Balancing Your Emotions – As per the Five Element Theory
Emotions play a huge role in how we communicate, are perceived by others, how we perceive things, the meaning we give events, how we react, our health, our happiness, the things we achieve, and most of all the general quality of our lives. Billions of dollars and countless hours are wasted dealing with emotions.
People use [...]
Hemp as new green eco friendly home build insulation
There are several homes being built in Asheville, NC using hemp.
In Asheville, it is common to see hemp being sold as food and clothing. Using it as a building material has many benefits yet restrictions in the US make it costly to use. Historically hemp has been used for food, medicine, fuel, clothing, paint, [...]
Our Healthcare System – From awareness to a solution – Flawed Scientific Method
Our Healthcare System – From awareness to a solution – Flawed Scientific Method
Along with the rest of our society I have been watching the evolution and creation of a health care system that can provide all US citizens affordable and attainable healthcare.
For the past 30 years, I have observed and experience the ups and [...]
Deforestation – environmental & human effects
There are many types of forest in the world from Temperate Forest to Tropical forest. The one thing all forests have in common is that the trees in them act as the lungs to our planet converting CO2 to Oxygen. In addition, forests provide a canopy or shading of the earth which helps maintain temperatures [...]
Downsizing – downscaling? See these tiny houses & be inspired to live more simply…
Here’s a great company doing inspiring work www.tumbleweedhouses.com
The company creator, Jay Shafer started off making a super small mobile home for himself measuring just 89 square feet!
Their video is a testament to less being more – they’re now selling ready made mobile cabins and the plans for regular small and eco friendly houses through their [...]
Toxins in Tap Water
By Kathleen Barnes www.kathleenbarnes.com
Top 11 compounds in US drinking water
A comprehensive survey of the drinking water for more than 28 million Americans has detected the widespread but low-level presence of pharmaceuticals and hormonally active chemicals.
Little was known about people’s exposure to such compounds from drinking water, so Shane Snyder and colleagues at the Southern Nevada [...]
Cotton T-shirt – toxic or organic?
Your cotton T-shirt may be poisoning you…
By Kathleen Barnes www.kathleenbarnes.com
Cotton is the most intensive pesticide-use crop in the world, accounting for approximately 25% of all insecticides used worldwide, although cotton is grown on only 3% of the world’s farmland.
Five of the top nine pesticides used on cotton in the U.S (cyanide, dicofol, naled, propargite and [...]
Green Spring Cleaning!
What’s good for you is good for the Earth. And what’s good for the earth is good for you.
In the last couple of days, I’ve had several conversations with people who want to keep toxic chemicals out of their homes and to save money at the same time.
Voila! I have an answer for you!
You can [...]
BPA, Phthalates, Toxic Plastic Bottles, Sippy Cups & Toddler Toys
If you’ve got a bottle of water welded to your hand, or, horrors, your toddler is married to a Sippy cup, here’s what you need to know:
Water bottles and Sippy cups are the source of deadly toxic chemicals called phthalates and bisphenol-A (BPA).
BPA is what makes plastics hard, like in baby bottles, Sippy cups [...]
Life in a carbon neutral world…
There’s a great Story from the New York Times / International Herald and Tribune about a 28 year old product designer from Luxembourg attempting to live a carbon neutral life in Barcelona, Spain.
Her story is at certainly inspiring, although sometimes uncomfortable to read about… who said revolutionizing our wasteful lifestyles was meant to be comfortable?!
Her [...]