We compost, recycle papers and plastics, and limit our water usage, but one way to help the earth that never occurred to me was to recycle old underwear. Rodale.com offers five surprising ways to recycle underwear, including cutting it up and adding it to your compost bin (only if the underwear is 100% cotton, of […]
Living Naturally
The New Urbanism: Hawks in the Alleyways
My great Earth Day experience yesterday was watching a hawk wing through the heavy spring snowstorm into a nesting box mounted on the third story of a town home wall across the alley from my kitchen window. Lately, in the last three weeks or so, we’ve been coming upon piles of pigeon feathers in various […]
Happy Earth Day! Some Tips to Help the Earth
Happy Earth Day! A few ideas to love your planet earth today and every day: Drive less. Combine your errands and map your route for the most efficient car ride. Use a bike for transportation. Denver has a great B-Cycle system, with bike depots all over the city where you can swipe your card and […]
Can Allergens Be Absorbed Through Your Skin?
Allergens can absolutely be absorbed through the skin. Beyond the obvious topical dermatitis you might get from touching poison ivy, for example, irritants that come into contact with your skin can give you effects that are more than skin deep. Pain, inflammation, fatigue, migraines, nervous system issues… These are all examples of how our bodies […]
Your Toxic Threshold
There are some 80,000 chemical compounds in our world that didn’t exist 200 years ago. We are exposed to chemicals at every turn: in the air we breathe; the water we drink; the soaps, cosmetics, and personal products we use; the foods we eat; and even the clothes we wear. Everyone has an individual tolerance […]
