Tag: Christmas

8 tips for preventing holiday weight gain
It’s hard to resist all those goodies being passed around the office. Add the the food and festive drinks at family dinners and parties and you can really pack on the pounds. Here are some tips to avoid holiday weight gain.

Eater's remorse
You couldn’t pass up a second helping of turkey and mashed potatoes smothered in gravy. That last piece of pumpkin pie was calling you. And now the pain begins.

12 Days of Green Shopping: Donation gifts that keep giving
There is not better gift than one that keeps on giving. Gift the gift of building a community, preserve an ecosystem or conserve an endangered species.

No pets for holiday presents!
There’s no question that baby animals are irrestibly cute. But Christmas is not the time to be giving animals as gifts.

Give thanks to this turkey
Over the years the holiday turkey has become a dry and tasteless affair. But you can go green and get some the flavour back.

Keep your pets safe at Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but it is also a time when animal companions are exposed to a variety of holiday hazards. There are certain plants, foods and decorations that dogs, cats and other animal companions should stay away from during the holidays.

Tips for a safe Christmas tree
Your real tree is up and decorated. Now the challenge is to keep it fresh and alive.

A very green Christmas tree
Finding an eco-friendly Christmas tree isn’t easy. There are downsides to both the real and artificial trees. But there is a way to combine the best of both worlds.

12 days of green shopping: Gifts under $50
You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a green gift for friends and family. There are some terrific inexpensive options out there.

12 days of green shopping: Get fit gifts
Help those you love get fit for 2008 with these green and healthy gifts.

12 days of green shopping: Gifts for pets
Even though our pets may not know it’s the holidays, we still want to include them in the festivities.

12 days of green shopping: Green gourmet gift baskets
What to get someone who has everything? Need a nice hostess gift? A gourmet gift basket is the perfect solution, especially when it’s fair trade and organic.

12 days of green shopping: Home decor
Find some great gifts to create a green haven. Whether it’s practical, decorative or just plain, there is plenty to choose from!

12 days of green shopping: Fashion accessories
Pick out some green bling and other things for the holiday season. There's never been a better time for eco-chic accessories.

12 days of green shopping: Cool Gadgets
This season give the gift of a guilt-free, green gadget. Not only are the following suggestions enviro-friendly, they are also trés cool.

12 days of green shopping: Healthy toys
With so many toys found to contain lead and mercury, it’s been a tough year for buying toys. The trend for this holiday season is a return to the classics. Here are some of our favourites.

How to spot the six sins of greenwashing
Though it has a clean and pleasant ring to it, "greenwashing" is anything but! The Oxford Dictionary added its definition in 1999: Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.

Top 10 tips for a healthy and centered holiday
All these holidays celebrations can be fun but also stressful. We asked some advice from Toronto’s Inspired Life Health Centre on how to stay happy and healthy over the holidays. Co-founder and clinic director, Mylinh Nguyen ND, DNM, gave use her top 10 ten favourites.

12 days of green shopping: Gifts to pamper the skin
The cosmetics industry is undergoing a revolution due to increased scrutiny over chemicals. And that’s a good thing because most of us absorb close to four pounds of chemicals through the skin annually.

How to green holiday greetings
North Americans sent out over 2.6 billion Christmas cards last year and most of those cards ended up in a landfill. This year send out green seasonal greetings.

Your quick guide to LED Christmas Lights
Remember when Clark Griswold covered his home with 25,000 lights in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation? When he lit up his ’gingerbread’ house the electricity metre began rapidly spinning, and his neighbourhood’s power station resorted to auxiliary nuclear power. Imagine the bill?!?

Enviro-friendly stocking stuffers
There are plenty of ways to fill Christmas stockings with eco-friendly products. Pass these tips on to Santa Claus.

The great tree debate: artificial or real?
Cutting down trees is good for the environment. Yes, you read that right!

Online Xmas shopping takes on the mall
Is it greener to stay at home and order presents online or head to the mall?

What would Jesus Buy?
"The average American is paying off their credit card debts in the month of May." Reverend Billy

Wrapping presents wisely
On Christmas morning, we usually have a small mountain of discarded wrapping paper that end up in the garbage instead of the recycling bin. Some types of wrapping paper aren’t recyclable!

3 Crafty Creations to bring the holidays alive
Personalize your holidays and make them enviro-friendly with homemade decorations. The following three projects are fun and easy to do. They’ll be sure to bring your home to life during this special season.

To Carol or not to Carol
Carolling remains part of our holiday season. But standing with your door open lets out precious heat and energy. Why not throw on your coat and join in the fun?

15 Grinch tips for the holiday season
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, Americans throw away a million extra tons of garbage each week. So why not make this holiday season an eco-friendly one?

Christmas dread of Chinese lead
Worried about your child’s safety but having trouble finding a flashy gift toy that isn’t made in China? Join the club.