During the winter months, we often spend more time indoors in close contact with others—there’s lots of kissing, hugging, and shaking hands. This intimate contact increases the likelihood of catching a cold or the flu. Year after year, this has been the case. I’m typically caught off guard by a bad case of the flu…
Green Holidays
How to Green Your Fourth of July
The Fourth of July tops my list of favorite holidays. It’s right up there with Thanksgiving. It signifies the beginning of summer and is filled with fireworks, parades, and barbecues. To kick off the Fourth of July this year I’m planning to run a Four on the Fourth race again. Hopefully it won’t be 90 degrees and humid like it was…
4 Climate-Friendly Valentine’s Day Gifts
This was originally published on the Huffington Post. It’s hard to ignore the sea of red gifts and boxes of chocolates lining the aisles in most stores this time of year. Valentine’s Day is upon us. While we ponder how to best surprise our loved ones, many areas in the country are being hammered with multiple blizzards. It’s hard to…
5 Healthier Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes
Now that my son no longer has a peanut allergy (stay tuned for this amazing story) nuts of all kinds have been a staple in our home. And there’s a good reason. In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found people who ate a daily handful of nuts (including peanuts which are…
10 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint This Thanksgiving
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many. It’s a time to eat, indulge and spend uninterrupted time with family. It’s also a time for reflection. A time to think about what we’re thankful for and a time to think about how the choices we make impact our families…
On Father’s Day: Green Lessons Learned
Father’s Day. A time for honoring fathers, celebrating fatherhood and recognizing the influence of fathers in our society. This Father’s Day I celebrate all the fathers in my life. Those here now and those no longer with us. Born in Queens, New York I was destined to be a city girl. When I was about 5…
5 GMO-Free Valentine’s Day Treats
How to go GMO-free on Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day and chocolate seem to go hand-in-hand. Head into any store during the weeks before Valentine’s Day and it’s hard to miss the sea of chocolate. Unfortunately many of our favorite chocolate treats are filled with Genetically Modified Organisms (also called GM, GE or GMOs). GMOs refers to crop plants that…