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Natural Skin Care 101

Natural skin care products may be the answer if you are concerned about the chemicals in most commercial cosmetic products. Some of these chemicals may be toxic enough to actually accelerate the aging process, which is the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish with your skin care. Even in these days of increased regulation and consumer watchdog groups, there are a number of new products introduced each year that still contain damaging chemicals.Almost nine hundred toxic chemicals have been found in commercial cosmetic products by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. The Cancer Coalition has stated that cosmetic and personal care products pose a higher threat of cancer than even smoking cigarettes. Compounding the problem is...

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Cold & Flu Prevention and Natural Remedies

Winter brings cold & flu season with it, mostly because people are indoors more, and germs get trapped inside close quarters rather than circulating, having less Vitamin D in the form of sunlight, and because of all the holiday junk food people eat, which lowers their immune system.  An Ounce of Prevention Preventing colds & flu means taking good care of your body.  Excess sugar and processed foods will surely lower your immune system and feed viruses, so lay off those.  Add in extra Vitamin C and D, and make sure to get enough Vitamins A & E through food.  Drink lots of water, and lay off sugary beverages and excess alcohol. Your lymph system doesn’t naturally drain itself- it...

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More Eco Friendly Living Tips From Green Tidings

Green Tidings aims to be your go to supplier of all natural bodycare products, from aluminum free deodorants, all natural lip balms and beyond. We also love to share tips on how to be more environmentally friendly. Read on to learn more about how you can be more eco friendly in your day to day life. Stop Buying Bottled Water Drinking water is an important part of staying healthy in all climates. As we’ve discussed in our previous blog post, drinking water is incredibly important to staying hydrated and healthy during hot temperatures. It’s just as important to your overall health in more temperate and cooler temperatures as well, and it’s because of this that many people have a tendency...

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Eco Friendly Living Tips From Green Tidings

At Green Tidings, we offer a variety of all natural bodycare products from deodorants to lip balms and beyond. We also love to provide you with tips on how to live a greener life, as we’ve done so many times before. In part one of this blog post, we’ll share a few more tips for eco-friendly living. Shop today and receive free shipping on your entire order! Paper Or Plastic? Try Canvas! When it comes to shopping at grocery stores, we’re almost always asked to pick between paper and plastic bags. People who choose to make the better choice of the two usually opt for paper bags, though in recent years, there’s become a third choice that’s growing in popularity....

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Natural Ways to Beat the Heat At Night

Green Tidings aims to be your go to supplier of all natural bodycare products, from all natural deodorants to vegan lip balms and beyond. We also love offering you with advice on green living, and continuing from our previous post, in this blog post we’ll discuss things you can do to stay cool during the evenings this summer! Cold Showers and Baths During the more comfortably temperate months, we usually take one shower either in the morning or at night. During times of extreme heat, however, it’s incredibly common for people to take more than one shower or bath each day, as the temperature causes us to sweat more. While sweating is inevitable in warmer temperatures, one great way to...

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