Last week, I came home from work to find a couple of plastic bags containing two huge phone books. Typically I recycle the bags, then bring in the latest books inside and swap them out for whatever ones are in the house. I throw the older versions into my recycle can. This time, I stopped. ...
Category Archives: Green
Top 5 Reasons Wheatgrass is My Friend
I love the fact that there is a Jamba Juice on all my normal run-around-town-routes so I can get a shot or two of "green gold" or "pure liquid sunshine" as Jamba Juice calls it. According to our JJ friends and many other wheat grass fans, the reasons are numerous and all good. Here's a few ...
Organic or Not Organic…That is the Question
You've seen the articles, the research, etc. Eating organic definitely has its positives...along with a bigger piece of your paycheck! About 3/4 of traditionally grown produce show pesticides. But you don't have to fork over your paycheck, just narrow your splurge to organic produce with soft skin or skin that you eat and save your ...
Is Weight Loss the Key to a Better Future?
Supposedly, if no one were fat, we’d save…. the earth? That might be a stretch, but it is a great idea, don’t you think? The guys over at Men’s Health have shared that we’d save “$5 billion in fueling our lighter cars and planes, spend $10 billion less on clothes, ...
In Honor of Earth Day–What Else Can we Do?
For one, we can change our lightbulbs. CFLs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs) reduce pollution by using 75%LESS energy than reguarl lightbulbs! If we each replaced ONE, we'd save $60 mil in energy costs. I bought a bunch of these and then as my regular bulbs went out, I replaced them with CFLs one by one. Now ...