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January 2009
Green 2009
Why Go Green
You've probably noticed that green is everywhere these days--in the news, politics, fashion, and even technology. You can hardly escape it on the Internet.
That's all great as far as we're concerned, but with a million messages and ideas coming at us from all sides, it can be easy to get caught up in the quotidian stuff—switching to organic foods, turning down the thermostat, recycling, say -- without thinking about the big picture of how your actions stack up. Worse, you could even be suffering from a little green "fatigue" -- that is, tuning out the green messages due to their ubiquity.
While it's easy to get overwhelmed, it's also simple to begin making a positive impact. Since it's helpful to understand the big picture when it comes to setting to smaller goals, we've adjusted our focus for this guide—a departure from out typical "how to go green" content, which typically tackles very specific topics such as kitchens, cars, or pets -- to take a broader look at the reasons behind why we should go green.
Tips to GreeN?
1. Real food is fuel for the body -- and the planet.
By following the green eaters' mantra -- eat seasonal, local, organic foods -- you can enjoy fresher, tastier foods and improve your personal health. According to one study, organic milk has 68 percent more beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids than conventional milk. Making green food choices also has global consequences.
2. The average woman absorbs more than 4 pounds of cosmetics during her lifetime.
Your skin -- the body's largest organ -- absorbs up to 60 percent of the products you put on it every day, from soaps to shampoos to sunscreens. Considering that most of us use about 10 different products daily—that can really add up. Choosing green personal care products often means using plant-based ingredients in place of petrochemicals, preventing these chemicals from being absorbed into your skin.
Health Green
On Mean Green Machines, we have seen the technological advancements of efficiency and design. With all this great advancement taking the center stage of discussion, the reason that we are looking for such alternative energy sources sometimes is forgot. Especially now with the oil crisis, all we seem to hear about is gas efficiency and mpg consumption.
But there is another very important reason for our search for green energy. Our health - both our own and that of those around us, including plants and animals.
Today we are going to set aside gas consumption, energy efficiency, and production waste, and remind ourselves of the health benefits in using green energy. There are many reason why it is so important to make the transformation to more efficient nations over the next several years, and the health of you and your loved ones should certainly be on top of your list.
1.Renewable energy sources, number one, promote a cleaner air space for all of us, which reduces the pollution we breathe. It removes pollution that has been linked to lung cancer and the aggravation of asthma and allergies. It removes particles in the air have also been linked to cardiac dangers. Without renewable energy, we might soon find that exercising outdoors (breathing the air) would actually be more harmful than helpful.
Sex Green
Whether you're single and playing the field, settled down with that special someone, or someplace in between, most of us consider good, satisfying, sexy sex as an important part of this complete breakfast.
It might not be the first thing we think of while working towards a sustainable and graceful life on this fragile planet, but there's a lot we can do to make our sex lives greener.
In the process of greening the ecological footprint of our love making, we might also open up some new doors to deeper pleasure, satisfaction, and romantic connection.
Top Green Sex Tips
1. Employ green sex toys
According to the Durex Global Sex Survey, 43% of Americans have used a vibrator. Dildos, and the rest of the happy sex toy family can be thrilling and fulfilling, either alone or with a partner, but many store-bought sex toys contain, among other things, chemicals called phthalates, a substance used to soften hard plastics like PVC and provide that jelly feeling. There is quite a bit of concern about the toxicity and health risks of phthalates (in 2004, the EU banned a range of phthalates from children's toys), |