Natural and Sustainable

Many health food stores carry quality eco-products that are ready made and ready to go. There are many stores nation wide that carry quality products and they specialize in eco- and environmentally friendly products as well. It’s always best to find out about the company before finding out about a specific product.

There are many companies out there that say they are “green” but just because a company packages their product in a green container doesn’t mean their product(s) is good for the environment in a green way. Be leery of the term “non toxic” as well. Any company can claim that their product is “nontoxic”, “all-natural”, and even “eco-friendly”,mainly because their are no regulations on the use of these terms on any product. There are however, certain policies that a company should follow. Below is a list of those terms and things to avoid.

1. Their product is bridgeable within days not years.
2. There are no petroleum based ingredients in the list.
3. There is a clear list of ingredients not clear use of words.
4. No artificial fragrances or should be use in a well ventilated room.
5. No warming labels on the products container or anything that is flammable.
6. Avoid “phenol”, “glycol”, or any term ending in “-ene”.

If the products you are currently using contain any of the above, then consider changing them to something more eco-friendly.

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*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Capture light in a jar during the day and use that light at night to brighten any corner or area within your home. With the Sun Jar you are able to capture the sun during the day and with the help from LEDs, you can use the captured sun that the solar panels gathered in the evening around your home or on your porch. To find out more, please visit the Charles & Marie web page.

• Cell Phone, Remotes, and Some Electronic Toys: Find a site to recycle items with rechargeable batteries at Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation.

• Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Go to Earth911 for recycling centers near you.

• Crayon Bits: Make new crayons. Remove the paper from crayons and fill muffin tins halfway that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 200°F for about 10-12 minutes. Watch closely because they can burn. Let them cool completely and remove from the muffin pan.

• Plastic bags: Find a local place to recycle the bags at Plastic Bag Recycling. Some retailers such as Wal Mart even take back their own bags for recycling and Wal Mart even gives their employees a piece of the profit in order to encourage customers to return the bags as well.

• Food Scraps: The average family generates 200 pounds of kitchen waste every year. Start a small compost bin in your own back yard and use your scraps to help fertilize your lawn, garden and even your own flowers beds. If you have a veggie garden, it is a neat things for kids to help pick the veggies out of the garden and even take back to the garden the scraps they did not use, such as tomato ends, green bean pods, squash and even cucumber pieces and skin.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Power down your phantom power drainers. The electricity consumed by appliances while not in use accounts for about 5 percent of the home every usage. Plug in all your electrical appliances such as TVs and stereos into a power strip and when you are not using them, flip the switch. Especially if you are going away on vacation or going to bed. Plug you computer into a power strip as well.

Throw a greener party with some simple steps. Most of these ideas won’t cost you any extra dollars and can be found right in your home today.

1. For the Invitations: Make them from paper found around your own house. Construction paper can be made into many different invitation ideas. With a bit of creativity, you can make Any party invitation pop when the recipient receive it. Read more here.

2. For the Gifts: Request that your party goers give you or your child “experience” gifts. These gifts fall under the category of trips or trips where you learn things or experience them first hand and the best part is, they don’t cost any additional money to produce. Such as Zoo pass tickets, movie coupons or even a visit to a science museum. Read more here.

3. For the Decorations: Make your streamers from fabric or towels that are torn or about to be thrown away. Try latex biodegradable balloons over the Mylar balloons that are the typical choice for parties. Read more here.

4. For the Food: Make some cupcakes and top them with some all-natural beeswax candles. Serve fresh vegetables and fresh fruits from a near farmers’ market or from your own garden. Read more here.

5. For the Games: Thinking of games to entertain children, especially younger children can be a challenge. There are many games that most parents over look when planning a party and they keep children interested for as long as you play the game. Games such as obstacle courses, treasure hunts and even balloon races are waste free and keep kids busy. Read more here.

6. For the Favors: Make CDs for kids of their own type of music or give modeling clay made from your own kitchen, wrap in recycled fabric and tied with a recycled ribbon. Read more here.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Only run your washing machine with full loads, skip the rewash setting on the machine and switch from hot water to cold water washing. When you are in the market for a new washer, look for an Energy Star approved model, which in the long run can save you over $50 on your utility bills and over 7,000 gallons of water per year.

