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Presidential Fitness Test for Adults
Friday, May 16th, 2008I can clearly remember taking the Presidential Physical Fitness Test when I was in elementary school. I remember working my way through a battery of tests including sit-ups, pull-ups, a stretching test, and some kind of endurance run.
I can’t honestly remember how I ranked with my peers as a kid, but now as an adult [...]
100% Biodegradable Plastic Bags
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Bio Group USA is changing the world without changing the earth, with their 100% biodegradable and fully compostable, polyethylane free plastic bags. Bio bags are made out of a non toxic corn starch polymer. They are shelf stable and don’t start decomposing until they are exposed to the micro-organisms in the earth. They take [...]
The Best Cooking Show You Haven’t Seen
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008I just love watching cooking shows. There is something both calming and stimulating about watching someone prepare food. I have a few favorites on Food Network that I record and try to watch regularly, but lately I’ve grown a bit tired of them so I decided to search for something new to add to my [...]
12 Most Contaminated Fruits And Vegetables
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Based on over 100,000 recent U.S. Government tests, on 46 popular fruits and vegetables, The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non profit consumer watchdog group, came up with the “Dirty Dozen.” This is a grouping of 12 commercially grown fruits and vegetables that have the highest levels of toxic pesticide residue.
By [...]
Harvard Says Eat your Breakfast
Friday, May 9th, 2008Unlike most people I consider myself to be a morning person. I get a lot done before 10 AM every day. After that it is pretty much downhill from there.
Considering my proclivity towards morning activities it shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m a big breakfast guy too. I’d do the full English breakfast every [...]
Yogi Tea
Thursday, May 8th, 2008The Yogi Tea company was founded by Yogi Bhajan. While he was teaching Kundlalini Yoga in America during the 60s, he would share a special tea blend with his class, made up of healing spices- cardamon, cinnamon, clove, ginger and black pepper. His students began calling this tea blend “Yogi Tea”. These 5 spices are [...]
Scorecard Measures Companies Impact on Climate
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Environmental reports have a tendency of being full of doom and gloom which I feel has a negative net affect on the real problems at hand. So instead of focusing on the negative aspects of climate impact, Climate Counts has taken a refreshingly positive glass-half-full approach to climate impact with their annual scorecard reports.
Climate Counts [...]
How to Store Your Olive Oil
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Before writing this article I wasn’t too worried about storing olive oil at my house because it simply doesn’t last very long. I knock back about 1 bottle a month as I use it in pretty much everything I prepare.
I don’t skimp when it comes to purchasing olive oil either. As a general rule [...]
TONIC – Clothes with a Cause
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008I wrote previously about my successes in ridding my mailbox of unwanted junk mail using GreenDimes. Well, it’s been over six months and my mailbox is still thankfully very clean. It turns out the good folks at GreenDimes who helped me clean up my mailbox have another venture called TONIC that sells clothing in order [...]
10 Eco Friendly Reusable Etsy Bags
Monday, May 5th, 2008Here are 10 reusable shopping bags that I found at my favorite website- Etsy.com- a great place to find quality handmade, earth friendly items. These bags prove that it can be hip and fun to be green! It’s one thing to bring your plain canvas tote bag with you to the grocery store and a [...]
