Holistic Living With Rachel Avalon
True Health With True Purpose
Compost deserved a new story. One of nature’s most astonishing processes, the black gold we call compost has been undervalued for too long. Compost as the regenerating, probiotic, solution for our depleted land, could play a major role in rebalancing the world’s carbon cycle. Turning polluting waste streams into a valuable resource is a win-win proposition, an elegant solution to…
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So often people assume that in order to eat healthily they need to dedicate endless hours to meal preparation, but this is so untrue! Here’s one of my favorite, super-quick, delicious recipes for making vegan tacos. It wins over picky eaters and meat-eaters all the time. Save Print Super-QUICK Vegan Taco Recipe Author: Rachel Avalon Ingredients Required Ingredients: Taco…
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Who isn’t feeling overwhelmed or exhausted by the political mess that America has become? Regardless of which way we’ve voted, we all know the system is broken and little is going to change by arguing about it on Facebook or Twitter. How can we feel consistently empowered though when we only get to vote every 2-4 years and go to…
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The ubiquitous pink ribbons of breast cancer philanthropy – and the hand-in-hand marketing of brands and products associated with that philanthropy — permeates our culture, providing assurance that we are engaged in a successful battle against this insidious disease. But the campaign obscures the reality and facts of breast cancer — more and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer…
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In this explosive follow-up to his Oscar®-nominated film GASLAND, filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32 countries worldwide). GASLAND PART II, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film…
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The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. The seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. This is the…
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