Michelle Obama Starts Organic Garden at the White House
Did you hear that Michelle Obama started White House organic garden to promote healthy lifestyle and healthy eating?
Organic Living – Fashionable Trend or a Necessity?
The organic living movement is gaining more popularity. Organic sections in grocery stores are expanding; new types of organic products keep popping up and, despite the recession, new organic shops are emerging.
So what is the catch? Is it due to the hard work of brilliant marketing folks, who, as we know, can make us believe anything (like that the Snuggie is really cool)? Or is it due to increased allergies, cancer rates and chronic diseases, which make people more cautious of what they eat and how they live? Read more »
The Power of Water
If changing your lifestyle and improving health has been your New Year resolution for the last 7 years, and you just never got to it because of lack of time, money, partner or motivation, here is something easy for you. The easiest and the cheapest way to improve health is to increase your intake of pure water. Read more »
Junk Food Can’t Be That Bad, Right?
When non-English speakers hear the phrase “junk food” they are usually lost. In many foreign languages words “junk”, “garbage” and “trash” have the same meaning. So why in the world human beings who were given the privilege to think and reason, are spending their money on food, which has astronomic amounts of fats, calories, salt, sugar and chemicals, and which has absolutely no nutritional value. Why even we, the organic advocates, who know that junk food is bad, are sometimes tempted to snatch a burger with fries or grab a doughnut? Read more »
Simple Ways to Prevent Hemorrhoids
If you have already had hemorrhoids, I don’t need to convince you why you need to try to prevent it. If you haven’t, trust me, you don’t want to experience it.
Even if you have varicose veins and are genetically predisposed to hemorrhoids, there are ways to significantly reduce its occurrence. Read more »
Another Look at Health Food Stores
What is the first thing we think when we hear the phrase “health food store”? Healthy food? Duh, of course. But what else? More often than not people associate health food stores with skyrocket prices. However, this is not always true.
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Organic Clothes – Luxury for Many, Neccessity for Some
Most of us understand the benefits of organic food products. Even if we stubbornly buy McDonald’s cheeseburgers every Tuesday, we know that putting junk food packed with chemicals and other questionable substances into our bodies is not good for us.
But what’s so great about organic clothes? Is it worth buying a $28 organic tank top, when you could buy an identical non-organic one for under 5 bucks at K-Mart? Are non-organic clothes really that bad? Read more »
Organic Eating: Organic Russian Style Pancakes
Making pancakes from scratch can be a nightmare unless you know the perfect recipe.
Proper Russian pancake (also called BLINY) should be round, almost see-through thin and light. Read more »
If You Are Looking for Excuses to Eat Organic Dark Chocolate, Read This.
Organic dark chocolate has so many health benefits, that even non-chocolate lovers should consider eating it.
Dark chocolate has a high amount of antioxidants, which help our immune system tremendously. Did you know that dark chocolate has more antioxidants than blueberries?
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Do We Need to Use Organic Beauty Products?
No matter what they say about beauty being in the eye of the beholder or being non-important, most women want to look beautiful. I am not one of these lucky women who were blessed with perfect features and skin. Instead of being jealous, I make myself beautiful with the help of organic beauty products. Read more »
