http://ecofriendlytip.com Check out the Latest Green News and Tips Today Wed, 23 May 2012 18:28:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/16/love-dining-out-take-note-of-these-green-tips/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/16/love-dining-out-take-note-of-these-green-tips/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:28:22 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10297 Health professionals advise against dining out and eating at restaurants and fast food chains almost on a daily basis not only because it’s pretty expensive to keep up, it’s also quite unhealthy. The dishes served at these establishments may be rich and flavorful, but they can also be bad for the health (fast-food especially). But [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/16/love-dining-out-take-note-of-these-green-tips/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/11/mislabeled-non-toxic-nail-polishes-can-cause-birth-defects-study-say/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/11/mislabeled-non-toxic-nail-polishes-can-cause-birth-defects-study-say/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:22:00 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10263 Several nail polish bottles in California salons, which are labeled non-toxic or free of these big three toxic chemicals (toluene, dibutyl phthalate – DBP and formaldehyde), are actually found to be mislabeled, according to a report by the Department of Toxic Substances Control. These nail polishes are all over 48,000 nail salons across California and [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/11/mislabeled-non-toxic-nail-polishes-can-cause-birth-defects-study-say/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/16/create-a-cleaner-air-around-you/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/16/create-a-cleaner-air-around-you/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:50:01 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10029 Clean air is a luxury. With million dollar industries pumping pollution up in the air, and each of us contributing to it as well by smoking or driving a busted car, we’re slowly killing our own environment and making it sick. We need to make a difference even if we start small. If we’re consistent [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/16/create-a-cleaner-air-around-you/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/06/innokin-recommends-100-safe-e-cigarettes-on-national-vaping-day/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/06/innokin-recommends-100-safe-e-cigarettes-on-national-vaping-day/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:59:44 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9938 Since their introduction in 2003, electronic cigarettes (also called personal vaporizer) have taken the world by storm. Millions of former smokers have either switched from smoking completely or greatly reduced their cigarette consumption due to this innovative device.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/06/innokin-recommends-100-safe-e-cigarettes-on-national-vaping-day/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/27/bpa-free-just-how-safe-is-this/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/27/bpa-free-just-how-safe-is-this/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:21:26 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9880 The move by several states on banning baby bottles which are manufactured with BPA is seen as a good one. That companies voluntarily finding alternatives for this component, a petroleum-based substance, is a most welcomed moved. BPA is said to be linked with a lot of health problems from asthma to cancer. But experts now [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/27/bpa-free-just-how-safe-is-this/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/22/beauty-products-with-lead-cadium-and-arsenic/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/22/beauty-products-with-lead-cadium-and-arsenic/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:35:55 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9848 Recently, there was a news release on some 400 lipstick products that were proven to have contained lead in their ingredients. These lipsticks have passed the FDA standards, but it was FDA itself who issued the bulletin about how these can be toxic. The study was done in 2007 and was only concluded the other [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/22/beauty-products-with-lead-cadium-and-arsenic/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/20/processed-childrens-food-causing-hyperactive-kids/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/20/processed-childrens-food-causing-hyperactive-kids/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:45:46 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9824 A study on baby food reveals that processed and artificial food for kids are actually the ones causing hyperactivity among children. This is because the food contains the ingredient coal tar, which is found i many cheese flavored products and beverages. Coal Tar is considered an industrial waste derived chemical, an artificial ingredient known as [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/20/processed-childrens-food-causing-hyperactive-kids/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/18/good-sleep-is-needed-to-fight-alzheimers-and-other-diseases-with-old-age/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/18/good-sleep-is-needed-to-fight-alzheimers-and-other-diseases-with-old-age/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:01:07 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9822 We know how much crucial and important it is for our body’s to get the best sleep. But new research also show that sleeping well helps lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and other brain disease in old people. Alzheimer’s as you should know is one of the leading causes of deaths in the United States. [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/18/good-sleep-is-needed-to-fight-alzheimers-and-other-diseases-with-old-age/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/15/should-you-warm-up-the-car-on-winters/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/15/should-you-warm-up-the-car-on-winters/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:16:39 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9794 Idling your car, warming it up especially when it’s cold outside, is a practice that has been taught from generation to generation. But these days, certain groups are campaigning against this practice. It’s no longer necessary to warm up your car during winters, according to the advocates. Because engines today are so much more efficient [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/15/should-you-warm-up-the-car-on-winters/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/03/more-reasons-to-give-up-on-soda/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/02/03/more-reasons-to-give-up-on-soda/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:52:07 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9719 We’re all aware that soda has empty calories, and that it doesn’t deliver any nutritional value to our bodies. Because sodas come with artificial sweeteners and other additives, it’s been linked to cause diabetes, hyperactivity and cell damage to those that love to drink it on a regular basis. Experts have found more reasons why [...]

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