balanced living made simple with Brett Blumenthal
Living a healthy and balanced life starts with your personal space. Creating a home environment and a lifestyle that promotes and encourages well-being is all part of the equation.
It always amazes me just how much money I can spend on organic salad at the store. Add in a lunch salad everyday and a green smoothie in the morning and you can watch your food budget soar. Lettuce, arugula, and micro greens can easily be grown at home. These work on a patio or [...]
It’s the timeless grocery store rivalry—paper, or plastic? How about, “Neither. I brought my own.” Sounds easy enough, but half the battle is remembering to actually bring those eco-friendly reusable bags back to the store. It’s easy to forget them, lose them, or simply not use them, because it takes a lot less effort to [...]
I’m not a big fan of taking supplements. My belief is that if you eat healthily, you won’t need them because you’ll be getting the nutrients, vitamins and minerals you need from the food you eat. Unfortunately, however, many of us don’t always eat the foods that we need to really get the doses that [...]
While Valentine’s Day has been a time to show love to a special person in your life, the holiday has not been traditionally considered to be earth friendly. Advertisers try to convince consumers that their item will ensure everlasting happiness with no concern for the environmental impact of their products. If you want to take [...]
If you remember the 1980s Wendy’s commercial where three little elderly women ask “Where’s the beef?” when referring to their lackluster hamburgers, then you may come to realize that the real question should be “Where does your beef come from?” after reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. The book [...]
I remain fascinated by synthetic fragrance—both the science behind it and consumer lust for it. Perfume for the body aside, synthetic fragrance is ubiquitous in personal care products, cleaning products, air fresheners, scented candles, you name it. Apparently we can’t get enough whiffs of Fresh Breeze, Mountain Spring, and Lavender Field. If only they could [...]
I was skiing in Colorado a few years ago when a crusty scab appeared along my nose. I thought it was a weird case of acne. But the eruptions became more severe when the temperature dropped, so I sought help. The diagnosis? A skin disorder called rosacea.
Fitness enthusiasts are especially prone to such skin conditions. [...]
It’s that time of the year for hosting your annual holiday party, and you’ve decided to try to make it more eco-friendly. If you want to throw a successful and enjoyable party, but also make less of an impact on the earth, here are some suggestions for ways to do so.
Invitations: Evite.com has an easy [...]
A simple trip to the store to purchase bottled water can leave you feeling more confused than ever. With the myriad of choices out there, how do you pick one that provides you with hydration, MINUS the hype? Water companies make fancy claims, but think about it. These companies are competing for your attention in [...]
Mercury as a toxin is old news. We’ve been alerted: it’s in our fish, in our water, and in our air. It’s been removed from paint. Mercurial chrome is no longer used to heal cuts. When an old thermometer breaks, or a high school science lab has an accidental spill, the area is treated like [...]
