HOMESTEAD PODCAST: The History of Air Conditioning In America

HEY STEEMIT!
AC and home cooling have only been around for about 70 years or so. And still not everyone in America today has Air Conditioning. Only about 87% of homes.
NOTE: We had some technical issues that prevented us from completing the show about half way through. Ironically, we think our router over heated. We will be back next week to talk about some of what we missed. Enjoy the podcast below

The history of air conditioning in America

FACTS 1950 only 28% of the American population lived in the southern tier of the US.
By the year 2000, it was over 40% of the population living in the US who were in the southern tier. The home cooling marvel known as Air Conditioning spread across the south and allowed a mass migration into states that few wanted to live in during the summer months.

As many of you know, we don't have AC on the homestead and we are living off the grid. These posts and all the content and editing we make are powered by solar. But solar does not give enough power to run AC unless you have a massive system that costs many thousands of dollars.

So with most of America running their air conditioner in modern times, compare that with the amount of health problems we have in America today. Yes, life spans are up and we can live longer with the help of modern treatments and medicine but people today are developing health issues at much younger ages.

Maybe sweating is a good thing for our bodies to do on seasonal basis. But I know, people in America today are all about comfort. And we would never dream of putting our bodies under stress unless it was in the "comfortable" gym for only an hour a couple times a week. That would allow us at the end of the hour to again return to the comfort of a climate controlled environment.

What are the benefits of sweating?

Sweating is great at cooling your body. It is natures built in AC system.
It will improve your skin’s elasticity and helps tone your body. As you age, You’ll look younger than you actually are.
Studies show sweating improves blood flow. This increased circulation helps your immune system stay strong and fight off disease.
Sweating detoxifies the body and skin. Sweating is your body's way to purge nastiness from your lymph system, liver, blood, etc.
Sweat improves digestion and reduce constipation. It's another way your body helps rid itself of food waste and move things along.
It's an amazingly effective way to rid your body of man made chemicals like herbicides and heavy metals in your system. Similar to point 4 above but worth its own mention.
Sweat will boost your body's natural endorphins. It's hard to be depressed after a good sweat.
Can you say, "natural antibiotic"? That’s right, your body sweat can actually kill bacteria and other nasties that can cause infection through antimicrobial peptides. It's natures free way to kill germs in your system.
Sweating will naturally elevate your “tough guy” level. With a trim body and toned skin (mentioned above), after a day of sweating it out, you'll look and feel like you can take on the world for the next day.
Everything in nature is seasonal. Your body was meant and built to sweat it out 3-5 months a year and then have a rest. Having more of this natural swing in your life will give you a more fulfilled sense of purpose as this was how nature intended it to be.

So this is why we don't live with AC. Not only do we save LOADS of money on electric bills every year, we believe we are healthier for living this way