Ditto Ecological Hangers

Ditto Ecological Hangers

Ditto Ecological Hangers

I love clothes! I love my closet but the one thing I don’t love is running out of hangers. I hate when they are mixed with plastic, decorated, wire, or store hangers. I need uniformity!
Hangers are one item, I think, no one really thinks about in terms of green. You think “Hey they are plastic I will recycle them” or wire or which ever ones you may have but in reality does that ever really happen?
I was cleaning out my closet the other day and realized I wanted all new hangers and even more so I wanted  “green” hangers. I assumed some kind of green hanger must exist at this point and if so they are probably way cooler than regular old hangers anyway.
When I found eco-hangers at BuyGreen.com I was completely right! They are way cooler than regular hangers.  I found Ditto Ecological Hangers, which take up less space in my closet than most other hangers and Ditto Ecological Hangers are as awesomely green as can be!
You can write on them, they don’t get tangled together and you can even decorate them if you want, which you know I do!
Now that I have used my Ditto Hangers my closet looks uniform and I have space increase my wardrobe! I don’t have to put 3 or 4 shirts on one hanger anymore. Ditto Hangers are quite sturdy for paper hangers, even my heaviest sweaters didn’t bend or break them! If you want to get your own Ditto Ecological Hangers click here and get them ASAP!

Product Info:

The Ditto Ecological Paper Hangers replace the toxic, non-recyclable for consumers, retail and dry cleaning businesses. Strong and long lasting, the Ditto Paper Hanger can hold over 20lbs, strong enough to hold the heaviest leather jacket or winter coat. DittoPaper Hangers can fit twice the amount of clothing in the same closet space! They’re great for travel, kids camps or storing clothing.

Features:

- The same heavy-duty, recyclable hangers used on the retail floors of major clothing companies around the world
- 100% non-toxic, 100% recyclable in all paper recycling systems–can even be composted.
- Fits 50% more clothing in small closet spaces
- Non-tangling
- Perfect for college dorms, traveling, vacations, cruises, summer camps and business trips
- Write on them for organizing your clothing or seasonal storing
- Certified to be lead, chlorine, formaldehyde, azo dye and heavy metal free
- Uses only soy-based inks and starch-based adhesives

Buy Ditto Hangers and help to keep 8 Billion toxic hangers from going into landfills every year. With your help, we’re saving the planet one hanger at a time.
Ditto’s award-winning and revolutionary hangers are manufactured from the world’s most recycled materials, Recycled Paper.

EcoBadge

I was really excited to try the EcoBadge in my home to see how the levels of ozone were in my home and if my efforts of greenness are really as effective as I always hope they are. I put one EcoBadge test in the kitchen while I was cooking and another in the bedroom over my beloved bed. I waited the instructed hour to let the EcoBadge test soak up as much ozone as it could and I was happily surprised that the EcoBadge test card reader said the levels were relatively low. The EcoBadge test card reader is color/number coded so you can match the color of your card to the reader and the color is rated at a certain number. On the back of the reader there is a chart which explains how healthy the levels are for you. My rooms were both between a 10 & 20 which is good according to the badge and the levels are quite low in my home which makes me feel better about our green efforts.
I also tested two areas in my office because where my green efforts are usually thwarted. However I didn’t get any reading at all in the office which was a little disappointing. Maybe I didn’t put the EcoBadge tests in the right areas but either way I know my home is safe!

EcoBadge Fresh Air Kit

EcoBadge Fresh Air Kit

EcoBadge offers personal readers that you can wear to see how you are being effected on a daily basis in your normal surroundings. EcoBadgealso offers teacher guides and student projects for monitoring air pollution.

About EcoBadge:

The Company was founded in June 1983 to promote and distribute non toxic pest control products. The founder, Gary W. Short, a long time allergy / asthma sufferer was interested in developing and marketing products that would increase public awareness of illnesses that are exacerbated by environmental conditions.
In 1990, Mr. Short came up with the idea of developing an inexpensive method of measuring ground level ozone. In 1992, the first production run occurred. In 1993, the first education books were published by the Company.
Vistanomics, Inc is committed to educating the public on environmental issues. Ozone air pollution is a serious public health problem, and it’s not just isolated to ozone non-attainment areas in densely populated urban areas in the U.S.. It’s a world wide health issue. Ozone air pollution damages crops and is created not just by automobile emissions reacting with sunlight. Biomass burning in developing countries is a major contributor.

