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Welcome back everyone.
We experienced a heat wave here in Southern Ontario. It's gone now but last week was a scorcher. I'm fond of hot weather but even I found it a bit difficult to deal with. Unfortunately this seems to be a trend everywhere in North America. Fires are burning out of control in California and British Columbia. Very dry conditions and a lack of rain are making it difficult to get these fires under control. Hurricane Ida is flooding the U.S. Northeast after causing severe damage to the gulf states. There are other climate events happening all over the globe. Warmer winter temperatures at the North Pole are going to cause polar vortexes which will lead to harsher winters in most Canadian provinces. At this point, if you are a climate change denier, well I really don't know how you can justify that point of view.
During my reading this week I looked into the idea of showering too much. I generally take two showers a day. One first thing in the morning. I'm up very early and I need one to feel clean and awake for the day ahead of me. I often take a quick shower before bed to wash away the day, especially if I've been sweating. There were a number of articles suggesting that showering too much is rather unhealthy. The soaps we use strip away our skin's natural oils and healthy bacteria that lives just under the surface of our skin. These help our immune system and provide an extra layer of protections from harmful bacteria or viruses. So if you are showering constantly then you are making yourself susceptible to these harmful elements. Does the same apply to hand washing?
I'll provide a link to two articles here that I referenced for this week's post.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washing-hands-too-much_n_5b7b0141e4b0a5b1febdce5f
https://www.mana.md/how-often-should-you-wash-your-hands-in-a-day/
From my research the consensus seems to be that when you wash your hands is more important than how often. Allow me to explain. There are certain activities where hand washing is important either prior to or after said activity.
Wash your hands before:
Wash your hands after:
These are considered musts. You really should be washing your hands before or after any of these events. That means you will probably be washing your hands many times a day.
Here are some things to look out for when it comes to over washing your hands:
If you experience any of these issues then you are either washing too much or you are using the wrong soap. Dish detergent, for example, is great for dishes but is really harsh on skin. Please don't wash your hands with dish soap unless that is your only alternative. It turns out that a little bit of bacteria on your hands is not all bad, even less so if you are not in the habit of touching your face.
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Well it's been a great week for learning. I was out watering the garden the other day and looking for a hornet's nest. We've had lots of hornets around the yard lately and from past experience I know that means there must be a nest nearby. We've had hornet's nests each of the past three summers. I couldn't find any nests but I did stumble upon a terrific find. We have a small patch of natural chives. I think we accidentally put some seeds down in this particular spot one summer and just forgot about them. This was a few years ago. The next summer, not knowing what they were, I noticed chives growing. Initially I thought they were weeds and I was started to pull them when I noticed their smell. So I let them be, thinking they would not survive in this particularly unsuitable piece of ground directly beneath a large royal oak. I was wrong. A couple of little sprouts turned into a health patch of chives. At the end of the growing season the chives sports a white flower. Little did I know that bees love this flower. While I was searching for the hornet's nest I stumbled upon a large number of bees working the flowers of our chive patch. I counted at least six but I know there were more. I was shocked. These were big, healthy bees. I never gave bees much thought until this growing season. Never noticed them before. Never really cared if I'm being honest. When you know better, you do better. Right? Now that I am much more educated about bees I seem to notice them everywhere. I'm much more attentive to what is growing in my garden and how these plants are all connected. The crab apple tree. The chive patch. The lavender patch. The bird bath. All connected. How we design our gardens can have such a huge impact on the local habitat. Here is a short video I put together of my chive patch experience.
That's all for this week. It was a week of learning for me. It's amazing what you can discover in your own space when you learn to see.
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