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One Mom's Conversion to Green Living Making every day Earth day!

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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 4M ago

Let them eat veggies, not cake

Score one for Michelle Obama.  Yesterday she addressed Parklawn Elementary School in Fairfax, VA.  The new guidelines are out for school breakfasts and lunch.  Even though they were not passed in the complete version submitted, positive change is afoot.  Beginning … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 8M ago

Coastal Cleanup 2011

If you’re looking for a community service project or something to do this weekend (or next), why not go down and help keep our beaches beautiful? Today they worked on Long Beach, Sunken Meadow and Nissequogue River State Park.  Tomorrow, … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 10M ago

Energy – gotta get some!

Sitting here finishing up my Mountain Valley Spring Water, I’m mulling over the Launch Party for Raw Beauty Magazine, held Tuesday night at Mac’s Steakhouse in Huntington. This was a last-minute thing and I really glad I accepted an invitation … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

NuVal coming to King Kullen

Thanks to Rich Conger for visiting our mothers’ group today and introducing the NuVal system that King Kullen is rolling out here on Long Island.  After a brief discussion of citrus now available, including the pummelo grapefruit, honeybell, meyer lemons and … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

Eight glasses of water of day? Do I have to?

We’ve all heard how we should drink 8 glasses of water each day or some variation of this theme.  If you’ve ever wondered why or had trouble getting enough water, you have to read this. Truthfully, it’s always been hard for … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

Phosphate Free in this case is not “green” news!

The other day Newsday featured “green” washing machines and a sidebar on “green” laundry detergent.  What I found fascinating was that Newsday touted these laundry detergents as green because they were phosphate free.  Hello??  NY state banned phosphates in laundry … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

Vitamin D and Dementia

I just came across an interesting article about Low vitamin D levels and dementia I wanted to share.  Click here to read the article from IBN News.   This is a subject near and dear to me – my grandmother had … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

When you don’t know why, educate

I went to the wake yesterday of another mom.  Another mom, the third in as many months, who was a wife, mother, friend, sister, member of our community.  Another mom who succumbed to cancer. I was not close with these women but … Continue reading →
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

Piggin’ out on cookies & cakes!

I went to the 4th Gluten Free Vendor Fair & Fundraiser on Sunday. It was run by the Suffolk County Celiacs organization. I took my daughter with me. Not that she has Celiac. But she does have symptoms sometimes. She loves to sample foods so she was game. I need some family support & didn't want
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One Mom's Conversion to Green · 1Y ago

Annie Leonard has done it again!

She now shows us plain and simple truths about the cosmetic and health/beauty industry.  The best 8 minutes I spent today: I haven’t shopped in these aisles in over a year.  And I think I look, smell and FEEL pretty … Continue reading →
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