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Article Archive for June 2009

Update on Qu Chi Acupressure band for hayfever - week 3
Tuesday, 30 Jun, 2009 – 6:33 | 4 Comments
Update on Qu Chi Acupressure band for hayfever - week 3

I’m a week late with my hayfever update. If you remember, I’ve been trialling the Qu Chi Acupressure band.
Three weeks into the hayfever season and it’s been an appalling week. To be fair, I STILL …

wedosomething.net - together we can tackle climate change
Tuesday, 30 Jun, 2009 – 6:00 | 2 Comments
wedosomething.net - together we can tackle climate change

This is such a great site. I was contacted by Jens this week, telling me about his new project WeDoSomething.net.
It has plenty of eye candy, the aim of which is to demonstrate a human chain …

Mrs Green’s Three green stories
Sunday, 28 Jun, 2009 – 8:26 | No Comment
Mrs Green’s Three green stories

On a Sunday I share some inspirational stories I have found across the internet.
They can be to do with any aspect of green living, such as energy reduction, green parenting or natural health. I’ll also …

Use soda crystals for laundry
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 8:13 | No Comment
Use soda crystals for laundry

Soda crystals have long been used as a water softener, so use them in your washing cycle to soften your clothes.
Add 100 g (31/2 oz) to your wash load for soft, fluffy clothes.
If you are …

Beauty Products To Carry The FAIRTRADE Mark For First Time
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 6:46 | No Comment
Beauty Products To Carry The FAIRTRADE Mark For First Time

From today, Boots, Bubble & Balm, Essential Care, Lush and Neal’s Yard will be selling the first beauty products carrying the Fairtrade mark. There are 57 licensed Fairtrade Foundation products currently available with mamy more …

Green rewards enables eco friendly shoppers to collect loyalty points
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 6:00 | No Comment
Green rewards enables eco friendly shoppers to collect loyalty points

Hands up who loves to indulge in a little green shopping?
Many of us have loyalty cards for our most-used supermarket or petrol station. Now you can collect green points and build up rewards that can …

5 tips - eco friendly laundry products
Thursday, 25 Jun, 2009 – 6:00 | 11 Comments
5 tips - eco friendly laundry products

Last week I talked about reducing the environmental impact of your laundry by making careful use of water and electricity and swapping harsh, toxic products for eco friendly ones.
Today I’m going to share 5 greener …

Natural remedies for PCOS
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 10:44 | 4 Comments
Natural remedies for PCOS

PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) is an endocrine disorder, which effects around 5% of women.
The most common features are:

Obesity
Irregular or absent periods
Excessive male hormones leading to excess facial hair (hirsutism)
Infertility

Google PowerMeter measuring electricity consumption in your home
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 9:03 | 10 Comments
Google PowerMeter measuring electricity consumption in your home

We all know it saves money and reduces our carbon footprint to turn our TV off standby, turn our heating down by 1 degree and switch to energy efficient light bulbs.
However, it’s even more rewarding …

J.R.Holland gives back to the community
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 6:00 | No Comment
J.R.Holland gives back to the community

I’m often inspired by ‘ordinary people’ doing extraordinary things. I love to share stories with a positive theme and ones which warm the heart.
It’s easy to tune into the doom and gloom prophecies of the …