My kids just returned to school. Yay! So now it’s all about packing lunches again. Making healthy and good quality homemade lunches that the kids will actually eat is always a challenge, but so is finding a decent way to…
Make Your Own Belly-Busting Aromatherapy Massage Oil
Did you know that you can massage away your belly fat? Seriously. It’s true! Two scientific studies out of Korea showed that it’s possible when doing self-massage with certain aromatherapy essential oils for an extended period of time. So, when…
DIY Antimicrobial Cinnamon Cleaning Spray for the Kitchen and Bathroom
A recent scientific study published in the journal Food Control inspired me to come up with this earthy and all-natural antimicrobial cleaning spray made with Cinnamon cassia (C. cassia) essential oil, which gives it a warm, spicy scent. Kind of…
Organic Foods Have More Antioxidants and Fewer Pesticides, Study Shows
When I can, I often buy organic food, so it was great to see that a recent 2014 British Journal of Nutrition study confirmed that organic foods, including fruits, vegetables, and grains, do have a higher antioxidant content and fewer…
Leafware Review and Product Giveaway: Eco-Friendly Dinnerware and Flatware
Summer time is here! That means lots of picnics, bar-b-ques, graduation parties, and other social events with good food that’s often served on wasteful paper plates and eaten with plastic flatware. But did you know there’s a stylish and green…
10 Perfectly Suited, Eco-Friendly Gifts For Dad This Father’s Day
Father’s Day is coming up. Are you ready? I must admit that the “perfect” Father’s Day gift isn’t always evident and sometimes it’s downright difficult to figure out what to get my dad. But after doing a lot of searching,…
DIY Green Tea Sea Therapy Mask to Detoxify and Rejuvenate Skin
This luxurious Green Tea Sea Therapy Mask is a great addition to your summer beauty care and wellness routine as you can use it as a facial or body treatment to detoxify, rejuvenate, and nourish your skin. Considering your skin…
Which of These 10 Methods is the Best Way to Wash Your Produce?
It seems like every few months I hear some terrible story in the news about how something as healthy and seemingly safe as produce made people sick, because it was tainted with a nasty pathogen like E. coli or salmonella.…
Go Ahead, Drink that Cup of Joe! It’s Good for Your Eyes
If you love your daily cup of joe, this news may make you enjoy it even more! You see, a recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry showed that drinking coffee may have yet another health…
Jazz Up Your Cooking with Healthy and Tasty Edible Flowers
Have you ever eaten a flower? I distinctly remember the first time I ate one. I was probably in elementary school and my father served some sugar-dusted, sweet rose petals as a desert. At the time, I thought he was…