Some would try to say that a if a product is “green”; then it is probably more expensive than other like products. And those same folks may also want to say, that if it’s cheap; then it probably doesn’t perform as well as other like products.
I’d like to dispel those arguments by telling you that you can purchase, non-toxic, natural, biodegradable products from Shaklee and they are in fact; GREEN, CHEAP & THEY WORK !!
Over at the Fabulessly Frugal website, is a breakdown of my favorite 2 cleaning products, and …

One of the organizations that I continually feature on this blog, is Birth Defect Research for Children. They are an excellent resource for free birth defect information, parent networking & birth defect research through the National Birth Defect Registry.

Several companies, as well as my own Shaklee Distributorship, have donated items to Birth Defect Research for Children, for their Great Green Auction. I’ve focused on the Shaklee Baby Products for my contribution and would love it, if some of you would go to the auction site and place bids for mine …

I have to admit, I’m feeling pretty proud today. The company, who’s products I proudly distribute, received a prestigious award yesterday from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is just one of many achievements, that Shaklee Corporation has made, in their quest to preserve and improve our planet.
This week, the 2009 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is being held. During this conference, the EPA awarded ten companies with a 2009 Green Power Leadership Award. Shaklee Corporation was in that list, and deservedly so. Because, this award is bestowed …

In my short journey of learning how to take better care of the environment, I learned of Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dr Wangari Maathai. She had a vision to change the lives for Kenyans, and thus was born, “The Greenbelt Movement“.
Planting trees for fuel, shade, and food is not something that anyone would imagine as the first step toward winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet with that simple act Wangari Maathai, a woman born in rural Kenya, started down the path that reclaimed her country’s land from 100 years of …

DRIP, DRIP, DRIP…No, there’s not any name calling, going on here today. Instead, we’re going to share some practical tips for being more environmentally responsible AND saving money too. -Take that Recession- POW!
A couple of posts back, I talked about the ecobutton™ and the Smartstrip, as ways of reducing electrical power consumed. The power used from idle devices, or even some devices when turned off, is known as Phantom Power.
The next suggestion was eluded to, in the title of this post: water dripping. Three easy suggestions are: Getting leaky faucets …

Living longer, healthier and productive lives is what everyone wants. And, we all know that the foods we eat, the exercise we get, and the situations and emotions that we allow ourselves to be exposed to, have a significant affect on our health and quality of life. We know that you really can’t turn back the clock, but researchers now believe they’ve found a way to slow it down.
The amazing discovery relates back to the “French Paradox” and the drinking of red wine. From red wine, and specifically the muscadine …

It’s no secret. Being overweight has numerous side effects for anyone, both physically and mentally. And, a lot of the things that we eat not only are foods high in fat content etc, they also contain things that are believed to contributors to lung cancer and other serious diseases.
Recently, a published study on processed foods, provided some astonishing statistics about lung caner being associated to them. Processed foods contain inorganic phosphates which are used to improve a food’s water retention and texture. Meats, processed cheeses, carbonated drinks, normally contain these …

Sloan Barnett recently released a great book called Green Goes With Everything. On the website for her book, is a fun and easy interactive “body burden” test. Take the test and see how the “normal, everyday products” that you use around your home, can be potentially harmful to everyone in your household, including your unborn children.Even, the infamous Environmental Working Group (EWG), refers to Sloan’s book and this online tool, right on their home web page.
Publishers Weekly comments:According to Barnett, the Green Editor for KNTV in San Francisco, human beings …

Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted an article about a potential conflict of interest involving the recent report published by the FDA on the supposed safety of BPA (Bisphenol A), to humans. Apparently, the group responsible for completing the FDA’s report, had members who’s personal interests may have been seriously influenced by the “plastics industry”.

As previously mentioned on this blog, the FDA came out recently with a report that there were no known hazards to humans, caused by BPA. Yet, Canada and numerous other independent groups have done …