Wellness
A Tall, Frosty Glass of Illicit Substances
Remember the article that circled a few months back uncovering the fact that 90% of U.S. bills posses trace amounts of cocaine? Here's round two on that topic, albeit less funny than all the cracks that were made then about Washington D.C. being the $ + cocaine epicenter.
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Cooking Class
If You Can't Stand the Heat...
Submitted by hsnavely on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:00am. …get out of your kitchen and into someone else's. We recommend Acupuncture Kitchen's kitchen, for its stellar Seasonal Cooking Classes.Why Care?:
Eating local, seasonally appropriate foods boosts your immune system (fresh = nutrient-packed), supports local farmers, and cuts down on the CO2 that comes from shipping produce cross-country.
Shops and Robbers
Calling all entrepreneurial DIYers in New York! Greenfinds and Samples for (Eco)mpassion are looking for vendors for their Holiday Eco Marketplace. This all-green market will run from Nov. 19 to Dec.I Had Dinner with Steven Spielberg
Well, actually he was sitting two tables away from me, but that still counts, no?Eyebrow:
Holistic Prenatal Care
Navel Academy
Submitted by bdisylvester on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 11:00pm. Almost ready to set sail to motherhood? Go sea Latham Thomas at Tender Shoots Wellness for a couple of holistic prenatal classes.Why Care?:
Ingesting carcinogenic pesticides from fruit and veggies is never a good idea, and it's even less so when you've got a developing baby on board.
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Local Spa Treatment
La Dolce Vida
Submitted by jharper on Sun, 10/11/2009 - 11:00pm. Looking to make your R&R a little sweeter? Give stress the boot with Vida Spa's new detoxifying Local Artisan Swedana treatment.Why Care?:
Using paraben-free products keeps hormone-disrupting, synthetic preservatives off our bodies and ultimately out of waterways, and opting for locally grown ingredients cuts down on transport emissions.
Reaching for the Bottle
There's nothing that relieves stress quite like getting outside, particularly if you're standing under a moss-and-fern-bedecked waterfall on a clear, bright weekend morning. That is, until you look down and see a plastic water bottle floating around…argh!Eyebrow:
Hand Sanitizer
Boy George
Submitted by mroemer on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 11:00pm. Do you really want to hurt, um, your hands…with sanitizers loaded with synthetic chems? Clean George has a New Wave of organic germ-zappers that moisturize and use natural antibacterial agents such as tea-tree oil and Manuka essential oil.Why Care?:
Conventional hand sanitizers can sport phthalates, parabens, and synthetic antibacterials like triclosan, which can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics and disrupt thyroid hormones - especially in kids, who are generally more sensitive to toxins than adults.
