Save Energy By Eating Veggies!
Eating vegetables has all kind of nutritional and health benefits, we all know. But, what you may not know that adopting a more plant-based diet uses less energy and water than if you followed a meat-based diet. In fact, meat is the least energy-efficient food on the planet. It requires an enormous amount of water [...]
Six Tips for Coloring Your Hair the Greener and Safer Way
So, you aren’t satisfied with the hair color God gave you or those gray hairs that insist on reappearing? Why not dye your hair then? Well, there are plenty of reasons to not dye your hair if you use conventional hair dyes. Hair dyes and colorings are extremely toxic. Many of [...]
Cotton Pt. 2: The Broader Impact
Yesterday, we discussed the different cotton label meanings for 100 percent cotton, organic cotton, transitional cotton, and green cotton. We also learned that 100 percent cotton is very, very scary! Well, today you will learn even more of just how scary conventional cotton farming methods are for our earth. So, if you [...]
Cotton Pt. 1: Not All Equal, Not All Dangerous
Have you been confused why some cotton apparel labels boast of being “organic cotton”? Wasn’t “100 percent cotton” supposed to be the ultimate in cotton standards? How can you can any better than 100 percent? Well, once you know what these labels mean, you’ll get why you should choose organic cotton over [...]
Four Easy Steps to Cleaning Greener
We all want a clean home, of course. But, it is really important to choose the right green cleaning products for your home. After all, you don’t want to use harsh, harmful chemicals that will leave toxic odors and residues in your home for you and your family and pets to deal with. [...]
