Awakening Your Natural Healthy Self
Have you ever considered making your own perfume from essential oils? With the multitude of toxic chemicals in perfumes prepared commercially, making your own is an easy way to avoid the health risks of store-bought products. All you need to get started is a few of your favourite essential oils, some base oil and a small glass jar! [Read more...]
Perfumes are not something we usually associate with toxic chemicals, as they are well known to contain a multitude of essential oils. The scents we inhale from perfumes do generally evoke some association with nature, often with memories of flowers or herbs or spices. Unfortunately the fragrances used in most commercial perfumes are in fact synthetic, chemical reproductions of nature’s aroma’s.
Blueberries have long been known as a superfood, jam-packed with antioxidants and a host of other health benefits. These deep blue summer berries contain the highest amount of antioxidant of any berries and are delicious! [Read more...]
When discussing healthy eating habits, we don’t often consider the ethics of eating, ie, the ethical factors surrounding the way our food reaches our table.
Marion Nestle argues that in an overabundant food system in the Western world, which is a result as well as a cause of our flourishing economy, we have the opportunity to make a political statement every time we eat—and to make a difference.[i] [Read more...]
We make choices everyday about the products we purchase and consume. We can make the health-conscious choice to purchase only safe cosmetics and personal care items, which do not contain toxic chemicals. Learning how to read labels, challenging our assumptions about consumer products, the companies that manufacture them and the government bodies that regulate them, and knowing some of the health implications toxins and chemicals can have, is a significant step towards preventative health care.
In this inspiring TED talk, researcher Kamal Meattle talks about growing house plants for clean air. He shows how an arrangement of three common house plants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably cleaner indoor air. [Read more...]
The toxins we inhale from indoor air pollution are often worse than those in the air outside. It has been estimated that 80 percent of our time is spent indoors (at home, school, work or in vehicles) inhaling a variety of pollutants known as VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), which are found in plastics, synthetics, paints, furnishings glues, cosmetics and solvents.[i] [Read more...]
NASA has compiled a list of the best plants to purify the air indoors, based on the results of research into clearing the air in space stations. The study showed common household pot plants to be efficient, self-regulating, low-cost, and sustainable for reducing indoor air pollution. [Read more...]
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