Sofonie Dala - Young Talents from Africa : Anatomy of Action Challenge - Angola. Chare your sustainable journey

Tuesday 5 October 2021

Anatomy of Action Challenge - Angola. Chare your sustainable journey - By Sofonie Dala. Day 8

Share Your Ride and Share Your Sustainable Journey - The Eight Natural Remedies

Greetings for the day!

Welcome to the 8th day of the most relevant challenge in the world!

Well, this article is for those of you interested in leaving that car at home and intend to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Healthy eating. It's something everyone knows they should do, but few of us do as consistently as we would like.

Interview with Christian teacher Pedro

Our guest today will explain why he prefers to live a sustainable lifestyle by eating only healthy food and what are the Eight Natural Remedies .

Praise God for this opportunity that gives me to be here now witnessing the sustainable lifestyle I have adopted since 2004.

It has been an experience that led me to understand the healing power of natural food.

I had a period of volunteer worker training where I learned that the healthy lifestyle is not just for Reformed members of the Adventist world church but for everyone.

So I, together with my cousin, have been living a healthy lifestyle for 16 years and by the grace of God, by the power of the holy spirits there were many benefits that I knew, I no longer know what does it mean to be sick because I never got sick again, and this is one of the things that has made me so steadfast.

There are many benefits I actually get from practicing the 8 natural remedies.

What Are The 8 Laws Of Health

Could you tell us what the 8 natural remedies are?

The 8 natural remedies are:

Nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, air, rest and trust in God.

Professor Pedro is showing us the many books about healthy eating that he reads.

According to him, the American Christian writer Ellen White wrote extensively on God's Natural Remedies. Most of the quotes have a date by them... check it out...you will be amazed at the light she had so early in time! As early as 1868 she was telling people that meat eating was the cause of cancer and was not safe to eat! And it 1899, she said it wouldn't be long and milk and dairy products would no longer be safe! Science and Doctors are just catching up to her with all the scientific information supporting exactly what she said in regards to the safety of meat eating and dairy products and the rest of God's Natural Remedies.

Extraordinary Reasons Why You Should Use Public Transport

If we are serious about addressing the problem, then we should often opt for public transport. A recent research indicated that a full carriage bus in a public transport system is equivalent to about 55 cars on the road with one occupant. So, if we could all use public transport, we’ll probably be decongesting more than 50 cars on the road.

While many view it as not entirely comfortable as compared to the use of a personal car, it’s one of the most amazing ways to travel and enjoy your journey. Public transportation eases congestion, reduces emissions, and gives you plenty of quality time to people watch, as well as get to know your "neighbors." In addition, public transportation allows you to relax, read or nap during that commute instead of fighting and stressing and feeling the road rage.

So, what do we mean by public transportation?

“Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is a shared passenger-transport service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, carpooling, hired buses, and transportation network companies, which are not shared by the general public without private arrangement.”

Try the bus or train for longer trips

Buses, trains, light rail and ferries generally have dedicated travel paths that are quicker than sitting alone in your car, which can cut down travel times. If you need to use a car, see if you can car-pool. Each of these options is much better than flying. In a car, four people would only be collectively responsible for emitting only 104 kilograms of CO2, whereas in a plane they would generate some 736 kilograms of carbon dioxide. A cross-country train trip would generate about half the greenhouse-gas emissions of driving a car.

1. You help in reducing the overall environmental greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas pollution is ever on the rise and that’s the reason states, organizations, and environmentalists advocate for emission reduction techniques. By using public transport, you’ll be able to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions by more than half. Research has proved that only three to eight people on a public transport bus are able to cut emissions by half compared to an individual commuting in a personal car by himself or herself.

2. You’ll contribute towards easing congestion. Most of the road traffic congestions witnessed in our roads across various cities around the world are all attributed to the use of private vehicles and the notion of everyone wanting to use their own personal cars for privacy and comfort. At the same time, we keep complaining of traffic jams.

3. You’ll have lots of time to people watch. Public transportation is used by people from diverse backgrounds with varied cultures, norms and ways of living. If you opt for public transportation, it means you’ll have the chance to people watch and even get to learn the nature of different people.

Meet new people. Public transportation is used by diverse people and again, there is no need for over-emphasizing on this point. The odds are that you’ll be able to interact with lots of people from different cultures if you use public transport as opposed to traveling private.

4. Public transportation allows you to relax. With public transportation, you’ll be able to have your own time, take a nap, avoid the road rage, and get out of the pressures of driving your own private car. During the commute, you can also read or just enjoy the view which will help in boosting your dopamine hormones and reducing your stress levels.

5. You’ll save money. Using public transport can save you up to four times the money you use commuting in your private or personal car. The regular use of your personal car will require the costs of maintenance and other additional charges such as parking fees, emission tickets, and speeding fines. By using public transport, you’ll be able to save all the money directed to such miscellaneous expenses of using a personal vehicle.

Furthermore, using public transport to travel helps you unwind. At the end of your public transportation journey, you’ll definitely have moments to recall and reflect on some of the best moments in your life.