I am taking off a few days from the blogosphere to spend some time with my family. This is a guest post by Lynn Fang, the founder of Upcycled Love. Do you have trouble with persistent dry skin? Using expensive high-end creams doesn’t do the trick, and some days your skin is so dry it…
Green Living
Here Comes the Sunscreen: Choices for the Safest Options
There’s no question, the best form of sun protection is to stay out of the sun (although a little outdoor time is recommended for much needed Vitamin D). The next best form of natural sunscreen is to cover up and wear a big floppy hat. It’s not realistic to stay out of the sun or…
More on GMOs
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and how they’ve made their way into the majority of our processed foods and much of our produce. I shared with you my frustration with the United States and the FDA for not requiring foods that contain GMOs to be labeled as…
Yoga On and Off the Mat
This past weekend I left my life behind and went with a few dear friends to Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, a nonprofit yoga center located in the Berkshire Mountains. It was my 5th visit to this magical place. Yoga on the mat I have been practicing yoga on and off for about 15…
How to Begin Greening Your Home in 5 Simple Steps
My green journey began about 12 years ago. In retrospect my green journey really began well before then. I was doing quite a few things that were green, but I wasn’t doing them because they were green. I was biking to work, turning off the lights in my apartment and buying produce from local farmers…
GMOs: We Have a Right to Know
Think about what you’ve eaten this week. If you’ve eaten any processed foods that weren’t certified organic (guilty!)then they probably contained genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Today over 70 percent of corn and 90 percent of soy are genetically modified, and these two crops form the basis of a typical American diet. SayNoToGMOs.org – Get started!…
4 Ways Corporations Took Food From the American Household
Today I am honored to share a guest post by Mike Lieberman of Urban Organic Gardner. In his post Mike sheds some light on how and why we have lost our connection to our food source. In the past 100 or so years it’s become apparent that as a society we have lost our connect…
