Top Green New Year Resolutions
1. Save money without spending a dime - Save money while being green – unplug electronic equipment after use, turn off the lights after leaving the room, lower your heat and wear an extra sweater. Switch from chemical cleaners to homemade baking soda/vinegar combos can save you $600 a year, and taking public transportation saves money on [...]
Make Your Holidays Eco-Friendly
How to Have a Green Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is an American holiday loaded with tradition. This year, start a new tradition in your family by making Thanksgiving an eco-friendly celebration from start to finish. Here are 7 tips to help capture the spirit of the original Thanksgiving & make your holiday celebration eco-friendly. Enrich your family’s [...]
Green Tips
How to Stay Cool This Summer – Save The Earth & Some Cash by Alex Pasternack for Treehugger There are plenty of cheap, easy, and fun ways to beat the summer heat without beating the environment or your wallet. Green isn’t just cool: cool is green. Here are some tips on how to stay cool [...]
Homemade Fruit Peel
Rejuvenate your skin at home with a quick and easy 15 minute DIY homemade fruit peel that will leave your skin feeling oh-so smooth. Ingredients* 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt 1 ripe strawberry 4 pieces of cubed pineapple 1 teaspoon organic honey 4 to 6 drops argan oil 6 Tibetan goji berries 1. Blend ingredients together. [...]
Creamy Rich Cocoa Pudding Recipe
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to be healthier? Try these healthier cuisine substitutes in your recipes as a way to reach your goals this year. Use TOFU instead of: Yogurt in a Fruit Smoothie Cream in Pureed Soups Oil/Sour Cream …. In dressings, dips etc. Milk in Mashed Potatoes Creamy Rich Cocoa Pudding [...]
Sugar and Olive Oil Body Scrub Recipe
You Need: 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons Honey ½ Cup Sugar Measuring utensils 1 Chopstick or stirring stick 1 Clean container Steps: Add the Extra Virgin Olive Oil to your container Next, add the honey Add the sugar to the mixture Stir well with the chopstick or stirring stick To Apply: - [...]
5 Tips for the Spa-lidays
Whether you are winding down from a long day of shopping, or rejuvenating your skin for tonight’s holiday get-together, let Spa Gregorie’s help you make the most of your holiday season with our “5 Tips for the Spa-lidays”: Hydrate: Although we love the chilly winter days, for some, they bring uncomfortable dryness to the skin [...]
A Holiday Blessing
May you wake up each morning feeling refreshed and renewed, totally inspired and invigorated by the new day’s light, knowing that wonderful things are about to happen. May you breathe in and fully celebrate each precious moment of your life while it’s happening, knowing that the present is all we really have. May you be [...]
8 Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating
It’s just around the corner…before you know it, here it comes. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza; the parties, the dinners, the cocktails, Oh My! What’s a health conscious eater to do? Well, as they say in the Boy Scouts, always be prepared and confronting holiday eating is no exception. Use the following tips as your strategic [...]
Seasonal Skincare with Abundant Autumn Produce
As the harvest of fall fruits and vegetables start to emerge at local farmers markets, a seasonal change occurs with what you cook and eat. With so much beautiful fall bounty abundant this season, why not incorporate a change in your beauty & skincare routine as well? Spa Gregorie’s talented estheticians share their favorite fall [...]
