DIY Boots (Using Thrift Store Finds)

Thrifting

Stop the Inhumanity. Stop Joseph Kony.

My Heart Beats for the Children of Uganda.

I’ve been a supporter of the Invisible Children for over 5 years now. This year is the final push to let our legislators know that America isn’t the only place on this planet that matters.

Watch this video to learn how to get involved in stopping Joseph Kony’s inhumane atrocities.

Help. Share. Donate.

Motivation from A Child

Inspiration can be found everywhere. Life is more about how you view it and what you make of it, than anything else.

This little guy from Minnesota has something to say about going after your dreams…

What’s in Your Food? New Findings of Arsenic in Your Chicken

Is your food just food?

“2 million lbs of arsenic compounds have been fed to chickens every year and 85 tons of arsenic compounds to pigs.“

G. X. Sun, P. N. Williams, A. M. Carey, Y. G. Zhu, C. Deacon, A. Raab, J. Feldmann, R. M. Islam, and A. A. Meharg. Inorganic arsenic in rice bran and its products are an order of magnitude higher than in bulk grain. Environmental science & technology, 42(19):7542{7546, 2008.C. F. Jelinek and P. E. Corneliussen. Levels of arsenic in the united states food supply. Environ. Health Perspect., 19:83{87, 1977.E. K. Silbergeld and K. Nachman. The environmental and public health risks associated with arsenical use in animal feeds. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1140:346{357, 2008.

DIY: Hairspray & Live Young’s Youtube Channel

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make your own hairspray.

*If you like your hairspray to have fragrance, you can add in 1/4 cup rose water to your cooled hairspray mixture or boil down 2 tangerines, strain, and add the tangerine water into your cooled hairspray mixture.

*Do Not add alcohol to your hairspray mixture! Not only is it not good for your hair, it is also not good to inhale when sprayed.  Alcohol in typical hairsprays dries out hair, thus causing the hair shafts to weaken to the point of breakage.

 

The Sustainable Life: Minimal Waste [Part I]

One of the reasons I began this blog was to challenge myself.

The Secret to Staying Young & Healthy

For those of you who are new to this site, you will want to know that Live Young seeks to give you the tools and information you need to live a healthy and active lifestyle as long as possible. This involves a lot of different things, but one that I feel is most important is being constantly conscious about what we consume, ingest, and put on our bodies.

A greater percentage of the products and foods on the market aren’t good for you. In fact, they’re bad for you. And how are we to live to the fullest if we’re constantly putting ourselves at risk?  And where can one start to protect themselves?

Take a second look at the all the products you use each day.

Earth’s Berries Giveaway! CLOSED

In honor of the holiday season, I’ve decided to give away one 500g bag of Earth’s Berries!

If you haven’t heard about these, check out my review on them here.

Holiday Gift Guide (Sustainable) 2011

Sustainable Holiday Gift List for 2011

All of the gifts I’ve selected are perfect for the conscious consumer. I would encourage you to shop local and support your hometown businesses as well; hey, have you ever been into an antique or vintage shop? So much cool stuff! But if you can’t find what you need in your town or if like me, you don’t care for malls or retail/outlet stores due to overpricing, lack of socially responsible products, or you don’t want to join the crowed of shoppers who think it’s acceptable to pepper spray each other, then this list is for you.

What makes these gifts sustainably responsible?  They each have one or more of these traits:

• Made using renewable energy which helps reduce dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power, thereby reducing energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Made cruelty-free.
• Chemical & toxin-free.
• Made from recycled or renewable materials.
• Good for the earth: buying this product instead of something else will help reduce your use of energy or reduce your carbon footprint.
• The product is made by a company that has strict labor or environmental laws that protect people and the earth or are Fair Trade.

-Still need more help shopping? Green America has an awesome site with a product+store locater. Just go here,

click on whatever you’re looking for under ‘Browse by Category’, and it will pull up a list of places and stores to find it.

If the store is not in your state, check out their website link (on the right-hand side).

-If you don’t care for anything on this list, follow some of the outbound links to the gifts I’ve listed below. Maybe you’ll find something on one of these ethical company’s websites.