Author: Joanna Falcone

Spring is a great time to lift your body’s spirits- a time of rejuvenation and rebirth. Free yourself from the burdens of a long winter and emerge revitalized. Winter often steers us away from our usual intake of fresh produce and whole foods. It happens, but if poor food choices persist, the body rebels.

Detox diets have been a Hollywood fad for years. However, they aren’t just for young starlets or leading men. Detoxifying one’s body is a promising way of getting back on that wagon and flushing bodily toxins acquired through dietary and lifestyle contaminants, and spring is the perfect time to turn over a new, freshly blossoming, leaf.

Author: Dennis Liu

The San Francisco Giants are not only giants in the Major League Baseball, they are also giants in protecting the environments. Their ball park is definitely the best in the whole country of U.S.A. It is the best not because it is the biggest or fanciest; it is the best simply because of its implementation of many environmentally friendly features. These features allow the ballpark to accomplish more work with less energy used and less waste produced. It is great for the environment, and provides fantastic experience for the players and the fans at the same time.

Author: Danielle Salley

Looking for an eco-film for your movie night? Here are fifteen classics you to add to your list:

Author: Danielle Salley

Take on a positive mindset: think clearly about the benefits of quitting smoking. For starters, calculate the money you will save each month/year, not to mention the years you will be adding to your life!

Author: Cathy Ives

Light bulbs are filled with toxins and as more people are switching to LED’s or CFL’s many of those old lightbulbs are landing up in landfills, leaking toxic waste into our drinking water. Today more and more people are recycling light bulbs, but still many people still put in the trash, like my neighbor last week!

Author: Melanie Kozlan

The only thing worse than a sleepless night is several sleepless nights where you lie awake staring at the clock counting the hours til you have to get up. Sleeping pills may seem like an easy solution, but often only offer a temporary fix to a larger problem. Try one or more of these natural tips that will make your insomnia seem like a bad dream! You also might want to consult our 25 natural stress remedies since stress and insomnia seem to go hand in hand.

Author: Yuka Yoneda

The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spurred scientists and engineers to consider numerous solutions to clean up the slick — from erecting a giant underwater dome to contain the spill to setting it on fire (update: according to the Washington Post, it looks like the Coast Guard is going ahead with their plan to set the oil spill ablaze). But what if the slick could be cleaned up in a way that is totally organic? One very unusual solution calls for the use of mushrooms and hair (yes, mushrooms and hair) to absorb the oil. The technique is tried and true — it was actually used in the Cosco Busan oil spill of ‘07!

Author: Mallory Bouchard

Going shampoo-free is a healthy and economical alternative to chemical laden commercial shampoo and can be done with products you most likely already have in your home! A little known beauty secret that is an emerging trend is switching to a baking soda water wash to replace shampoo and an apple cider vinegar (ACV) rinse to replace conditioner. This is a low-cost, simple, chemical-free and eco-friendly method.

Author: Melanie Kozlan

“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian” -Paul McCartney

“The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men” -Leonardo da Vinci

Author: Abby Stone

No joke. We received this the other day in our mailbox and had to share. While our used dryer sheets have often, unexpectedly, freshened our garbage can, we thought that was the extent of their usefulness. Looks like we were wrong. Here are 20 other ways they can be put to good use, after they’ve taken a spin through your dryer cycle…