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  Sunscreen is designed to protect our skin from harmful UV rays to prevent skin cancer, but could it be damaging our health and the planet in the process?  Despite sunscreen being now universally accepted as a critical barrier to reducing skin cancer risk, in recent years, it has come under scrutiny for being potentially toxic to the environment –...

  1. Start small. A drawer, the towels, something unemotional. Complete that task fully to set yourself off to a winning start. Before and After pics can help you stay motivated and prove how much progress you've made.  2. Schedule breaks. You'll want to power through if you're on a roll but decluttering and making lots of decisions is more...

The impact of cleaning products on our bodies & the environment  We all know the saying, 'Home is where the heart is'—the place where memories and family traditions are made. It is also where we nourish our loved ones from the inside out, and how we keep our home clean, fresh and healthy, impacts this.  5 common conventional cleaning products...

Interest in veganism worldwide has grown massively over the past 10 years.  Reports of a 600% increase in veganism in the US and 360% in the UK demonstrate the type of scale I am talking about. As a vegan for the past 24 years, it has been amazing to witness this growth and the massively increasing range of plant-based food...

  Plastic Free July is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation. It began in 2011 and now sees 326 million people from 117 countries get involved. Head to www.plasticfreejuly.org to sign up to the challenge through their website. You can try to cut down on your plastic use for 1 day, 1 week or for all of July....