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Lung Association Issues State of the Air Report

The American Lung Association has issued its annual air pollution report card which ranks the cities most affected by air pollution. This is the ninth consecutive State of the Air report issued by...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: wellness, air pollution, lung association, rankings, state of the air
Just Say NO To Plastic Bags

Every year, 500 billion to a trillion plastic bags are consumed world-wide. Only 1-2% of those plastic bags ever get recycled, with most of them ending up in landfills and polluting the...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: environment, bags, grocery, plastic, pollution
100 Mile Diet

The foods in the modern North American diet travel nearly 1,500 miles before they get to your supermarket [1]. Considering the monumental effort it takes to get food to your home, it makes a lot of...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: diet and nutrition, 100 mile diet, produce, supermarket
Honda Develops Experimental Walking Assist Device

As the largest engine maker in the world, Honda is probably best known for their cars and motorcycles. Honda also has a strong Research & Development robotics program which has produced the...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: wellness, honda, mobility aids, walking
ViroPop: Environmentalism Made Fun

“Okay, let’s get this straight. ViroPop is NOT a new virus-flavored soda. And ZapRoot is not a show about bombarding plants with laser beams. What is ViroPop then? Well, you could think of it...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: environment, eco, friendly, green, podcast
DC to Launch European-Style Bike Share Program

I would ride by bike to work every day if it were feasible. I know I’m probably making excuses here, but it would be a monumental and death-defying effort to meander and zigzag my way to work while...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: environment, bicycling, commuting, smartbike
Free Organic Coupons From Mambo Sprouts

Saving money is always a good thing. Especially when it’s saving money on something healthy like organic groceries. MAMBO SPROUTS provides a free organic coupon booklet that is distributed...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, coupons, free, groceries, mambo sprouts
The Way to Cook

I picked up a copy of Julia Child’s “The Way to Cook” this weekend. I admit that it was an impulse purchase, but I am quite pleased I bought it because hopefully I will become a better...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: books, cookbooks, cooking, julia child, food & drink
Win Free Organic Groceries

Celebrate Earth Day by entering the Go Organic! Grocery Makeover contest. If you are the grand prize winner, Domenica Catelli, author of the cookbook, Mom-a-licious will come to your house and help...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, contest, earth day, free, groceries
Discovery Home Launches Green Channel

The Green movement will be televised. Coming to a TV near you on June 4th 2008 at 6pm EDT, the Discovery Home channel will be transforming into Planet Green- the first ever 24/7 eco entertainment...

Started in Healthy Reader • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: television, discovery home channel, earth friendly, eco entertainment, planet green