Living Green
Simply Rawsome
September 15, 2011
by Optimum Wellness
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There is a peaceful movement going on and it’s all about the raw food experience. A raw food diet consists of food that has not been cooked, pasteurized, processed, or heated above 115°F. Raw foodists, those individuals who actively participate in the raw food lifestyle, typically consume 80-100% of their food in raw form. Raw [...]
How and When to Choose Organic
September 7, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
The organic movement is no longer limited to the California Coast or any other stereotyped geographic or demographic. It has moved from neighborhood co-ops to big box stores. Millions of health minded individuals choose organic food as part of an overall healthy diet and lifestyle. Still many people argue that buying organic isn’t worth the [...]
Meatless Monday
August 22, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
This week we’re starting a new tradition in our house – Meatless Monday. Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, launched in 2003, in association with the Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. The concept of Meatless Monday dates back Presidents Wilson, Truman and Roosevelt, who encouraged Americans to participate in voluntary meatless days during both world wars. This program, cutting out meat once a week, is active in 21 countries and continues to catch on and grow. Meatless Monday participation is also spreading through local school systems, restaurants, and hospitals. Why not encourage your school or office to join the movement?
What Does It Mean to Be Green
April 18, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
“Green” is no doubt one of the most popular buzz words floating around nowadays. Yet like many other trendy phrases, the definition of what exactly green means is slightly hazy. If you ask 20 people to tell you what it means to be green, you will likely get 20 very different responses. Green seems to [...]
Going Green for St. Patrick’s Day
March 12, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
Go green this St. Patrick’s Day by eating your greens. Too often we settle for a simple salad of Iceberg lettuce, believing that by having a salad we’ve somehow eaten our greens for the day. While there is nothing inherently wrong with Iceberg lettuce, it is actually a decent source of the B vitamin folate, there is a whole other group of leafy greens that are worth getting to know.
Conscious Cuisine
January 12, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
I grew up in a small town in the country side of Vermont where during the fall I could walk across the dirt road in front of my home and eat as many apples as I desired. The eggs and milk my family enjoyed were produced about a mile down that same road. I was [...]
A Greener Work Place
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
Going green doesn’t have to stop within the home. Green practices can be spread to all arenas of our lives. An awesome opportunity exists to take “GREEN” to the next level by introducing green concepts into our businesses and work places.
Going Organic for the Planet
January 24, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
Most of us are aware of the benefits that going organic have on our health. Organic products lack the pesticides and artificial ingredients that many of their non-organic counterparts have in profusion, thus we are not putting these poisons into our bodies when we consume organic products.
What It Means to be Green
January 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
Green is no doubt one of the most popular buzz words floating around nowadays. Yet like many other trendy phrases, the definition of what exactly green means is slightly hazy. If you ask 20 people to tell you what it means to be green, you will likely get 20 very different responses. Green seems to be a term that takes on an individual meaning for everyone. However, one thing that can be agreed upon is that whatever green means-it is a positive concept.
