To prevent global warming, you can help by decreasing how often you drive. Less driving means less carbon dioxide emission from your car. By traveling less will also help lessen the emission of carbon dioxide in the air.

Get a car service on a regular basis. This will increase your fuel efficiency which eventually decreases your green house gas emissions. New car models are eco-friendly. They promote the use of biodiesel and others are hydrogen powered.

Cut back on your heat and air conditioning. You may add insulation walls to lessen air conditioning. Turn down the heat when you sleep or going out the house. Saving electricity will also reduce global warming.

Most importantly, planting a tree helps a lot. A single tree can absorb 1 ton of carbon dioxide for its entire life. Trees are important because they absorb carbon dioxide in the air and in turn give off oxygen.

Check your water. Buy food from sanitary dealers. Use containers to prevent contaminating other food and kitchen surfaces. Your freezer should be set at 0 F.

Store your food properly. Regularly clean and disinfect the refrigerator and freezer. Eat properly cooked food. Preferable, foods must be eaten immediately after cooking while hot. Leftover food should be refrigerated and reheated before being eaten. If you’re sick, avoid preparing food for others. If water quality is doubtful, boil water for at least 5 minutes. Cool and promptly store leftovers after food been served. If in doubt, throw it out.

Wash your hands thoroughly and often. It’s the best way to prevent infectious diseases. You can’t overemphasize this simple reminder. By frequently washing your hands, you wash away germs that you have picked from other people, or from contaminated surfaces, animals and waste. One of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their nose or eyes after their hands have been contaminated with the cold virus. Before you know it, everyone around you is getting sick.

The important thing to remember is that in addition to colds, some serious diseases, like hepatitis A, meningitis, infectious diarrhea and SARS, can be prevented of we make a habit of washing hands.

When should you wash your hands? Before, during and after you prepare food, before and after you eat; after you use the bathroom; after handling animals or their waste; when your hands are dirty; and more frequently if some one in your home is sick. It is estimated that 1 out of 3 people do not wash their hands after using the restroom. So their tips are also important when you’re out in public.

Wash your hands with soap for 10-15 seconds or about the length of a little tune.

Routinely clean disinfect surfaces. Cleaning and disinfecting is not the same thing. In most cases, cleaning with soap and water is adequate. It removes dirt and most germs. However, in other situations, disinfecting provides and extra mile of safety.

You should disinfect areas where there are both high concentrations dangerous germs and a possibility that they will be spread to others. Given the right conditions, some germs can be live on surfaces for hours and even days.

The “hot zones” or contaminated areas in your home are mainly the kitchen and bathroom.

All food may contain some natural bacteria, and improper handling gives the bacteria a chance to grow. Also food can be contaminated with bacteria from other sources that can make you ill. Unclean food can cause fever, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea.

If you are cleaning up body fluids such as blood, vomit or feces, you should wear rubber gloves, particularly if you have cuts and scratches on hands.