• Carry Canvas Bags: If you are stick without a canvas or reusable bag when you are doing your shopping, don’t double bag and recycle the ones you bring home.

• Always Keep and Eye out for Recycled Products: Items made of paper, plastic and even rubber come in recycled containers and products. Look for these over the one time use or first time use products. And look for bulk in these items as well.

• Go Paperless: Pay your bills online and replace your sticky notes with a chalkboard or dry erase boars. You can stop unwanted mail that comes to your box by visiting Catalog Choice. They will help put an end to excess junk mail.

• Recharge Always Before Replacing: Rechargeable batteries save money and the environment in the long run. And if you can go without the batteries in a toy or item, just don’t use them then.

• Go Waste-free for Lunch: Use a reusable lunch pail or box and carry fruits and vegetable in their own carry case *bananas* or in recycled, reusable containers as well. And pass on the plastic utensils and the paper napkins. Use metal and a cloth napkin instead.

• Line Dry it Instead: Line-drying half of your laundry each year and retire your dryer for that same year could prevent about 1,000 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, save money as well.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Washing your car can waste a lot of water, so can watering your lawn to keep it green. Why not incorporate the two into one task and waste less water over all. Park your car in your lawn where you would normally water that grass and wash away. Be sure and turn off the water though when you are not using it. Use biodegradable, environmentally friendly cleaners and waxes on your car as well when washing, read more here.

Turn your own yard leaves in the fall into fertilizer in the summer. Get started these season with these tips.

1. Gather the fallen leaves from your own yard or contact your municipality to find out where you can get fallen leaves from public pickup. You can even contact your local neighbors that gather and bag their own leaves to see if you can have access to their fallen, gathered leave throw away.

2. Shred the leaves with a lawn mower or a yard mulcher, and pile them up for a couple of months. It’s best to start this task right when the leaves begin to fall so they will have plenty of time to sit. Even leaving the leaves bagged inside of a plastic bag is a great way to get the heat the leaves needs as well. And it’s a bit more neater than the “piling-up” approach.

3. You will need to moisten the leaves regularly, do not soak them down though. They need just enough water to create moisture within themselves or within the bag.

4. Encourage the decomposition faster by adding s nitrogen source. This nitrogen source can be found in grass clippings or even out of your own kitchen with coffee grounds. A ration of about three to one of brown leaves and the nitrogen source will help balance out the necessary decomposition that is needed during the months the leaves sit.

5. Come spring, your homemade fertilizer will be ready for use in your potted plants and even in your garden preparations.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Anything made of metal can be recycled. Even if you do not see a return, always recycle all metal. There are endless possibilities to what metal can be made back into.

“If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat….it’s staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot; ecology, famine, cruelty.” - Sir Paul McCartney

Eating meat effects not only the animals welfare, but also the environment. Were humans ever supposed to eat meat in the beginning. In the days of the cave men and even when Indians first inhabited the Americas, what if they never eat or used animals for food or for clothing. What if they stuck to the vegetables and the cotton, etc. for survival, how would our current world look today? Here are some ways that eating meat effect the world as a whole.

• Global Warming: According to the recent United Nations report, the meat industry causes more global warming (through emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) than all the cars, trucks, SUVs, planes and ships in the world combines. Researchers at the University of Chicago determined that switching to a vegan diet is 50 percent more effective than switching from a regular car to a hybrid in reducing your impact on global warming.

• Water Resources: More than half of all the water consumed in the U.S. is used to raise animals for food. A totally vegetarian diet requires 300 gallons of water per day, while a meat-based diet requires more than 4,000 gallons of water per day.

• Pollution: Farmed animals produce about 130 times as much excrement as the entire human population of the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), the run-off from factory farms pollutes our rivers and lakes more than all other industrial sources combines. Raising animals for food is one of the top tow or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to globally world wide.
(Source: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Stand behind what you believe and stand strong. Nobody else-not your friends, your soul mate, your parents, or even the people who annoy you most, can change your inner sate more than temporarily.

Nothings more sustainable than using what the earth already provides. Leaves and foliage make a great Thanksgiving center piece as well as wall art. Here are some ideas to get you started.

