How our energy monitor makes us smarter about our energy use Aside from the balance owning on your monthly power bill, do you have any idea how you use power, or where to begin if you wanted to reduce your power bill? That was us last month – wanting to […]

Environmental toxins may play a role in the obesity epidemic. This week I bought a Brita water filter. I was in search of a simple system that could filter out some environmental toxins that I was reading about. The toxins are referred to as obesogens and according to Health Canada, […]

To reduce your household energy consumption, start with an energy monitor. If you have been following the news lately you’ll know that the arrival of January power bills has led to a lot of unhappy surprises. Although we don’t heat our home with electricity, I know the stress of receiving […]

One of the greatest environmental problems in the world is very tiny, microscopically tiny. The problem is microplastics – bits of plastic that are less than five millimetres in size and are often invisible to the naked eye.  These tiny fibres, fragments and beads of plastic have worked their way […]

Considering the fact that toothpaste is one of the most-used personal care products, you’d think that the conventional brands would be less toxic.  Have you ever watched a child suck the sweet foam of toothpaste off a tooth brush when they’re cleaning their teeth? Kid’s toothpaste tastes good – almost […]