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	<title>Verda Vivo</title>
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	<description>Verda Vivo means "Green Life" in the universal language of Esperanto.</description>
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		<title>12 Food Additives to Avoid</title>
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Thanks to Jean Wiess, regular contributor to MSN Health &#38; Fitness, for compiling the following list of food additives that should be avoided. Seven of the twelve additives have been linked to an increased risk in cancer.
The best way to avoid these food additives is to avoid packaged foods and make it yourself. Prepared foods [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2620&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/12-food-additives-to-avoid/</link>
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		<title>Mend It Yourself</title>
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Last week we had drywall and painting crews in to repair multiple cracks in our walls. As a result I ended up stuck in the house with time on my hands. Since I normally like to spend my days outdoors, this made me a bit stir-crazy. What else could I do besides fiddle about on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2613&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/mend-it-yourself/</link>
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		<title>The Big Bread Lie</title>
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I just looked at the bread I have in my pantry and realize I have white bread in disguise. Try as hard as I might, I still get tricked.
After watching the video The Big Bread Lie, The Whole Truth, Nutrition by Natalie, I discovered how I&#8217;d been duped.
Natalie&#8217;s Bread buzzwords:

Whole grain white &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2606&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/the-big-bread-lie/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in Your Drain Cleaner?</title>
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I have long hair so that means I frequently have to clean out the shower and bathroom sink drains. Otherwise I end up standing in a pool of water or brushing my teeth over a bowl full of standing water. As luck would have it, I ended up having to clean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2600&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/whats-in-your-drain-cleaner/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in Your Shampoo?</title>
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Ever shampoo your hair and then get a skin rash or hives? How about pimples, dry scalp, dandruff or contact dermatitis? Maybe you&#8217;re allergic to the chemicals in your shampoo. In addition to an allergic reaction, you may be exposing yourself, unnecessarily, to chemicals that can do far more damage.
Preservatives (Parabens)
One of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=1742&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/whats-in-your-shampoo/</link>
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		<title>5 Ways to Clean Your Toilet Naturally</title>
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I don&#8217;t know about you but I hate cleaning the toilet. In the past, I&#8217;ve used all sorts of harsh chemicals, thinking it was necessary to get rid of, well, you know, germs.
Chemical companies have led us down a merry path. You really don&#8217;t need to pour caustic chemicals [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2544&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/5-ways-to-clean-your-toilet-naturally/</link>
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		<title>Flapper Failure Flushes Dollars Down the Toilet</title>
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I&#8217;m a clean freak. So years ago, before I knew better, I plopped one of those in-tank automatic toilet bowl cleaners into the tank of my toilet. You know, the kind that turns the toilet water blue. It didn&#8217;t take long before the toilet starting leaking. We could hear the water running all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2539&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/flapper-failure-flushes-dollars-down-the-toilet/</link>
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		<title>Questionable Convenience</title>
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I admit it, at times I&#8217;ve been a sucker for convenience products. Not as often these days but there&#8217;s always room for improvement. For example, I eschew bagged greens and vegetables, preferring to wash and prepare my own, make my own croutons and salad dressings and use vinegar and water to clean my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2525&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/questionable-convenience/</link>
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		<title>Donate Your Prom Dress</title>
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The expense of a prom can get out of hand. Some young women will spend hundreds of dollars on a prom dress they&#8217;ll never wear again. You could buy a beautiful brand new dress but you can save your wallet and the environment at the same time. Consider a vintage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2516&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/donate-your-prom-dress/</link>
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		<title>Project Green Prom</title>
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Time to reserve a corsage, buy a new dress, amp up your makeup, book a stretch limo… The Works!  With so many choices to make about the big prom night, caring about the environment might not automatically be a high priority.
Being green at prom is actually really easy, and the teams at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdavivo.wordpress.com&blog=1869362&post=2511&subd=verdavivo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://verdavivo.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/project-green-prom/</link>
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