5/26/2012


Eco-Friendly Products for Your Pet!

Have you ever thought about buying eco-friendly products for your pet? The Organic Pet Boutique has become a great success in the e-commerce world and their website is a real treat! If you really love your dog, you should go take a look.


http://www.organicpetboutique.com
Organic Dog and Cat Food

The Organic Pet Boutique specializes in organic and natural dog and cat food that has been minimally processed and provides a maximum nutrition. Let’s take a look at one of their products to see what it is really about and if we can make sure it is organic. The Honest Kitchen Thrive Grain Free Chicken Dog Food is gluten-free and offers your dog a low-carb nutrition. Low-carb nutrition is essential when the dog is recovering from cancer for instance. This dog food is made from free-range chicken, organic fair-trade quinoa, sweet potatoes, spinach, parsley, organic kelp, rosemary, tricalcium phosphate, choline chloride, zinc amino acid chelate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, potassium iodide, potassium chloride, iron amino acid chelate and copper amino acid chelate.
http://www.organicpetboutique.com
Before you serve the food it has to be mixed with warm water, stirred well and hydrated for 5 minutes. Your dog will love it!

Organic Dog Toys

The Organic Pet Boutique offers handcrafted rings made out of natural wool fibers from New Zealand. The colors are created using natural dyes and no chemicals were used. This definitely makes it a great eco-friendly product! In addition, these rings are crafted by Nepali women artisans. Your purchase will support a family or child in need. 

Organic Flea and Tick Products

http://www.organicpetboutique.com
The Organic Pet Boutique also offers organic dog and cat flea and tick products. One of them is the Natural Vet Herbal Flea Powder which naturally repels fleas and ticks. It contains Rosemary, Peppermint, Cedar Oil and Rosemary Oil as well as calcium carbonate and cornstarch. 









How to Make Organic Toothpaste at Home

We don’t really think about saving the environment or caring for our health when we brush our teeth. It’s a daily routine that we take up without giving too much thought to it. We should take into consideration that we are brushing our teeth with parabens, petroleum, synthetic flavorings, mineral oil, propylene glycol and synthetic fragrances. That doesn’t sound too healthy anymore. Commercial toothpaste might also be tested on animals, which is another reason to avoid purchasing them. The chemicals used in toothpaste are actually responsible for drying out tissues in the mouth and possibly lead to canker sores. An excess of fluoride can even cause causer or renal or kidney failure, amongst other things. Did you know that some chemicals found in mouthwashes can also be found in bathroom disinfectants?
Why don’t you try making your own organic toothpaste at home? It is easier than you think and you can avoid buying the tube made of plastic which is another relief for the environment and one less product made of plastic.
Take a look at the following video and you will see how easy it is to make your own toothpaste at home and safe money doing it!


5/18/2012



Currently, humanity is facing three major global challenges: the Global Financial Crisis, the Food Crisis and the Climate Crisis. The challenges are inter-related and need to be jointly addressed. However, international cooperation is lacking and global leaders and decision-makers have yet to adopt clear and focused practical measures for implementing sustainable development on a global scale.
 
http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html

The Global Financial Crisis
The global economic prospects are marked by uncertainties and vulnerabilities. The fiscal crisis in Europe has intensified and its growth is slow. The effects have spread to developing as well as high-income countries with a decline of capital flows to developing countries by almost half in comparison to the previous year. Growth in major developing countries has slowed down. These developments might reinforce each other and lead to more instability. High deficits and debts in Japan, Europe and the United States represent major challenges that could lead to adverse shocks. According to the World Bank, in the event of another global crisis similar to the one in 2008/09, countries would not be able to recover as quickly as they possess fewer fiscal resources today than in 2008.