Homemade Shampoo Review: Rye Flour
After 3 years of no-pooing with baking soda I did a pH test which proved that while I was saving my hair from toxic chemicals in commercial shampoo I was destroying it with the highly alkaline baking soda. Read more about the pH of baking soda and why you should not use it as a shampoo. So I decided to find pH balanced baking soda alternatives that will help me and you keep our hair healthy while still being on the frugal and sustainable side. Luckily for me, when I shared…
A Historical Review Of The Toilet And Its Contribution To International Sanitation Efforts
November 19 is International Toilet Day. That may sound funny, but it is a serious event. It is a day to contemplate what we have and others don’t. As we sit in privacy on our comfortable flush toilets today, it is hard to imagine that a scant two hundred years ago sewage disposal meant emptying chamber pots into the nearest convenient place, which was often the street. If you were out for a walk in Britain in the 18th century and heard the cry “gardy-loo,” you had better scamper across the street because the…
14 Habits Of Ultra-Organized People
They’re the people who just love to check things off a list. Their idea of heaven is The Container Store. And they sure know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ultra-organized, and to those who prefer things a little less tidy, their ways are mysterious.But they’re also onto something. More than 80 percent of people polled in a 2010 survey said being organized improved their work performance. Being organized may lead to feeling more in control and having more mental energy. Not to mention, who really needs the stress of misplacing the car keys one more time?The good news is that anyone can be (or at least become) an organized person. “There really is no organizing ‘gene,'” says Annette Reyman, president …
10 Simple Things You Can Be Grateful for Even When Times are Tough
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Some days are just great. Things go as planned or even better and you bounce from meetings to tasks to your private life and you feel wonderful on the inside. Then there are other days. Days when you do not feel much motivated at all. When your best laid plans go out the window before the day has barely begun. When something important unexpectedly goes wrong and you get that sinking feeling in your stomach. Or when you feel sorry for yourself…
Helping out the Milk Board’s new PMS campaign
The California Milk Processor’s Board, which brought us the Got Milk? campaign, urges men this week to tell their cranky, about-to-menstruate women: “You really need to drink more milk.” Men can get their PMS education on a new website “Everything I Do Is Wrong.” Women may find the site confusing at first glance: “Who’s supposed to buy the milk for whom?” “Can milk really help my clueless, bumbling husband?” To reduce consumer confusion, I offer a tool designed right here in California’s dairy country, in an historic brothel that has endured its share of…
What Does Your Face Say About Your Foods?
Who doesn’t want to slow down the aging process and look younger? I bet even those who say they’re comfortable with aging (like myself) aren’t looking in the mirror every morning wishing for more wrinkles! If you want a healthy, cost-effective way to look (and feel!) younger, keep reading today’s guest post…
Photo: Virginia spring beauty opens its intricate petals
The Virginia spring beauty is native to North America.
5 Super-Easy Tips to Keep Your Skin Hydrated During Winter
The winter months can be devastating to your skin regardless of your skin type or age. The low air temperature outside combined with low humidity result in drier air. Add to that an even drier air inside caused by heating and your skin is forcefully depleted of its natural lipid layer, which keeps it from drying out. It…
Cartoon: Statin Overexposure?
With the new guidelines for prescribing cholesterol-lowering medications, I’ve been wondering if perhaps we’re becoming overexposed to these drugs?
10 Small Acts Of Kindness You Can Practice Daily
The Dalai Lama famously said, “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”Whether you’re religious or not, kindness can go a long way toward improving your overall state of mind and sense of happiness. Here are ways that you can practice kindness in your daily lives:1. Ask your roommate or neighbor how they’re doing.Maybe they need someone to talk to, maybe they feel alone or maybe they just wanted someone to ask them that…
World’s Biggest Knickerbocker Glory for World Vegan Month
https://www.facebook.com/events/178334852363512/World’s Biggest Knickerbocker Glory for #WorldVeganMonth ?World’s Biggest Knickerbocker Glory for World Vegan Month Trafalgar Square London Midday Saturday 16th November 2013Please help bring more ingredients for World’s biggest Knickerbocker Glory attemptNeed moreVegan Ice creamGiant CherriesHundreds and thousandsDairy Free chocolateSquirty Vegan CreamVegan strawberry mousseRaspberry SyrupChopped nutsBananas Bring a spoon and a bowl so you can try the finished creation once we have photographed it!More Vegan and Vegetarian News at Vegan News – Health, Diet and Nutrition News
GMOs threaten Monarch Butterflies
Adult Monarch on milkweed I planted in my yard. Photo: Sally KneidelI was very sad that California’s Proposition 37 failed to pass in the Nov 6 election. The proposition would have required labeling of all genetically-modified foods and would have prohibited “all-natural” labeling of such foods. We desperately need government action regarding GMOs and I was hopeful this was the beginning. Well, it is a beginning in a way, because 46.9{967bf23b37ec6a673a83041540b3f904a815b4119ddf673afb961c1e7592ebdd} of California voters voted to pass the Proposition. It probably would’ve passed, if not for the…
Recipe: fried tempeh tacos!
