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2008 Healthy Reader Eco Friendly Gift Guide

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

1. An environmentally friendly ceramic memo board- that comes in handy for writing household messages and grocery lists. $15. Comes with dry eraser. Available at See Jane Work. 2. Stylishly designed and it makes a bold eco statement- “I Am Not A Paper Cup”…at first glance, it appears to be one of those disposable paper [...]

Green Mountain Coffee Eco Gift Guide

Monday, December 15th, 2008

The other day, I received a catalog from my favorite coffee company- Green Mountain. I was happy to see that they had put together an Eco Friendly Gift Guide, featuring their Fair Trade Organic Coffee. Green Mountain is a big supporter of Fair Trade farmers and believes that, “We are all more powerful when we [...]

The Importance of Physiotherapy

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

It’s been said that we don’t realize the importance of something until we lose it, and that was exactly what happened when I went from being a fit sportswoman to someone who was reduced to walking on three legs for the interminable period of three weeks. Yes, it was horrible, and it was at that [...]

The Teastick Gems

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

I received an email informing me of a new version of the TeaStick. The colorful “Teastick Gems” are now available and made with a fancy new material called Tritan (the same material that Nalgene bottles are now made from). Tritan is FDA-approved, taste-free and contains no Bisphenol-A so can rest assured it won’t contaminate your [...]

Artificial Vs. Real Christmas Trees

Monday, December 1st, 2008

When I was a little girl, I used to lay beneath the Christmas tree and feel both happy and sad. At the end of the holiday season, it broke my heart and made me cry when we walked the dried out Christmas tree to the curb. I vowed to never do that to a living [...]