By Ava Anderson A round of applause to Johnson & Johnson for publicly announcing they will remove some toxins, from some of their products, at some point…in the next 3 years! It’s a start – and a brilliant publicity campaign – but I, personally, don’t want ANY known toxins or endocrine disrupters in ANY products starting NOW! At… Read More
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The World’s Only Natural Memory Foam Mattress
If you are an avid reader and follower of this blog, then you are most likely familiar with our favorite {healthy}mattress by Essentia. If this is your first visit, and you have been lead to believe that traditional mattresses are not toxic, then hold on to your polyurethane foam! Did you know that your mattress… Read More
Smart Meters: The Dirty Truth
by Oram Miller, BBEC In picking up from where we left off in our prior post, Smart Meters: Should We Be Concerned?, this leads us to the issue of dirty power derived from smart meters as reported by engineers in Northern California. These include harmonic multiples of 60 Hz (Hz/hertz: a unit of frequency defined as… Read More
Seasonal Cleansing
by chef Raya Belna As we transition from Summer to Fall, our bodies react to the change in weather and need to cleanse. To prepare our bodies for the impending holiday and heavier foods, a short juice cleanse is crucial. Juicing gives our digestion a much needed break, rejuvenates our energy, boosts our immune system… Read More
Corn: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Halloween is right around the corner. If you ever braved the paths of a corn maze, then you are familiar with how it can grab a hold of your imagination, turning benign stalks into monsters and discarded cobs into severed limbs. It’s just a trick of the light – but take a look at the… Read More
The SMARTest Car on the Block!
Earlier this week we discussed Smart Meters…not smart. Today, we are showcasing the smart car…very smart! You may have seen them zipping around a town near you – squeezing ever so effortlessly into small parking spots, passing you on the freeway and – maybe even riding a ferry (o.k., that was us). One place you’re… Read More
Smart Meters: Should We Be Concerned?
by Oram Miller, BBEC By now, if you live in Southern California and are concerned about health, you are aware of the potential health and privacy concerns of smart meters. What are the facts and is this something you should worry about? Smart meters measure electricity, water or gas without the need for a meter… Read More
Meet Fisker: A New Kind of CARma
Justin Bieber owns one. So does Leonardo DiCaprio. Sleek. Sexy. Sustainable. These three words come to mind when describing the world’s first luxury electric vehicle (or, as adjectives to the above owners) produced by Fisker Automotive and manufactured at Valmet Automotive in Finland. Otherwise known as the Fisker Karma, you may have seen it strutting… Read More