I was recently sent Crystal Essence deodorants to review. They are roll-on mineral deodorants that are hypoallergenic and paraben-free, and they do not contain aluminum chlorohydrate. So what the heck does that all mean, anyways? Here is some of what I learned from doing a bit of research: Aluminum chlorohydrate:…
Don't forget to answer this month's poll about ingredients in cosmetics and household products! Check out my last blog post about HITT by clicking here. I'm in the middle of Week Two of the eight-week HITT program I'm doing at Aspire Fitness. Fitness challenges rock my socks off, and this…
Last month's poll In August, we talked about the value of keeping a journal. Out of 28 voters, 14% document their food intake, 25% keep a personal, handwritten diary, 4% keep a personal, online diary, 29% write a public blog, 21% used to write a journal but no longer do,…
Today's guest post is from hydrantgirl, a friend whom I have known pretty much all my life. She is awesome. Check out her blog, www.hydrantgirl.blogspot.com, to see the guest post that I wrote for her blog today! Hello, my name is hydrantgirl. I’m 32 years old, a certified firefighter and…
The 2010 Best of Canada Natural Health Awards Living Healthy in the Real World has been nominated in the Health Resource - Social Media category for the 2010 Canadian Natural Health Awards! It's very exciting. If you like this blog (and if you live in Canada), feel free to cast…
In conducting research on the ingredients in cosmetics and household products, I was fascinated to find that many ingredients are not listed on household products. Lysol, for example, only says "Active ingredient: Hydrochloric acid 9.5%", but that doesn't explain what the blue colour is. Looking briefly online, I was unable…
Nicole, a local nutritionist and the co-author of the book we're working on regarding overall health and emotional attachments to food, came by my place on Wednesday so that we could work on the book. We ended up spending 6.5 hours working on the book (and on another project we…
Giveaway winner And the winner of the Smarty had a Party giveaway is... Geosomin! Geosomin wrote: Well, it’s my birthday coming up soon, and it’s right by Halloween, so I would definitely use these supplies for a birthday/halloween shindig at my place.Then I wouldn’t have as much work cleaning up…
Last chance to enter to win my Smarty had a Party giveaway for party supplies! I've been really intrigued by the 100-Mile Diet for several years now. Something holds me back, however, every time I intend to try it out. Travelling is a major issue; if I'm out of the…
Don't forget to enter to win my Smarty had a Party giveaway! Packing a bag for travelling purposes can be quite a bit of fun - it's a puzzle to try to get all of the things we want to take into a bag that we can easily carry with…
