Tuesday

Green Home Products


Green home products are products with no impact to the planet during production and when disposed. Excellent green products always decrease carbon footprints, decrease carbon emission of greenhouse gases and conserve energy. Green home products have zero toxicity or pollution.


Green home products are biodegradable and recyclable. Most eco friendly products are easy to dispose and most are made from recycled materials. Since they are made from green by products that means they have zero toxic levels.


Anyone who wants to go green should start by buying green home products so you can save the planet from all the pollution and toxins brought by using non- eco friendly products. Look at the landfills and you will see the danger we face if we do not change our lifestyle.


Remember that green home products are good for the planet and your family’s health. Why spend years buying products that will make you sick? Going green at home is very easy and valuable thing to do. Buy green products today and create a better tomorrow for everyone else.

Green Life-Drinking Water Might Be Your Solution to Weight Lose

The new study gives hope to middle-aged men and women who want to lose weight the easy way. Those who fall under this category might only need to drink two cups of water before every meal to lose weight.

Well, if you fall under this category you will be much better drinking water than struggling with dieting. Simply drink water before every meal religiously, you will shade at least 15.5 pounds.


The study is good news although it will not apply to me for a while but I will still try the strategy. I quit drinking soda five years ago so water is my drink of choice. I know most people will find drinking water to be difficult but you have to understand dieting is hard and that is why most people fail.


Remember water is harmless and inexpensive compared to diet pills and diet books. You are actually better off drinking diet soda, tea,100% juice or club soda but I suggest water since most of your organs require water to function right.


Water is a valuable nutrient so it does make sense to drink water to lose weight and for good health. Just remember to filter your own water, this will save you money and you will also be earth friendly.

Monday

Green Life-Water Important To Your Health



Ever wondered why some people complain about weight issues and yet they still stop at their favorite drive through for a 32 oz coke? Water is the best choice.

Water is the most important supplement you can great for free or for pennies on the dollar unless you are still hooked to the bottled water. Your body consists of at least 55% to 78% depends on your weight you can see the importance of drinking water as part of your green life.


You are better of drinking water than drinking soda because with water you will be able to lose weight and enjoy good health. Remember every cell in your body needs water to function.
Do you want your skin to look young then drink water? Your muscle tone and skin elasticity will be excellent if you can stay hydrated at all times.


Dehydration can make you sick, constipated, backache, headache, pain etc. You can see the importance of water to your health is crucial.


Consider installing a water filtration system in your house since water bottles are not good for you because of the toxins from plastic are being leeched into the water. Best to buy water in glass bottle although filtering your own water will save you money and you will not need the plastic bottle. Plastic bottles increase the risk of cancer due to BPA (Bisphenol A) contamination especially when water in a plastic bottle is left under the sun in the car.


From now on just enjoy a glass of water and your life will be much better that is part of living a green life.

Thursday

Green Life-Drinking Water Is Good For Your Health


Why is water important to your green life and health?

Your body needs water to regulate body temperature and transports nutrients to all parts of the body. Water transports oxygen to your cells, protects your joints, organs and removes waste. Remember your body is 60 to 70 percent water especially blood which contains more water.

How much water does your body require to stay healthy?

To get the right estimate you have to take your body weight in pounds and divide by two. For example if your weight is 140 pounds that means you, should drink at least drink 70 ounces of water per day? Twenty percent of the water your bodies will come from the foods you eat.

Remember water is the best choice when selecting a beverage. Sodas have a lot of sugar and so when you drink soda you will be taking in more calories than your body requires. Juices are excellent since they contain vitamins and nutrients and herbal teas, which are not diuretic, are good for you. Sports drinks are great because they contain electrolytes and may be beneficial but you have to avoid added sugar and calories.

Leading a green life means, you avoid buying bottle water since it leads to waste and it is expensive in the end. So consider a water filtering system, when looking for a water filter consider how much water you will need to filter. Enjoy a green life with good drinking water.

Pitcher filters are excellent for small households therefore consider a water filter made from sustainable products because you want a cleaner, healthier and cleaner, healthier planet. Learn More

Monday

Green Life-Fish Oil a Dietary Supplement


What is fish oil and why is this dietary supplement important to our health and green lifestyle?

First fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) and does reduce inflammation. Fish oil is a dietary supplement, which is from cold-water fish like salmon, tuna, cod, herring, halibut and mackerel.

Fish oil plays an important role in our health because it lowers blood pressure, lowers triglycerides, protects against heart diseases and so many other ailments.

Fish Oil Supplement and Inflammation

Fish oil supplement will be of great value to you especially when struggling with ailments like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Reynaud’s phenomenon, psoriasis and may help people battling depression.

