Category: Eco Friendly Living

Toxic Cosmetic Ingredients To Avoid

What you put into your body has a tremendous impact on your health, but it’s important to remember that what you put on your body is just as essential. Skin,…

The Benefits of Raw Honey: Why You Should Find A Local Source

Sticky, sweet, and delicious, honey is a natural superfood that’s loaded with nutrients and minerals – and while it does have a high natural sugar content, the benefits of consuming…

Drink Wine, Drink Roundup—Why “Safe Levels” Aren’t

You’ve probably heard, through the grapevine (pun intended), that a glass of red wine with dinner offers certain health benefits such as lowering your cholesterol and regulating blood sugar. What…

What Does ORGANIC Mean? Should I Pay More For It, Or Not?

Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: This is a topic I have wondered about for years. I don’t think buying organic foods1 is worth it, because there’s no way to know if it is…

Is Your Baby Bedding Toxic? A Holistic Pediatrician on Preparing A Toxin-Free Home

This is an excerpt from an interview I did with holistic pediatrician Elisa Song, MD, for the Toxic Home Transformation Summit that you can check out here! Here, Dr. Song…

What To Do About Toxic Paint, Carpet, Furniture (Offgassing For Years!)

This is an excerpt from an interview I did with building materials expert Andy Pace, for the Toxic Home Transformation Summit that you can check out here! Ryan Sternagel and…

Non-Toxic Laundry Products You Don’t Have To Make Yourself

This is an excerpt from an interview I did with Stephen Ezell, for the Toxic Home Transformation Summit that you can check out here! You can also listen to my…

If You Were Jason Bourne, You’d Be Dead Right Now: Part 2 of 2.

My second major challenge as we leave our home of 10 years at the end of the year? I’m trying to build a green, sustainable home. Utah is NOT one…

“Dear GreenSmoothieGirl” for Arizona, part 1 of 4

One of my favorite things about traveling to a new city on my speaking tour is meeting names I’ve been seeing since GSG was a brand new site. And meeting…

Independence Day, part 2 of 2

So I told you my dad is the most rad dude ever. He is unfailingly positive. In fact, if you’re grumpy, he just gets MORE peppy and smiley. He epitomizes…

What Should I Buy Organic, and What Isn’t Such a Big Deal?

You’ve heard of the “dirty dozen,” the fruits and vegetables that test highest for pesticide sprays. Top of the list is PEACHES. My suggestion? Plant a peach tree! I have…

Storing green smoothies: BPA in plastics [part 2 of 2]

I was recently in a conversation where a 23-year old adult said,  regarding this topic, “If I don’t drink bottled water, where will I get it?”   She was totally…