WINE

2004 Oriel Barona Rias Baixas
2004 Oriel Portia Bianco Delle Venezie
2004 Oriel Courant Cote Du Rhone
2004 Oriel Hugo Russian River Valley Zinfandel
2002 Oriel VQM Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Oriel Falerne Cahors
(House&Garden June 2007)

Best Foods for Busy Women

Kashi GoLEAN Crunch Honey Almond Flax Cereal
Kellogg's Smart Start Healthy Heart Bar
Lender's New York Style 100% Whole Wheat Bagles
Amy's Kitchen Vegetarian Breakfast Patties
Lean Cuisine Chicken, Spinach&Mushrooms Panini
Campbell's Select Healthy Request, Mexican Style Chicken Torilla Soup
Arnold Whole Grain Classics, Double Fiber
Kraft South Beach Diet, Caramel Peanut Crisp
Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Sweet and Salty Granola Bar
Nabisco Wheat Thins Toasted Chips, Multi-Grain
Kellogg's All-Bran Snack Bites
Stacy's Whole Wheat Bagel Chips
Frito-Lay 100 Calorie Mini Bites Sun Chips
Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Cone
Kashi TLC Cookies
Vitalicious VitaMuffin Mix
Archer Farms Southwest Blend
Kashi All-Natural Entrees
Kraft South Beach Diet Chicken Basilico With Rotini
V-8 V-Fusion
Stonyfield Farm Light Smoothie
Hint Water
Tropicana Pure Premium Essentials Fiber
Naked Juice Gold Machine Superfood Smoothie

Health May 2007

Gardening-Adaptable Trees

Spring Bloom
Chinese fringe tree (Chinoanthus retusus)
Magnolia kobus 'Wada's Memory'
Cyclamen cherry (Prunus cyclamina)
Yellowhorn (Xanthocerus sorbifolium)

Summer Bloom and Shade
Weeping katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Morioka Weeping')
Chinese-American tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera x chinese)
Willow oak (Quercus phellos)

Autumn Color
Korean maple (Acer pseudosieboldanum)
Three flower maple (Acer triflorum)
Golden rain-tree (Koelreuteria paniculata 'Rose Lantern')

Winter Interest
Evergreen sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana var. australis)
California incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
Chinese hemlock (Tsuga chinensis)

House&Garden May2007

Body+Soul May 2007

101 Ways to go Green

Recycle

Bring your own bags to the grocery store

Support your local economy and curb excess fossil-fuel consumption by shopping close to home

Install Energy Star qualified double-pane windows for better insulation

Take the bus or train

Buy energy-efficient appliances (look for the Energy Star label)

Go for bamboo (for flooring, cutting boards, towels, sheets, and so on)

Clean the fridge coils for better productivity

Turn off the light when you leave the room

Install low-flow showerheads and take shorter showers

Eat more veggies

Get a library card

Ride your bike

Don't let the sink faucet run when you wash dishes and brush your teeth

Leave only footprints when you travel

Unplug your electronics (DVD players, TV, cell-phone charger) when you're not using them

Use green cleaners, baking soda will clean just about anything

Wash clothes in cold water

Cover pots on the stove to avoid losing excess heat-and wasting energy

Line dry your clothes when possible

Fund a green dry cleaner, and bring your own garment bag

Turn off the dishwater's drying cycle

Shut your computer down when you leave work-especially on Friday's

Vote for change

Drive a hybrid

Join a co-op

Swap paperbacks with paperbackswap.com

B.Y.O.B. (bottle of water)

Get off junk-mail lists by registering at dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist

Shred old paper for packing instead of using Styrofoam peanuts

Skip the elevator and take the stairs

Check the air pressure in your tires since underinflated tires reduce fuel efficiency

Buy recycled toilet paper

Print on both sides of the paper

After you finish baking, turn off the over and leave the door open to heat your home

Eat only sustainable harvested fish to help protect the health of the ocean (visit oceansalive.org)

Go carbon-neutral

To save gas, drive under 60 mph, or don't drive as much

Don’t use pesticides on your lawn

Find new uses for old things

Compact your nonrecyclable trash and use fewer bags

Give your care a tune-up so it drive more efficiently

By things that will last

Invest in environmentally conscious mutual funds (find them at socialinvest.org)

Buy shade-grown coffee

Unload your trunk; the lighter the load, the less gas your car consumes

Seal up your house

Switch to reusable coffee filters

Go toxin-free at home

Eat what's in season

Start an eco-conversation everywhere you go

Sign up for online backing to stop receiving paper statements

Cancel the phone-book delivery

Install a ceiling fan to improve heat and cooling air circulation

Opt for an Energy Star qualified laptop instead of a power-guzzling desktop

Replace your light bulbs with compact florescent ones

Join a community supported agriculture (CSA) program (visit localharvest.com)

Volunteer your time at local conservation agencies

Conserve energy by using power strips (many electronics suck power even when off-but power strips in the "off" position don't)

Don't charge your cell phone overnight

Get on the list, find out if your city has pledged to meet Kyoto Protocol emissions targets; if not, contact your mayor

Reuse your Ziploc bags

Keep your shades down in the summer and up in the winter

Use a push lawn mower (electric of manual!)

