Farm Raised Vs Wild Fish
Another Great Guest Blog from EarthTalk
Concerns About Farm Raised Fish
(Green Living Zone is pro wild fish over farm raised in favor of maintaining sustainability.)
| Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss |
Farm-raised fish can still absorb mercury, since most fish farms are located in the ocean, close to or abutting the shoreline. They can also absorb PCBs and dioxins, as the near-shore waters they occupy are the first stop for run-off from land-based sources of pollution.
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Dear EarthTalk: I thought “farm raised” was the way to go when buying fish, to avoid mercury contamination. But are there other concerns about farm raised that make some fish a poor choice for good health? What are the safest fish to buy and which should be avoided? And what about those frozen blocks of fish I get at Trader Joe’s? Are they safe to eat?
—Tim Jeffries, Springfield, MA Continue reading
Ginger is Wonder Herb!
Guest Blog Post by South Jersey Holistic Practitioner-Elsie Kerns
Ginger – beaucoup benefits for the body
Fresh ginger is a miracle herb. It warms your insides and is also known to be a powerful “anti-inflammatory” agent. It has immune boosting qualities and promotes healthy sweating to detoxify the body and also sends germ-fighting elements to the skin surface. Ginger’s warming effect helps reduce a fever and makes it a natural decongestant and antihistamine.
Recent studies have shown that Ginger can help reduce the amount of cholesterol your system absorbs and thereby lower LDL cholesterol. Even more, Ginger supports digestion by breaking down proteins and fatty foods. Ginger can reduce symptoms of nausea, morning sickness, vomiting and dizziness.
Here are some suggested uses: Purchase fresh ginger next time you go to the store. Cut away the brown bark area and cut a tiny thin slice and chew before a meal for digestion. During a cold or flu, lace a wedge of ginger in boiling water, let steep and drink ginger tea … or purchase one of the Ginger teas from Celestial Tea or Traditional Medicinals. Continue reading
Ten Easy Green Things
Ten Easy Green Things I Did Today!
It isn’t enough to simply write about going green, I have to actually follow my own advice in order to make a real impact. I know from experience that revising one’s routine and accommodating for an environmental conscience takes work. And just like any new habit, going green takes cultivation to become second nature. To help you get started, I’m sharing some of the green things I did today. Keep reading to see just how quick and easy going green can be. Continue reading
Natural Weed Control to be Eco-Friendly!
A Green Post from GreenLivingZone.com by Karen Ann Teeters
Natural Weed Control
One of my Favorite recycled Earth Talk Question and Answer Columns
as seen in E Environmental magazine, reprinted with Permission from E.
You could pull those dandelions out and have them in a salad or here are a few natural weed control techniques from the Earth Talk experts! – Karen
Dear EarthTalk: I pruned back an overgrown bush in my back yard last fall and now the soil around it is covered in dandelions and other weeds. Is there any way to get rid of these weeds without resorting to RoundUp and other chemical herbicides?
– Max S., Seattle, WA
Weeds are nothing if not opportunistic. While you may not have bargained for getting one form of eyesore (weeds) by clearing another (an overgrown bush), dandelions and other fast-growing, quickly spreading plants know no bounds when some new territory opens up. They will colonize and spread out given the slightest opening—after all, that‘s what defines them as weeds.
Of course, conventional herbicides such as Monsanto‘s RoundUp will take down the weeds in a jiffy, but the negative effects on people, animals and the environment may be both profound and long-lasting. Independent studies of RoundUp have implicated its primary ingredient, glyphosphate, as well as some of its “inert” ingredients, in liver damage, reproductive disorders and Non-Hodgkin‘s Lymphoma, as well as in cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, nerve and respiratory damage. Continue reading
I Want to Live in A World Where Every Day is Earth Day
Earth Day is in Your Heart
Passion for Earth Day, Everyday
This Earth Day Weekend, I will not be going to an Earth Day”event”. Instead I will be going to a car show with my husband Scott because that is part of our business. He is so totally passionate about cars and that is part of what I love about him. I love that he is passionate about cars, about the planet, about good health. And me, well I’ll be learning more about cars at the show but I will be beaming because we will be sharing our new car website that I created. I am passionate about websites and what they can do for people’s passions. Continue reading
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