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The High Price of Cheap Clothes
Most of us get a thrill from finding cheap clothes. Money is tight for plenty of people these days and spotting that cheap dress or shirt can feel like finding buried treasure but the thrill is all too fleeting. Cheap dress shirts or dresses come with a hidden high price if they aren’t made well, don’t fit, and don’t last. Cheap clothes can come with an environmental cost from wasteful and dirty mass production, and a human cost as well from poor treatment of workers who make them. Taking a broader view, cheap clothes are not always the best value. More
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Study: Thinking You’re Fat Makes You Fat – Eat Drink Better
Jeannie Moulton examines recent findings about the connection between body image and weight. More
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From Fridge to Face
There is a disconnect between nature and the typical beauty we find on store shelves. Let’s close that gap! More
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Take Cold Showers (Going Green Tip #13)
The best things in life are free. This doesn’t only apply to open source applications on the web but other aspects of life as well. You may be surprised, but one of the best things you can do for yourself and mother nature is take cold showers on a daily basis. Sound crazy? Yes, it does, and yet it’s one of the healthiest daily activities you can perform. More