Once upon a time, my life was all about me. Every day, I organized my schedule around some kind of exercise – a hike, a surf, a yoga or spinning class. Sometimes I did more than one of these things or tried something random and new – like sea kayaking or Krav Maga. I always considered
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The 20 Minute Workout for People Too Busy to Exercise
Hey! Do you find yourself way too busy to fit enough exercise into your day or week? I can relate. So I had my friend and pilates instructor/personal trainer whip me up this super simple 20 minute routine that you can do anywhere – at home, at the office – even at the beach. Only
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Alternatives To Toxic Nail Polish
I know, I know. There are more important topics to discuss in the world, but today we are going to talk about nail polish. I’ve been hearing my crunchy friends criticize the health risks of toxic nail polish, and frankly I’ve covered my ears and hummed a happy tune. I’ve converted to homemade lotion; I
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4 Cheap and Easy Ways to Protect Against Swimming Pool Chemicals
With the promise of hot summer days just around the corner, talking about the health risks of swimming pool chemicals is just a buzz kill. So bear with me for a moment while I mention that aside from red eyes, dry itchy skin, and green hair, swimming in chlorinated water has been linked to quite
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Am I Green Enough? Confessions Of A Modern Eco-Conscious Girl
Eco-conscious living isn’t just for tie-dye wearing, patchouli-burning, vegan-eating hippies. These days, “green living” has gone mainstream trendy. While the upscale eco-friendly folks and the dirt-loving tree huggers all have some smart ideas, I find the real life practice of green living to be sometimes easy, sometimes challenging, and sometimes down-right confusing. Is recycling actually good for the
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At Home Microdermabrasion With This Simple Household Ingredient
Instead of doing work this morning, I found myself poring over my new favorite thing: the DIY Organic Beauty Recipes e-book, where I discovered at home microdermabrasion! I few months ago, I got to spend some real-life time with my cyber-pal Heather Dessinger who writes Mommypotamus.com. As usual, her skin was glowing, her hair was thick
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Breast Thermography vs. Mammogram – Earlier Screenings May Save Your Life
It seems like “thermography vs. mammogram” is all the buzz amongst women age 30 and up, and for good reason – cancer is now the #1 fatal disease, and one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer. The medical community strongly recommends mammograms as an “early detection” tool, but in alternative circles it is
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Homemade Bath Salts With Lemongrass
The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming! Yikes and yaaay! While this recipe for luxurious homemade bath salts will guide you to create lovely homemade, health-promoting gifts, it will also soothe you when you need it most…the holidays. I am an avid devotee of unrefined sea salt, and you may choose to use a lovely
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How To Make Tallow Body Balm
Before I tell you all about tallow body balm, I have a little story to share… I don’t tend to see many t.v. commercials, but last week my 5 year old and I were watching the Olympics on the computer. Every five minutes or so, we were subjected to an ad for a shampoo that
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Whipped Body Butter – Homemade Lotion
For years I was disgruntled with my store bought lotion choices. The Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Database had confirmed that even the most “natural” of body products I had found were still pretty toxic. I have spent an accumulation of HOURS standing in the health food store trying to find a lotion with ingredients that I
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Interview With a Lover of Backyard Chickens
When I first met my friend Sophie, I quickly realized she wasn’t your typical chick. She knew things – about bees, about chickens, about all things pastoral really. Dubbed forevermore in my heart as Farm Girl, I love to spend an afternoon hanging with Sophie as she tends to her numerous chickens and kids, hearing
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Folk’s This Ain’t Normal: Book Review
I love to read. But with two small kids, an acupuncture practice, this blog, a busy kitchen, and my secret trashy TV habit, I rarely get a book in these days. Until I discovered AUDIO BOOKS! I easily drive at least an hour per day in the car (don’t feel too bad – it’s a
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