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    Blog Action Day: Water Posts from Across the Network

    Last Friday was Blog Action Day, where bloggers across the Internet pull together to raise awareness about one issue. This year’s topic was water, which is important in so many different ways. Several sites on the Important Media network participated, so we thought it might be fun to round up all of the posts from across the network in an Important Media Blog Action Day Carnival!

    Here are the posts, grouped by site. More

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    Blog Action Day: Cool Health Benefits of Water

    This post is part of 2010’s Blog Action Day, where bloggers across the Internet pull together to raise awareness about one important issue. This year’s theme is water and I thought about how great it would be to share some of the ways water keeps you healthy. Some health benefits of water: keeps your heart […] More

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    Summer out, Fall In :: Top 5 changes for your skin

    When the seasons change we have to react and change the way we look after our skin.
    Skin that has been recently exposed to the sun is often a little tighter and appears more plump so when that sun exposure is no longer there it can feel a little more saggy and the effects of the Summer sun combined with chlorine can leave it dry, in need of some loving care.

    Here are my top 5 tips on how you can repair and boost your skin going into the Fall: More

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    What’s an Eco Designer to Do about Bamboo?

    Having read a lot of recent coverage of the FTC’s August 2009 ruling about bamboo, I wonder what will become of brands whose staple fabric is “bamboo”? The problem is, most of these designers and the textile sales reps they buy from, were sold rayon fabric labeled as bamboo. Rayon is a semi-synthetic fiber based on […] More

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    Add a Kick to Your Favorite Beverage

    If there is one thing everyone can agree on it is that water is all important to our health and good looks.  Sure, sometimes you feel like something a little more exciting than a glass of straight up h20.  But it can be difficult to avoid sugar and sugar-substitutes in flavored waters, ingredients you definitely […] More

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    Top 5 Foods for Healthy Skin

    We are thinking about our skin now more than ever, with sleeveless tops, shorts and (shudder) bathing suits on the horizon.  There are many things you can do to get the bod summer-ready.  Starting with, of course, a healthier diet and picking up where we left that exercise program last fall.  As for the skin, […] More