Well lets start with three basic changes you can incorporate into your morning routine. 

1. Tongue Scraper

The ancient Ayurvedic healing philosophy of India has recommended tongue scraping for centuries as an aid to digestion and for the health of the teeth and the sinuses. When the salivary glands are cleaned, it activates them and enhances digestion (yes, digestion beings in the mouth as saliva mixes with food and begins to break it down). While you sleep at night your body is busy clearing out toxins. Some of those toxins are deposited on your tongue as a coating. By gently scaling this coating off first thing in the morning you avoid reabsorbing these toxins.

Where to buy: Local pharmacy

$: Under $5

2. Dry Skin Body Brush

The practice of dry skin brushing may be old news to those who practice the daily routine, but with all the skin care products and hypes out there, it’s important to remember this low maintenance and economic technique that offers a great way to maintain not only healthy skin but a healthy body. The ability of the skin to excrete toxins is of paramount importance to you. Some benefits of this old practice are:

• Dry skin brushing helps to shed dead skin cells, which can help improve skin texture and cell renewal.

• Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes, which greatly aids the lymphatic drainage of the entire body. When the body rids itself of toxins, it is able to run more efficiently in all areas.

• Dry skin brushing also helps to tighten the skin because it increases the flow of blood. Increasing the circulation to the skin can also help lessen the appearance of cellulite.

• Dry skin brushing stimulates the lymph canals to drain toxic mucoid matter into the colon, thereby purifying the entire system. This enables the lymph to perform its house-cleaning duties by keeping the blood and other vital tissues detoxified. After several days of dry brushing, you may notice the gelatinous mucoid material in your stools.

• Dry skin brushing helps with muscle tone and more even distribution of fat deposits.

• Dry skin brushing also rejuvenates the nervous system by stimulating nerve endings in the skin.

• Dry skin brushing helps your skin to absorb nutrients by eliminating clogged pores. Healthy, breathing skin contributes to overall body health

Where to buy: Wellness stores, markets like Whole Foods

$: Under $10

3. Glass of water with lemon

A glass of water with lemon right at least 15 minutes before you start your first meal is such an easy way to start your day right. The first thing I do every morning is pour a large glass of water and squeeze in half a lemon.  It balances PH and  kick starts your digestive system. Lemon is also a natural energizer, it hydrates and oxygenates the body so it feels revitalized and refreshed!

But the 60-minute power outages—scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., local time—won’t be the results of a terrorist plot, natural disaster, or massive solar flare. They’re all part of Earth Hour 2011.

(See before-and-after Earth Hour pictures from past years.)

The organizers behind the 6th annual Earth Hour urge people to turn off lights and other nonessential appliances in a symbolic show of support for action against climate change and for energy conservation in general.

In 2010, 128 countries and territories took part in Earth Hour. Eighty-nine national capitals participated, as did nine of the world’s ten biggest cities, thousands of other communities, countless businesses, and hundreds of millions of individuals, according to WWF, the international conservation nonprofit, which organizes Earth Hour.

We only have one planet.  You can help protect it. Participate in the world’s largest single campaign for the planet: Earth Hour. It starts by turning off your lights for an hour at 8:30 pm on March 31, 2012 in a collective display of commitment to a better future for the planet.  Think what can be achieved when we all come together for a common cause.

Visit their site HERE to found out more ways to get involved

Let’s not even consider all the fossil fuels wasted in producing the bottles and trucking them around the world.

The solution for a group of entrepreneurs out of Michigan? box up the water. Their motivation:

It started with the simple idea of creating a new bottled water brand that is kinder to the environment and gives back a bit—we found that it shouldn’t be bottled at all, but instead, boxed. So we looked to the past for inspiration in the century old beverage container and decided to keep things simple, sustainable, and beautiful.

Their argument for why boxed is better?

76 percent of the box is made from a renewable resource—trees—”making it one of the most sustainable beverage packages available.
Those trees come from certified, well-managed forests.
The boxes are shipped flat, which is significantly more efficient than shipping empty plastic or glass bottles.
The boxes are recyclable—where facilities exist.
The company plans on donating 10 percent of its profit to organizations working to improve access to clean water, and promote reforestation.

And it seems to be catching on. There isn’t a day that goes by where the words “boxed water” don’t appear on my twitter timeline, or pop up on my instagram feed. There’s much to be said for the concept, the simplicity of the packaging and the overall aesthetic. One thing’s for sure: Boxed water is definitely better-looking than the competition. And isn’t that what matters anyways?

There’s a list of Boxed Water Is Better outlets on the company’s Web site, www.boxedwaterisbetter.com .

Follow them on twitter @helloboxedwater

PETCO is a plastic recycling program initiated by Coca-Cola, which also supports Collect-a-Can — a project that rewards people who recycle aluminum cans. During the World Cup, the firm gave away 20,000 tickets in order to encourage visitors to recycle their plastic bottles. We think Elliot and the initiative are both great, and Coca-Cola is among one of the consumer giants that appears to genuinely support more sustainable packaging, but we feel it’s necessary to point out that Coca-Cola is also responsible for generating the waste in the first place!

Read more: Giant Statue Made From 4,200 Coca-Cola Crates Preaches Recycling in Cape Town, South Africa | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World

The new adidas SLVR Spring/Summer 2012 campaign, shot by Willy Vanderperre, takes inspiration from the sport of fencing. The precision and elegance of fencing is fused with pop colors for a fresh and vivid visual language.

