5.28.2009

Spa's Good List

I was reading my Spa subscription and I learned a thing or two regarding what's good and what's not.

Point 1 is to put houseplants like English Ivy and spider plants to minimize the pollution inside our house (which is also equivalent to the pollution outside), and yes, do dusting every now and then.

Point 2 is to eat anchovies, mackerel and sardines more since they are rich in omega-3s with low contaminant levels.

Point 3 is BYOC means bring your own cup. Basically makes you save trees for the effort and the best thing about that, you get discounts in coffee shops when you're BYOC!

Point 4 is to change light bulbs into LEDs which is energy-saver (hmmm...that I remember telling hubby to change this yellow light to white since yellow makes my eyes sore - not a very good source of light for reading).

Point 5 is laundry. A lot can mean residue on clothes (can cause allergy too) and this is good, making your own detergent by mixing these: Use ¼ cup each of washing soda (also known as soda ash) and borax (both available at Soaps Gone Buy) and add in ½ cup of vinegar to whiten and soften (From The Naturally Clean Home by Karyn Siegel-Maier). Hmm, maybe I'll try this one (the detergents making me itch).

Point 6 is to go organic (this is way too pricey sometimes) but healthy. Keep away from processed foods which has sodium nitrite and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) both of which are carcinogens.

Point 7 is to exercise without spending much. I would want to do workout like the ones Jessica Biel is doing (hahaha, as if I could get that bod, but hey, no harm in trying) and I am going natural these days by going up and down the stairs to do chores.

Point 8 is do garden. I've been planning to do this even before I got here, but never got the time to really do it. Now is now!