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With holidays approaching, natural stomach-ache remedies seem timely

From Treehugger.com: Five Natural Fixes for a Stomach-Ache

I think I've probably tried the peppermint or chamomile tea approach before without noticing tremendous results, but the use of cayenne, ginger and fennel is new on me, and may take a leap of faith to try, since I'm no ginger or fennel fan.

[Oh, spoiler alert: Those are the five natural fixes I listed right there. But please do still click through for more detail.]

Have you tried any of these natural remedies for intestinal issues? What works for you?

ExchangeMyPhone: Excellent alternative to eWaste (or household clutter)

via exchangemyphone.com

Between the S.O. and me I'm going to guess we have at least a dozen mobile devices lying around this house somewhere. Some of them are likely worth nothing at this point (help, Palm Treo I'm talking to you!) But some are old, functional iPhones, and I bet they could still find a very happy home.

Have you ever used anything like the Exchange My Phone service?

Cats create art to support California shelter | This Dish Is Veg - Vegan, Animal Rights, Eco-friendly News

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles (spcaLA) has been using an iPad App called Paint for Cats. Paint for Cats captures the cat's contact to the iPad, creating a unique piece of art.

via www.thisdishisvegetarian.com

Brilliant...I just bought a bunch of boxes of these. They're very affordably priced and will make lovely gifts for...well, some occasion.

Now if only my own Backyard Kitty would show any interest at all in the cat games for iPad I downloaded. Maybe I should try Paint for Cats instead...maybe he doesn't want to do anything as frivolous as play games...he's an artist man!

A better way to microwave popcorn?

Spotted this new microwave popcorn product on the Whole Foods blog.

They're only available in the Northeast right now, but this product has a lot of reasons to get behind it:

1. Husband and wife team created product
2. No leeching chemicals in the bag
3. No hydrogenated oils
4. No artificial flavorings
5. Organic corn kernels from family farms
6. Non-GMO
7. Partially funded by Whole Foods's Local Producer Loan Program.

It almost sounds too hippy dippy good to be true, doesn't it?

Sadly, not in California, and no indication of when it might be, but I thought I'd just make a little note to myself to keep an eye out for this product. And if you live up in the Northeast, check it out.

 

Shopping Site to Check Out: Ethical Ocean

Ever since hip & zen shut down, I haven't really fonud my replacement shopping site for all things, well, hip and zen. I have lots of vegan shopping resources, which I mostly troll for shoes, handbags and belts, but not so much the wider array of green, eco-friendly, fair trade and similarly ethically inclined products.

So now I'm checking out this site: Ethical Ocean. Their mission is to share products that are Good for People, Good for Animals, and/or Good for the Environment. And you can sort each product category by whichever of those three worthy goals is most important to you. I like that part.

They've got Matt & Nat handbags on sale, among other Fashion products.

They've got vegan chocolate, among other food and drink products.

And elecontrics, and home & garden, and pet stuff. Just a bunch of stuff!

So, bookmarked for me, and perhaps a new source for all things hip and zen.

Have any of you shopped there? How was the service?

Vegan MoFo over at Veggie Goes Vegan

I occasionally post vegan stuff here...I do believe going veg is one of the most powerful personal acts you can make to be more environmentally responisble...but I am currently doing something that might be a bit over the top. I'm participating in Vegan MoFo (even though I joined in too late to make it on their official blog roll).

I am trying to blog something vegany every weekday. Sometimes it's recipes, sometimes restaurant meals, sometimes news.

If you're interested you can join me on Veggie Goes Vegan.

 

Cross-post: Interview with Clean Foods Author Terry Walters

I interviewed author Terry Walters in honor of the kick-off of World Vegetarian Month and Vegan MoFo.

She had so much interesting information to share about food and health. And we covered a bonus topic: How she self-published her first book and subsequently was picked up by a traditional publisher!

Enjoy.