• Enhance an ordinary wooden tray with a scattering of fallen leaves. Cut a piece of colored art paper to fit the inside of a tray. Using pressed, preserved leaves, plan your design, dot each leaf with craft glue and press onto the paper. Place the paper on the bottom of the tray. To protect the design and the leaves from getting broken, place a piece of glass over the top. You can get a piece of glass cut to fit the tray size at any frame shop.

• Graphic leaf patters put a modern spin on the age-old art of framing pressed botanicals. Select frames of your choice. Take the glass out of the frame and trace outline on a piece of card stock. Arrange leaves as you like on the paper, dot each leaf with craft glue and press gently onto the paper. When throughly dry, put the frame back together and replace the glass. For a wreath pattern, draw and cut a circle from a piece of 1/8-inch thick cardboard, using a large bowl or other round shape as a tehmplate. Set a smaller bowl inside the circle and trace. Cut the inside shape out to a make a ring. Brush a thin layer of craft glue on the leaves and overlap them onto each other. Experiment with background papers in nature’s rich palette of earth tones.

• Give packages a woodsy flair by tying them up with twine or raffia topped with leaves. Try a mix of papers in seasonal hues. For gift boxes, wrap each box with paper and tie with twine, leaving enough for a bow. Make a fan of a few pressed, preserved leaves, and punch a hole where the stem meets the leaf. Thread the twine though, knot and trim the ends. For paper bags, punch holes at the bases of a few leaves, thread the twine through and tie. For bottles, cut a length of parchment paper slightly longer than the circumference of the bottle and as wide as the label you’ll be covering. Wrap the apper around the biottle, tie with twine and tuck the leaves underneath.

• Make pillar candles embellished with leaves the highlight of your tabel. Or arrange them on the mantel. Plan the leaf pattern on a flat surface. Brush a thin layer of craft glue onto each leaf and press onto pillar candles of various heights. Arrange the candles on a tray and surround with loose leaves.

• Nothing could be easier, or prettier, than setting a table dressed up for the season. Place leaves in a pattern for each plate, arrange a ring of leaves around the rim or dot the leaves across the plate as desired. Carfully place a glass plate of the same size as the bottom plate on top snadwishing the leaves between the two plates. Try colored glass plates, instead of clear, for an entirely different look.

•Instead of decorating with traditional greens, drape a favorite mirror, mantel or banister with a garland of leaves. Cut a piece of brown twine to desired length (6 feet gives you a good length to work with) and lay straight on a flat surface. Working form one end and using a hot-glue gun, sandwich the twine in between two leaves and secure with a dot of glue. Continue adding “leaf sandwiches” on the twine until the entire length of twine is covered. Vary color and variety of leaves. Secure the garland to a mirror or banister with glue dots. Glue dots are best so they won’t leave a mark when the garland of leaves are removed.

**Need tips on how to entertain a crowd of people? Over at Household Tips, Stephanie gives tips on how to achieve the perfect setting this holiday without going insane. Read her tips here.**

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: If your shelves are overstuffed with books you have already read, check out Book Mooch, it’s a free service that helps you trade books with othes around the globe. You rack up points for each book you give away. Make a wish list and redeem your points when a book you want becomes available. And here’s the cool thing; Book Mooch has a list of charities it works with, so you can donate your points and share the literay wealth with someone in need.

Bright and Colorful Cocktails To Brighten Anyones Summer Day (Or Evening)

Kerasi (cherry in Greek)

2 oz. peach vodka
1 oz. cherry puree (just blend fresh pitted cherries)
1/2 oz. peach liqueur
1/2 oz. cherry brandy
1/2 oz. lemon juice
Sparkling wine, like Cava

Shake all ingredients but the Cava over ice and strain into a flute. Top off with Cava. Garnish with a cherry.
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Orange Splash:

2 oz. Absolut Citron vodka
1 oz. Cointrau or triple sec
Splash of fresh lime juice
Spalsh of orange juice

Pour all ingredients over ice in a shaker or large glass and shake vigorously. Rim a glass with sugar and serve on the rocks. Garnish with an orange slice.
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Watermelon Martini:

