Avocado For Eye Health and Cholesterol Control
The avocado is great source of monounsaturated fat which is good for the heart according to the good people at avocado.org. Avocado raises the HDL (good cholesterol) which helps protect our arteries while lowering levels of LDL (bad cholesterol). They also have 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein, which several studies suggest may help [ Read More → ]
Avocado For Eye Health and Cholesterol Control
The avocado is great source of monounsaturated fat which is good for the heart according to the good people at avocado.org. Avocado raises the HDL (good cholesterol) which helps protect our arteries while lowering levels of LDL (bad cholesterol). They also have 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein, which several studies suggest may help [ Read More → ]
Certain foods can cause food reactions or sensitivities which can effect your sleep cycle and many other elements of your health and wellness. Here are the four most frequently asked questions I get about food sensitivities.
1. What is the difference between a food reaction, food allergy and food sensitivity?
A food reaction is an umbrella term used to cover any adverse [ Read More → ]
Running a household these days can be costly. Save money – and help the environment – by making natural cleaning products from four common ingredients.
There are alternatives out there that take just a few extra minutes to prepare, and cost a lot less money than the commercial versions – and as a bonus are pretty environmentally friendly too!
Using White Vinegar [ Read More → ]
Simply put, green living is breathing cleaner indoor air enjoying a healthier, more efficient as well as a more comfortable everyday. To enjoy the most out of this, what better place to start than with one of the most frequented and intimately personal areas of your New York home? Bathroom remodeling is an ideal project to undertake to achieve just [ Read More → ]
As global warming continues to be a major concern for the future of our planet, people are starting to turn to green living practices to help save it for future generations. Green living involves every aspect of our daily lives – from driving to work to mowing our lawns.
Making the switch to green living all at once might scare most [ Read More → ]
Babies and small children come with a lot of packaging and it can be a challenge to even think about green living when you are lost in a sea of disposable diapers, wet wipes and laundry. Unless you are a committed eco-mommy and have already embraced cloth diapers, you probably have a guilty feeling that it isn’t possible to be [ Read More → ]
Recycling Plastic Bottles into Mini Greenhouses for Cuttings
It is very simple to recycle a water, juice or soda bottle into a mini greenhouse. These mini greenhouses can be used to start cuttings, protect an ailing plant, or to start seeds. African violet growers love using small water bottles as mini greenhouses to start leaf cuttings.
First, you will have to find [ Read More → ]
At its heart, sustainability is simply minimizing our carbon footprint today while still making sure that we are able to develop communities and meet our needs. Most of us aren’t able to go back to nature and live off the land or live in mud huts. Yet there is so much that we can do to create a sustainability community [ Read More → ]
Environment-friendly consumption patterns, till now, have been more of an eye-wash than making any concrete contribution towards environmental conservation. Replacing a bulb with a CFL lamp and getting one’s car checked for pollution emission can help to a certain extent but it is not a solution. What we need to change is the attitude that wants ever-increasing comfort and choice. [ Read More → ]
To live green means to help our environment from the dangers that are destroying it. Green living starts with each of us. Here are just few easy tips to help you get started.
1. Switch to fluorescent bulbs in areas where extended lighting is required. Though the initial price is higher than for incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lights produce four times as [ Read More → ]
