Living With Harmony
PLANET-Based Life
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New Resolutions Can Happen Anytime
New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Just Have to be thought of in January. Eating with Harmony Voting with Your Money Be Kind to Yourself!
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When Grocery Stores are an Amenity
Have you ever considered having a grocery store nearby a luxury? Across the country approximately 23.5 million people live in food deserts, explained as “low-income census tract that is more than one mile away from a grocery store in urban areas, or more than 10 miles away from a grocery store in rural areas” (U.S.…
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Bottled Water
$31,000,000,000 was spent during 2018 in the United States on bottled water. Approximately 1,500 water bottles are consumed per second in the United States. Which approximates 90,000 bottles hourly, or 2,200,000 bottles daily. It is estimated that 80% of the water bottles purchased in the United States end up in landfills. It takes about 1.4…
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No Deposit, No Return
Just like a dependable savings account requires regular deposits in order to maintain a positive balance, so too does our body. Special attention must be paid to keep our personal vitality account in balance since withdrawals occur throughout the day. One common withdrawal, inactivity, happens as a result of our modern and mechanized lifestyle and…
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Society, the Scale, and Your Jeans
At the office, in the field, and through my presentations as a nutrition and fitness consultant, I have had the privilege of speaking with thousands of women. When I ask them what their goal is, the most frequent response I hear is, “I want to be skinny, I want to lose weight and look good.”…
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Keep Moving During The Holidays
The hustle and bustle of the holidays, and the stress that accompanies them, leave little room to think about exercise or fitness. When the cold weather arrives, think how easy it becomes to park in front of the TV or the computer for the evening. Furthermore, the office parties, the wide array of tempting treats…
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Family Fitness
Think about how inactive our children are today compared to when we were kids. Remember when our parents had to call us in several times because we were busy outside playing tag, hopscotch or baseball? Today, kids are called away from their computer or the sofa in just the next room. This inactive lifestyle is…
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Holiday Dinner Foul Play
It is the time of year that I am unfortunately reminded of two articles. The first is titled There’s a grim reality behind your Thanksgiving turkey (Los Angeles Times Editorial Board) and the second article is titled Torture and Terror: Why Thanksgiving Is Tough For Turkeys (Katie Rucke). Judging from the excessive volume of turkey…
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When You Throw Something Away, Where is Away?
When something is thrown “away,” it typically ends up in a landfill, where it is buried under layers of dirt. Landfills are designed to store waste, but they are not truly a “disposal” solution as the waste remains there for a very long time. Some materials may eventually break down, but many items persist for…
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How Cruises Affect the Environment
UPDATE: This article was written during the outbreak of Coronavirus and the ensuing pandemic. And while the cruise industry, and travel industry in general, will suffer heavily from the impacts of Coronavirus, the information below is nevertheless prevalent in the cruise industry. At the current time, even in the midst of a pandemic, dozens of…
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What is PLANET-Based Living?
photo by Carol Vogel
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Restaurant and Bakery Sustainability
Sustainability is very trendy today. This is why you see such a rise in vegan options, farm-to-table, zero-waste, reusables, supporting local, etc. More than ever, I’m seeing people encourage repeating outfits, promote plant-based diets, and demand people bring their own reusable coffee mug. People want the change, so make it easy for the customer by…
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Hydroponics to Provide Produce and Help Rescued Fish
In view of the dangers associated with consuming GMO foods which are laced with the cancer causing chemical glyphosate, many are choosing to grow their own food.Growing your own ensures that you control what goes on your food. You can avoid chemicals like herbicides and pesticides by growing your own food. Growing your own veggies…
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Do Fish Feel?
Most of us make the choice to have farm animals slaughtered so that we can eat them, I choose to believe that the majority of us think farm animals are sentient beings, intelligent feeling beings, more like us than not. We want to believe their sentience is considered during their brief confined lives and that…
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Classroom & Companion Animal Rescue
Providing Permanent Homes & Care to Animals In Need because every one deserves to be well-cared-for Another aspect of our mission is to offer a permanent home to animals in-need. Animals that have been abandoned, neglected, abused… We already have a small, home-based Animal Sanctuary in Boulder, CO, where dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and guinea-pigs,…
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Rain Water Harvesting
Water is our most precious resource. About 97 percent of the world’s water is too salty to serve the human and insect species because it is too salty. This leaves about 3 percent freshwater for man, animals and insects. Of that 3 percent of freshwater. only 1 percent is available to us because about 2…
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Wildlife Sanctuary
Imagine a Place Where All Beings Are Free and Safe. . . We can create it! Colorado wildlife needs more help than ever, as increased development to meet population demands and natural disasters, result in ever fewer wild areas… The clock is ticking and Living With Harmony is working hard to acquire a Wildlife Sanctuary…
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Compassion In The Classroom
Compassion In The Classroom Animals belong in better environments Living With Harmony is helping to educate teachers and school officials on the myths that pocket pets, turtles and reptiles are easy to care for, and to discourage having these, and other, animals as pets in classrooms. This endeavor will be able to improve the lives…
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