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The Path to Healthy Living, Issue #008 -- Make it a GREEN holiday season
December 15, 2007
December 15, 2007

TODAY’S FOCUS
This holiday season make an effort to go GREEN!


Let's make this year a GREEN Christmas! Below are some great suggestions to get you started:

  • Every year, there are 2.65 billion holiday cards sold in the U.S. That's enough to fill a football stadium field 10 stories high! Please look for cards that contain recycled content or are actually recycled materials. You can make your own cards out of scrap paper found around the house. You could use old cards as name tags for presents or for colorful artwork to decorate your house. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

  • Wrapping paper is often used once and thrown away. Try using colorful pages torn from magazines to wrap small gifts, and old maps or the Sunday comics for larger boxes. Avoid using paper entirely by using reusable decorative tins, baskets or boxes. If you do buy wrapping paper, look for ones made of recycled paper. Reusable cloth ribbons can be used in place of plastic bows. Finally, unwrap gifts carefully and save wrappings for reuse next year. If every American family wrapped just 3 presents in re-used materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields.

  • Give environmentally-smart gifts: home baked cookies, bread or jams, a plant or tree. Ones that don't create any waste at all: concert or movie tickets, dinner at a restaurant, or an IOU to help rake leaves or repair a leaky faucet. Ones that get "used up": candles, soap, or seeds for next year's garden.

    Check out Ideal bite for regular fun and helpful tips to staying green year round Free, fun eco-living tips! Delivered daily via email!



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    Today’s Inspiration



    "And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."

    ~Dr. Seuss

    Well I think that says it all.......I hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season!



    Take Action


    Part of Healthy Living is being committed to supporting causes you are passionate about. If you are so moved, please support Village Banking

    Village Banking is based on the principles of self-help and free-enterprise, Village Banking offers the poor not charity, not handouts, but loans. A Village Bank consists of 30-50 low-income women and offers its members three key services:

    -Access to small self-employment loans with no collateral required and reasonable rates of interest,

    -a safe and profitable place to accumulate savings; and

    -group support for personal empowerment - creating a critical shift in attitude from "I can't" to "I can"



    Healthy Home Tip


    Use essential oils to add a touch of Holiday Spice to the air:

    Place a drop of a natural essential oil like cinnamon into a small pot of water, mix in a dash of nutmeg from your spice cabinet bring it to a boil and then let it simmer for a half hour. Your house will smell yummy before you know it!

    OK so this tip is Not a "HOLIDAY" tip but it could be a "HOLIDAY" saver if you run into this problem.

    The Best way to deal with Cat spray or Cat urine:

      -Wipe up the offending spots with a dry cloth to absorb as much liquid as possible,

      -sprinkle baking soda over the entire area (extend it just a bit for the spray factor) let it sit for about a half an hour then wipe up, followed by a good rinse.

      -take straight vinegar and liberally splash it over the area let that dry on the spot. This will eliminate any remaining odors as well as prevent the cat from spraying the same spot again.

    I didn't know about this little secret until one of my cats, in a protest over our new baby sprayed in our bathroom! STINKY!

    Small changes can make a big difference! To learn more about healthy homes go to My Healthy Home



    Michelle’s Healthy Living Marketplace


    Are you looking for great "Green" Christmas Gifts? Check out my favorite gift ideas below:

    Mountain Rose Facial Care Products

    Invigorating, restoring, and refreshing - these are the words our customers have shared with us in regards to the beautiful line of facial care products offered by Mountain Rose Herbs. By treating your face with natural botanical products, you can enjoy first hand the remarkably satisfying benefits that these facial care delights can offer. Since 1987 Mountain Rose Herbs has never supported or used synthetic ingredients derived from the oil refinery or petrochemical industry, nor will we offer products of a synthetic nature which may contain other chemical compounds.

    Check out the fantastic Herbal Facial Kit which comes in a gorgeous gift box! Mountain Rose Herbs

    Essential Oils

    Mountain Rose Herbs has wonderful products they carry An excellent Essential Oil beginner's kit that features the most popularly used essential oils in one convenient kit. Each sampler includes a general use and information card, an extra bottle with a glass dropper and is packaged in a lovely custom designed cloth pouch for storage and transportation. Contains all certified organic oils of: Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary and Tea Tree. Also check out the Chakra Oil Sampler and Lovers Essential Oil Sampler Mountain Rose Herbs

    A Little Something For Baby Gift Bundle

    A Little Something For Baby Gift Bundle includes organic bath blossoms to settle fussy babies, delicious-smelling organic baby lotion, and our #1 selling organic diaper rash balm to soothe and protect tiny bums and beyond! It's an all-natural welcome for your brand new gift from heaven. Earth Mamma Baby Gift Bundle

    Earth Mamma Deluxe Angel Baby Basket

    Angel Baby Gift Basket, packed with all-natural products to nurture the most precious little baby in the world! Where do we start with the goodness? Organic bath blossoms settle fussy babies, pure and gentle (and toxin-free!) baby shampoo & body wash gently cleanses, sweet and mildly fragrant organic baby lotion softens dry bits, lovely and absorbable baby oil aids a comforting infant massage,best-selling diaper rash balm and diaper rash soap soothe and protect, while a peaceful, calming Angel Baby Sleep CD gently lulls her to dreamland.

    Adorably tucked into a reusable enamelware gift bucket, the Deluxe Angel Baby Gift Basket is the perfect gift from nature for your gift from heaven! Earth Mamma Deluxe Angel Baby Basket

    Healthy Household Gift Set

    Eco-products Household Gift Bag- Introduce eco-products to a friend with our generously sized gift set

    The Healthy Household Gift Set includes a canvas shopping bag, a roll of natural brown paper towels, one bottle of lavender fabric softener (40 oz.), one bottle of liquid laundry detergent (50 oz.), a box of tall kitchen bags and a bottle of original dishwashing liquid (28 oz.) The 100% natural cotton shopping bag measures 19""H x 19""W x 4.5""D. Eco Gift Set



    Applied Knowledge is POWER
    Stay up-to-date on the latest research and health related news and apply what you learn


    Check out this article before you buy any toys for your child! Toxics in Toyland: Our Holiday Guide to Avoiding Troublesome Toys and Other Kidstuff

    PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), takes on powerful interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. This organization is heading the research on toy safety. Public Interest Research Group

    Read about the latest concerns about products from China Poison found in kids' clothes from China



    Happy Holidays......

    Stay Well and Healthy,
    Michelle


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