Did you know that being “present” and recognizing each moment has something to offer can help you on your path to health and happiness? That was the message of Day 6 of Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey’s latest free 21-day…
Top 10 Wellness Tips to Spring into Spring with Renewed Energy & Vitality
Today I felt as if the first day of spring was sprung on me. I didn’t know it was spring until the weather forecaster announced it! Where did the winter go? I’ve been so busy with multiple projects for the…
Looking for Eco-Friendly Solutions for Packing Lunches?
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
Feasting on Flowers Can Prevent Chronic Disease and Enhance Your Health, Study Shows
Get a whiff of this news: Some flowers not only smell great and are beautiful to look at, but are beneficial to eat as well, because they contain health-promoting phytochemicals according to new research. Discover which flowers were considered the…
Boost Your Brain & Improve Memory With Green Tea
Need a natural boost in brain power? How about some green tea, then? According to a recent study from the University of Basel published in the academic journal Psychopharmacology, researchers have shown that green tea extract enhances cognitive function, especially working memory. Read on…
Keep Slim & Trim With a Daily Dose of Bright Morning Light
Need a new strategy to add to your weight-loss regimen? How about something as easy as a daily dose of bright, morning light? According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, those who had more exposure to…