You can also get the benefits of fish oil by eating fish especially salmon but you would have to each so much fish for you to attain the therapeutic effect. You can also find fish oil in form of chewable tablets or capsules. The capsules have to contain at least 30% EPA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid).


Remember to get the recommendations from your doctor especially when using other medication because it might cause bleeding. You also have to avoid high doses because of bleeding, so very important to discuss the inclusion of fish oil supplement in your regimen with your doctor.


Always Look For Fish Oil without Mercury

Your choice of fish oil is very important because of mercury. You well know most fish contain mercury and selecting fish oil without mercury is critical to your health. Look for reputable companies when buying fish oil and that is why selecting companies with organic or eco friendly products is essential. Learn More

Friday

Green Life-Is Cholesterol Good Or Bad For You

Why is cholesterol good and bad? It is good because it does sustain some functions in our bodies and it is bad because too much of it can lead to deadly diseases. Recently I stopped at my doctors to have a cholesterol check up and it turned out great because by nature I am a vegetarian. I started to wonder why is so much fear put into cholesterol -Are people misinformed or what? Here are my findings:


What is Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver. It is normally waxy in texture, you can control cholesterol by eating less fatty foods like pizza, pastries, ice cream or you can select the healthier options.

Eating high fatty foods leads to cholesterol being excessive in the body resulting in life threatening diseases such as coronary artery disease, stroke, heart attack or cerebral vascular.

Cholesterol is essential to our health

How is cholesterol essential? First, it does produce hormones, vitamin D and helps with building of cell walls. Cholesterol also helps in creating bile salts, which help in our digestive system.

Foods Important in maintaining good levels of cholesterol

*Eggs
*Meats
*milk
*cheese
*vegetables
*nuts
*olive oil
*etc

Types of cholesterol

Good Cholesterol -High-density lipoproteins…HDL…Good for our health
Bad Cholesterol- Low density lipoproteins…LDL…Create excessive fat in the blood streams



How can you reduce cholesterol?

First you have to watch what you eat especially foods with excessive fat or oily foods.
Here are some steps you can take today to ensure you succeed:

*Start by looking for low cholesterol foods like whole wheat breads, cereals, beans, fruits and fish
*Use olive oil or other healthy oils instead of the fat filled oils for cooking
* If possible, consume vegetarian diet
* Select milk and yogurt, which are low in fat content
* Avoid fried foods instead select steamed, baked, boiled or roasted foods
*For non-vegetarians select lean meats
*Keep you colon healthy and reduce cholesterol by consuming foods, which are high in soluble fiber.


Keep Cholesterol at bay

Stop smoking and chewing tobacco-Tobacco use can lead to lower HDL, which results in blood clots and heart disease. Do what you have to do to kill this habit.

Avoid excessive alcohol consumption: Drink less alcohol and if you do not consume alcohol, it is better if you avoid starting because alcohol leads to obesity, heart problem and stroke.

Exercise- Physical exercise will help increase your HDL level (good cholesterol) Starting walking, gardening, swimming, dancing or any other physical activity because with exercise you will lower the chance of coronary disease.

Avoid Excessive weight-Lose weigh because extra weigh does increase your cholesterol levels.

Consuming a balanced diet will also help in lowering your cholesterol.

Learn more about products related to cholesterol that are good for your green life

Wednesday

Early Puberty In Young Girls May Be Linked To Exposure To Chemicals


What is happening? Now we have young girls maturing before they are even ten. I heard this story yesterday on NBC and read it on several news sites and I am still puzzled. Although the scientists are not 100% blaming exposure to chemicals, toxins and hormones but they are mentioning them in their reports.

I am a cancer survivor, lucky to be alive though disfigured for life. I started investigating chemicals and toxins after my diagnosis and that is how I started writing this blog after discovering that not every cleaning product in my house was good for me. I now read about every product before I ever bring it to my home-A lesson learned the hard way.

You really have to be a cancer patient to understand the agony these terrible disease. Now I am even more alarmed to hear our daughters are in danger of breast cancer because of the early onset of puberty-what a sad situation.

Beside hormones, chemicals, toxins which are dangerous to all children, the report also claims childhood obesity maybe to blame. As parents, we have to start watching what our children eat, make sure they exercise, understand the under lying danger behind our cleaning supplies and the chemicals in our homes.

Going to McDonald for breakfast, lunch and dinner is out of fashion. Cooking for your children is in style. Enjoy dinners out of the home occasionally but not fast food at least some place where your children will be served wholesome meals and not junk.

Those dinners, which are packaged, are not good for your children, they are convenient but they are unhealthy. Start reading the side panel and once you understand the contents maybe you will serve your children some fresh cooked food.

For my lesson came the hard way-Why not save your family from future agony by resorting to eco friendly products. It is not very hard to go green you just have to start-I hope your start day NOW.

