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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

July 22, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Good Earth, July/August ‘10

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Your Carbon-Saving Equation – Do you know what your footprint looks like? Try these energy saving tips and see if your footprint number is enough to offset the use of 1 car for a year. The average car emits around 12,037 pounds of CO2 per year.
Action: Recycle Aluminum and Steel Cans
Totally worth it: When we [...]

Beauty without Cruelty

July 22, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Featured Articles, July/August ‘10, Rejuvenate

Beauty without Cruelty

by Yael Grauer
Whether you’re a vegetarian or a meat eater, chances are good that you’re not a huge fan of unnecessary animal testing for cosmetic purposes. I mean, who wants to use lotions, creams, soaps, or shampoos that were rubbed into an animal’s eyes or forcefed or even injected into them? Even products bearing the [...]

Zumba®: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party

July 22, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Body Boost, July/August ‘10

Zumba®: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party

by Jean Dreger
What is it? Zumba is a Latin inspired dance-fitness that incorporates Latin and other international music and dance movements to create a fun and exciting fitness system. In a class you will learn Cumbia, Meringue, Salsa, Reggaeton, Tango, Samba, Belly Dance, and many more styles.
Who can do it? Might not seem realistic, but [...]

The Sport of Mommy Hood

July 22, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Body Boost, July/August ‘10

The Sport of Mommy Hood

by Lori Heck
Attention all new mommies and mommies to be! You are an ATHLETE! That’s right! You are or are about to enter the arena of multi-movement. Whether it is lifting your child, pushing the stroller, carrying the car seat, bending over to change a diaper, or pulling your screaming toddler out of the [...]

Green Goodness

Green Goodness

By now, your garden lettuce is probably on hiatus until fall, but that doesn’t mean your greens intake has to diminish to nothing for the next eight weeks. True, many greens just taste best from the garden, but chances are you’re not growing things like collard greens, mustard greens, beet greens, fennel, and bok choy…so [...]

The Bullfrog Fish Farm

July 21, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Green Pages, July/August ‘10

The Bullfrog Fish Farm

At the Bullfrog Fish Farm…
Folks are more than welcome
to enjoy and share in the
farm’s humble sort of beauty…
Whether you are able to
“cop” a tour…
watch your order being
netted, cleaned and iced…
sample our smoked products…
or experience
the magic and belly laughs of
fishin’ ‘round the pond
with friends and family…
A Little History
A 1987 discovery of a plentiful and pure water [...]

Successfully Treating Heat Rash

July 21, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Balanced Living, July/August ‘10

Successfully Treating Heat Rash

As the hot and humid months of summer approach, you may be looking forward to spending time  outdoors playing golf, volleyball, or softball. Although being outside in summer is fabulous, be careful  of overheating and the heat rash that may follow. Heat rash is caused when someone becomes  overheated and the sweat glands are blocked. [...]

Your Pantry’s Hidden Healers

July 21, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Balanced Living, July/August ‘10

Your Pantry’s Hidden Healers

Natural healers usually work best when paired with the power of other natural healers. It’s a good idea to combine treatments instead of expecting quick healing from a remedy used in isolation.
Dive into your cupboards for everything it takes to pair cool, herb-infused baths and compresses with direct applications of soothing skin repair creams and [...]

Complementary Alternative Medicine Therapy for Animals

July 21, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Balanced Living, July/August ‘10

Complementary Alternative Medicine Therapy for Animals

Treat your animals right with these great options for alternative pet medicine …

Yoghund, yogurt for your pooch

July 21, 2010 by Editor  
Filed under Balanced Living, July/August ‘10

Yoghund, yogurt for your pooch

Made with low fat yogurt, probiotics, and organic fruits, your pets will go nuts over this treat. Keeping it frozen, lets Fido work on it for a good amount of time and challenge. Serve it thawed in a bowl so the carton doesn’t get eaten in the frenzy of excitement.
If he does get some of [...]