Non-GMO Shopping Guide

Non-GMO
Shopping Guide









Get the the guide here:

Non-GMO Shopping Guide

You can download the iPhone application at shopnogmo also.

Eating for Energy, Part 4 - Less Toxins, More Energy

 Welcome to Part 4 of Eating for Energy!  Hope you are enjoying this special time of year, even with all the extra activities.   This series, Eating for Energy, can help you maintain and even increase your energy levels into the New Year.

Reducing toxic load turns out to have a lot to do with increasing your energy level. Our body has to use a lot of energy to process the environmental toxins that we come into contact with and ingest everyday. If we reduce our body’s workload, and therefore energy expenditure, in processing and eliminating toxins, we have more energy for everything else.

Reducing toxic load can help reduce brain fog and boost our immune system, which can increase our productivity. It can also help improve our digestion, absorption and assimilation of nutrients, making them more available to support our daily activities.

Here are 5 tips to reduce your toxic load:

1. Use herbs that support our detox organs – liver, kidney and colon. E.g. milk thistle and dandelion.

2. Encourage elimination through skin, our largest organ for elimination. E.g. sweating and dry brushing.

3. Buy and eat organic food as much as possible – learn about the “Dirty Dozen” list and try to shop organic for this produce.  http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/

4. Reduce processed and packaged foods, which are loaded with chemicals.

5. Replace household and personal products with a lot of chemicals with those made with natural ingredients.

 

For more healthy tips and recipes, be sure and visit my website, www.blissfulbalancewellness.com

Skin Deep - A Guide to Safe Cosmetics from EWG

Skin Deep is a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products, brought to you by researchers at the Environmental Working Group.  You can search the site by product, ingredient or company.  Find out exactly what is in your skin care products.  You may be surprised!  As unbelievable as it may seem, personal care products aren't required to be tested for safety.  I think we should be as careful about what we put on our skin as we are about what foods we choose to eat. 

You can also print a Shopper's Guide to safe cosmetics here, and learn more about The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010.

 
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

Healthy Home Tips Halloween Tips | Environmental Working Group

 

Tips to Green Your Halloween

Dressing up and celebrating Halloween can be fun -- especially for kids. It's easy to make it a healthy holiday for your family and the environment. Just follow these simple steps (download the PDF here) to green your Halloween routine:

Healthy Home Tips Halloween Tips | Environmental Working Group