Walk. This is the perfect way to help the environment! Instead of taking your car to run errands or go to a friend’s house, walk there instead. You’ll enjoy the sunshine and help reduce your carbon footprint since you’re not using a car. And hey, you’ll get some exercise too! – Michelle Neff, Excerpt from her... Continue Reading →
Eat what’s in season. When you choose to eat with the seasons, you’re automatically choosing local food, which boosts the local economy, cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions, and provides a host of benefits for your body. Eating with the season will also help you eat mindfully! – Michelle Neff, Excerpt from her book: SIMPLE ACTS TO... Continue Reading →
eat mindfully…
Avoid single-use items, Plastic bags, cups, and utensils probably come to mind first when you think of how you can reduce your plastic waste, but there are other single-use items that we need to remember. Most of the time, cotton swaps and balls are only used for a few seconds and then are tossed in the... Continue Reading →
reduce your plastic waste…
the fight against fracking…
Say no to hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is the process of breaking up rock formations underground to extract fossil fuels, such as oil and methane gas. Fracking is expensive, pollutes the environment, and is not a good long-term solution when clean, renewable energy is possible. Support environmental organizations that are standing up to... Continue Reading →
Use eco-friendly cosmetics. Revamp your makeup routine and choose cosmetics that are organic, meaning the ingredients come from farming without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or added toxins or hormones. You might also want to look for cosmetic brands that use minimal packaging or that donates a portion of profits to environmental charities. The rise of cruelty-free... Continue Reading →
rise of cruelty free cosmetics…
Go vegan or vegetarian. Raising animals for food is taking an enormous toll on our planet’s resources. The global livestock system accounts for a staggering 23 percent of global freshwater consumption and 45 percent of total land use. If that wasn’t enough, the animal agriculture industry is one of the largest drivers of deforestation and... Continue Reading →
swapping foods you love…
Wean yourself off palm oil. Up to 300 football fields of forest are cleared every single hour to make from for palm plantations. As a result, the orangutan population has decreased by 50 percent in just the past ten years due to habitat loss. Palm oil is commonly found in processed foods, such as cookies,... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 