Purify indoor air with plants instead of with artificial room fresheners

Use clean energy

Support recycling by buying products made from recycled materials

Decorated responsibly by purchasing eco-sensitive accessories (check out vivaterra.com)

Buy or borrow pre-used moving boxes

Plant a garden

Use rechargeable batteries

Bring lunch to work in reusable contains (a "no-garbage" lunch)

Upgrade your toilet to a low-flush model

Fix leaky faucets

Buy low-VOC paint and donate the leftovers (find local reuse programs at earth911.org)

Pass on the paper-towels (same goes for napkins)

Fill up your freezer, since the fuller it is, the less energy it uses to keep food frozen

Dress sustainably (try designers line Linda Loudermilk, Stewar+Brown, Edun)

Buy in bulk to avoid excess packaging

Spend more time outdoors

Seek our reclaimed wood furniture

Weather permitting, take your exercise outdoors

Think big picture

When traveling, ask your hotel what it’s doing to be greener

Start composting

Choose reusable instead of disposable products (diapers, razors, cups, pens)

Prewash dishes only if you have to

Install dimmers or motion sensors for your lights

Use organic beauty products

Buy Fair Trade

Stop idling in your car

Carpool

Buy organic food (especially milk, meat, fruits, and vegetables)

Bring your own mug or thermos to your favorite coffee spot

Collect rainwater and use it for landscaping

Use natural-not artificial-fragrances

Swap; don’t buy (try eBay.com, craigslist.org, and freecycle.org)

Use concentrated soaps and cleaners since less packaging means less waste

If you see litter, pick it up

Spread the word

Also... Beer is used to pump up flat, dull hair. It removes built up, no light beer, a rich beer with high yeast is best. After your shower, pour a bottle over your hair and then rinse briefly with fresh water

For cooking; use extra virgin olive oil for dressings and low-heat dishes and grapeseed or expeller-pressed, organic canola oil for high heating cooking.

localharvet.com for local farmers

Homeopathy

Gelsemium If nervousness or anticipathory anxiety leaves you dull-minded and unable to grasp anything, try this. It's good for treating mental paralysis.

Nux vomica If you have too many things to do and think about, try this. It works well wihen you're overwhelmed with details.

Ignatia If you've recently suffered any loss-of a loved one, pet, relationship, job-try this. It can help free your mind from a preoccupation with grief.

Sepia If you're menopausal or perimenopausal and feeling exhausted, emotionally flat, or irritable, try this. It's good when you don't have enough mental steam to approach a project- or are so tired your memory is impaired.

Natural Health May 2007

Natural Allergy Remedies

Food

• Foods high in alphalinolenic acid (ALA-an omega 3 fatty acid found in flaxseed, fish oil and walnuts)
• Probiotics (yogurt containing live cultures or supplement like acidophilus)

Irrigation

• Irrigate the nose twice daily for three to six weeks, use one teaspoon or noniodized table salt per pint of lukewarm water. A pinch of baking soda can squelch the burn.

Herbs

• Butterbur-Petasines, the active chemicals in butterbur have shown to help allergies. When buying look for the phrase "PA-free" it means the dangerous ingredient was removed during processing. If allergic to ragweed may worsen symptoms.
• Quercetin-A flavonoid found in red wine, onions, and grapefruit, the quercetin inhibits the body's release of histamines. Take 250milligrams three times a day paired with 1000mg of vitamin C it a potent natural antihistamine.
• Stingin Nettle-The leaves house histamine, take 300mg of freeze dried nettle leaf 2-4 daily.

Homeopathy

• Tray Boiron's Sabadil or Hylands Seasonal Allergy Relief, they combine anti-allergy agents, such as Nux vomica (poison nut) , Allium cepa (raw onion) and euphrasia (eyebright).

Ayurveda

• Triphala-A blend of 3 key ayurvedic herbs: amalaki, bibhitaki, and haritaki found at natural foods stores or Indian market. (Aller-7 if a good brand)

Natural Health May2007

Skin Cancer!!

Free Derm Check!
In May, June, and July, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and Olay are sponsoring free skin cancer checks by participating dermatologists across the country. To find out where to get a screening in you area, log on to SkinCancerTakesFriends.org.

(Fitness May 2007)