My Mini Greenhouse

Gardman R687 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse

In our efforts to have the awesomest organic garden ever we decided to buy a mini green house to keep in our sun room until the seedlings were ready to plant! The mini greenhouseholds tons of little seedlings. You can remove the plastic cover and attach heat lamps to the sides for added growing potential which what we have done.
Being that is has been foggy and raining for almost two weeks in NY I am so glad that we kept our little seedies in our green house so they have yet to be drowned but I am afraid by the time the weather gets reasonable it might be too late! Either way the mini green house has helped us keep many seedlings alive much longer that last year. Now all we have to do is plant them!
The Mini Greenhouseis light enough to pick up and put outside to let your seedies get sun and then bring back in the house at night. You can remove and replace the plastic cover if it gets to muggy out and you want the plants to breath. This is the perfect starter green house for newbies at gardening or if you live in a city or don’t have a yard of your own.

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Eco-Friendly Seed Starting Kit

Burpee Eco Friendly 25 Cell Greenhouse Kit

Burpee Eco Friendly 25 Cell Greenhouse Kit

Eco Friendly 25 Cell Greenhouse Kit

Our attempt last year to have our garden flourish was quite pathetic. We started way too late in the year and as a result didn’t yield anything but alot of hard work and many dead seedlings. This year we were quite proactive and started planting our organic seeds. We searched high and low for the greenest seed starting kit we could find that was reasonably priced and as usual Burpee fit our needs. We purchase most of our organic gardening supplies from Burpee as it is.  The Eco Friendly 25 Cell Greenhouse Kit
comes with compostable bamboo trays, super cool growing pellets that eliminate the mess of using soil, organic fertilizer and wooden plant labels. Our plants have already started growing. Our tomatoes were the first to come up and are already about an inch high! I cannot wait for all of our plants to sprout. I will keep you updated on how our garden is doing, I cannot wait to have our veggies grow!

Product Description:

Welcome to the world of green gardening. Our Eco Friendly 25 Cell Greenhouse Kit has natural attributes that make this product unique. Kit includes: Fiber Planting Cells- Compostable, Bamboo Watering Tray- 6 month Compostable, 25- Sustainable Burpee Super Growing Pellets, Biodegradable germination sheet, 6 Wooden Plant Labels, 1 oz. package of Espoma organic fertilizer. An easy and ecofriendly way to start seeds indoors. Just add seeds, light and water!

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Botanic Choice Thyroid Complex

Botanic Choice Thyroid Complex™ - New and Improved

Get an EXTRA 25% Off any order + $2.95 shipping on any order. Enter Web Code: HOOPLA Expires 4/2/2011

As I am still trying to stick with my New Year’s Resolution to get into better shape I have been taking plenty of vitamins. I saw
Botanic Choice Thyroid Complex™
and thought it couldn’t hurt to help my efforts. What if I have a sluggish thyroid? Maybe it needs a boost? I got it and tried it. I didn’t realize the role your thyroid plays in your health. Your thyroidis involved in regulating weight, energy, vision, mental alertness, temperature regulation, mood, hair, heart and cholesterol. I now take
Botanic Choice Thyroid Complex™
everyday to ensure I am at my optimal health. How is your thyroid doing??

Product Info:
•Provides 13 thyroid supporters including iodine, selenium and zinc
•Works with your system to maintain normal metabolism
•Supports healthy weight, mood, body temperature, energy, digestion, cardiovascular system, hair, nails, and more

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Homeopathic Weight Loss

Homeopathic Weight Loss Formula


Homeopathic Weight Loss Formula

As a part of my New Years resolution I of course said I need to get into better shape. I have started my diet and work out routine but I decided to see if there was anything out there to help give me a jump start. I used
Botanic Choice
for all of my vitamins so I started to look there first. Weight Loss pills make me nervous and I never know what is really in them.
Botanic Choice
listed all of the ingredients and what they were used for. I always appreciate the breakdown of words and ingredients when I am putting something in my body. It gives you a sense of secuirty. I also like how
Homeopathic Weight Loss Formula
 also says best if used in conjunction with exercise and a low calorie diet. No myths about magical pills that will just get rid of the weight for you, you must make an effort.
I have been using them for about a month now and so far in conjunction with my diet they seem to be working. I have lost weight and already fit into at least one pair of pants that were too small for me just a few months ago. I am going to keep on with this routine and hopefully before summer I will be back in better shape for all of the new bathing suits I must have!

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Look and feel your best as you lose unwanted pounds. This safe, effective natural weight loss supplement is made from essential herbs providing your body with energy to help you achieve your goal.

