I’m very excited about the brand new juice product from Amazon Herb Company, ZAMU. It’s unlike anything else on the market right now.

It is certified organic, with no added preservatives, and includes only the 7 ingredients listed on the company’s site and promotion materials, all of which are included for  their specific value. The Amazon Herb Company works in the Amazon sustainably harvesting herbs in partnership with the indigenous communities, and has been committed for its 18-year history to empowering those communities.

Lots of people have tried to get me interested in superfruit juice drinks like Xango, Monavie, and Zrii both as a customer and as a business builder. But before Zamu I wasn’t even interested in drinking them, much less telling other people about them. (more…)

It’s Independence Day here in the USA. For most people here that means picnics, barbecues, fireworks, and a long weekend. Some of us may also take a moment to think about what it means to live in this country.

I’m not usually a flag-waving patriot type, however I do believe in what our country ultimately stands for, and I know I am lucky to have been born here and to have the opportunities, advantages, and freedoms I have.

When I was in 4th grade, as a prelude to the nation’s Bicentennial Celebration in 1976, Illinois grade and high school students submitted essays answering the question, “What is the Spirit of ‘76?” I was 9 years old at the time and like everyone else in my class I wrote an essay on the topic. Some time later I was notified that I’d come in 11th of the several hundred thousand submitted. So I just missed being in the top 10, but was still thrilled that mine was considered so good.

I even got a plaque, which includes my essay and which I recently had sent back to Tucson (along with 10 boxes of my other stuff) from my parents’ home in the Chicago area. I thought I’d post it here.
My mom typed it, but I wrote it. Keep in mind I was 9 years old. (more…)

I’ve been hearing for a while about the fact that compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) contain small amounts of mercury. So, though these bulbs use less energy to operate, they pose another environmental concern,in the form of about 5 mg of mercury per bulb.
This doesn’t seem to be common knowledge, despite the heavy promotion of the advantages of CFLs by the media and even Wal-Mart. A recent article discusses the lack of recycling options for CFLs.

So if even the energy-efficient CFL bulbs are not a good option from an environmental perspective, what is an eco-conscious consumer to do? (more…)

God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body! Nature is amazing!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye… and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food. (more…)

Many of the decisions we make that relate to caring for our pets also have an impact on the environment. One of these decisions is made easier by the plethora of eco-conscious options that are available.

If you are still using traditional clay cat litter, consider these things:

• Clay litter is not bio-degradable. Each year, over 2 million tons of cat litter ends up in U.S. landfills, most of it non-biodegradable.
• Clay is non-renewable and is obtained by open-pit mining (sometimes referred to as strip-mining)
• Non-clumping cat litter is often made of zeolite or diatomite
• There are some concerns about the safety of sodium bentonite, used in clumping cat litter, especially for kittens. You can read a summary of the concerns and the various perspectives here.

So if you want to switch to a more environmentally friendly cat litter, how do you know which one to use? (more…)