5 ways to wear your green this St. Paddy’s Day
Most people wear green clothes or drink green beer on St. Patrick’s Day. Real enthusiasts sometimes even dye their hair green. You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate this holiday. It’s typically a fun day that anyone can enjoy.
Here are some different ways to wear your green this year and to make a difference in the world…
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Wear your green on your skin. By this I mean use “green” skin care products. USDA certified organic natural skin care products are free of synthetic and petroleum-derived ingredients. Not only are they good for your body because you won’t be absorbing harmful and toxic chemicals into your bloodstream, they’re also good for the environment because you won’t be washing toxic ingredients down the drain.
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Eat “green.” Buy organic fresh whole foods. When you buy packaged foods, make sure the ingredients are healthy, whole food ingredients and do not contain toxic synthetic food additives, like artificial flavors and colors, cancer-causing preservatives, like nitrates, nitrites and BHA, trans fats, artificial sweeteners and MSG to name a few. Learn more about healthy eating here.
- Use “green” laundry products to wash your clothes. The chemicals in laundry detergents stay in your clothes and can irritate your skin. The fragrance in these products can contain cancer-causing chemicals and toxic solvents. The ingredients in fragrances are considered proprietary information and the manufacturer does not have to disclose them. Choose instead, unscented, ecologically friendly laundry products.
- Clean your home with “green” cleaning products. There are a number of companies offering household products that are biodegradable and eco-friendly with healthy ingredients. You can even make your own cleaning products with baking soda, salt and vinegar. You can find ads for little books using these ingredients for household cleaning in the newspaper junk ads. They have a lot of great tips and it makes cleaning very inexpensive. Here’s a site that has recipes using these ingredients and more to make your own “green” cleaning products.
- Recycle. Take your own bags to the grocery store. Get cloth bags that you can reuse over and over again. Reuse the paper bags you have until they can’t be used anymore, then recycle them. Recycle plastic bags. Recycle your glass, paper and cans. Then always think reduce, reuse, recycle.
Follow these tips not only on St. Paddy’s Day but all year round and you’ll wear your green every day. And you’ll be making a difference, not only in your health and the health of your family, but also the health of the planet and future generations to come.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Christine H. Farlow, D.C.
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