Quinoa is a gift for those of us on gluten-free diets who want a high-fiber breakfast cereal. Quinoa is not a grass, and is closer to beets and spinach than to wheat. Quinoa originated in …

Have a sweet new year! A friend gave this basket to me brimming with her own organic apples and honey. I was so touched. Not being Jewish, I needed an explanation about the symbolism for …

Wow, is this book ever on the top of my reading list! I just learned about it from one of my favorite newsletters, Birth Defect News, and this is what the editor wrote about it:
This …

As I write, my feet are soaking in a tub of warm water that has been mixed with 1 cup of bentonite clay and ground herbs. The herbs send their healing aromatherapy into the …

The Ecology Center launches HealthysTuff.org, a site with data on over 900 common products tested for toxic chemicals including lead, cadmium, mercury, bromine, chlorine (PVC) and arsenic.
Using an XRF analyzer, researchers at the Ecology …

“I’m so busy!” has replaced “Fine, How are you?” as the most common way people respond to the question “How are you?” Everyone bemoans their frantic schedules, their lack of time to relax, or
to …

I once had an editor write an entire magazine article about the cupboard under my kitchen sink because she was so impressed with its simplicity. All it contains are these simple ingredients: Baking soda, vinegar, …

Does anybody have a good green dish detergent? I’ve tried most of them and they don’t work. I have medium-hard water. Unfortunately, I have had to switch back to a mainstream (un-green) commercial brand with …

Beth Greer–aka Super Natural Mom–has written a gem of a book called Super Natural Home. It is the best book I’ve come across recently that is both current and comprehensive, as well as empowering. It …

The best solution for de-skunking that I have found is actually the simplest. Take a quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (available in pharmacies) and 1/4 C baking soda plus a tsp of liquid dishwashing …