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  Why avoid bottled water?

  Bottled water has been under scrutiny for its health conscious claims due to emerging clinical data that reveals the contrary. Bottled water also poses a wide range of health and environmental problems

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  Organic milk: now more organic

  Rules have been finally been clarified for organic milk farmers and their green, grassy pastures. Since 2000, the Organic Consumers Association has been battling for clearer guidelines – and they’ve finally been made.

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  5 healthy eco-Widgets & -WebTools

  Green is such a diverse industry with many niches within the niche – carbon footprints, eco-travel, fair trade, clean energy, pollution, green investing, and recycling – to name a few. Let’s pay homage to the underrepresented aspect of eco-friendly that is directly linked to

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  Top 10 eco-health gift ideas for 2009

  Everyone knows that the true spirit of Christmas can be lost in the capitalist pursuit of acquiring more “stuff.” This “stuff” is usually unremarkable, forgettable clutter that we give just because it’s that time of the year.

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  The original Neti Pot

  We love neti pots. Actually, we love the fact that they help us breathe oh-so-well. We recommend the Himalayan Institute Original Neti Pot – it’s definitely our favourite – and we’ll be doing a giveaway for one soon!

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  City walkability connected with pollution

  Pollution and community walkability has been connected in a new study comparing the degree of ease for walking with local levels of air quality. Researchers have found that some neighbourhoods might be good for moving on foot,

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  Clearing your nose with a neti pot

  Let’s face it – pushing a small watering can up your nose isn’t the most attractive of gestures, but it might relieve of your allergy symptoms. Tracing back thousands of years,

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  New eco-friendly Sprint phone

  Sprint Nextel has recently launched their latest mobile phone. The Samsung Reclaim  is the newest in eco-friendly cell phones; in this case, derived partly from corn.

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  Beetroot juice increases stamina, study

  A new study has found that beetroot juice boosts stamina, and could assist in exercise output for 16% longer. Last week, a group at the University of Exeter led a study showing how the specific nitrates in the juice makes this happen.

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  Study finds organic food not healthier (updated)

  Organic food, although chemical and pesticide free, often is thought of to be the healthier choice. But is it really better for us? A major study published last week shows

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  Natural hair solutions from NanaEssence

  We’ve talked about chemicals in cosmetics a few times, how unpronounceable ingredients make us wonder what we are really putting on (and consequently, in) our bodies. Sometimes switching to natural versions can be intimidating –

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  New killer virus in Africa

  Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. A recently identified virus that causes bleeding similar to the Ebola virus has been discovered in Africa late last week.