Toxic Sunscreens - Why are They So Bad For You? Do you dutifully apply sunscreen on all of your exposed skin every time you go out in the sun? There are a few reasons why this widely circulated advice is counter to reason, one of which is the sunscreen itself. Every year the Environmental Working [...]
Packing a Portable Vacation First Aid Kit You've planned this vacation for what seems an eternity, scrimping and saving over the long, cold winter so that you might spend your hard-earned two weeks lounging on the beach or canoeing your favorite rivers or discovering new byways or backcountry trails. You arrive at your destination to [...]
10 Eco Friendly Travel Destinations Travel is now the world’s largest industry, with a trillion-dollar annual footprint. This means that travelers have enormous power. Where we choose to put our footprints has economic and political reverberations that reach far beyond our personal experience. Ethical Traveler believes that mindful travel offers many rewards, both personal and [...]
Great Aromatherapy For Summer Hecks It’s Summer! Summer’s finally here. That means it’s time for fun in the sun, but it also means oppressive heat and humidity, weekend warrior syndrome, and creeping, crawling, flying, stinging, biting bugs. so here are aromatherapy hacks to get you through summer comfortably. Looking for the chemicals-free sun screen that actually works? [...]
Your holistic first aid kit: Natural remedies you should never leave home without! Natural ingredients work to boost your body’s ability to heal itself and are widely available. Here are some top picks for holistic first aid kit remedies that are safe for children and adults alike, so there's no need to pack two kinds [...]
Toxic Beauty Care - Doesn't sound very appealing, right? Toxic beauty care, how is it affect your overall health and how to be more aware of it? When you think of beauty products from well-known companies, visions of young beautiful models and starlets can easily come into your mind, or even heavily touched up mature [...]
Summer Healthy Cocktails and how to Avoid Hangovers One of summer’s great pleasures is dining alfresco—and toasting the good weather with a cool cocktail. Yet however health-conscious your meal may be, most alcoholic beverages are loaded with hidden sugars—which can derail both the benefits of a carefully balanced diet and your morning after. Is there a way [...]
Special Summer aromatherapy With the arrival of summer, aromatherapy can be used to maintain a refreshing and cool energy in homes and offices. In hot weather floral, citrus and herbaceous essential oils are really lovely to use for their pretty, refreshing and relaxing fragrances. Cooling peppermint is top of the hit parade for summer with a [...]
Mosquitoes are not the fun side of summer... here are some interesting facts and a natural repellent A Bug Is Born 1. Only female mosquitoes bite. Both male and female feed mainly on fruit and plant nectar, but the female also needs the protein in blood to help her eggs develop. Once she's had her [...]
Time to refresh for Spring skin care routine! As winter gets further and further in our rear view mirror, it becomes necessary to go through a bit of a beauty overhaul. After months of harsh weather, our skin is in dire need of a beauty revamp. The question is: Which products should we be using and which [...]
