EaRtH DaY

"We now must begin to realize that the Earth does not belong to us, it's the other way around. We belong to the Earth."
- Evo Morales (President of Bolivia)

Here are 8 ways you can protect your health - and the planet!

1 - Take short showers. Yup, I'm talking five minute showers - or get "low-flow" shower head (I am really guilty tonight...I took the longest shower EVER and pretty sure I could never keep it under 5 minutes, esp if i have to shave!).

2 - Bypass your dry-cleaning and wash 'em by hand or find a "wet-cleaner" (they don't use hazardous solutions).

3 - Go EASY on the BEEF (it's gross anyway!). Did you know that red meat production is responsible for about two-and-a-half times more greenhouse-gas emissions than chicken or fish?

4 - Stop using air fresheners? Okay, truth be known...I read this in an article: "Indoor air may be up to three times more polluted than the air outdoors, so go fresh the natural way by opening your windows (and use potpourri instead). The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) tested 14 air fresheners and found that 12 contained phthalates, chemicals linked to hormone abnormalities, birth defects, and reproductive problems. Even products billed "all-natural" or "unscented" weren't chemical-free. Eeeew! Why does everything always have to have so much crap in it!?!

5 - BUY ORGANIC!! I am a strong supporter of organic foods and buying locally (I wish it wasn't quite as pricey though).

6 - Skip the liquid: Many liquid soaps, though convenient, contain triclosan, an antibiotic agent toxic to wildlife. Again, WHY!?! :( Not going to lie, I struggle with some of these better ways...can I make up by reducing my carpon footprints instead? In some other way? :)

7 - Screensavers=no, no! Set your computer up to sleep after a bit instead of running the screensaver.

8 - Toss the flea collar! HAHA Easier said than done! Come on, haven't they ever lived in ROMANIA!?! Have the makers of these rules ever had fleas living in their house and had a million bites all over their bodies? Probably not. But all I can say is FINE! Get rid of the flea collar, but not the flea bombs! But yes, yes...the pestisides, always the pestisides!

RESPECT THE EARTH!!