The accuracy of the combat sport, the strict line of the uniform, are suggested through rigid compositions. Images focus on sophisticated, white tailored silhouettes which echo the fencing uniform juxtaposed with bold pop shades of yellow, red and blue. It is this fusion of tailoring and sportswear which are at the core of SLVR.

The video extends this idea whilst introducing the dynamic moves of a fencer set to a beat which is reminiscent of the sport’s rhythm.

adidas SLVR Spring/Summer 2012 Collection Mood Video from Highsnobiety on Vimeo.

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McCartney says in the video:

If you’re like me, you’ve sworn off fur because you know about the gruesome ways animals suffer and die for fur fashions. And what about leather? That’s something people don’t think about as much. Anyone who cares about animals or the environment should become informed consumers on this issue.

The daughter of the vegetarian Beatle is asking the public to take the pledge to go leather free. You can sign up on PETA’s page and opt to go faux.

McCartney says:

Please join me in exploring the huge variety of fashionable shoes, belts, purses and wallets that aren’t the products of a cow’s violent death.

Watch Below:

 

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This year, Super Bowl XLVI (or 46, if you don’t do Roman numerals) is being hosted in Indianapolis, and the city, along with the NFL, is doing its part to make this the greenest Super Bowl ever. Here’s how:

1. Playing in an Environmentally-Friendly Stadium

Indianapolis has done a lot to make Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts, a green place to play. The building has a retractable roof, a CPI lighting system to utilize natural light, and “Big Ass” fans designed to move air with minimal energy consumption. Along with the Indiana Convention Center, the stadium recycles tens of tons of aluminum, plastic, glass and cardboard each year, and implemented recycling programs in other sports venues in the city. The stadium also purchases supplies in bulk, and its parking lots are swept, not sprayed, to conserve water.

2. Offering Green Options to Fans

The Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee has also participated in greening the Bowl. As part of the organization’s “1st and Green” plan, the city implemented “Project Plug-IN” along Georgia Street, the heart of Super Bowl Village. This project helped fund two charging stations for electric cars, which should be operational in early February. Hopefully this means that eco-friendly fans with electric cars can drive to the game and not have to worry about where to recharge their batteries.

3. Composting

Another “1st and Green” project in the works: a composting pilot program, set to take place during Super Bowl week. According to the website, “The JW Marriott hotel, which will house the Media Center for the 2012 Super Bowl, is partnering with GreenCycle, Republic Waste Services, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the Indiana Recycling Coalition, and the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee to participate in a composting pilot project during the week of the Super Bowl. Food waste scraps from the JW Marriott kitchens will be collected in compostable bags and conveyed to the GreenCycle facility, where they will be mixed with wood chips and converted into nutritious compost instead of being sent to the landfill.”

4. Utilizing Renewable Energy

For the past 18 years, the NFL has been working to green the sport, and this year, it’s more eco-friendly than ever. The NFL and Super Bowl Host Committee have greened the power at the six major Super Bowl facilities. Their press release explains it all by saying “everything from the computers in the Motorola Super Bowl XLVI Media Center to the lights that shine down on the teams as they compete during Super Bowl will be powered by green energy.”

Green Mountain Energy Company is supplying the power, which will be generated by windfarms in North Dakota; this will save more than 14,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions normally associated with the Super Bowl and its festivities. According to NFL Environmental Program Director Jack Groh, “Green Mountain Energy Company has helped us reduce the overall environmental impact of Super Bowl activities. Together, we have been able to expand the way we address greenhouse gas emissions and leave a permanent benefit to the host community.”

5. Giving Back

Using renewable energy isn’t the only eco-friendly step the NFL has taken. Years ago, recycling bins were added to stadiums, and today, the league’s green efforts are much bigger. Leftover stadium food is donated to food banks (one Super Bowl generated more than 93,000 pounds of food). Supplies and equipment used in the big game are recovered and reused, a value Groh places at $250,000. And for the past seven years, the NFL has participated in urban forestry, planting 1,000 trees in each host city.

We can expect even more from next year’s Super Bowl. New Orleans will host the 2013 event, but the NFL made them work for the honor. For the first time ever, potential host cities had to submit an environmental plan with their bid. “The return on investment for us can be as much as 600 percent,” says Groh. That return doesn’t go to the NFL — it’s used to implement eco-friendly initiatives within the host community.

So, just why have green programs become so important to the NFL? ”We did it as part of our operations. Environmental principals are about greater efficiency and reduction of waste. How is that not a good business practice?” says Groh. And David Krichavsky, the NFL’s director of community affairs, adds, “We’re really doing this because we think it’s the right thing to do.”

The Super Bowl airs on Sunday, February 5, on NBC. Kickoff is as 6:30 EST.

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Staying true to its name, the pattern on the multicolor Havana Trash Flat is made up of repurposed bits of trash, including shoe boxes, envelopes, and postage, found in the French designer’s factory. According to Louboutin’s website,

Female Loubi Lovers have fawned over numerous trash styles that have made appearances in collections for decades past. Gentlemen your time has come.

Because of the materials used, each pair of Christian Louboutin Havana Trash Men’s Flat are exclusively unique.

The oxfords are currently available at the CL website for $895 if you’re interested. Just be sure to act fast as they’re selling out quick.

Thanks @wizardcud for the news tip!