Choosing a Kennel or Pet-Sitter
Thanks to the Internet, it takes only a few minutes to find the most desirable five-star hotel anywhere in the world. However, when it comes to looking for the best place to care for a pet for a night or longer, there are no shortcuts. Unless someone you trust supplies [...]
Lower your child’s exposure to toxic chemicals at home with these tips from Healthy Child Healthy World by Christopher Gavigan of www.healthychild.org.
1 - Do away with garden pests with natural insecticide and weed killer, and use natural fertilizer on lawns. Always have kids wash their hands after playing
outside.
2 - Use natural cleaners and personal care [...]
Goldilocks didn’t have to concern herself with poisonous chemicals in any of the three mattresses she tried out. In her storybook world, all the beds were naturally perfect. The good news for us is that, with today’s certified organic mattresses, all sleepers can appreciate a night of sound, simple, healthy rest.
Whether it’s to bolster the [...]
Smart Moves to reduce Indoor Pollution
While most people are aware of outdoor pollution, they may know little about harmful air pollutants inside their home. That ignorance can have grave consequences.
Indoor pollutants can come from faulty combustion in appliances, trapped moisture, household products and home furnishings. Even the mattress we sleep on could, through a process [...]
Alternative Clinics Offer Holistic Ways To Beat Addiction
Bill Beilhartz had run out of options. At age 44, this father of two had just spent two weeks in the hospital for alcohol-induced ulcers in his esophagus and stomach. He’d registered a nearly lethal blood alcohol level of .675. He’d had two failed marriages. His tall, once-handsome [...]
Journey to Sacred Sites
A Conversation with Phil Cousineau
Documentary filmmaker and travel leader to sacred sites and author of
The Art of Pilgrimage
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Q. What’s the difference between a pilgrimage and a vacation?
A. Vacationers have a deep desire to empty their minds on pleasure trips that are essentially about being entertained. Tourists generally travel to acquire, shop [...]
The Master Cleanse: Weight Loss a Bonus
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For generations, March 21 signaled the start of a good housekeeper’s Spring Cleaning. But like everything else subjected to marketing hype, the concept has moved over to make room for today’s more intimate Spring Cleansing.
Among the growing list of detoxification cleanses, The Lemonade Diet–or The Master Cleanse–has snagged sufficient [...]
As population pressures compress living space, and the world’s maelstrom intensifies, having a private place of refuge and sanctuary is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. Everyone needs a space “where you can walk and sit and feel alone with nature,” notes gardening legend Rosemary Verey.
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Urban planner Kevin Lynch says that even those who [...]
A greener approach to cleaning products
There’s nothing like a cleanser that actually works as advertised, bulldozing through dirt and leaving a surface sparkling clean. But conventional cleaning products can actually leave indoor air polluted with a toxic smog of petrochemical volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the synthetic fragrances used to mask them.
Think, then, what damage [...]
Thirsty People
World Water Day March 22
The threat of water scarcity looms large in both developed and developing nations as people around the planet mark World Water Day on March 22. This year’s focus is sanitation, as recent UN reports estimate that 40 percent of the world’s population lack even basic facilities.
Nobel Peace laureate and [...]
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