Pillar # 8: Healthy Environment and Good Hygiene.

Air pollution is associated with many upper respiratory diseases and cancers. It has been associated with an increased risk of hearts disease.

One solution to this problem is to move to Antarctica or an island in the South Pacific. Unfortunately, few of us can afford to do that. In fact; that's why ,placesare not very polluted; few people and less industry.

So the idea is to think globally and act locally; as they say.

In fact, pollution can be very local, even originating in your own home or workplace.,and there are local solutions.

New houses can be loaded with chemical fumes,for example. Radon gas, which is found in the ground and can seep into your basement,is a major cause of lung cancer, especially among smokers, and need to be detected and controlled.