Eat Lower on the Food Chain - 10 Min Eco-Tip
Mon, 8/02/10 – 14:01 | No Comment

Eating lower on the food chain means moving down a few links and becoming more of an herbivore, less of a carnivore.
Generally, the smallest species are at the bottom of the food chain, while larger …

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Recycling Lies Eco-Fail
Mon, 8/02/10 – 19:39 | No Comment

2_mugs82My friend has a girlfriend that he desperately wants to impress. One day when she was over at his house she asked where the recycling was so she could toss out her soda can; he told her just to throw it in the garbage and that it all got sorted out later. Eco-fail!

–Anonymous

Use Your Nose - Green Cleaning 101
Mon, 8/02/10 – 15:52 | No Comment
Use Your Nose - Green Cleaning 101

Starting a few days ago there has been a smell in my second floor home office that was beginning to drive me seriously crazy. I moved my office into this room a week or …

Purity Test for Essential Oils - Ask Annie
Mon, 8/02/10 – 12:10 | No Comment
Purity Test for Essential Oils - Ask Annie

Dear Annie,
I am experimenting with aromatherapy and feel it is important to use pure essential oils. How do I tell if an oil is pure?
–Sally M., IL
Dear Sally,
It is good that you are paying attention …

Good Kitchen Shopping Choices - Eco-Win!
Sat, 6/02/10 – 9:33 | No Comment
Good Kitchen Shopping Choices - Eco-Win!

I am currently in the process of furnishing a new apartment and get to buy my own kitchen utensils for the first time after years of trying (with little success) to get my parents to …

Freshen Sweaters and Comforters - Ask Annie
Fri, 5/02/10 – 13:05 | No Comment
Freshen Sweaters and Comforters - Ask Annie

Dear Annie,
I’d rather not wash all of our sweaters and comforters, but they have a stale smell. What do you suggest?–Sally, WI
Dear Sally,
There is nothing like a good shake, sun, and lots of fresh air …

Adyashanti’s “Turnaround of the Heart” - Video
Thu, 4/02/10 – 20:43 | No Comment
Adyashanti’s “Turnaround of the Heart” - Video

Spiritual teacher Adyashanti observes that learning to feel appreciation is a hallmark of a more enlightened mind. He urges us to follow the vibrant energy in our meditations, and bit by bit we will become …

Japanese Mineral Bath - Heaven on Earth?
Thu, 4/02/10 – 16:49 | No Comment
Japanese Mineral Bath - Heaven on Earth?

Frequent readers of mine know that I love baths. I have written a few eBooks to prove it. Baths are part of my routine so much that I hardly remember when I had my last …

Raw Vegan Almond Carrot Pate
Wed, 3/02/10 – 17:05 | One Comment
Raw Vegan Almond Carrot Pate

Used for a main course or appetizer, making this pate will give you an introduction to cooking raw and living foods. Given that enzymes in fresh food are killed by cooking (116F), the idea of …

Meet White Whole Wheat - 10 Min Eco Tip
Wed, 3/02/10 – 16:12 | No Comment
Meet White Whole Wheat - 10 Min Eco Tip

Melissa Breyer, one of my co-authors on True Food, introduced us to white whole-wheat flour. By using this flour she notes that one can have wholesome nutrition without the heaviness of the typical “whole wheat” …

Paint Biocides - Detox Diva
Tue, 2/02/10 – 16:52 | No Comment
Paint Biocides - Detox Diva

Biocides such as fungicides, are included in paint as a preservative and to kill mold, and in wood stains to kill insects.
Milk paint and whitewash have a high alkaline content which makes them naturally …

Winter Bird Feeding - 10 Min Eco Tip
Tue, 2/02/10 – 14:37 | No Comment
Winter Bird Feeding - 10 Min Eco Tip

Distracted by my life for four or five days in mid-January, I neglected to feed the birds and was horrified at how long it took for them to come back after I started up again. …