ENTER TO WIN ! (1) Full House Cleaning Service Valued $250.00!! in the… Clean Home, Green Home Sweepstakes! It’s the New Year and you are well aware that all of your excuses have run out…it’s time to clean up your {home} act! Yeah, yeah…we get it – you are busy. So why not treat yourself… Read More
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PARABENS: Hidden Health Hazards in Your Hygiene Routine
Most of us don’t think twice about stocking up on deodorants, lotions, and body washes–particularly when they are on sale–only to stash them in a closet until needed. Sometimes it can take several months to use up stored bottles of personal hygiene products. Often, however, we don’t consider what might be added to allow these… Read More
Autism: Six Missing Pieces to the Puzzle
When it comes to children, most parents would do anything and everything to help protect them. Often, however, some of the things we assume are helping children can actually be quite harmful. We may unwittingly put our children at risk for autism or other neurological developmental disabilities every day. While doctors and scientists are scrambling to… Read More
The Secret to Health Is in Your Pantry!
The polls are in – and as usual, losing weight is at the top of everyone’s list. This is followed by (depending who you ask); eating better, spending more time with loved ones, quitting smoking, and getting more organized. If you are one of our regular readers (thank you, btw), then you are aware that… Read More
2013: A {Healthy} Plan for Progress, Not Perfection!
Ron and I hope you experienced a joyous and peaceful holiday and savored some well-deserved rest, time spent with loved ones and a merited mental (and/or cyber) break. Ahh, the holidays always seem to depart too fast as the pressure of New Year’s goals wrapped in glittery bows of guilt loom just around the corner…. Read More
10 Tips for Greening the Shopping Season
However you choose to spend the holidays, consider the following. As friends and family gather for one of the sweetest times of the year we, sometimes unknowingly and without intention, cause much undue stress on the environment; one reason being the large number of people shopping. In comparison, the stress occurring on an individual basis… Read More
Season’s Greenings from Ron & Lisa!
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, thank you, that would suffice.” ~Meister Eckhart Related Articles: Thankful Ron and Lisa’s Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Dreaming of a Greener Christmas? Red, White & Green: BBQ Tricks & Healthy Tips Ron & Lisa’s Favorite {Healthy} Things: Holiday Gift Guide 2012 10 Tips for… Read More
Shedding Light: What’s Really Burning in Your Candles?
by Ava Anderson What’s In a Candle? Many candles are made from paraffin wax, metal wicks, synthetic fragrance & dyes and BHT’s – among other toxins – which release harmful chemicals directly into the air we breathe. DID YOU KNOW? Paraffin is toxic The process of making paraffin wax starts at the bottom of the barrel… Read More