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Hand Gels Vs. Good Old Soap and Water

Written by savasthi
12/01/2008
Not long ago, a physician friend who works in a busy hospital and sees dozens of patients mentioned that he rarely washes his hands at work anymore. Instead, he — like millions of Americans — relies on antibacterial hand gels to prevent catching or spreading unwanted bacteria and viruses. I thought about this as I read this article about hand gels at CNN which begins with a story about George W. Bush giving a bottle of hand sanitizer to Barack Obama during the early stages of... Read more...

Pocket Perfect: Custom-fitted Fingered Pockets

Written by NG
12/01/2008
Well, winter is here at last, even in California, and necessity being the mother of invention, it’s a good time of year to update your outerwear for the chilly onslaught. The addition of custom-fitted finger pockets for sweatshirts and sweaters is a great way to keep your hands toasty-warm while the singular design will add a bit of splash to your winter apparel. If you’re like me, you may be less than enthusiastic about the temperature drop — but at the very least, you’ll have a pair... Read more...

Top Green Gift Wrap Ideas

Written by jride
11/30/2008
By Ginny Figlar ’Tis the season for living rooms around the country to be covered in a sea of crumpled paper and tossed-aside bows. Yup, wrapping paper from holiday gifts is largely to blame for a 25 percent spike in waste generation between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, according to the EPA. (And if Grandpa’s just tossing everything into the fireplace, that’s even more harmful. Many inks and foils contain chemicals that are toxic when burned.) What is the eco-minded gift-giver... Read more...

Soul in the City

Written by jride
11/30/2008
By Summer Bowen In the so-called “conscious community,” alarm bells are plentiful: BPA-laden baby bottles are poisoning your toddler! Soy foods are slashing your sperm count! Your old yoga mat will leach PVC into the landfill for all eternity! It’s enough to make you want to swap your fair trade coffee for Kahlúa and crawl straight back to your toxic mattress. Big city living, it seems, only fans the flames. In a recent issue, Forbes magazine scrutinized six key quality of... Read more...

Small Change Changes the World

Written by jride
11/30/2008
By Siel If the turbulent economy has you ready to stuff your mattress with your savings, here’s how to get a better return for your money — while helping to alleviate global poverty to boot. MicroPlace, an eBay-owned business, connects the working poor to would-be lenders, allowing you to invest as little as $20 to get a one to three percent return on your investment — a better rate than offered by many savings accounts. MicroPlace uses your money to fund organizations that make... Read more...

No Joke, Some Patients Laugh Through Treatment

Written by jride
11/30/2008
Laugh therapy used by some hospitals lowers blood pressure, experts say. [More at lime.com/health] Read more...

Santa's Little Helper: Green Gift Ideas to Start With

Written by jride
11/30/2008
An eco-friendly holiday is on many consumers’ minds -- along with an uncertain economic situation. Many say they will shop less and cut their holiday budgets by hundreds of dollars. So in addition to slashing prices and extending store hours, retailers are boosting their selection of green products to attract shoppers. [More at lime.com/livethechange] Read more...

FDA Finds More Traces of Melamine in Formula

Written by jride
11/30/2008
Several samples of infant formula have tested positive for trace amounts of the toxic contaminant melamine or a related compound, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. [More at lime.com/health] Read more...

What I'm Thankful For

Written by JessicaHarlan
11/27/2008
In our house, as in many, we have a Thanksgiving tradition where we go around the table and each person shares what he or she is most thankful for. It's a nice, introspective pause before we all dig in to an enormous feast that took days to prepare, and my only regret is that it's something that we only do once a year. This year, my list is way too long to bore my entire family (after all, there's turkey and my mom's famous marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes to dig into!), so, like some of... Read more...

Enlightenment by Chocolate

Written by AbigailLewis
11/26/2008
For chocolate lovers, the news that dark chocolate could boost brain power, lower blood pressure and enhance heart health by improving blood flow was about the best news we thought we could get. Suddenly, instead of being an indulgence, satisfying a chocolate craving meant taking care of ourselves in the best possible way. Hold on! What if in addition to those bennies, you might also increase your wellbeing, vigor and energy by an average 67 percent over a mere three days? Sounds like... Read more...

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