Health Patio

I’m always listening to music. Whether it be calm, loud or anything in between, it always sends out a message. No matter how vague or in your face, there is most likely a deep(er) message. But, you’re never going to get the full message with listening to the song once. You may get a message,  [ Read More ]

A new name and wrapping for an old idea, ecotourism is a spreading buzz word. The idea is to travel without negatively impacting the visited site. Indeed, many ecotourists attempt to help revitalize the area by buying from local business, helping the locals to improve their communities, and by practicing ecofriendly hiking and  [ Read More ]

Well, yes… after all, if l like you and you like me, that’s a good place to start a friendship!
The idea that opposites attract doesn’t have to mean that the city mouse and the country mouse get married. But often times l find that l appreciate seeing good qualities, positive  [ Read More ]

It’s elementary! Remember Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle from your fourth grade classroom? Revisit them!

Reduce – try to avoid buying products that come with a lot of packaging. In a society that pushes consumerism, restrict yourself while shopping. Make a list before you go to the store and stick to it!  [ Read More ]

 
In a previous post, I provided a link for a quiz that revealed your Ecological Footprint.  Here’s another way (slightly more complicated) way to calculate part of your footprint (adapted from The Green Book by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen):
Home energy carbon use:

Electricity per year:  ____ (x 1.34 lb CO2/kilowatt-hr) = year total ____
Natural Gas per year: ____ (x  [ Read More ]

 
As Americans’ obesity continues to rise, our concerns are for the adults suffering from heart disease, diabetes, and other weight-related illnesses.  In the mean time, children’s obesity is increasing drastically as their parents’ largely sedentary lifestyles become their own. 
In 1976, 5% of children were overweight
In 2002, 23% preschoolers were obese or overweight
By 2010, it is predicted that over  [ Read More ]

Free hugs here.

Even if stories of featherless, beakless, sick chickens doesn’t make you want to spend an extra $1.50 on a dozen organic and/or free range eggs, you might want to consider more than the financial costs of your purchase. According to a new study done by Mother Earth News, chickens that live on a pasture  [ Read More ]

… collaborate with a few friends.
That is the message behind some statistics that show entrepreneurial business success is positively correlated to learning “difficulties” such as dyslexia and attention attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)
The activist/author/public speaker Girard Sagmiller, diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, has tapped into his strong spirituality and personal  [ Read More ]

 
Want to know how you measure up in terms of green living?  Go to http://www.earthday.net/footprint to find out what your ecological footprint is.
Here are my results:
CATEGORY GLOBAL ACRES
FOOD 4.7
MOBILITY 1.7
SHELTER                              2.5
GOODS/SERVICES 3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 12
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24
GLOBAL ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXISTS 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL ACRES PER
PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED  [ Read More ]