3 oz. Katel One Citroen
1 oz. Watermelon Pucker
1/2 oz. Cointreau or triple sec
Splash of lemonade
Splash of 7-Up

Mix all ingredients together over ice, shake, and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a slice of watermelon.
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Strawberry Punch:

3 fresh strawberries
3 slices canned pineapple
1/2 oz. pineapple syrup from the can
1/4 oz. lime juice
1/4 oz. simple syrup (dissolve one part sugar in one part boiling water; let cool)
2 oz. white rum

Muddle fruit. Pour over ices with other ingredients; shake. Garnish with fruit.
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Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp. sugar
Splash of apricot brandy
1/2 cup apricot puree (blend fresh apricots)
Splash of triple sec
1 1/2 oz. Bacardi light run
Twist of lime

Shake all ingredients over ice, then strain into a glass. Garnish with skewered dried apricots and a slice of lime.

If you are having a party or get-together and plan on serving drinks like the ones here, try this easy, crowd pleaser recipe.

Easy Vodka Cream Sauce:
3 cans (28-oz.)crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups water
1 pkg. (3.1oz) Ball® Simple Crations Italian Style Marinara Sauce Mix™
2 tbs. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chpped onion (about 1 small)
1 tbs. minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
1/2 cup vodka
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1. Combine tomatoes, water and content of package in a medium saucepan.
2. Heat to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Reserve 2 cups. Set aside.
3. Cool remianing sauce, about 30 minutes. Ladle sauce into clean freezer jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Apply lids. Refrigerate up to three weeks or freeze up to one year.
4. Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Add vodka. Cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
5. Add marinara sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add cream. Simmer additional 2 minutes. Serve warm over pasta.
Yeild: about 3 cups.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Be conscious of the perfume and sprays you wear. Synthetic fragrances are a leading cause of dermatitis. They also contain preservatives such as phthalates. Opt for more natural fragrances, or make your own. With a little bit of water and essential oils you can produce a unique and original fragrance that no one else has. And it’s healthier for you and the people around you, as well as the Earth.

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When 451 Press told me that I was going to be a new writer, I was thrilled. When they told me I was going to be writing for the Natural and Sustainable section, I was so excited to get started that my brain began to over-load with ideas. One of the products I couldn’t wait to tell others about was how sustainable Bamboo is. Being that this title “Natural and Sustainable” falls under anything and everything sustainable, it also touches on anything and everything natural obviously.

That being said, I would like to touch on another topic that I am so passionate about. Organic and natural food choices. Although there are a wide range of products that state that they are natural or organic, are they really? There are so many products made anymore that claim and boost “natural”, “organic” on the label and contain so many man-made, chemical ladden ingredients that not only can and will make you sick, but also harm the environment.

When you are shopping be sure and check the label, it doesn’t matter if the product has been around since you were a child. Read labels and be aware of what you are putting in your body. Some of the ingredients on products that have been around since the early 80s are harsh for your body to take in and attempt to digest. There are candy products that I absolutely will not touch, example? Airheads®, these candy “taffy of sorts” strip of sugar contains so MANY chemicals that should be illegal to manufacture. With their red dye #40, yellow lake, blue lake #10, etc. etc. etc. the bottom line is, this candy sells. Kids loves the taste and some adults do as well. Why? Because the average American doesn’t read labels of the foods they are taking into their bodies.

If the average American adult doesn’t care what they are digesting, what does this say of the average American adult’s child?

If we step up and take a stand against these chemicals that are being added to our foods the demand will go down and so will the products pricing and eventually the products will begin to disappear from shelves in the markets and grocery stores. All who read this blog are thinking the same thing as me. “Yea, right they will disappear, in a dream world, maybe.”

And you’re right, these products will always be around even if they close out one brand they will attempt to sell, mass market, chemical products under a different name, or a different flavor. That’s why all of us “health-conscious” individuals need to begin to read lables. If you can’t pronounce it why are you wanting your body to digest it?

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: We have all heard the saying many times over and over again: The mind is a terrible thing to waste. But, I want to add to that saying: The mind is a terrible thing to waste, so use your mind for saving the Earth and helping mother nature. Think before you do!

