Have you ever wondered about the safety of your shampoo or soap? How about toothpaste, hair dye, deodorant? Before you head to the store to pick up new products, try using Skin Deep. Skin Deep is a website where you will find an enormous database that can be used to research the safety of most…
Green Living
Top 12 Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic
There is nothing like the summer months when supermarkets are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. Local farmers markets have set up shop for the season, offering an abundance of fresh produce. When we shop for produce we have many choices -one of the most difficult being whether to invest our hard earned dollars on…
Safe in the Sun-2010 Sunscreen Guide
As August approaches, the hot sunny days in New England just keep on coming. Bottles of sunscreen are getting their last squeeze and are in need of replacements. What a perfect time to take a look at Environmental Working Groups 2010 Sunscreen Guide. The Guide provides a list of safe sunscreens and also allows you…
15 Ways to Be Green Without Spending a Dime
Check out these simple changes you can make in your everyday life that won’t cost you anything and will send you on your way to a greener lifestyle. UNPLUG-Things all around us are plugged in – phone/iPod charger, computer, toaster, TV, microwave. When not in use, unplug anything that uses electricity. These are all sucking…
Reusable Napkins
Here is a simple way to help the environment and save yourself a few pennies: invest in reusable napkins. The cost is a bit more upfront than your standard package of paper napkins-about $2.00-$3.00 per napkin-but the long-term savings is big. Think of all the paper you are tossing after each meal. We have 5…
Blog Carnival: Protecting Children from Toxins in the Great Outdoors
I had the privilege of contributing to the Healthy Child Healthy World Splendor in the Grass Blog Carnival. My blog post, Shoes Off at the Door Please, was among several other blog posts discussing how we can protect children from toxic chemicals in the great outdoors. The Carnival was created as part of a continual…
Shoes Off at the Door Please
It was a beautiful New England morning as I headed out the door on my morning run. My headphones were in, iPod on, with the Black Eyed Peas telling me to Boom Boom Pow. After a few miles I was in the zone and feeling great. The grass all around was looking green and…
