The Hypno Band – Does it really work?
Take a look around you. Fast food chains, fried food vendors and junk food stalls are everywhere. It’s no wonder that so many people are becoming ‘conveniently’ obese. These all lead to the rise of a new pandemic, obesity. It…
Extreme Sports for Adrenaline Junkies
Think of extreme sports, and images of daredevils performing risky manoeuvre and death defying stunts often comes to mind. But with extreme sports becoming more accessible and mainstream, you don’t have to be a daredevil to give one a try.If…
Save the Earth: Wasteful things you can live without (Part 2)
Electric pencil sharpeners A task performed since generations ago now ‘needs’ technology to do. Pencils are now being sharpened the ‘modern’ way with an electric pencil sharpener that runs on batteries. What happens when these batteries are discarded? The lead…
Is Natural Always Good?
I am in the sustainable clothing business. And over the past couple of years, a number of customers have approached me with this question: “Do you have products that are dyed with natural dyes?” My initial response would invariably be…
Save the Earth: Wasteful things you can live without (Part 1)
Despite humans being the ‘smartest’ animals, we produce tonnes of waste, most often deliberately at times without caring if it would someday affect the lives inhabiting the Earth. As of the year 2008 alone, 250 million tonnes of waste was…
25 Simple Tips to Keep Cool without Air Cond
The current hot spell can be a killer. We know that. However, that does not warrant us to run out to get air-conditioner units for the whole house. Cooling our homes in this hot weather can account for 45 percent…
End of the World?
“The Earth is getting tired and will breakdown soon if we continue to torture it with endless destructive activities” Global Warming Global warming is an issue that has continuously plagued the earth. It was a hot topic in the 90s…
Top 12 Exercises to Lose Weight Fast
It is unfortunate that losing weight is not as easy (and as fun) as putting it on. You can diet until you shiver in hunger or work yourself out until you drop but the weight loss is not guaranteed. If…
Ideas for Gifting Green
Gifting green is not just about giving gifts that are friendly on the environment. Giving a gift starts from the process of shopping for one, right to the presenting of the much-thought about parcel. As such, if you intend to…
We’re All Connected
Everything we do impacts ourselves, others and the environment. Hence, making the right choices is critically important – especially now, when the environment is in a precarious state. You can start with your choice of clothing No man is an…