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Green Your Take Out

21. October 2009

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If you get take out often then you know how much trash comes along with the average take out meal – paper or plastic bags, wrapped plastic silverware, straws, paper cups, plastic or Styrofoam containers, and more. One take out meal for a family of four can literally fill the trash can with greasy, messy non-disposables. Still some of us do want take out, so here’s how to green it up… Take your own bag. If you call ahead tell the restaurant that you’re bringing a reusable bag for your food. Or simply carry a cardboard box lid with you and have [...]Post from: Blisstree Green Your Take Out

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Reusable water bottle for healthy teeth

1. October 2009

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In just one more reason to use a reusable water bottle news, tap water is heather for your child’s teeth than bottle water. Tooth decay in children is on the rise, not the decline, and one reason could be bottled water. A survey last year by Children’s Hospital Boston found that around 63% of families with young children drink nothing but bottled water. Few bottled waters contain adequate amounts of fluoride which sucks since fluoride strengthens teeth and prevents tooth decay. Tap water on the other hand (in most cities), does contain fluoride. In addition, many water filters – or home [...]Post from: Blisstree Reusable water bottle for healthy teeth

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Minimizing plastic exposure

29. September 2009

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Minimizing plastic exposure is one of the easiest green kitchen and lifestyle choices you can make that offers big rewards in terms of personal health and planet health. Why? Many plastics are made with polycarbonate, which in turn is made from bisphenol A (BPA) a chemical correlated with hormone disruption, obesity, adverse neurological effects and other not so cool health issues. When plastics aren’t made with BPA they’re still a major drain on the planet and resources. Even if you recycle (which plenty of Americans don’t) recycling is expensive and causes another whole set of environmental problems. How BPA gets to you: [...]Post from: Blisstree Minimizing plastic exposure

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Alternatives to Toxic Mothball

29. September 2009

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Mothballs seem harmless enough but in reality are pretty darn toxic. Naphthalene, the main pesticide in mothballs can cause adverse effects on the structural integrity of the red blood cell membrane, body weight gain, chronic inflammation of the lungs, liver changes, and more following exposure. In fact the back of a box of mothballs will note that you should be extremely careful – avoid skin contact and avoiding any vapors from said mothballs in your living area. Now, why would you have these in your home; around clothes and other textiles you use? Good question? To avoid musty clothes and pests [...]Post from: Blisstree Alternatives to Toxic Mothball

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