Whether you spend time in the gym, go jogging, or play sports such as squash, wearing the right clothes is important for working out. The wrong clothing can lead to excess sweat, make you feel overly hot and lead to unpleasant smells. They can also impinge on performance, especially if the clothing doesn’t stretch to accommodate your [...]

While the global economic downturn has seen a fall in the number of people choosing to buy eco friendly and organic products, one area where people are still looking to go green is products for babies and children. While sales of green and organic products are falling, sales of organic baby food and other eco [...]

Having a baby is one of the most joyous periods of our lives, but of course, raising a family is not cheap and new babies can be expensive, but bring up a baby can also be a problem for the environment. Babies require a lot of attention and a lot of new clothes, nappies and [...]

While most people think of eco-friendly products as being low energy items that help reduce climate change, items that are sustainable and non-harmful to the environment are just as important in helping the environment. Over use of precious resources and manufacture of items using chemicals and other harmful processes means a lot of the things [...]

With so much talk over the last decade about global warming and the need to reduce Co2 emissions and save energy, when most people think of environmentalism and being eco-friendly, their mind automatically turns to climate change. While climate change is certainly one of the biggest environmental challenges of the future, that doesn’t mean we [...]

When most think of eco-friendly products, their mind’s automatically turn to energy-saving devices and low-carbon alternatives, but trying to live greener in a more environmentally conscious way involves much more than this. Living green is al about taking a holistic approach to eco-friendly ideas, an implementing them in all aspects of our lives. One area [...]

Having a new child, while one of the most joyous experiences of our lives, can also be one of the most expensive. Estimations suggest the cost of bringing up a baby in the first year can be as much as £10,000. And while a lot of this expense comes from buying the initial equipment–prams, pushchairs, [...]

When most people hear the word bamboo, their mind either turns to canes that support plants in the garden, or the food that panda bears consume; however, bamboo is one of the most useful, practical and sustainable resources on Earth. Bamboo is a grass and is one of the fastest growing plants on Earth; this [...]

Babies are very expensive, not just financially, that much is obvious to most new parents, but babies are also costly to the environment. From nappies, to the swathes of clothing that has constantly needs replacing as baby grows, being a parent buts a heavy burden on the environment. Bringing up a child in greener and [...]

An audience of two billion people watched the marriage of Prince Williams and Kate Middleton and people from all over the globe tuning in. Thankfully, the marriage has been planned as a ‛low carbon’ event with Clarence House keen to set a good example. With Prince Charles a keen advocative or green issues, it’s no [...]