| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 21, 2008 at 5:00 am by Kim Derby Make the Green Grade: Eco School Supplies Checklist As a young girl my favorite time of year was the week before school started every September. Not because I went shopping for new clothes - a plaid skirt and white blouse were the extent of my “uniform”. I equated back-to-school with school supplies. A new binder with a plastic zip-lock envelope packed full of brand new pens and pencils - ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 18, 2008 at 7:00 am by Sarah Irani 15 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World Some say print books are passé, but I still like curling up on the couch with a mind-expanding read. Here are my top picks for ecological and sustainable reading.  Cradle to Cradle: Remaking ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 15, 2008 at 12:56 pm by Mike Sowden Eco Links to Green Your Weekend Just before you go off and enjoy your hard-earned weekend, we'd like to tell you about these... .jpg){kind=small} Lifehacker is keen for us to save a little money by powering down our computers - and they recommend using ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 12, 2008 at 6:30 am by Luanne Bradley Talkin Trash I have so little time these days, recycling fliers and other junk mail has become routine. But I'm so grateful a recent pamphlet from SFEnvironment.org caught my eye. It's easy enough to toss old shampoo bottles in sustainable fashion, but we are lefting scratching our eco-minded heads when it comes to ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 22, 2008 at 12:30 pm by Sarah Irani Tiny Ways to Feel a Lot of Joy Abundant joy doesn't come from big spending or exhausting work. It's a truism that many of life's best pleasures are the simplest ones. Browse through your favorite photos. It could be the pictures from your 12th birthday at Disneyland, your college graduation (so happy you ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 21, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani A Nutrition Guide for the Pregnant Vegetarian I have a vegetarian friend who just found out she’s pregnant. She immediately looked at me and asked “Does this mean I’ll have to start eating meat?” Her worried family had sternly advised her take up an omnivorous diet again, but I assured her I’d heard plenty of stories about healthy vegetarian, vegan and even raw vegan pregnancies. I ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 19, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sara Ost Ignite Your Brainpower with the 20 Smartest Foods on Earth Simply put, your brain likes to eat. And it likes powerful fuel: quality fats, antioxidants, and small, steady amounts of the best carbs. On a deadline? Need to rally? Avoid the soda, vending machine snacks and tempting Starbucks pastries and go for these powerful brain boosters instead. The path to a bigger, better brain is loaded ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 15, 2008 at 2:10 pm by Sarah Irani 9 Herbs That Boost Your Mood and Beat the Blues The blues happen to the best of us. Recently, for no particular reason, I found myself spiraling into feelings of isolation and unworthiness. I tried to meditate it away, but the sadness was overwhelming. I knew this wasn’t serious enough to need anti-depressants, but I needed a boost. My energy was so low that I could barely fake a smile, so I ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 15, 2008 at 10:20 am by Sarah Irani How to Safely Get Rid of Paint, Toxic Cleaning Products and Motor Oil Sorry to burst your bubble, but not even eco-bloggers are eco-perfect. Case in point: the last time I moved I had to deal with a few cans of leftover house paint. It wasn’t worth taking with me so I left those cans in the shed for the next resident to deal with. Not the greatest karma, but at least I didn’t throw the paint in the trash. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |