Quite some time ago I got in the habit of drinking alkalized water as much as I possibly could. I was first introduced to the concept somewhere along my journey with cancer. Even mainstream doctors these days are acknowledging that cancer thrives in an acidic body and acid does a number on our cells in general. How can we expect our our body to remain healthy when we give our cells (the building blocks) an acid bath with acidic foods and water? You can't... hence the reason behind eating lots of … [Read more...]
Green Your School Year with Recyclebank
It is that time of year so I have been posting regularly about greening the upcoming school year. I have been doing this for a couple years so it is habit now but yet even I need reminders and motivation sometimes. Going to Walmart and tossing the cheapest stuff in the cart as fast as you possibly can is certainly tempting when your to-do and your to-buy list is super long. If it were easy all the time then it wouldn't be called "making an impact" would it? Even green parents can start to run … [Read more...]
Letting Go of Worry
I am a worrier. BIG time. It started when I was a child and I worried about grades, tests, what people thought of me, giving speeches in my ministry school, ect. I think it had a lot to do with the fact that my father was a minister and an elder in our church and my mother was a full time missionary. It was drilled into me that any misstep on my part could mean I stumbled someone else and they would lose their everlasting inheritance. That is a lot of pressure for a kid and I became perpetually … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Green Your Bathroom
I get so many questions asking me where to start in regards to going green. So I thought I would start doing a room by room feature with green tips for the whole house...today we begin with bathrooms. Bathrooms can be a very wasteful place...lots of water use, garbage generation, and potentially toxic cleaning. Here are some easy ways to green your bathroom... 1. Stop flushing so much - With each flush we use 3-5 gallons of water. You can reduce those numbers greatly by simply deciding to … [Read more...]
Eco Tip: A Smart Showerhead
Looking for a new showerhead? Why not pick one that is green/smart and helps you save on water AND energy. I recently got a 1.6 GPM Energy and Water Saving Showerhead and it is a great product for a green home. It addresses a common habit...leaving the water running while it heats up. Of course no one wants to step into frigid water but it is all to easy to turn it on and then leave to do other things. I know I am guilty of that and my kids can be to. We end up wasting hot water and energy … [Read more...]
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