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So guess what? Mothers Day is this Sunday, May 11th! Yup, but don’t worry if you forgot and haven’t got your adoring mother a gift yet. I have you covered. Now clearly some of the best gifts you can give your mother will not cost you a dime. However if you are willing to purchase something, why not purchase something she is going to love and its not going to have a negative impact on the environment either?

A review of 320 studies, announced today, found that design definitely impacts human health.

According to a recent study completed by Gerry Fairbrother of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, over 50% of our nations states will not have enough funding to help the 47 million Americans who are currently uninsured.

Major meat recall hits the U.S. This article helps you figure out if your home is affected or not.

Ten reasons why you should try the vegetarian food, Quorn.

Our 100% grass-fed beef is more than delicious: It’s a healthy alternative to conventional, grain-fed beef. It’s lower in both fat and calories than conventional beef and is a great option for beef lovers looking for heart-healthy, lower-calorie options. A 6-ounce grass-fed steak from La Cense, for example, has approximately 100 fewer calories than a 6-ounce steak finished on grain.

This month it emerged that in the UK, a staggering eight billion pounds worth of food goes to waste, which equates to 6.7 million tonnes or a third of our total purchases. Those are scary stats that are echoed in many other countries around the world.

There are a number of completely natural and organic ingredients out there with which to make your own insect repellent. It’s easy to make, smells good, and repels little critters so that you can properly enjoy a good spring day!

Medicine isn't our only option for allergy relief. Honey from local bees can help with your hay fever symptoms without the side effects and cost of medicine.

April 27th through May 3rd marks the fifth annual Cover The Uninsured Week. Learn what you can do to help out over 47 million uninsured Americans this week and every week!

This is a Union of Concerned Scientists "take action" alert, meant to speak up for EPA scientists (You can also sign up for their email newsletter):

Something is threatening the health of bats in America. Why you'll care -- especially this summer. Read more...

Organic lavender oil is a natural anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, antiseptic, anti-depressant, decongestant, deodorant, insecticide, sedative, and more. It is definitely a useful little oil to have handy and smells absolutely wonderful!

I suppose it’s not surprising that some people are looking for meat alterI suppose it’s not surprising that some people are looking for meat alternatives, and I’m not talking about Tofurkey. I’m talking about real meat, but minus the animal.natives, and I’m not talking about Tofurkey. I’m talking about real meat, but minus the animal.

So I know there has been allot of talk about grain shortage and rising food cost in the news lately so I thought today would be a great day to talk about how your diet can help the environment. World Vision is having an extreme shortage of food due to rising cost and will have cut 1.5 million people from their roster of 7.5 million they fed last year, one-third of them are children who rely on the organization’s aid to survive. Quite a startling statistic!