INGREDIENTS:

•Betula alba – Common name: white birch. Encourages digestion and has diuretic properties.
•Cimicifuga racemosa – Common name: black cohosh, black snakeroot. Native to New England, this ingredient is frequently used for female hormonal issues.
•Crataegus oxycantha – Common name: hawthorn, white thorn, may thorn. This agent offers diuretic properties. Practitioners of homeopathy use the whole berry dried or crushed.
•Equisetum hyemale – Common name: horsetail, scouring rush. Most closely related to the fern family, equisetum hyemale offers cleansing.
•Rhamnus frangula – Common name: buckthorn, alder buckthorn. The bark is used for its digestive cleansing ability.
•Solidago virgaurea – Common name: goldenrod. Cleanses.
•Adonis vernalis – Common name: pheasants’ eye. Named after the unfortunate Adonis, of Greek mythology, from whose blood this plant sprouted. It promotes digestion.
•Apocynum androsaemifolium – Common name: spreading dogbane, bitter-root. From North America, this active aids digestion.
•Chelidonium majus – Common name: greater celandine, calandine. Found by old buildings and walls or forming hedges, this ingredient was used as a drug in the Middle Ages. Today, herbalists use it for digestive cleansing.
•Lycopodium clavatum – Common name: clubmoss, running pine, veg. sulfur. The part used is the spores of new plants. Has diuretic properties.
•Scilla maritima – Common name: squill. This plant originates from the sands of the Mediterranean. It energizes.


Botanic Choice’s Homeopathic Formula’s
 are made from ultra-high quality, all-natural ingredients that help your body help itself. Each remedy is safe and effective. Product components are officially monographed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States. Best when used in conjunction with a reduced calorie and exercise plan.

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Soda Stream Fountain Jet

SodaStream Home Soda Makers

I am a huge water drinker. I don’t really drink much soda or juice and I’m not a fan of energy drinks unless it is coffee or tea. I do however love the fizziness of sodas and carbonated drinks. I have been fully addicted to seltzer for years but they come in plastic bottles that just create alot of waste. I always recycle but I really wanted a way to have my yummy bubbles and not make more garbage so over the holiday’s my wonderful father purchased a Soda StreamFountain Jet for us! I absolutely love it. The value set comes with a test packet of all of the different flavors including an energy flavor, which I am interested to try just for funzies. The Fountain Jet has already saved me multiple trips to the store which means I have used less gas, I have saved money and created less waste and I have the fizziest, yummiest water ever!

I am kind of interested in trying the many flavors Soda Stream offers in syrups but in an effort to attempt to make soda better for you Soda Streamhas sweetened some of the flavors with Splenda. While I applaud their efforts to make less crappy drinks, soda is soda anyway you look at it. The other part of their do-it-yourself drink is you add the syrup yourself. You can put a tiny amount of flavor to make a mild soda or if you are making a cocktail this could be a quick and fun alternative to purchasing mixers. Personally I prefer actual lemon or lime juice in my water. You could get any fruit you like orange, berry or grapefruit and squeeze it into your seltzer if you like!
Soda Stream also has an exchange program for their cartridges. When you have used up yours you can send them back to Soda Stream and they will send you more!
Over all this is one of the best presents I could have even gotten! I get all the seltzer I want and I am saving money and our environment. If you like soda or seltzer this is an inexpensive alternative to spending money on bottles and bottles that will most likely not be recycled.

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Happy Mama Spray

Happy Mama Spray

Happy Mama Spray

If you have never heard of Earth Mama Angel Baby here is a little bit from their about us section on Earth Mama Angel Baby website:

Earth Mama Angel Baby’spregnancy, childbirth and baby products were, ahem, born of our sincere faith in the natural process of birthing babies. Supporting the pure process naturally with nature’s gifts makes sense to us. We don’t think of pregnancy as an illness, merely a phenomenal process that has many wonderful and sometimes difficult stages. We trust in the wise women who have Happy Mama Spray is virtual bliss in a bottle! A gloriously uplifting aromatherapy spray, it’s made only with pure essential oils and flower essences for on-edge new mamas as well as more seasoned, patience-tested ones. pregnancy nausea, spritz a little onto your wrist and inhale to help settle the queasies. A spray and a deep sniff can help battle the “baby blues.” And to tolerate toddler rampage, a silly spray on both mama and tot can tone down a tough moment!

Happy Mama Spray Product Description:

Happy Mama Spray is virtual bliss in a bottle! A gloriously uplifting aromatherapy spray, it’s made only with pure essential oils and flower essences for on-edge new mamas as well as more seasoned, patience-tested ones. For pregnancy nausea, spritz a little onto your wrist and inhale to help settle the queasies. A spray and a deep sniff can help battle the “baby blues.” And to tolerate toddler rampage, a silly spray on both mama and tot can tone down a tough moment!Happy Mama Spray is made with a safe, proprietary blend that includes lime and ginger pure essential oils. (Read what the American Botanical Council has to say about the safety and effectiveness of ginger and pregnancy nausea).Use on bed linens, in the air, or any time you can use a pick-me-up (especially if someone is howling to be picked up)!

