Helen Brophy
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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by” – Frost
New adventures result in alerted senses, heightened awareness and anticipation. Take the time to do something different. Time slows down when our routines change. Go outside and dance under the stars, the trees or the sun. Follow a different route on your way home. Almost every time I take a walk or a ride I…
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Green Healthy Life | Together We Can Make An Impact, Helping Our Planet And Mankind
Hi, welcome to Green Healthy Life, your web based magazine for green living and a healthy lifestyle. Topics include: Environment, Health and Fitness, Nutrition, Spirituality, Recipes, Green Tech, Green Jobs, Pets, and Good News Source: Green Healthy Life | Together We Can Make An Impact, Helping Our Planet And Mankind
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Protect Your Dog From Ticks
Ticks can transmit ehrlichiosis, lyme disease, anaplasmosis, rocky mountain spotted fever and babeosis to dogs. There are steps we can take to protect our pets. A fence surrounding your dogs outside area would help. The fence would have to be tall enough to keep out deer. Seven feet is recommended. A wood chip or sand…
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R.I. Farm Sells Weeds to Save Monarch Butterflies — ecoRI News
Source: R.I. Farm Sells Weeds to Save Monarch Butterflies — ecoRI News
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Superbloom in California Deserts
Record drought in California yielded to heavy rains during the winter of 2016-2017. The result is a huge wildflower bloom. This is the first in 12 years and it is taking place in California’s usually arid deserts including Death Valley National park. The past winter has been the second wettest in California since 1895, this…
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80 Percent of Tested Dog Foods Contain High Fluoride Levels
An Environmental Working Group (EWG) study found that 8 out of 10 dog food brands contained fluoride 2.5 times higher than the EPA national drinking water standard According to the study, “When fluoride in drinking water is taken into consideration, a 10-pound puppy would be exposed to 3.5 times more fluoride than EPA allows in…
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Pilgrims and Pumpkins
Native Americans, to be more specific the Wampanoags, introduced the settlers to the pumpkin berry at one of the early feasts they shared. Pumpkin was a salvation for the remaining settlers after the harsh winter of 1621 when half the pilgrim population perished. The Native Americans, Wampanaugs, taught the settlers how to plant pumpkin vines between…
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Be Grateful. Be Thankful
This time of the year brings many joys and sadness. Remembering loses from our past sometimes makes us melancholy. We are here now with all our past memories and dreams for the future. These emotions are woven into who we’ve become but they are not our essence. Our reality is this moment in time. Look…
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France Bans Plastic Eating Utensils, Cups And Plates.
France has become the the first country in the world to ban plastic eating utensils, cups and plates. The ban will go into effect in 2020. According to French President Hollande the ban is part of an effort to become exemplary as a nation in the reduction of greenhouse gases. Environmental progress is a main…
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Naled Overkill for Zika Virus -Alternatives Available
The pesticide, Naled, which killed millions of bees during a spray to control Zika carrying mosquitoes in South Carolina is carcinogenic and very toxic. It has been implicated in pediatric brain cancer. There are much safer adultacide and larvacide alternatives to Naled. As of August 31, 2016, acourding to South Carolina Department of Health and Environment…