Monday

Green Life-Choose An Eco Friendly Drain Cleaner


Since you have made a commitment to lead a green life, it is best if you can avoid the conventional drain cleaners like drano because of sodium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide is an irritant that can burn skin and aggravate your nose, eyes, and throat. The conventional drain cleaners are also danger to your children and pets.

A plunger or a drain snake along with some effort can easily clear your drain without the use of these harmful cleaners. You can also mix a handful of baking soda with a half a cup of vinegar and pour down the drain then follow quickly with boiling water. You can actually use the baking soda and vinegar on weekly basis on all your drains and you will never have any trouble.

Flushing your drains weekly will keep them clear, you can also install a small screen to keep hair, lint and other clogging elements out of your drains. You will be saving if you maintain your pipes and prevent them from clogging.

Always select cleaning products which are eco friendly because they good for you and the planet-Learn More

Friday

Green Life-Deadly Danger Under The Sink

Do you know your children face incredible danger from the home cleaning products you store under the sink? Those colorful spray cleaners can be a serious temptation and sometimes deadly especially for toddlers. Remember it always happens in a blink of an eye.


Just look at the number of children treated for injuries related to house cleaning products-from 1990 to 2006 more than 267,000 reported cases of children under the age of five who received treatment for injuries from household cleaners.


Children end up in the emergency room all the time from ingesting dangerous chemicals found in household, cleaners especially bleach which is found in almost every home.


The child’s first reaction to the taste of the yucky household cleaner is taking a deep breath which sends the chemical to their lungs and that is where the chemical becomes dangerous.


Consider those brightly colored household cleaner bottles and sprays dangerous because children will confuse them for juice or something they love to eat. Spray bottles are especially dangerous because most parents forget to lock the nozzles.


The most dangerous household cleaners are those no longer in their original container so it is for the safety of your children if you can keep all cleaners in their original containers or label the spray bottles and lock them up. The brightly colored and the sweet smelling housecleaners are especially dangerous especially those that smell like lemon or any other fruit since children are likely to confuse these deadly solvents for fruit juice. Learn more about the dangers of household cleaners to your children


The toxic levels in most household cleaners is alarming, just read the side panel of your household cleaning product and you will realize you have poison in your home. The best way to avoid all these is to get home cleaning products, which are non-toxic especially if you want to enjoy living green.


Natural cleaners are always safe and incase your child does accidentally ingest them the damage will be minimal although you should always be careful with any type cleaner. Green cleaners are widely available now although you still have to buy them from reputable companies where products are never tasted on animals and are always green-Learn More

Thursday

Green Life-Ways To Help Your Children Go Green At Home And School

Children pick up information fast especially when they start school where they become increasingly aware of the wider world beyond home and the neighborhood. So teaching your children about the benefits of living green will help your understand more about the environment and the importance of eco friendly habits at home, school or in the community.


Teach your children the basics of a green lifestyle and they will not forget especially when they become responsible adults. Creating a generation, that value good healthy, excellent environment is a step towards saving the planet.


Lessons To Last A lifetime


Recycling


Teach your children from the beginning the importance of recycling by setting up a simple system with bins for glass, newspapers, metal and plastic. They can also learn to recycle for profit or charity. Also, remind your children to donate or sell toys and clothing before buying new ones. The system will help your home stay organized and your children happy.


Turn Off Water


From the beginning, teach your child to turn off the water when brushing teeth. Explain to them the importance of water conservation because wasting water means wasting energy and the natural resources.


Turn off The Lights


Teach your children the importance of turning off the lights when not in use. Also unplugging their games systems, television etc when not in use. Teaching your child these basics will lower your utility bill and you will be instilling a lifetime habit.


Teach your children these green life basics and you will set standards for the future when everyone will be more involved in protecting the environment.

Learn More about the products which are exellent for a green life

Wednesday

Green Life- Steps To Green Living

Are you looking for simple steps to start living a green life? Remember you do not have to ditch your car for hybrid or install a solar system. You can start your green lifestyle by not buying stuff you do not need. Reuse what you already have or sell some stuff before you buy more.



Do not go and buy a new hybrid can to prove you have gone green; you will be missing the point as to why people choose a green living. Why get in debt instead of keeping the same car you have paid off. Just take it for regular tune-up, oil change and other basic car maintenance. Buy a hybrid only if you have extra money or your old car is a clunker.


Now here is an easy way to enjoy a sustainable living, recycle, reuse, remake and you will be doing yourself some good as well as the planet. In most cities, it is mandatory to recycle and some even offer money in exchange for soda cans, bottles, old magazines and newspapers. Remember the landfills are bursting with all the waste from our never-ending consumerism.


