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In partnership with Plank, we are giving away an awesome yoga mat to help you live a healthier and greener lifestyle! Check out Greener Ideal’s review of Plank yoga mats by Sasha Gilvesy, who had this to say: [The Plank yoga mat] definitely sticks out from all the other mats in class and all my [...]
Read more →I Love the Plank yoga mats. I would first off like to start by saying how cool are the designs. I am using the Plank LUXE Yoga Mat and seeing as I need some grounding in my life, the “wood” design always gives me that grounded feeling in my practice or teaching. The mat definately [...]
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A new study released by the Environmental Health Research Foundation shows that preserving green space isn’t just good for our environment, it’s good for our health as well. The new report called Benefits of Green Space looks at all of the benefits of conserving land and backs it up with peer-reviewed research. What the study [...]
Read more →Although farmed fish currently make up approximately 42% of the fish that lands on our dinner plates, there are a few reasons why it isn’t the smartest way to help the either the animals in the sea, or the problems with overfishing we are beginning to see. Watch the short video below to get a [...]
Read more →It’s no secret that animal farming and the associated agriculture industry have a huge environmental impact. Between pollutants and pesticides, soil degradation, and waste, the beef, pork, and chicken industries take an environmental toll that many say isn’t worth the problems it causes. The solution to this problem, proposed by many, is a new wave [...]
Read more →A new study by the American Lung Association has given us a reason to love eco friendly cars beyond their being good for the environment: they also cut down on asthma attacks, respiratory problems, heart attacks, and billions of dollars in healthcare and environmental damage costs. What’s our current state of air pollution While we [...]
Read more →A new short film narrated by Jason Schwartzman called ‘What to Eat’ looks at the environmental impact of the food we buy and feed ourselves with, and suggest altering our diets to better ourselves and our planet. Watch the Short Film Watch What to Eat below, and keep reading to find out more about [...]
Read more →Learning to Live Green by Looking at Where I Don’t I know that Los Angeles has been having a heat wave, but where I am (and for most of the nation), winter hit hard this last month. From huge snow storms to just plain old cold weather, it was the definition of winter. Of course, [...]
Read more →Quit Smoking! But first, Quit Littering! While the Canadian and American Cancer Societies have been doing their best to help people quit smoking, a lesser-known organization called Keep America Beautiful has been doing its best to keep those who are still smoking from discarding their butts haphazardly. The program they started, appropriately called the Cigarette [...]
Read more →The mind of a toddler is a curious thing, especially when it comes to any meal time. One moment they may not like anything green (though a stalk of broccoli seems to be a different green from those M&Ms they are only too happy to eat). In another moment, if any foods touch each other, [...]
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