Looking for a way to save money, eat well, and make a difference to your community? Cook real food from scratch and pick local, sustainable ingredients whenever possible. This month, I'm joining people across the country as we try to see how local...
I’ve been reworking recipes to make them more local this month, which got me thinking about ways to improve recipes in general. Get tips below and try the tasty example: Butterbean Hummus. When you cook the fresh beans of summer for succotash, cook...
Oh, the glories of summer tomatoes, corn, peppers, and berries! Sometimes, I just want to eat a big salad for dinner. That's where high-protein desserts like today's recipe for Blueberry Clafoutis come in handy. It's a great way to get your family...
It's great to be here on DrGreene.com on the 15th anniversary of this terrific site! I hope you'll follow my posts this week to get tips for one of the key ways to save in the kitchen: cooking once and enjoying the results many times. When you...
3. Avoid getting on even more mailing lists. Take precautions whenever you submit your name and address to anyone. If you're filling out a form such as a warranty, subscription, raffle, customer information card, credit card application, membership...
5. Charities: If you contribute once a year to a charitable organization, ask them to send you only one donation request per year. The American Institute on Philanthropy offers a sample letter that you can send to charities and other organizations...
1. Sign up at the Do Not Mail List. Just go to www.directmail.com and at the bottom of the left column click on the National Do Not Mail List and follow the instructions. This will cancel most of your junk mail.
Did you know that the average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year? Help your bloated mailbox go on a diet! By reducing your junk mail, you are saving trees, reducing global warming, and conserving water.
The Effect of your Bloated...
7. Dial out of unwanted phone books. Even though phone books are recycled in many communities, more than 660,000 tons still end up in the trash every year. This waste could be stemmed by first eliminating the delivery of unsolicited or unwanted...
What if I told you that 90% of the foods you eat are FAKE? I bet even those of you who think you are eating healthy are actually consuming a ton of artificial, processed and preserved foods.
Breakfast - frozen waffle made up high fructose corn...
Did you ever taste a cookie you didn't like? Probably.
What about ice cream, do you enjoy EVERY flavor? Probably Not.
We all have our own unique tastes and preferences. Many Australian children grow up loving Vegemite a dark viscous yeast spread...
I think perhaps the hardest thing about new motherhood is the sleep deprivation. In fact, I think some of postpartum depression may be due to lack of sleep. Lack of sleep can cause irritability, lack of emotional control and lack of concentration....
1. Before You Buy - Use What You Have.
Chances are you have a lot of stuff in your closets waiting to be used! I've recently broken a habit of buying bulk. One of my challenges has been to use what I have before moving on to greener and better...
I'm not going to pasture a cow in our backyard, but have decided that I need to opt out of the mainstream meat production as much as I possibly can.
The first step in "buying our cow" is acquiring a deep freeze. If you aren't going to get your...
A question that many nursing moms want to know is “what kind of birth control is safe or acceptable while breastfeeding?” The answer depends on whether you are considering the effectiveness or any negative impact on breastfeeding for your baby....
One of the biggest concerns for any new parent that is breastfeeding is “How do I know my baby is getting enough?” This is something all new parents are concerned about when they first get started with breastfeeding. You can’t see what is going in...
Tania is a wife and mother living in Los Angeles, CA. She founded www.PureNaturalDiva.com after friends bombarded her with requests for simple solutions to live greener, healthier lives. Raised by a hardcore hippie and married to a successful...
Erin Schrode is a young ecoRenaissance woman. As the “face of the new green generation,” the spokeswoman and founding member of the national Turning Green campaign promotes global sustainability, environmental education, and conscious lifestyle...
Cherie DeAngelis is a mom of two, an all-round green gabber, and
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Celadon Road, Inc.
Celadon Road is a direct sales company that sells its line of eco-friendly, organic and
fair trade products through its...
An epidemic that swept across China and several other countries in the 1800’s became one the greatest medical detective stories of all time-- a story that continues right up to the present. The mysterious illness began with something the people...
If you had it to do over again, would you still give ADHD drugs to your child? About half of parents (52 percent) felt strongly that they would, according to a July 2010 survey of the parents of almost a thousand kids by Consumer Reports Health....
I love my Zojirushi Rice Cooker. I didn't think I needed any rice cooker. Seriously, I can cook rice. It wasn't until our dear friend, Tom Ferguson, raved about his Zojirushi that I considered owning one. Now I consider it one of the best tools in...
I would recommend the Blanqi Maternity 'Under Bust Bodystyler' Shaping Tank to any pregnant woman needing support for their back and tummy. It supports while it smoothes out all those unsightly belly and back bulges due to pregnancy. I had a lot of...
Many children go through a phase of wanting to sleep in their parent’s bed. If you don't choose to have a "family bed", click here for tips to get them back into their own beds.
