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Healthy Child Healthy World - Creating Healthy Environments for Children
Most of us now realize that the future of our planet as well as the health of our children depends greatly on changes we need to make in our everyday lives. However, it can be quite overwhelming and even scary when you begin learning about all of the environmental toxins in the world today. From food, to bath products, to toys, etc. Where do you begin?
Are Your Baby Products Really Safe?
When purchasing personal care products specifically made for babies most people do not even consider the fact that there may be potentially harmful ingredients in them. Especially when they are buying brands that have been around for more 100 years. Many believe that all baby products are created to be milder and gentler and that the government protects us as consumers from dangerous ingredients. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
4 Ways to Green Your Meals
Most people now realize that we all need to begin living a more planet-friendly life. There are many ways that you can make a significant contribution. They range from simple things like recycling to larger, more costly things such as solar energy for your home. It is common for people to feel overwhelmed by all of the green information in the media these days and they do not know where to begin making these changes. An easy way to start living a greener life is to take a look at what you pu
Whole Foods for Your Whole Body
If you learned of an easy way to protect your body from degenerative diseases like arthritis, cancer and heart disease you would probably implement it immediately and tell all of your friends and family, right? By simply eating foods as nature intended, unprocessed and unrefined, you can greatly reduce your risk of all of these diseases and more. However, most of us are eating in a way that provides minimal nourishment for our bodies and protection against disease.
Put Down the Bottle
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle is rapidly becoming an important goal for a lot of people lately. However, sometimes making those green lifestyle changes are not the easiest on the pocketbook. There are some ways that you can do things differently that will actually save you money and make a huge impact on our world. One of those is to stop buying bottled water.
Green Holiday Crafts for the Family
Keep the kids busy when they are home from school for the holidays with these eco-friendly projects. They will enjoy getting creative with you while also gaining a deeper appreciation for Mother Earth. As an added bonus, your earth-friendly holiday gift wrapping paper, cards and gift tags will be ready in plenty of time.
Green Gift Guide for the Cook
Wondering what to get the person on your Christmas shopping list this year that loves everything about cooking and entertaining? There are some eco-friendly items on the market that will make great gifts for any kitchen aficionado. They range from manual blenders and glass straws for the extreme environmentalists to attractive bamboo cutting boards and serving platters for those that may not yet be on the green track.
A Heritage Thanksgiving
Images of big, beautiful turkeys with colorful plumage and tail feathers are everywhere during the Thanksgiving holiday season. For many of us, eating a turkey with the family on this holiday is a time honored tradition and in some special way makes us feel very connected to our ancestors. However, the turkeys that were most likely served on this holiday in the past were quite different than the majority served today.

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Sustainability Quotes

"Every man looks at his wood pile with a kind of affection"
- Henry David Thoreau

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
- Derek Bok

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