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Say it with Organic Flowers By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 29 2008 Around 70 percent of flowers sold in the United States are imported, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.Online retailers such as California Organic Flowers, Diamond Organics, Organic Bouquet, and Organic Style, offer U.S.Department of Agriculture-certified organic blooms-purchased from American family farmers... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Maintain a Poison-Free Home for Your Pets By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 25 2008 In 2006, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) fielded more than 116,000 calls to its Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) hotline, several of which involved seemingly innocuous household items, including plants. Be aware of foods that are inappropriate for pets: Avoid feeding your... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Fix Leaks, Fight Mold By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 24 2008 Pinpointing and stoppering up the source of household leaks will not only save you some cash, but it'll also prevent mold and mildew from establishing a foothold in your home, a situation that can lead to rot, structural damage, paint flaking, and myriad health problems. Tea Tree TreasureMakes 2 cups, lasts... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Wash Up With Ordinary Soap By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 23 2008 Nobody like germs-after all, pneumonia, tuberculosis, meningitis, strep throat, and food poisoning are just some of the loathsome maladies we can blame bacteria for. Another study, that same year, by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health determined that 75 percent of the antibacterial... + READ MORE

Dry Clean Your Clothes Without Harming the Planet By Collin Dunn IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 23 2008 It'd be great if we could all just toss our clothes into the washing machine (with the cold/cold setting, of course), but lots of wintertime wear, like wool sweaters and jackets, have the "dry clean only" label attached. Unfortunately, conventional dry cleaning is a decidedly un-green process-most dry cleaners use the... + READ MORE

Cook with Foods that Fight Cancer: Citrus Fruits, Green Tea, Red Wine, Chocolate By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 21 2008 This is an ongoing series about foods that fight cancer.Red wine contains a molecule, resveratrol, which prevents the appearance of new cancer cells and the growth to maturity of existing cancer cells. + READ MORE

Green Your Nursery: Don't Let the PBDEs Bite By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 18 2008 Thanks to 1973 U.S. law decreeing that all mattresses must meet requirements for cigarette-ignition, most conventional mattresses are treated with toxic fire-retardant chemicals that pose significant potential health risks. Then again, PBDEs aren't the only thing you need to worry about: The off-gassing of other toxic... + READ MORE

Get Fresh-Looking Skin, Naturally By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 18 2008 Forget chemical peels, surgical face-lifts, or Botox, you can get fresh, glowing skin by following a few simple directives. Sugar and highly refined carbohydrates, including white bread, white rice, French fries, and sugar-laded soda, can increase acne and speed aging by causing glycation-the result of sugar breaking... + READ MORE

Eat a PB&J for the Planet By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 18 2008 The humble peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich could save the world, according to The PB&J Campaign, an online effort that claims eating peanut butter is a good way to help the environment. Women who ate peanut butter five days a week had a 20 percent lower risk of developing diabetes, compared with those who didn't nosh... + READ MORE

Have an Apple, It's Nothing to Wheeze At By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 17 2008 An apple a day...yeah, you know the rest. But that long-standing adage might have something to it, after all: Two 2007 studies discovered that consuming apples and apple juice led to decreased asthma symptoms among children, while cutting their risk of developing asthma in the first place.The more recent study,... + READ MORE

Use a Pedometer to Lose Weight By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 17 2008 Participation in a pedometer-based walking program can help you lose a modest amount of weight, even without changing your diet, according to a University of Michigan Health System analysis of nine studies that was published in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Annals of Family Medicine. Participants lost an average of 0.11... + READ MORE

Cook with Foods that Fight Cancer: Flax Seeds By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 15 2008 This is part of an ongoing series. Japanese Style Spinach 1 lb spinach1/4 cup walnuts1 tbsp ground linseed (flax seed)1 tbsp sugar2 tbsp rice wine vinegar2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce 1. + READ MORE

Clean Our Air, Clean Your Lungs: Quit Smoking By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 15 2008 : We're already tackled that other big New Year's resolution, so now we are going to take a look at quitting smoking. Avoid alcohol while you are trying to quit: Not only do people find alcohol a trigger, because they often smoked in social settings with a drink, but alcohol will lower your ability to say no when that... + READ MORE

Eat Like Michael Pollan By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Jan 14 2008 Michael Pollan has written a new book, In Defense of Food (2008, Penguin Press), in which he is critical of not only the way we eat, but also the way we are told to eat. Avoid food products that make health claims: The creations of food science make louder claims than the produce department does, though the added... + READ MORE

Plan a Garden By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 10 2008 January and February are the best months to start plotting your garden, so you can order the seeds in anticipation of spring. If you're sticking to herbs this year, pick up Herbal Remedy Gardens: 38 Plans for Your Health & Well-Being and Herbal Tea Gardens: 22 Plans for Your Enjoyment & Well-Being by Dorie Byers (1999, + READ MORE

Add a 15-Minute Workout to Your Day By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 9 2008 Call it the busy person's workout: Exerting yourself in 15-minute bursts, whether at home or on the move, can pump up your heart rate, stretch and strengthen your muscles, and go a long way to boosting your health and wellbeing. If you want to perfect your walk for optimal calorie burning, stand straight, bend both... + READ MORE

Meet Change Maker Charlie Cornelius of Iglu Organic Restaurant By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jan 9 2008 Today, we're going to meet Charlie Cornelius from Edinburgh in Scotland.There are some great new organic Scottish premium lagers and local ciders which also help reduce the amount of glass waste.One thing I do every week is: go through the local suppliers and order our ingredients from the nearest suppliers, organic... + READ MORE

Check Your Wine Labels By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 3 2008 While Lloyd was suggesting earlier in the week that we imbibe a little organic red wine in the new year, the folks over at Epicurious were advocating for more information on those wine bottles. I'm all for more detailed labeling on wine bottles, as well as on labels on the food we buy.It would be nice to be able to... + READ MORE

Get in Shape Without Leaving Home By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 2 2008 Forget about sweating it out with a bunch of strangers at a health club: You don't have to invest a lot of money in a gym membership or equipment to develop a fitness regime you can stick to, according to Colleen Greene, wellness coordinator with MFit, the University of Michigan Health System's health promotion division. + READ MORE

Start an Idle-Reduction Campaign By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Jan 2 2008 Idling buses, trucks, and cars are no idle matter, especially when kids' growing lungs are at stake. Packed with downloadable materials to help you launch your own idle-reduction campaign in your neighborhood, the EPA's online kit also includes an idle-reduction pledge bus drivers and parents can sign once they've... + READ MORE