I love fried food! I try not to eat it very often, because it can be quite decadent and I don’t know how to stop myself, but man-oh-man it’s fun! I get jealous of my friends’ fish tacos when we go out for Mexican food. Not the fish part obviously, it’s the fact they get to eat tacos with deep-fried protein and I don’t! This always seems to happen at the joints with a less-than-par vegetarian menu, so I’m…
The Fake Meat Race
It is looking increasingly likely that the first fake meat could be on our plates within the next couple of years. Scientists are being driven to create commercially viable artificial meat by 30th June 2012 due to a cash prize of $1 million being offered by PETA. The rules for this are simple. The meat must be a chicken substitute, and must be created in vitro (essentially this must literally be chicken meat grown in a test tube). The ‘meat’ must be grown in a quantity that is sufficient to be commercially viable and can be sold at a reasonable price …
How Do Vegans Do Halloween?
Q: What do you do about Halloween? So many candies have milk or gelatin in them. A: Lots of vegan bloggers have covered the issue of vegan Halloween candy. There are plenty of choices available to hand out for Halloween. For example, vegan chocolates and candy bars include Sjaaks, Go Max Go candy bars, Rescue Chocolate, Crispy Cat bars, Lulu’s and more. Vegan candies include Yummy Earth lolipops and other treats, Mike and Ikes, Now and Laters, Dum-Dums, Dots, Twizzlers, Jolly Ranchers…
How To Sort And Clean Beans And Grains – A Pleasant, Peaceful Task
I’m sure your days are busy, like mine. You may be on your feet a lot, or in your car zipping here or there, or doing work you don’t particularly like. Here is a task, though, with which you can sit down, slow down and concentrate on simple, important work that goes toward preparing a wholesome meal for your family: sorting and cleaning legumes and grains. If you are vegan or are moving toward a healthier whole foods diet, chances are, the bulk department of your local natural food …
Bryanna Clark Grogan on the Vegan Mainstream Cookbook Club: Let’s Talk Fine Vegan Cuisine!
If you consider yourself a vegan foodie, you are in for a treat this week! Bryanna Clark Grogan, well known chef and author of World Vegan Feast (and seven other cookbooks), will be joining us on the Vegan Mainstream Cookbook Club! I came across Bryanna several years ago when I was looking for a vegan lemon meringue pie. I didn’t have much hope that I would find anything that was remotely reminiscent of the non-vegan version – but boy…
VEGAN DAILY DRINK: Arugula Piña Colada Smoothie
VEGAN DAILY DRINK: Arugula Piña Colada Smoothie
Cajun Lentil Po’ Boy Subs
To join with the Mardi Gras celebrations, we have wanted to have some typical Cajun meals. Today we enjoyed Cajun Po’ Boy subs. Yield: 4-6 sub sandwiches Ingredients: 1 cup lentils 1 leek, white parts and finely chopped 2 celery stalks, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced ½ tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 teaspoon salt 1½ – 2 cups tomato puree Italian herbs Cajun seasonings lemon juice Tabasco sauce salt and pepper to taste Vegan cheese slices 4 Hoagy rolls or hot dog buns or baguettes Directions: to prepare the lentil balls: Cook the lentils in 2-3 cups of lightly salted water. Once the lentils are soft, allow to cool. Meanwhile, chop the leek, celery and mince the garlic. It is your choice if you wish to put them raw with the …
Peas and Pasta Soup
This recipe (a spin on an Italian soup with peas and pancetta) is fairly simple in that it does not have a lot of ingredients, and so its success relies on making sure those ingredients are top quality. Making your own veggie stock is ideal, and making your own pasta is essential unless you are lucky enough to live in a place that sells eggless fresh pasta. The key to the pasta is making a firm dough and giving the noodles some time to dry before they go into the broth. INGREDIENTS- 2 tbsp…
Royal Blood On Their Hands
Prince William and Kate Middleton may be giving life to a human animal, but the Royal Family is much more typically giving death to nonhuman animals.So as nonhuman animals strolling grounds of the many royal properties shudder as yet another royal human is born that will no doubt follow the family tradition of torturing and killing other species, it is appropriate to remind humans of their sordid speciesist royals.Great Grandmother Queen Elizabeth Has Some Time To Kill While On TourThe Royals have a very long history of bloodsports. Historically, royal hunting often involved placing a tiger …
God’s Forgotten Covenant with Animals
Jews around the world this week are reading the story of Noah in Genesis 9. (Was he the one who first said, “When it rains, it pours”?) Ironically, while most people associate this story with the saving of animals in the Ark, it is in this particular Torah portion that God first gives humans permission to kill animals for food. Yup, the animals had barely…
