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Green Feng Shui

Feng Shui Soulutions: Your 30 Day Home and Life Makeover
Each lesson in this 30 day Feng Shui makeover provides proactive steps you may take to balance, open, release, or shift energy in your home. Once energy is shifted and vibrational levels lifted on the home front, you could well notice a series of positive, unexpected and almost magical events occurring in your life! This could include attracting new opportunities, improved relationships, better health, increased abundance and greater success. Learn more now!

"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew."

~ Marshall McLuhan

Green Feng Shui: Healing the Environment Begins at Home

"Household cleansers are the major source of home toxins. Approximately 500,000 tons of liquid cleaners are washed down U.S. drains annually.

Most of these products rely on petroleum-based surfactants, solvents and other chemicals, some of which are known to be acutely toxic in large doses. Others have been linked to reproductive illnesses and cancer. Most of these chemicals have not been tested for their impact on human health.

Many household cleansers contain substances such as glycol ether, Stoddard solvent, naphtha, and kerosene, which are neurotoxins and central nervous system depressants. These substances can cause confusion, headaches, lack of concentration, and symptoms of mental illness."

- Judy Morgan, Saving the Planet Starts at Home

All-Purpose Cleanser ~ Soap & Vinegar
Mix one teaspoon of liquid soap with one quart warm water. Add a splash of vinegar to help cut grease.

Furniture Polish
Mix ¼ cup of organic apple cider vinegar with a few drops of olive oil; if you are concerned about staining furniture, mix oil with white distilled vinegar instead of cider vinegar. Dip soft recycled cloth (e.g., flannel) in the vinegar and oil mixture, and wipe on furniture until absorbed.

Disinfect with Vinegar
The disinfectant properties of vinegar have been verified by numerous studies including those conducted by the Good Housekeeping Institute, as reported on 48 Hours (on CBS). A straight 5% solution of vinegar kills 99 percent of bacteria, 82 percent of mold, and 80 percent of viruses, however in the USA, it cannot be declared a disinfectant without registering it as a pesticide with the EPA. Having said that, mix distilled white vinegar (found in any supermarket) with water and keep spray bottles of this non-toxic disinfectant in your bathrooms and kitchen - to disinfect and clean.

Clean Tile, Wood or Vinyl Floors
Mix ½ cup white vinegar with one gallon water and mop floors. Buff with a soft cloth to revive shine. (Do not use Vinegar on marble).

Tub & Tile Cleanser ~ Baking Soda
Baking soda works like scouring powder. Use on tub, tile, basin in bathroom and kitchen; rinse. Wash down with all-purpose cleaner (above).

Glass Cleaner ~ White Vinegar
Pour full strength white vinegar (or mix with water if you prefer) into a spray bottle to clean windows. Dry with soft cloth or old newspapers.

Clean Cutting Board ~ Vinegar or Lemon Juice
Wipe down cutting board with vinegar or lemon juice to cut grease and absorb food odors.

Clean Counter Tops
Wipe down with white vinegar to disinfect. (Do not use Vinegar on marble or granite.)

Club Soda Spot Remover
Club soda is a natural spot remove but treat as soon as it happens before it becomes a stain.