Now is a great time to start that composting pile for the winter months. The heat of the summer will be coming to an end in a little over two months so starting that compost now will give you plenty of time to have enough soil to last the winter in your indoor plantings. Here are some products I found to help with the composting efforts.

Bio Bag Composting Systems- A food wate container (Max Air) with biodegradable bags to help with composting of the food. They breath naturally, allowing heat and moisture to escape, or evaporate. The process allows food waste to dry, and reduces the rate of bacterial build-up, which can cause odor.

Sun-Mar 200 Kitchen and Garden Compost Maker- Sun-Mar’s Autoflow system is a barrel dum method that ensures even composting. It’s pest proof and loads easily. It has a turning radius of 90 degrees so the drum turns with little effort.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: For a summertime treat try some organic ice cream and treats. To top that ice cream off give some organic root beer a try. It’s more delicious and better for you than you might think!

Train Your Brain

The brain is always learning new feats and responding to the stimulation it receives. Reenforcing brain function is always a postive thing no matter what age. So here are some techniques to keep the brain in tip, top learning condition.

1. Coaching The Brain: Coaching focuses on building developmental strategies to attain goals in life. When people develope strategies that support working memory and functioning, they start to see sustainable success.

2. Tai Chi For The Brain: tai chi may reintroduce the brain and nervous system of the brain to a state of concentration. Taking at least two 30-minute classes of tai chi a week, or even practicing tai chi at home reduces feelings on anxiety, daydreaming, and hyperactivity.

3. Meurofeedback For The Brain: Neurofeedback has an effect comparable to stimulant medication in helping regulate brain activity. This unique technique uses monitoring equipment to display a visual representation of your brain state. You tend to learn and differentiate between brain wave types, and brain wave activity to increase concentration and focus.

4. Interactive Metronome Therapy For The Brain: A method used to deal with cognitive challenges of the mind. It’s a computer-based program where sensors measure accuracy as you attempt to synchronize hand and feet movements with a beat. This therapy helps develop focus, and helps filter out distractions. It also has been known to improve self monitoring, as well as mental and phsyical actions in a person.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: When buying school supplies this year for your school-age children be sure to consider the products your children are going to be using on an everyday -basis, and especially consider the products some of your school age children with be sticking in their mouths. There are products out on the market that offer natural ingredients and are not only save for the environment but also okay for preschoolers to nibble on and some older kids to bite while taking those tests. Here are some producst to consider:

•See Jane Work

•Romp

•Magic Cabin

•Green Earth Office Supply

•Alex Toys

•Green Line Paper

On this day of celebration, we should rejoice with more then just the United States independence. We should celebrate the hope and happiness of the Earth’s harmony. The Fourth of July will bring many fireworks, entertaining and more landfill. Do your part and keep landfills from becoming stocked with party-goer-goods.

By choosing more earth-friendly products, there will be more ways then one to celebrate today! Below are a list of products/companies that offer alternatives to the norm.

•Earth-friendly tableware.

•Earth-friendly tablecloths.

•Earth-friendly cleaners.

•Earth-friendly games for kids and adults.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Always set a good example to others no matter where you are, or where you are going. If others see the way one person (YOU) is living, they will want to ultimately follow suit. Here is two links to help get you in the green-living mode for the Fourth of July!
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Have a great Independence Day!

The fact that organic food still makes up only 2 percent of total food sales, The Organic Center based in Rhode Island is a nonprofit organization that has a goal. They have taken on Mission Organic 2010, a campaign to get the word out about the health benefits and ecological benefits of organic foods. The Organic Center wants to get every consumer to increase their organic consumption by 10 percent when the year 2010 hits. You too can help in this effort by signing a pledge and publicly announcing your commitment to make at least a tenth of your eating choices to be organic.

The center also states that if the group achieves this goal, pesticides will disappear from 98 million, 8 ounces servings of drinking water and antibiotics and growth hormones from 20 million, 8 ounce servings of dairy milk.

I have already taken my pledge…… So sign the pledge with me and lets all make a change for the better.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: For those homeowners who appreciate the beauty and character of old wood, consider using reclaimed wood flooring. Planks and boards remilled from old railroad trestles, barns, houses, as well as factories offer distinctive, environmentally friendly options. Reclaimed wood is not only appealing it is also a conversation piece throughout your home.

