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21, 25.2, 34.1 . . . Your Body mass index is an important number! This is one of the ways to determine how healthy (or unhealthy) your weight is. The special formula is designed to incorporate your height, weight, sex, and age in determining whether you are underweight, normal, overweight, or obese. A Body mass of 30 or more is considered Obese. Obesity increases your risks of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
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WEBMD.COM's tips to beating pollen in your home.
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There just may be a hidden formula for joy!
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Numerous articles intended to help readers make product choices that are healthier and/or ecologically improved and each includes a Smart Shopper's Card listing ingredients to avoid, labels to look for, recommended products, or the like. The Smart Shopper's Card are easily downloaded to your computer for printout or to your PDA so you will have it when you go shopping.
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Quizzes, quizzes, and more quizzes!
Is Your Salad Safe? Which Eco Celebrity Are You? How Green Are You? and many, many more! Even quiz each room in your home! Get a grip on how green you really are. more »Find Your Local Recycling Programs!
Find your local Curbside and Recycling Resources in this easy directory! more »
To offset your carbon footprint now, please the Carbon Calculator below. This will help you determine how much carbon you’re emitting into the atmosphere and how much it will cost to offset it. Your offset will be accomplished through the purchase of our certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and/or Verified Carbon Offsets.
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It’s not easy being green, Hollywood discovers
'Movie production is an inherently high-polluting business,' consultant says. In the parking lots of Hollywood’s studios, the Prius reigns supreme as the current status symbol. Stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Amy Smart are active in helping to push climate change initiatives. more »How to cultivate a ‘green mortgage’
Environmentally friendly home loans aimed saving energy reducing carbon. Recycling soda cans, using phosphate-free cleansers and making smart transportation choices can all improve the environment. But did you know that applying for a home loan also offers a chance to further the environmental cause? more »
Everyone should know CPR. CPR doubles a person's chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest.
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Franklin Roosevelt “Little White House” and Museum
Great day trip is a tour of the Franklin Roosevelt “Little White House” and museum in Warm Springs, Georgia (National park Service site). more »
An election year means a never-ending barrage of candidate rhetoric; the race to 2008 is proving to be no different. From all points of broadcast, print and digital media, we're overwhelmed with the latest candidate promises on topics including health care, national security and the economy. But this year, we're hearing a lot of stumping on the campaign trail about a new issue: green-collar jobs, or jobs created by a shift to a more energy-conscious, energy-efficient society.
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Andersonville Civil War Village
Civil War buffs are probably already aware of Andersonville and what it offers, but if you want to learn more about the Civil War, Andersonville is the place for you! more »
I first visited St. Simons Island about four years ago with two friends. It’s the perfect alternative to the spring break/college beaches of Daytona and Panama City.
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Make Your Own Cleaning Products
Your war on germs and dirt doesn’t have to hurt the environment OR your wallet. Make your own household cleaning supplies! more » -- Advertisement --
