http://www.wholerevolution.com Sharing the passion of Whole Lifestyles Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:27:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How speed = stress In his latest book, In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed, Canadian journalist Carl Honore touts the benefits of slow living. Honore claims that the old paradigm “time is money” is being replaced by the “slow movement” model. Slow living produces more pleasure ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/what-is-the-hurry Where did you first hear about sustainability? Did a friend tell you what it meant to live a sustainable life? Did you read about it first? I learned from my family and my home state, Vermont. Are You a Yankee? I recently heard someone on NPR describing being a Yankee. If you ask ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/learning-sustainability Zeer is a social networking site focused on food with a database of over 100,000 food items searchable by UPC codes. You learn the "Nutrition Facts" as well as the ingredients of a product. You can also read or generate reviews on a product. The site will allow you to ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/zeer-social-network-for-food You may have heard of living roof – roofs that are grow everything from native grasses to gardens. Now walls are getting their chance to grow not graffiti, but an array of eatable plants. In Los Angeles, this summer a Rochester, N.Y. company, Green Living Technologies is making walls that you can eat. Just ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/off-the-wall-green-3 Greenopolis give us a simple list what foods are the safest when not organic. If we are on a budget, this guide can help. ShareThis http://www.wholerevolution.com/when-not-to-go-organic A week ago, I was at the LOHAS, which stands for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. It is a conference for the companies that sell to the whole and green market. One of the interesting panels lead by Simran Sethi was the one with Whole Foods and Walmart. Diane Hatz Founder/Director ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/whole-walmart Make no mistake, the discussion of language – even in the context of mere promotion - is about how language works to maintain and change power relations. And a common thread in ad agencies and boardrooms today is the mainstreaming of GREEN – and how to craft a message ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/making-ideas-whole-the-power-of-language Patients frequently ask, “Why don’t the needles hurt?” Most of us are familiar with the “ouch” that comes with an injection with a hypodermic needle, however acupuncture needles are very different and so is the feeling. The needles used by acupuncturists are much smaller diameter – ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/acupunture-pain How many times have you grabbed some junk food when you were stressed out? Or, maybe you were rushing to an appointment or struggling to meet a tight deadline. We all know eating when under stress isn’t good for us. It’s as if we are mindless when we reach for that ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/eat-and-lose-weight After your body, what reflects who you are? It’s likely your home for it is the place escape to, the place you invest in and the place you share with others. As we focus on the health of our bodies and our planet, we are becoming concerned with ... http://www.wholerevolution.com/whole-home