The United Postal Service is known best for their “brown” trucks with the “yellow” UPS lettering on the side. We have all seen them and some might have even gotten a package or two from them at one time. The benefit of getting a package sent through UPS or even the United States Postal Service, snailmail as some call it, is not only easy but now it also helps the environment in a BIG way!

UPS has gone green in more ways then one. The company is now operating 50 hybrid electric trucks that will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 452 metric tons annually. They are also testing a hydraulic hybrid estimated to have 70 percent better fuel economy. Phoenix, as well as California, have already seen the truck-change and more cities and states will follow in the future.

The U.S. Postal Service, which operates the largest alternative-fuel fleet in the nation, recently unveiled a new delivery truck that conserves fuel by 30 to 50 percent.

Anymore most people send mail and correspondence through email or text-messaging, with the new trucks and their earth-friendly changes, more and more of the public may just change to sending mail the good ole’ fashion way. Because, quite frankly, it is difficult to send a birthday card with $20 dollars in it through texting.;)

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Lotions and cremes that are out on the market today not only leave a baby’s skin feeling unsatisified, they are also chalked-full of harsh chemicals and ingredients that are horrible for your child’s body. If your child have sensitive skin like mine does, there is three products that score an A+ on my mommy scale. They are great, long-lasting products. And they don’t have harsh ingredients that dry out my son’s skin. Little Twig Bodymilk with lavender , lemon, and tea tree ($15) ; Avalon Organics Baby Gentle Tear-Free Shampoo and Body Wash ($10) ; Welda Baby Calendual Cream ($10) . It is a great practice to get into, teaching children at a young age, what products are better for the environment and their body’s and what products we could all do without.

If your pet is anything like mine then it is not only a pet, but also a member of the family. Why not treat them like one? With new products out on the market presently that are all-natural, there is no way a pet should go without the pampering. To give your pet that “pampered feeling” in a natural and sustainable way, here’s some ideas about products that are must-haves for any pet owner.

1. Eating the same dry food can get boring to your pet, instead add fresh beef or chicken to your pets dry food everyday, or even once every three days with Innova. It is made from human-grade chicken and the chicken is free of hormones and antibiotics.

2. Light a candle to relax your pet. With products such as Woodsy Woof Aromatherapy Candle Tin. Made with eucalyptus and lavender, should ultimately set a mood.

3. For a gentle, less abrasive bath, try alcohol-free blend of natural oils with Fruits & Passion Hotdog Shampoo with Natural Extracts. Pets don’t need to be bathed as much as you might think. with this product, pets get the right amount of oils to last till their next bath-time.

4. Flea issues? Sprinkle Earth Animal Internal Powders on your pet’s food. This blend of yeast, garlic, and B vitamins help rid your pet of fleas, ticks and mosquitos.

5. Bad breath problems? If your pet suffers from chronic bad breath it maybe time for a trip to the vet, but for occasional bad breath germs try Burt’s Bees Peppermint Breath Drops. They are not only for man’s best friend but for your as well.

6. If your pet has seperation anxiety try Whiskers Own Gentle Nerve. This herbal liquid is made with extracts of valerian, catnip, and hops. It also won’t be so harsh it puts them out.

7. Is a daily vitamin what’s missing from their diet? Try The Missing Link powder. It is made with probotics, fatty acids, enzymes, and phytonutrients. Perfect for their daily dose of all-natural vitamins they need to stay healthy.

8. Having trouble with urinary incontinence. Stop accidents with HomeoPet’s Leak No More. A homeopathic liquid remedy that helps tighten muscles.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Real-estate agencies are now trying to focus more and more on selling earth-friendly homes. Green Builder and Green Homes For Sale both have nationwide listings for green-friendly homes. Recent additions to some of these homes are: sustainable materials like straw bales and bamboo flooring (my personal favorite), as well as several “of the power grid” properties. So realtors not only help sell a home but they also have been working with local builders and designers to create a more sustainable dwelling. So if you are in the market for a new home or your know someone that is, mention to them there are housing developments out now that actually help the planet.

To find out more about holistic treatments, click here to find a vet in your own area or near you that practices in a holistic, natural and sustainable way!

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