Most people don’t think of a roof top as a highly valuable real estate asset. With the growth of the green roof industry – up 28.5% in North America in 2010 – that’s all changing. A green roof sits on top of a conventional rooftop, transcending it with a bevy of benefits. A ...read more
I don’t know about you – but here in San Diego, there seems to be a Macy’s on every corner. Typically, the iconic department store’s off-the-rack offerings bore me to tears when it comes to gift shopping. But when I found out that Farmaesthetics is sold at some of the larger ...read more
I’m about to become a first-time mom at age 40. Literally, at any moment. I don’t know how I will feel when I first see my baby (my guess is a post mortem cocktail of thrill and terror), but one thing I definitely do know: my time - and sleep - will be limited. That’s what ...read more
…it’s a heck of a good start! When I found out that there were several bitter truths beyond the taste of my favorite dark chocolate, another layer of guilt was added my guilty pleasure. Not-so-sweet truths about ‘conventional’ chocolate include: Pesticides used in ...read more
Relax! Lipstick makes you feel great – not sick. Beware! Traces of lead, a neurotoxin found in some lipstick, accumulates over long periods of time in your body and can create adverse health effects. What to believe? Thanks to A Simple Smooch or a Toxic Smack, a recent New York ...read more
If you’re reading this, you may be a candidate for eye yoga. Or at least that's what Paul McCartney’s advice might be! In a recent TV interview, Sir Paul raved about taking advantage of this little known fitness routine he discovered on a recent trip to India. He shared what ...read more
It’s an astonishing fact: Europe has banned 1,100 chemicals for beauty care products that the U.S. has not, including coal tar in shampoo, lead in lipstick and petroleum distillates in mascara. So if you’re a beauty buff, it’s buyer beware. Here’s some top tips for getting ...read more
In a nutshell, 'neutraceuticals' use natural substances with medicinal properties that promote health benefits. These natural ingredients are selected for attributes and properties that are used to treat or prevent a range of diseases, afflictions, or conditions. Just as the ...read more
Your skin is an organ! That means you should give as much thought about you slather on skin as you do to what goes in your mouth when it comes to developing a toxin-free beauty routine. Luckily, more and more products contain ingredients that are almost good enough to eat, ...read more
Wow! Entering to win a truly amazing selection of eco goodies valued at over $4000 is as easy as posting an online comment by 1/30/09! From great, green skincare to at-home eco accessories to eco chic fashion, this prize package truly rocks! Product highlights include: Eco ...read more
After learning of developmental, reproductive, austism and cancer issues in skincare studies, entrepreneurial new mom, Melissa Malcom, gave birth to Green Elly Corporation within weeks of her daughter, Elly. All Green Elly products are developed focusing on natural, ...read more
Rona Berg, the new editor-in-chief of the just-launched Organic Beauty magazine wants to help you live green - and look great doing it. A one-time beauty editor of the New York Times Magazine and former editorial director of Elle, she says that “going green is no longer just a ...read more
Barack Obama's pick for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, worked on cleaning up New Jersey, one of the most polluted states in the nation, from Feb '06 to Dec '08 as the state's head of Environmental Protection. But is she ready to go the distance ...read more
Chipotle has long been a fan of antiobiotic-free fare with a focus on sustainably-raised meat which they call F.W.I. - or Food with Integrity. Now the utensils that you use to dig in to this green-centric fast food catches up to the rest of the menu. Chipotle has signed an ...read more
Our beloved beauty products full of chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive harm and other nasty health affects? Yuck! Check out our list of ingredients to avoid and read those labels! On a positive note, The Environmental Working Group's Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has some ...read more
The amazing folks at Environmental Working Group are at it again...this time, protecting our pets! The non-profit think tank's latest study - the full results of which haven't been released yet - tested 10 brands of dog food. Of those 10, they found that eight of them showed ...read more
According to a recent study from the Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinal, so-called ‘microwave-safe’ plastic actually leaches toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA). So if you're a plastic-by-the-numbers person, the recommendation is to throw it all out the window and forget about plastics ...read more