Oxygen articles Tag

Heat: indoor plants to cool the house

palm family All palms grown as houseplants are interesting for their cooling effect because their leaves have small pores that release moisture and oxygen. If you want to create a miniature jungle at home, you can use fan palm, Rhapis, Areca or fishtail palm, among others. To keep them happy in ...

17
Aug
2022

Composting

oody garden waste) and "nitrogen" waste, wet and soft (kitchen waste, grass clippings, fresh leaves). - Aerate and stir every 3 or 4 weeks to provide oxygen and control moisture. Aeration is an essential factor for successful composting. If the compost is too dry: stir and water at the same time, ...

30
Jan
2007

Air Travel: 5 Tips to Feel Good

nds to that at an altitude of about 2500 meters. If you suffer from a heart, lung, or blood disease, you might have difficulty coping with the lower oxygen content. Consult your doctor before considering travel. If you are taking medications (especially for heart, diabetes, or epilepsy), you shoul ...

05
Aug
2008

The Olympic Flame: 5 Things to Know About This Symbol

divers near the Great Barrier Reef. In 2008, it was taken to the summit of Mount Everest, at an altitude of 8,848 meters, protected from the lack of oxygen by a special miner's lamp. In 2013 and 2014, it traveled across Russia, to the North Pole, under the waters of Lake Baikal, and even into spac ...

12
Feb
2014

Covid-19: is the 5th wave really the last one?

micron are 50-70% less likely to develop a severe form than patients affected by the delta variant. They have a shorter hospital stay and require less oxygen. In addition, this more contagious virus has helped to strengthen herd immunity. Those vaccinated or infected with omicron have developed a ...

17
Jan
2022

Heating with wood: 5 tips for a nice blaze

ly after the fire is well established can you reduce the air intakes, making sure to never close them completely. These openings ensure a supply of oxygen essential to the combustion of the wood and thus a good draft in your chimney flue. For reloading, note that it is best to put wood back in ...

19
Jan
2022

The Platypus: the amazing boat that scans the Mediterranean

stic looks can thus be described as a semi-submersible, halfway between catamaran and submarine. Inside the boat, the divers do not need tanks because oxygen is distributed to them from the surface, thanks to air compressors integrated into the boat. This French invention developed over the past ...

05
July
2022

Heat wave and mental health: how heat affects your mood

dration and heat stroke! When our bodies are no longer able to regulate their temperature through Sweating and breathing, they have to deal with an oxygen deficit which makes them more irritable. In addition, since it is more difficult to sleep because of the nighttime heat, the aggression see ...

21
July
2022

Eye fatigue: 5 tips for resting your eyes from screens

mple, it will be beneficial to limit your sedentary level but also to preserve the health of your eyes. Indeed, physical activity allows blood and oxygen to circulate throughout the body... all the way to the eyes. By reducing the overall cardiovascular risk, walking also helps prevent the delete ...

14
Nov
2022

Nutrition: 5 essential vitamins and minerals in winter.

her conditions in winter. Moreover, it is not its only virtue for health as vitamin E also serves in the production of red blood cells that transport oxygen in the blood. The main sources of vitamin E in the diet are nuts, sunflower seeds, avocado, vegetable oils, and to a lesser extent, leafy gree ...

03
Nov
2023

Compost: How to Avoid Bad Smells and Insects?

st add an equivalent volume of dry waste with each addition of wet waste. - Regularly turn the biowaste with a fork to aerate it. Microorganisms need oxygen to transform your waste into compost. If you do not mix everything once a week and with each addition, smells of rotten eggs or ammonia may dev ...

12
Jan
2024

Digestion: 7 Mistakes to Avoid After Meals

t this cigarette is one of the most harmful for smokers, after the morning one. After a meal, nicotine enters the digestive tract and mixes with the oxygen in the blood, which significantly increases the risk of cancer. To limit this risk, it is advisable to wait at least 1 hour and 30 minutes afte ...

23
Apr
2024