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April 2, 2012 by admin

Eco Easter!

This Sunday is Easter and for those of us who grew up with it (and maybe forgot) Easter, ya know, is a time of rejoicing and celebration (most of us don’t even celebrate if we’re single).  Easter is also supposed to be a time of great feasting after giving up something, or going so far as fasting, for the time of lent. (Hey! I did a three-day juice fast, what did y’all do?) So, fast or not, live it up and have a fabulous party. Enjoy your friends and family and embrace the fact that, here and there at least, the weather is amazing and Easter marks the coming of…SPRING! Read More »

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March 29, 2012 by admin

Kevin’s Juice Cleanse Diary


I haven’t gone through a juice fast in over ten years, back then I would do the Seneca Juice Fast every six months or so. What I really liked about the seven day juice cleanse was both how it made me feel (healthy and clear) and the exercise of self-control by not eating for three days and limiting what I ate for four. Read More »

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March 28, 2012 by admin

A Little Hair of The Dog Will Fix That… by Guest Blogger Heather Welch-Smith

Most of us strive daily to keep our bosses happy, make sure our children are cared for & well rounded, balance the checkbook, keep the hubby happy and all, but every once in a while I find myself surprisingly a few sheets to the wind with an extra bottle of wine between friends. Sometimes, given the right circumstances, you just need to let your hair down and RELAX… it’s seemingly innocent until the next morning right! Here are a few surefire ways to help you bounce back into reality after an indulgent night. Read More »

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March 15, 2012 by admin

Self / Sunless Tanner? NO WAY!

I’d rather feel the warmth of the sun’s rays, washing over me at the beach, a park, when I’m running and biking, hiking and swimming, sitting and walking, even yes driving to and from work! I like the healthy glow the RIGHT amount of sunshine gives me and I know how life feels when I don’t have enough Vitamin D flowing through my blood and bones! No thank you! I also know, through my years of research into the underbelly of this, the cosmetics industry, what goes into these so-called “healthy,” uv-protection. I also know it’s mostly hype that the sun causes premature aging (sure! If you burn your skin or sit out there like a rotisserie chicken with baby oil slathered all over your face!), that the sun causes melanomas (sure, if you bake in the sun every day of your life, or summer,) or that the sun is our mortal enemy (only if we abuse it’s life giving powers)! Read More »

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March 14, 2012 by admin

Sunscreen Causes Skin Cancer?? WHAAAA???

Those in the know know that the safest sunscreen is a natural – a natural known as zinc oxide. It’s taken some hits from fanatics lately, and what they would have people use I’ll never know. Of course, to me, the SAFEST bet in the world is to put on a hat and UV protective clothing…the last resort, the only choice, and only when you must, is and always was, zinc. Non-micronized zinc but zinc, and here’s why plain and simple: chemical sunscreens cause cancer!

Ironic no? And, they don’t exactly tell ya that on those SPF packages, do they? Read More »

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March 13, 2012 by admin

Your Food Can Protect You From Sun Damage!

Who ever thought you could protect your skin from sun damage with your diet? But new studies show that you actually can eat to protect, and treat, your skin from topical diseases, topically! Of course, we’ve known forever that we can help reduce our internal risk for cancer significantly in so many ways by changing our diets, but knowing there are superfoods out there that can reduce our topical risk is empowering.

Check out this website for… Recipes for Protecting Skin from Sun Damage, Optimal Diet and Top 10 Superfoods that Protect Your Skin From the Sun

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March 12, 2012 by admin

A Week? In the Sun

I’ve long been a proponent of getting our butts out into the sunshine and not listening to the scare campaigns of sunscreen manufacturers and the big pharmaceutical companies behind them and oh also the unintelligent derms and the palm squeezing sales reps behind them. What Dr. Barry Sears says in this article is so right and I do hope all of you read it (and the books he has written on the subject). Read More »

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