Archive for June, 2011

Eat a rainbow.

Aside from making your dinner table look festive, eating a rainbow has amazing health perks! Here are some of our favorite foods of every color, and the health benefits they offer:
Red: Raspberries, cherries, pomegranate, strawberries
Lycopene and anthocyanins provide fruits & vegetables with their red hue, and also may help prevent certain cancers, in addition to [...]

Friday Five: 5 Cleaning Products You Didn’t Know You Had

If you’re using Eminence Organic skincare, the odds are good that you have given some thought to the dangers of toxins and chemicals in your body. But, have you remembered to address the toxicity of cleaning supplies in your home? Here are some ideas for homemade, environmentally friendly cleaning supplies:
1. Vinegar: Plain, old white distilled [...]

Fair trade fares well for consumers & producers.

Are you familiar with fair trade products? The term “fair trade” has become much more prevalent recently. Many products tout this label, but many consumers seem unclear on what exactly this means, and why a fair trade label can make a product more expensive. I’ve done the research for you and [...]

pH: Not just for the science classroom!

Simply put, the pH scale is a guide for measuring how acidic or basic a substance is, onĀ  a scale of 0 to 14, with 0 being the most acidic, and 14 being the most basic. As an example, battery acid and hydrochloric (or stomach) acid fall at the low end of the scale, while [...]