June 2008 Entries
Technorati Tags: green interior design,feng shui,kim nadel,green interior design services,interior decorating,natural home Recently I had a chance to ask a few questions of Kim Nadel, NCIDQ certified interior designer, LEED Accredited Professional, and co-founder of the Brooklyn-based NICHE environmentally smart design group. Kim is currently on the MFA faculty of the New York School of Interior Design teaching Green Design, and co-authored The Green Pages: The Contract Designer’s Guide to Environmentally Responsible Materials and Products. Kim was chosen by Hospitality Design magazine as one of the top 20 leaders in the industry to influence design in a positive direction. She...
Technorati Tags: natural wellness,wellness tips I like to think of wellness as simply life! Its how we work and play it’s about our friends and family, our purpose, and of course the basics such as what we breathe, drink, and eat. May I be so bold as to say wellness is as nature intended -- the ebb and flow of life from birth through death and perhaps beyond? If wellness is so simple then why does it seem to have become overly complex? What to take, when to take it, who to see, what not to do, who to trust...
Technorati Tags: green,green agenda Green, eco, environmentally friendly, earth friendly, green footprint, carbon footprint – what’s it all about? It’s common sense that we depend on the planet for life and “green” sounds like a good idea. But what is “green”? Well, you get to decide! Because if we don’t decide what’s important in our lives then others will do so for us. A prominent green magazine has a recent article titled “Is it better to serve soda in 12-ounce cans or from two-liter bottles?” Hang on, isn’t it better not to serve soda at all? And there lies the...
Technorati Tags: whole house air purifier,iqair air purifier,iqair perfect 16,hvac,whole house air cleaners I was surprised to find an article on the first page of Google when searching for whole house air purifiers titled “Whole House Air Cleaners – Why They Do Not Work”. Perhaps it’s not so unusual given the number of products on the market and the fact that they don’t necessarily work as advertised. Air is so fundamentally important to our health that I was compelled to write an article about IQAir’s Perfect 16 titled “Whole House Air Cleaners Report, Why They Can and Do Work”. In...
Technorati Tags: neem,organic neem oil,organix-south,organic skin care When I decided to move to Southern California, well-meaning friends worried about my fair complexion. “I’ll just be known as ‘the girl with the hat,’” I replied breezily, while thinking to myself “…and the long sleeves, and the bandana around my neck.” And while I’ve been very successful at keeping my skin protected from the sun, I never imagined how freaking dry it is out here. Really dry. Desert dry. I’m happy to report I’ve found a new oil that helps soothe and heal my dry and irritated skin: organic neem oil. Of...