Now I am not pregnant nor to I have any children, unless you count my fur-babies as children which I do, I didn’t think that was a fair test although I did use it a few times when my animals were getting me stressed and I have to say that the mere thought that happy thoughts were right inside that bottle worked well enough for me!
I have the spray to two of my friends that are actually pregnant and in two different stages of their pregnancies.

One friend who is very early on in her pregnancy is plagued by horrible morning and all day sickness. She said that when she used the spray to help curb her queasiness it did really work. She did say it didn’t take away the nausea but it definitely kept her from getting sick.

My other friend who is much further along in her pregnancy who has another little one at home said she used it when she was feeling very stressed and tired and that the spray sort of gave her a kick to keep her going. The scent isn’t a traditional happy scent you would normally associate with smells but it is unique.

I personally think this is a real mind over matter spray. The idea that you have been told it will help actually lets the spray help you. Either way I got no complaints from either of my impending Mama’s. They liked the spray so much I have gotten it for both of them for the Holidays!

If you have tried any Earth Mama Angel Baby products let me know! I would love to hear about your experience!

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The Elaine

The Elaine

The Elaine

I absolutely love recycled accessories and my most favorite are handbags. I found this one while looking for a new handbag. I always liked seashell bags but never found any I needed to have until I saw The Elaine caught my eye and I had to have it! The Elaineis simple but elegant. The colors are perfect to use from summer right through fall. Urthbags offers many different styles of bags from recycled juice boxes to telephone books. Have you checked UrthBags out yet????

Product Description:
+ Magnetic clasp closure
+ Beautiful satin fabric lining
+ Unique tiger-like print shells
+ Interior pocket
+ Product Dimensions: 13″L x 2.5″W x 6″H.
+ Product Weight: 1.4 lbs.

If you have never heard about UrthBags here is a little about the company:

UrthBags was founded to inspire more people to become environmentally conscious & to help reduce the amount of waste generated every day. We offer stylish, unique and Eco-friendly handbags, purses & totes handcrafted from recycled & biodegradable materials by Fair Trade women’s organizations and artisans – Purses Made with a Purpose!

Monica Ralli, founder of UrthBags Eco-Chic Handbags, has created a one-of-a-kind line to help inspire people to develop a stronger sense of ecoconsciousness while making a stylish, green fashion statement. “Our handbags became a vehicle for this mission” says Ralli. “I wanted to create a line of stylish & planet friendly purses made from recycled materials that were Eco-chic, smart & green.” What resulted was a distinct handbag line that is not only making its mark in the world of avant-garde fashion, but also in the environmentally conscious community.

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Cork Yoga Block

4'' Cork Yoga Block

Save 10% on retail orders over $50 at YOGAaccessories.com. Use Code AFFS9324 at checkout.

I have mentioned often how much I like practicing Yoga and how relaxing it always makes me feel. In my constant efforts to become better at Yoga I try new components and tools to make it more interesting and challenging for myself. For those of you who don’t know much about yoga here is a little definition for you. Yoga is a Sanskrit word which has many meanings, it is derived from the Sanskrit root “yuj”, meaning “to control”, “to yoke” or “to unite”. Translations include “joining”, “uniting”, “union”, “conjunction”, and “means”. It is also possible that the word yoga derives from “yujir samadhau,” which means “contemplation” or “absorption.” This translation fits better with the dualist Raja Yoga because it is through contemplation that discrimination between prakrti (nature) and purusha (pure consciousness) occurs.
Yoga has differenct accessories associated with it most of you know the mats and straps. Yoga blocks  however are used for supporting yourself and improve your alignment. You usually see them in either cork , foam or wood. I decided I wanted to try a block recently to help me with some more difficult poses and cork seemed like the natural choice. Cork has many benefits to it most of all that it is a sustainable material that is strictly regulated to insure its survival.

I know this is just a block for balance and support but I think its a small hand up in helping my mind, body and environment!

Product Features
Made from 100% all-natural cork
Curved edges on all sides
Smooth surfaces for added comfort
Solid, durable construction
4” x 6” x 9”

Product Highlights
Our cork blocks are made from 100% natural cork, a completely ECO-friendly material. Each block is sturdy and solid, with beveled edges for added comfort. The surfaces are smooth cork, which has a natural texture that provides extra traction. Each block is 4” x 6” x 9” (and is also available in 3” thickness as well).