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Healthy Food Choices

July 26, 2012 by Rachael Pontillo
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Does Eating Vegan, Organic, or Gluten-Free Make You Healthier? There are many different trends now in the food industry. Many Americans are becoming more aware of the current state of public health in this country, as well as of the… [read]

Changing the Gift-Giving Paradigm

November 3, 2011 by Carrie Ciula
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

My personal desire for a very simple life without clutter aside, I cringe when I think about the masses upon masses of pure plastic junk that is produced in our country year after year after (gift giving) year and despite… [read]

I’m Fat

October 28, 2011 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

I am the chief editor of Organic Lifestyle Magazine. And I’m fat. I am not fat like I used to be. At my peak I weighed 368 pounds with a 56 inch waist. I was a big boy back in… [read]

We are not the 99%

October 12, 2011 by Jeanne Weierheiser
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

We are the 19% Driving my daughter to school early one morning, I was thinking about suffering. Real suffering. I was thinking about a story I recently heard about mothers in Somalia who embark upon a two-week trek to reach… [read]

Benefits of Cloth Diapering

June 20, 2011 by Carrie Ciula
Last updated on: June 5, 2015

Interested in giving cloth diapering a try? Good for you (and your little one(s)!) Cloth diapers dramatically cut down on diapering expense, free up tons of space in our landfills, they’re healthier for your baby, and chances are potty training… [read]

Tipping the Scales

April 13, 2011 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Environmental Issues are taking a toll Take for example the issue of global warming. For years those of us who believed in global warming were laughed at and berated. Year after year we watched our ice caps melting while government… [read]

An Ode to an Older Car

April 25, 2010 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 4, 2015

This 1985 Toyota MR2 gets 30 mpg and is still running fine. It derserves some recognition. In a sea of larger, seemingly much more imposing cars the 1988 MR2 sticks out like a sore thumb hitchhiking back to a time… [read]