENANCE PLANTS  Air Plant : They are epiphytes, meaning t...

 HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY  What is immunity:- The ability to fight against the foreign body and protecting our body. White blood cells (WBCs) also called as leukocytes, are the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body.Our immune system protects us from diseases caused by bacteria, virus, toxins and helps remove foreign bodies and malignant cells from our body. **It is vital that your immune system is in good working order if you want to stay protected. There are several ways to strengthen your immunity naturally. Getting enough rest . Good sleep (7-8hrs) is closely related to immunity. Manage stress, excessive stress leads to release of free radicals into the blood stream. (Anti-oxidant diet helps in fighting free radicals) and meditation can help with managing stress. Limit refined sugars intake (like consuming cold drinks, sweet treats, processed foods etc). Moderate intake of alcoholic beverages. (Alcohol damages Epithelial cells, neutrophils in...

Food waste is a global problem. In united states of America million tonns of food is wasted and ends in the landfill. This food waste in the landfills release methane gas into the environment. There are two types of food waste, One that is spoiled , expired or rotten ones which is called as Food waste and the Unavoidable food waste from food preparation like egg shells, banana peels, coffee grounds, which is called Food Scraps.Many consider these scraps as food waste.   We can use these food scraps in two ways to grow our garden.  By decomposing the scraps into soil Scraps into plant fertilizer.  Many of us may not have access to compost foods, but everyone can use these food scraps into plant/garden fertilizer and help us grow healthy plants and flowers. Here are some scraps which can be used in the gardening EGG SHELLS :  Every household use eggs on a regular basis as they are good source of protein. Even the shells are good source of calcium an...

Plants as Return Gifts As we are celebrating our younger daughter's birthday this month, we are struggling hard to find the perfect and customized return gifts to our friends,which should be unique and budget friendly as well. After a lot of research I came up with the idea of gifting plants as return gifts. One main concern or a problem which striked my head is what plants should I gift, because the plants should be very easy to handle and should be tolerant to all the weather conditions and most importantly they should be travel friendly for the guests to carry them to their home. After a lot of research I finally decided upon gifting succulents.I am specific about succulents because they are very sturdy and hard to kill plants.They are available in different varieties and come in smaller size. They not only beautify the space but also have other benefits like Purifying the air, humidify the place and improve the concentration etc.  And coming to the planters i luckily ...

TRASH TO TREASURE:  Here i come up with an another trash to treasure post. In this post i would like to reuse old and broken tea cups into planters. Instead of trashing them and they end up in the landfill. Lets RECYCLE and REUSE them and give them a new life. I am sure every household has such unused coffee/tea cups lying in our homes. All we need is cups and plant of your choice, preferably smaller plants.  I choose to plant snake plant babies in two of the cups and cactus in the other one. As i want to use them indoor i selected these two house plants. Snake plant cactus plant TIPS : **One important thing to consider is these cups doesn't have any drainage holes, So be little conscious while watering. Always touch and check the top soil, and only if the soil is dry then add very little water to the plant. As these plants are kept indoor the water requirement will be less too. **Always choose the plant which fits the size of your cup/vase. **R...

ZERO WASTE SWAPS Wishing you all a very happy new year Lets start this year with positivity and lets try hard to reduce our carbon footprint to save our mother earth. Preserve it for the future generation. Plastic plays predominant role in polluting our earth, be it air, water and soil. The main problem with plastic is, it doesn't DECOMPOSE and brakes down into micro plastics and entering into our food chain. Many animals, birds, marine animals are mistaken these plastic pieces as food and consuming them. **Everyday approximately 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into oceans.  Here i come up with 5 swaps where you can actually ditch the plastic (single use) and letting them not to end up in the landfill. These swaps not only limits use of single use plastics but also saves money. Reusable water bottle :Globally more than a million plastic bottles are sold every minute.  In the USA, only 30% of these are recycled and the rest end up in the l...