Tag: Featured Living
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5 Ways to Use Less Energy When Washing Clothes
OK, you’ve taken the first step toward energy-efficient laundering by purchasing an Energy Star washer. Here are five tips that can help your clothes washer use even less energy, courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. [caption id="attachment_315336" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Shutterstock[/caption] 1. Always use high efficiency (HE) detergent. Front-loading clothes washers…
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7 Tips For a Non-Toxic Pregnancy
On MomsRising’s weekly tweet chat, called #EcoTipTue, the featured guest was Sara Alcid of Reproductive Health Technologies Project. The organization advocates for chemical policy reform so the burden of protection doesn’t have to be on pregnant women. Alcid shared these tips for pregnant women, their partners and caregivers to avoid toxic chemicals during these important months: [caption id=”attachment_315268″…
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Next Steps for the GE Food Labeling Movement
The final result from Washington State’s ballot initiative to label genetically-engineered foods was painfully close. A mere two percentage points (38,000 voters) made the difference between yes and no. Similarly, last year in California, the Yes side lost by a narrow margin. Also in both states, early polling showed a strong lead, which was then chipped away at…
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8 Tricks Your Ancestors Knew About Preparing Healthy Food
Traditional food preparation techniques do more than just preserve food. They remove natural toxins and increase nutrients, as well as the body’s ability to fully use them. Here’s a list of time-honored food preparation and preservation techniques, some of which you can try at home: [caption id="attachment_315211" align="alignnone" width="500"] Arugula sprouts. Photo credit: Shutterstock[/caption] 1.…
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Exposure to Parabens in Personal Care Products 3x Higher for Babies Than Women
Infants and toddlers are likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances called parabens at a higher level than adult women in the U.S. through lotions, shampoos and other personal care products, new research says. Potential daily skin exposure to parabens by infants and toddlers could be as much as two to three times higher than…