Green living becomes even easier when you decide on green energy. The best way to go about this environmentally friendly idea is to change your light bulbs. Consider installing LED lights and changing everything else that uses energy to green technology-Your computer, printer or appliances. Saving energy is a big part of green living.


Another easy way to start living green is to change what you buy in the grocery store. Start shopping for food that is free of chemicals and always stick with eco products.

Buy green and you will lead a healthy life plus you will be saving the planet.

Walking is one simple way to enjoy a green lifestyle without spending money. Why not start walking today; it is good for your health. Walking is one way of appreciating nature and what it offers-beauty.

Always shop green cleaning products, avoid cleaning supplies that contain bleach, ammonia, and other industrial chemicals. You can make your own green products or buy them. You will enjoy good healthy and the beauty of the planet if you can start living green today.

Tuesday

Green Life -Avoid Supplements Containing The Following Ingredients

The consumer report for September lists the different ingredients found in supplements and the reasons why you should avoid them.


What is Aconite?


Aconite is normally used in traditional medicine of India and China. The herb is considered hot and toxic and so it is prepared in small doses.

Aconite also known as aconiti tuber, aconitum and radix aconiti

Normally people use supplement-containing aconite to alleviate inflammation, joint pain, wounds and gout.


Any supplement containing Aconite has possible dangers of toxicity, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, respiratory-system paralysis, heart rhythm disorders or even death. According to the latest report from the consumer reports published recently for the September edition.


The report goes on to warn about the dangers of using supplements with aconite as one of the ingredients. There are also other ingredients found in supplements that might be dangerous to your health.


Bitter Orange also known as aurantii fructus, citrus, uranium, zhi shi -the ingredients from bitter orange are suppose to help with weight loss, nasal congestion and allergies.


The possible dangers related to bitter orange are fainting, heart-rhythm disorders, heart attack, stroke or death. So if you have bitter orange in any of your supplements please read the consumer report for September.


I was concerned when I saw aconite and bitter orange because I had products with those ingredients and thank God, I never used them. I actually did not like the taste so they were in my medicine cabinet until they expired. I did not know the dangers but something told me they were nasty.

Anyway, here is the rest of the list:

Chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, country mallow, Germanium, Greater Celandine, Kava, Lobelia and Yohimbe.


Check all your supplements for the above ingredients and go to consumerreports.org for more information. You are better of being safe than sorry.


I did switch from the products with aconite, bitter orange to some I actually like the taste, and I am happy to say they have undergone rigorous scientific tests anyway click HERE for a list of some alternatives. I also need to tell you they are natural and green so check them out and let me know what you think, you are free to email me using the form above.

Monday

Green Life-Preserve Your Own Food By Canning

Preserving your own food will require some work but the benefits you will rip will surpass any labor required. The best way to make canning fun is to involve family and friends so they too can enjoy the home preserved food too.


Canning your own food is not only a money saving venture but you will also be eating healthy. Fall season is actually the best month to start canning although you can start canning as soon as your tomatoes or carrots are ready.

The satisfaction that comes with home food preservation is far more than the work involved. Looking at a pantry full of your own home canned food is incredible.


I like preserving collards, spinach, carrots and tomatoes from my own garden and the taste I get from my home preserved food is very satisfying. You cannot compare the taste to store preserved options.


You will also save money when you purchase your canning jars during off-season. This will be a major saving for you because they are sometime really very cheap $3.00 for 12 cans, which you can also reuse.


You can also look for canning recipes in cookbooks or you can come up with your own creative mix. I actually came up with my own recipe where I sautéed collards, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes and onions and my kids love it because they do not like broccoli but since it is in the mix.


Eating food that is as natural as possible is the best way to live a healthy and long life. Try canning your own food, you can even get some from the farmers market or the cooperative, either way they are good source for healthy and natural food.

Sunday

Green Life-Buy Your Foods in Bulk

I figured out something very interesting recently about buying food in bulk. I discovered that when you buy food in bulk, you are buying food without the extra costs for packaging and marketing. The saving are huge especially if you purchase your food from a cooperative store.

I am very lucky to have one in town in it is a treasure. The cooperative store in my city nearly closed last year because few people were purchasing food from them. I wish most families could understand the value of buying natural food products.

I also discovered that when I buy organic pasta, organic wheat floor, organic rice and beans I get a 20% discount and means I actually paying only pennies on the dollar. Do you have a cooperative in your hometown? Consider shopping there for a change and you will see the difference.

Before buying in bulk check your eating habits so you can buy only the food products you consume regularly in bulk which add up to a huge saving.

The best strategy here is to buy in bulk foods you consume regularly. You will also need to prepare a dry area to store your produce away from water and bugs.

The beauty of buying in a cooperative is that they only get organic foods; it is more like a farmers market because they get all their supplies from the local farmers. Natural products are good for your health so you should consider changing to eco friendly products too.