Find Out Why It's Easy to Be Green

Here is an interesting article on a few things we can all do to be green. Easy stuff for sure.
by Denise Austin

Simple Steps

Have you "gone green" yet? There are many steps you can take to give back to the environment so we can all continue to enjoy our beautiful planet! Doing something positive for the environment is not as hard as it may seem. Here are a few simple ways you can show our planet your love — and save money and calories too!

Carry your own bags. Invest in solid canvas bags you can take

 with you on your weekly shopping trip so you don't have to
use paper or plastic. Some stores even offer a discount if you
bring your own bags.
 
Bring your own bottle. Instead of shelling out a buck or more for a bottle of water at the gym, fill up an aluminum water bottle at the fountain. Keep a mug or glass on your desk at work to refill at the cooler.

Pack your lunch. Cut down on restaurant take-out packaging by bringing last night's leftovers for lunch in a washable container. You'll save on calories, fat, and sodium, too!

Ride your bike — or walk! Save on gas and reduce emissions by biking or walking to work or to run errands. Public transportation is an environmentally friendly option as well. If you must drive, at least combine your errands so you can do them all in one trip. You'll save time too!

Wear a sweater. Turn the heat a few degrees lower in the winter — and a few degrees higher in the summer — to save energy. Stay warm — or cool — by dressing for the season.

Sort your garbage. Set aside paper, magazines, aluminum cans, and plastic and glass bottles for recycling. Contact your sanitation department to find out about pickup options or where to drop the recycling off. In many states, you can recycle bottles and cans at local supermarkets — and get back a deposit for each one!

Make your own gifts. For birthdays, holidays, and other occasions, create unique gifts at home instead of buying something (typically with disposable packaging) at the store. Bake or cook a special treat, give a nice piece of clothing or jewelry that you haven't worn in a long time, or write a poem on a homemade card — it's really the thought that counts!

Make it an Earth-friendly week! Try one of these suggestions on two days in the week ahead — or come up with more ideas of your own to protect the environment. The possibilities are endless!
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Be well,
Roger & Lisa Booth
Good Living Products

Green Solutions for St. Patrick's Day

1. Use cast iron pans instead of non-stick.
2. To avoid chemicals leaching into food, go easy on processed, canned or fast foods and never microwave plastic.   
3. Buy organic, or eat vegetables and fruit from the "Clean 15" list. 
4. Pregnant women should use iodized salt to combat chemical interference from the thyroid.
5. Seal outdoor wooden structures. Order a test kit to find out if your wooden deck, picnic table, or play-set is leaching arsenic.
6. Leave your shoes at the door. This cuts down on dust-bound pollutants in the home
7. Avoid perfume, cologne and products with added fragrance. Search for personal care products that are fragrance-free, or check the products you're already using.
8. Buy products with natural fibers, like cotton and wool, that are naturally fire resistant. 
9. Eat low-mercury fish like tilapia and pollock, rather than high-mercury choices like tuna and swordfish.
10. Filter your water for drinking and cooking.
11. Learn your personal body burden. Take a step-by-step tour of your home to learn the toxic truth about how household products contribute to your body burden of industrial chemicals.


We can all work a little bit every day to do our part in keeping God's Earth green!!
Roger & Lisa Booth
Good Living Products

I'm Dreaming of a "Green" Christmas!

As our family completes our holiday tradition of making ornaments for a gift exchange and putting up our tree – the day seems almost magical with the big white snow flakes falling outside the window - well, not in Phoenix AZ but we're dreaming a little. Hot chocolate simmers and the cookies are in the oven, completing the picture. Focusing on the spirit of Christmas and what it means to be with family, give to others and recycle, reuse and reduce is what we aim to do.

Here are some eco-friendly tips for a joyous and happy holiday season, from our home to yours:

Give.  Host or attend an alternative gift fair where you give to charity in someone else’s name. Your local United Way might have some ideas to help support this or may even be participating in an alternative gift fair for your community. Either way, you can give and donate your time, items or money toward human service agencies this year. Every dollar counts!

Resale. Shop resale and give gently used or “like new” gifts and invite the entire family to do the same.
Save Money. A programmable thermostat will help save energy and money – who doesn’t like that as a gift?
Less is More. The children will be receiving fewer gifts and ones that are either useful, can be used long term and if possible not plastic.
Twinkle to a Minimum. Fewer lights, which mean less energy, wasted. We don’t need outdoor lights twinkling and it just boosts are electric bill.
Reuse. No new holiday decorations. I have tubs upon tubs of decorations and it’s time to purge and donate some of these. No need for new ones.

Purge. Toys…the children have to many. To help the children make room for new toys I want them to go through and decide which ones they do not want and we will donate them to charity.
Recycle.  Make sure that as you add the gifts to your life that you clean out your closets, cupboards and garages and give what you don't need to Good Will or other agencies that help others in need.

Have a Blessed Holiday - Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all - Roger & Lisa Booth of Good Living Products

We Make Lovin' Fun (And Green!)

Is there such a thing as "green" or "eco-friendly" sex products?   You betcha!

Medical Studies support the fact that an active sex life leads to a longer and happier life. We are all about longer and happier lives!

Using green products that can both increase libido and enhance sexual experiences have a far reaching affect on your overall health and well being. Benefits include:

• Stronger immune response
• Better heart health
• Reduction of chronic pain
• Lower incidence of depression
• Decreased fear and anxiety and have a greater
  sense of well-being

We think those are some pretty strong reasons to both enjoy and look for ways to enhance our sexual well being.

So, why does our company carry eco-friendly sexual enhancement products?  Keep reading.

Lisa and I  met Wendy Strgar in Anaheim at a Natural Products show about 4 years ago.  She was just starting her company called Good Clean Love and was demonstrating a product - no not that kind of product - it was one that you put on your lips to make kissing more enjoyable (not that we needed that - well, maybe we all do). We were impressed with her and impressed with her company, her philosophy and her products and decided then and there that if we started a company or bought one in the natural products industry that we wanted to carry her products.  So, here we are.  Lisa and I started Good Living Products and we are proud to carry the Good Clean Love line.

Personal favorites are the personal lubes - the Lavender Rose and Cinnamon Vanilla in particular (do we have you blushing yet?)  If you're going away on a weekend trip let me recommend the Weekend Get Away package, a little lube, a little oil and...... well, you get to make up the rest of the story.

The products are all natural, organic (95%).  We like to say that they feel good and make you feel good for using them.  Wendy says that "going green never felt so good".  We would have to concur.

Is it about sex?  Yes, but it's more about making your love, and your love life more sustainable.  Don't be afraid to add a little spice to your love life.  And if you're going to do that be good to your mother - earth that is.

Have fun and it's okay to smile!