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What is a good cruelty-free, organic, hypoallergeni deodorant that actually WORKS and has a nice scent?
by admin on Mar.27, 2010, under Makeup Q & A
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thursday plantation
http://www.thursdayplantation.com/cmsv1/
Good natural/organic makeup?
by admin on Mar.03, 2010, under Makeup Q & A
what are some good organic, 100% natural makeup brands that you recommend? and why?
i am … mmmm… banana bread color? hahaha i dont know… kind of tan (ish) hispanic.
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Earth Friendly Bridal Shower: Quick and Easy Preparation
by admin on Feb.19, 2010, under Womens Interest
Getting married soon? What better way to celebrate it by throwing a green themed bridal shower! If you want to have lots of fun while being kind to Mother Nature, it s about time to consider an earth friendly bridal shower. While you might think it s complicated to host such a party, it s actually a breeze to organize a green inspired bridal shower.
Here are some useful tips and tricks to help you unleash that eco conscious bride in you:
Invitations To reduce paper waste and save trees, send email invitations stylishly done by a graphic designer or an animator perhaps. Or go online to find e invitations that you can readily customize and send to your guests. If you really want to be traditional and use tangible invitations, use recycled paper and have them printed using soy based inks.
Venue To totally show your passion for all things green, hold your eco friendly bridal shower in a garden courtyard and let nature be your backdrop. If weather is an issue, another green spot to host it is at a local organic or vegetarian restaurant.
Decoration Be minimalist and keep it simple to avoid creating loads of mess and trash after party. If you want to accentuate the venue, opt for eco friendly decor or recycled and natural materials. Better yet, decorate using locally grown flower arrangements.
Food and Menu To complement the theme, have your guests eat more greens by choosing organic or vegetarian menu. Though not everyone might be pleased with this concept, most of them won\’t even notice the difference. Hire a caterer that can concoct delicious and organic or vegetarian cuisine, or someone that cooks using locally harvested ingredients. Worried about desserts? Fret no more. Since green is in, even bakeshops are adopting this idea and starting to whip up vegan cupcakes, which, by the way, taste like the real thing. Or why not serve fruits that are in season to keep it healthy? You can also order those organic gourmet chocolate treats that will most likely convince your guests that it s not that bad to go green.
Tableware and Utensils Forget disposable paper plates, plastic cups and utensils that produce tons of waste, most of which are non biodegradable. Instead, bring out your best chinaware and elegant silverware to impress your guests. Choose cloth napkins versus paper napkins to further reduce trash.
Bridal Favors and Souvenirs Don t forget to green inspire your favors, too. This is your chance to be an eco chic role model by giving out environmentally friendly souvenirs. Your choices are infinite, as there are numerous green items available on the market today. Try organic soaps, organic cotton bed and bath linens, soy candles, earth friendly bags, or tree seedlings. Level up a notch by giving out stainless steel food containers, stainless steel pots and pans, and bamboo cooking utensils, which they can even use for their very own future parties.
Before saying I do and tying the knot, have an earth friendly bridal shower that you and your friends will surely love. . It?s easy and hassle free, and a great way, too, to inspire others to follow your green endeavors. And besides, green is the new sexy!
What To Eat On the HCG Diet Plan
by admin on Feb.02, 2010, under Weight
The HCG diet plan consists of regular doses of the hormone HCG along with following a 500 calorie a day diet. The reason why only 500 calories are needed is because the body is already pulling at least 2000 calories from the body\’s stored fat to use as energy. Since you are only consuming 500 calories on the HCG diet plan, there are certain foods that you need to avoid and certain foods that you need to eat. The foods that you are required to eat on the diet plan are the ones that will help restore your body back to its normal balance of burning fat.
The following is what Dr. Simeons recommended eating in the HCG diet protocol that he developed after extensive research on the hormone.
Breakfast
For breakfast, you need to keep only to black coffee (organic preferred) and several types of tea. The types of tea that you can have are organic green tea, organic Wu Long tea, organic chamomile tea, and Yerba Mate tea. You can have as much coffee and tea that you want as long as you do not add anything else into the drinks. Also, they should be made with pure water and not tap water.
Lunch and Dinner
For lunch and dinner there are certain proteins that you should eat. They include organic fed beef or veal, organic skinless chicken breast, and a couple different types of fish which are low in mercury.
Along with the protein, you can choose from a list of vegetables such as spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, and celery. Only one kind of vegetable should be eaten with a meal. Do not add any oil or fats to cook these vegetables, instead boil, grill, or steam them. Along with the vegetables, a small apple, small grapefruit, and a cup of strawberries can be eaten as long as they are organic.
Don\’t eat the same exact meals for lunch and dinner the same day. So, if you chose to eat halibut and spinach for lunch, you would then have to pick a different protein source and vegetable for dinner. There are certain herbs and seasonings that you can use for your foods as well.
If you find that you are hungry during the day, you can have all the coffee and tea that you want throughout the day. You can also have as much water as you want and are encouraged to drink as much water as you like.
Although the HCG diet plan may not seem appealing, you are only on this phase of the diet for the first 21 to 26 days of the diet. After that phase, your metabolism is set back to normal and then you can eat what you want, when you want, as long as you eat organic and avoid processed food.
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by admin on Jan.30, 2010, under Weight
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The beautiful truth about \”natural\” beauty
by admin on Jan.29, 2010, under Beauty Tips

As of today, I'm going to be contributing weekly items on beauty to Miss Mary Rambin's new site, More Than Mary. I'm a big fan of Mary's straight-talking, dry humor, and overall spirit, and very pleased to be contributing to her new project.
Mary did a great job of editing a somewhat lengthy piece I wrote; she pulled out the meat and made a much more concise post out of what I submitted. But I thought I'd post the full item here for you guys; consider this the director's cut or something.
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After almost half a decade of beauty blogging, I've become pretty
jaded about the cosmetics industry. More to the point, being on the
receiving end of so many products over the years – we're talking
hundreds – has made me realize that there really are not that many
stand-out performers in the crowd of overpriced, artfully packaged
merchandise.
One of the recent trends that many brands have recently glommed onto
in an attempt to sell in a way over-populated market is that of being
"ethical". Let's just start with the "organic," and "all natural"
labels usually lumped under this umbrella (which is probably made of
organic, un-dyed hemp).
If the uncritical way that many women spend hundreds and even
thousands of dollars on anti-aging products taught beauty marketers
anything, it's that there are a lot of suckers out there.
Just as many
women want to believe that a cream from Bloomie's can turn back the
clock, there are plenty who ask no questions when told that the
product they're buying is going to help save the planet and stick it
to The Man and his evil chemicals.
Of course, much of this – as with most marketing – is pure bunk.
Let's start with the all-natural and organic claims. As a Times
(London) piece pointed out four years ago, "herbal products can become
toxic when they degrade," and "organic cosmetics are under-researched
on efficacy as well as safety". Not to mention that many formulas
marketed as "organic" may only include a single organic element. The
drawbacks to organic products were summed up thusly: "Less evidence
that they work; less rigorously tested; expensive; don