Whole Body Vibration Does Your Bones and Muscles Good - If you are looking for something to supplement your current exercise routine, or if you are looking for a way to start exercising, Whole Body Vibration is a great place to start. I am a consultant at Vitality First - Whole Body Vibration in […]

Natural Trans Fats Actually Have Health Benefits - There is a difference, and it all comes down to this: any food in its natural state can have nutritional benefits. As soon as we alter it in any way - watch out.

Air Fresheners: Easy Greening | Healthy and Green Living - This is the first great article I’ve seen that tells all the symptoms and side effects related to the chemicals we spray into the sir to cover up smells. Yikes. Fresh air smells good to me.

The Green Guide enlightens us on the definitions of ‘natural’ meat labels.

Parabens: Easy Greening This is an overview into the dirty side of beauty products - parabens. They are hormone disruptors linked to breast cancer. Go look at your labels - how often are you being exposed??

Safety Concerns with Sunscreens
This article lists all the crap that is found in commercial sunscreens that we should take care to avoid. I believe in the principle - if you wouldn’t eat it, should you put it on your skin? - since our skin is another membrane that allows chemicals to pass through. […]

Do you chose free range or organic or brown or whites? Here’s a little primer on eggs and their labels. Remember, as with all foods, you’ll get way more nutrition out of a whole egg than egg parts.

Homemade household cleaners This DYI Guide from The Green Guide provides recipes for cleaning with simple ingredients - a great way to avoid the chemicals in commercial cleaning products.

Boston Bans Trans Fats Another major US city steps up to ban trans fats from its restaurants and other food locales. Excellent - but why does each city have to to this, one at a time? I say the country of Canada should go trans-fat free - that would get us back […]

Toxin Found In Leading Organic Brands - 1,4-Dioxan, a carcinogenic byproduct of a petrochemical used in beauty care products, is found in brands calling themselves ‘organic’ or ‘natural’. Take a look to see if your chosen brands are on the list. It becomes harder and harder to make the healthy choice in beauty care […]