Saturday, May 21, 2011

Simple Upgrades

I enjoyed a Natural Health article on simple upgrades from Easy Green Living by Renee Loux (July/August 2010). Can't seem to find an easy link though. So here are my favorites:

Food: buy organic for the dirty dozen - peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, kale, lettuce, imported grapes, carrots and pests (seems different than my other list!)... Don't worry about these ones - onions, avocados, corn, pineapples, mangoes, asparagus, peas, kiwis, cabbage, eggplants, papayas, watermelon, broccoli, tomatoes, sweet potatoes
-another food tip - eat whole grains and delete wheat or cut down a lot!

Kitchen: use stainless steel - if you have aluminum for baking use a silpat liner, avoid teflon, avoid plastic especially with 3 and 7 recycle codes, if you use plastic keep it and contents cool.

Shower: before getting in warms tablespoon of sesame oil in your hands and give yourself a massage- circular on joints and up and down on trunk and arms, add a few drops of esential oils to facecloth and drop on floor to diffuse (cardamom calms and eases muscles, eucalyptus stimulates and clears sinuses, grapefruit to rid body of toxins), use cleansers with NO parabens and phthalates.

Air quality: houseplants including aloe Vera, spider plants, peace lilies, dwarf date palms... Green your cleaners.... Go low VOC Follow Me on Pinterest

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