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Picking Your Greener Lunch Box
Packing a healthful lunch from home is most often the healthier alternative to school lunches. But in order to pack the safest, healthiest lunch, one of the most important (and most fun) areas of concern is the packaging itself. Traditional lunchboxes, thermoses, and even utensils can carry loads of toxic chemicals, which can leach into food. Some of the most prominent chemical bad guys are lead in paints as well as plastics #3 (PVC), #7 (polycarbonate), and #6 (polystyrene). |
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Green Back to School
Back to school time is an exciting time of year. Another chance to reinvent the student you want to be, and a fresh start without any previous grades to tie you down. In this new year you may plan on studying harder, joining another team, or making new friends. Why not make a promise to help the environment in this time of exciting change? There are so many easy ways to go green this school year and a few fast tips is all you need when shopping (or not) for school supplies. |
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Eggs: White or Brown?
There is absolutely nothing better than a fresh egg in the morning. Whether scrambled, poached, or boiled, eggs provide an excellent source of protein that supports the functions of every cell in your body. But whether to go brown or white is the dilemma at the grocery store that has people questioning our favorite breakfast friend. In the egg section you'll find free range, grass fed, organic, brown, and white eggs. Free range and grass fed labels seem to speak for themselves; free range meaning they have access to living conditions similar to their natural environment and grass fed indicating that they are fed grass, and not any of the... |
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Green Your Beauty Routine!
Beauty products have become every girl's dream and worst nightmare. With entire aisles designated to every beauty dilemma there is a plethora of products...with countless hidden chemicals.... at your disposal. Just like advocates like author Michael Pollen are recommending that we go back to simple, basic foods, the same advice should be taken when it comes to personal care. |
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Green Your Pet Care
There's no denying, a dog is a man's best friend. Or a purring, fluffy cat if that's more your style. With pets such a big component of the average family, including them in your quest to go green is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and protect their health. |
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Learn Your Labels!
When standing in the grocery store deciding what foods to buy it can feel like a battle of the labels. Should you buy the Organic, Free-Range, or Grass-Fed? Or is Natural the key? And what do all these labels actually mean? To better prepare yourself for the war its time to be demystify those terms. |
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Farmed v.s. Wild Fish
To support your heart and brain, doctors are encouraging us to consume good dosages of Omega-3 fatty acids. The best source for this powerful nutrient is found in the fish we eat. As the summer months get hotter and the days longer, the taste of a nice fish filet on a bed of leafy greens promises to satisfy hunger and promote optimal health. |
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My Natural Childbirth Story
Silvia Arlene Snow Born June 22nd; 1:18am This is her birth story |
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Types and Benefits of Massage Therapy
Summer is a time of heat, energy, and life. There are holiday picnics, summer camps, and neighborhood barbeques that occupy those blistering hot days. With so much doing there is little time to treat ourselves to much deserved relaxation and healing. This summer take a moment for yourself and experience the wonders that massage therapy has to offer. An hour massage treatment stimulates muscle recovery, promotes relaxation, and boosts the immune system. You can choose from a variety of types of massage methods. The following section addresses some of the different types of massage and its benefits. When calling to set up an... |
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Types and Benefits of Massage Therapy
Summer is a time of heat, energy, and life. There are holiday picnics, summer camps, and neighborhood barbeques that occupy those blistering hot days. With so much doing there is little time to treat ourselves to much deserved relaxation and healing. This summer take a moment for yourself and experience the wonders that massage therapy has to offer. An hour massage treatment stimulates muscle recovery, promotes relaxation, and boosts the immune system. You can choose from a variety of types of massage methods. The following section addresses some of the different types of massage and its benefits. When calling to set up an... |
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Tips to Go Green
Studies show that organic produce actually tastes better, but there are other reasons for it as well. If all Americans would buy just 10% organic foods, 98 million daily servings of drinking water would be free of pesticides, 20 million daily servings of milk would be produced without antibiotics and growth hormones, 53 million servings of fruits and vegetables would be free of synthetic pesticide resides (that's enough for 10 million kids to get their five-a-day) and it would eliminate the need for almost 3 billion barrels of imported oil annually (that's equal to 406,000 Olympic swimming pools). Start by buying even just 2% organic and work... |
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Greening the Nursery
"Going Green" when it comes to your pregnancy and your precious newborn baby involves many things. But one of the most important things is to create a healthy, soothing environment for your baby. |
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Choosing Safe and Effective Sunscreens
With spring finally melting into the dog days of summer, the excitement of longer days and more time in the sun is begging us to get outdoors. For most nothing beats a day at the pool catching up with family or friends or the latest summer read. But long days next to the pool without proper sun protection can lead to uncomfortable nights, not to mention the potential of long term skin damage. |
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Living Green and Thrifty
Living green doesn't have to be expensive. In fact, in many cases it can save you money. One of the sharpest ways to go green on a budget is to practice responsible consumerism. Don't go overboard buying every green gadget out there and buy used any time you can. Follow these simple steps and you can be living green without spending a fortune. |
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Green Your School
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, students spend an average of 5.3 hours in school everyday. It is important then as we clean up our homes to begin the change in schools as well. There are a number of things that we can do to get involved, but like everything in this process it is about simple changes that will create a lasting impact. |
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Going Green Saves Green!!
When going green it only takes a few simple changes to create big results. Many of these changes can be at low or no cost to you, and most will even help save you some money. With so many the options on living more sustainably, it's always about taking small steps and adjusting your lifestyle to what is easiest to handle. |
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Stay Green When You Travel
Shut down the house. Before you leave home, adjust your thermostat so it doesn't run while you're away, unplug appliances from TVs to toasters (some use 40 watts per hour even when they're turned off but left plugged in) and stop your newspaper so that excess paper doesn't just pile up. |
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Climate Saving Actions
Yoga instructors and theorists tell you to focus on the here and now; that there is something special in each moment. But as you return from your downward dog today, there is real news to shift your attention to. A changing planet is upon us, it's all around, and it's happening now. In fact, studies suggest that we're running out of some of the earth's most precious natural resources and that we'll need two planets worth of these resources by the year 2050 if current consumption trends continue. Other studies show startling statistics about the contaminations in our drinking water, the rising temperature of our earth's surface, the... |
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Green Cleaning
CHEMICAL OVERLOAD A study by the New Scientist (1999) found that moms in homes where aerosol sprays and air fresheners were used were 25% more like to suffer from headaches and 19% more likely to suffer from depression. Babies less than six months old in the same environment had 30% more ear infections and had 22% higher rates of diarrhea. Toxic chemicals can create toxic results. It's much better to steer clear of these harsh products and favor natural alternatives instead. |
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HEALTHY FRUIT SMOOTHIE
My mom had a knack for finding healthy, natural treats for us kids. Smoothies, like this one, can be a quick afternoon snack or a hearty, healthy breakfast.
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