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Connecting in the ’hood
Bringing neighbours together to grow veggies or host a swap helps shape a community. Grassy, abandoned or paved open spaces are unexplored pearls of potential to build connected neighbourhoods.
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The Vitamin G prescription
For the last 40 years, the nutrition dictionaries have formally listed Vitamin G as an obsolete name for riboflavin, or Vitamin B2. In 2006, Dutch health scientist Dr. Peter P. Groenewegen and colleagues coined the term ‘Vitamin G’ to refer to the medicinal influence of greenspace.
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EcoKids: connecting in nature
Strong family bonds instill trust and confidence in children, and family play, especially outdoors, reconnects families and creates lifelong memories. Precious family time is shrinking; likewise, where and how we play has changed. Electronics have replaced forests, and urban centres limit wilderness access, distancing families from nature.
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Nurture your spirit
8 ways to cherish your spiritual side to be a whole, healthy being.
Nature play!
Precious family time is shrinking; likewise where and how we play has changed. Electronics have replaced forests and growing urban centres limit wilderness access, distancing families from nature.
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Once upon a (green) time
A story of sustainability by design
Business is increasingly being recognized and evaluated for its environmental impact. While eco-consciousness is routine at home, it can be a challenge taking those habits to work. One company shares secrets to success and highlights of their journey down sustainability lane.
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Natural, nature-full play
When Richard Louv coined the term, ‘nature deficit disorder’ in Last Child in the Woods, he inspired a movement to reconnect kids with nature. Whether you’re building a backyard playground or creating a community play area, turn to eco-friendly, non-toxic materials and products to keep children healthy and safe in outdoor play.
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Tiny feet, tiny green footprints
In the two years from birth to potty training, baby gets over 5,000 diaper changes and a few hundred baths. Many parents seek convenient, safe products that won't stress baby’s health, mom’s well-being and the planet’s resources. Fortunately, caregiving methods have green-evolved and new eco-conscious products lighten baby’s footprint.
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Green clean-ability
Editor-tested choices
The urgent need to care for our health and the environment has increased the call for non-toxic, earth-respecting, effective household cleaning products.
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Making your kitchen work for you
You want your family to embrace a healthier lifestyle, but once you start making nutritious meals in the kitchen, your enthusiasm turns into frustration. Could it be that your kitchen doesn’t work for you?
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Eco-taining
green-up your outdoor party
There’s nothing like the aroma of local fare on the barbeque to complement
a summer gathering. From the May long weekend to Labour Day, Canadians are
eager for outdoor entertaining; eco-celebrate with these hot eco-friendly products.
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Mother Nature knows best!
“Don’t fight Mother Nature ‘cause you lose going and coming!”
Once the snow has gone, many Canadians race outside and into the garden. Respect for natural cycles can simplify gardening chores and ensure a healthy harvest.
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Sleep tight
and breathe easy!
Although long, cold, winter nights make the snugly comfort of your bed extremely inviting, be sure to tuck yourself into a healthful hibernation. That mattress or pillow, more worthy of a Hazmat suit, might be robbing you of restful sleep.
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Screening your cleaning
Do you have a different cleaning product for every room in the house? We use cleaners, fresheners, polishes, detergents, degreasers, soaps and sprays. Strong chemicals offer fast, powerful cleaning but most haven't been fully tested and verified for safe long-term, multiple-exposure use.
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Water, water everywhere
Whether washing with it, drinking it or swimming in it, we don’t want contaminants in our water. Chlorine isn’t a perfect solution: at minimum it can cause irritation and at worst has been linked to cancer. And with discarded plastic creating islands as large as the province of Quebec in our oceans, bottled water has proven to be a dangerous experiment.
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Staying warm
from your toes on up
Whether you’re building a new energy-efficient home from the ground up or simply want some ideas for greening your next renovation, you can keep warm for less money.
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Raising a happy, healthy Green child
Forget pink and blue. Green is the new rage in decorating for babies and toddlers. Because their bodies are still growing, children are more vulnerable to environmental pollutants. Give your little one a healthy start by creating a non-toxic home, free from potential developmental hazards caused by synthetic chemicals.
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Clean Green
We work hard to create secure, clean, and healthy environments. We use seat belts and car seats. We teach our children basic safety: don’t run across the street, look both ways, don’t talk to strangers. We keep chemicals and toxins out of reach of curious fingers. Or do we?
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Living Off The Grid
A popular buzz phrase these days. But what does it mean and how is it possible? Well for most it’s not very feasible: moving away from civilization and fast food; living off the land, no dependence on traditional means of electricity, heat, or communication. Would this mean no cell phones, no laptops, no MP3s, no SUVs? Maybe not the ideal life after all.
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Chemical-Free Gardening
A ‘chemical-free’ garden makes a significant impact not only on your immediate surroundings but the eco-system as well. What are the negative effects of using chemicals in your garden?
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Green Power Made easy
Before switching to an alternative home energy system, think of conservation first. No matter how energy is produced, it’s more efficient not to use it in the first place. According to Energy Alternatives Ltd., for every dollar spent on conservation up to $5 is saved on generation.
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