Written by EcoDiva Contributor Leah of of Eco Mama’s Guide To Living Green


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Check out this creative way to add some color to your day.  These beautiful wraps from GreenSewn.com are hand made using upcycled vintage silk saris.Sections of old saris are pieced together by hand and given new life.


You can view a slide show of the process on the GreenSewn website.  They come in many lovely saturated colors like greens, purples, reds and oranges. I find these blue hues so soothing and tranquil.


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I love the variety of color, the blending of different designs, and that they are using recycled materials. They have two sizes. The thinner version scarves I think would be wonderful worn as a hair tie–turban style, a scarf, or a belt. The larger ones can be worn as shawls or scarves.

They’re vibrant, versatile eco friendly fashion and  I think they would make a wonderful and unexpected Valentine’s Day gift. A portion of the proceeds go toward planting trees in places where deforestation is a threat. Find them HERE.


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AND….courtesy of theEcoDiva.com and GreenSewn, you can enjoy 15% off your order.

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Enjoy!

Signing off…EcoDiva

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A Bit Of My Raw EcoDiva Journey

by admin on February 3, 2010

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As many of you know, over the last year I have been on a journey to get healthy in a new way. I’ve been a vegetarian in the past. This was mainly spurred on by seeing a horrific video of cows being slaughtered which LITERALLY turned my stomach. I could not even LOOK at meat for the next 3 years. During this time period of being veggie I simply did not take the time to learn about nutrition and what it was my body needed. The result was a mixed bag of yo-yo weight gain and loss, emotional roller-coaster due to not eating right…and excessive exercising to try to balance myself out.

Well, a decade and a lot of self education later I am on an incredible journey of discovering what works for MY body and my overall balance and well-being. I’ve discovered that I do much better when I eliminate dairy (99%), white flour, sugar and gluten from my diet. After nearly one year on this diet, I am feeling healthy. Probably healthier than I have ever felt.

One of my first changes learning about the AMAZING benefits of dark leafy greens and was adding green smoothies to my diet. I took lots of notes from the work of the Boutenko family. Here is a bit about the family from their fabulous site the RawFamily.com:

“We are the Boutenko family, also known as the Raw Family. The four of us embarked on a diet of entirely raw foods in 1994, when we became seriously ill. Victoria had arrhythmia and edema and was obese and depressed. Igor suffered from painful rheumatoid arthritis and had severe hyperthyroid. Sergei was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and was supposed to go on insulin. Valya had asthma.”

You can read much more of their journey on their site. I highly recommend this site as a starting point if you are interested in raw foods.

Here is a quick green smoothie recipe that is great to get anyone on the raw green journey by ADDING something amazing before feeling like you have to take something away. I bet you will feel absolutely FABULOUS!!!


A Few Green Smoothies

Basic Balance

Victoria Boutenko
1 mango
1 cup kale
1 cup water
Yields 1 quart

The Laughing Gorilla (great for kids)

Valya Boutenko
½ head romaine lettuce
2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen
2 oranges, peeled, seeds removed
1 mango
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
Warning: consumption of smoothie may result in spontaneously occurring, extremely contagious gorilla laughter


Some great raw sites to get you going:

Rawmazing.com

Raw-radiance.com

A Bitt of Raw

Raw Epicurean

Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen

What’s Your Story?
Are you on a raw journey? I’d love to hear you story…please leave a comment sharing what has been the biggest change since eating raw.

p.s. I am not 100% raw, nor am I making any dietary recommendations. I believe that you have to discover what works for YOU and your body!!!
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{Giveaway} Green Cleaning With The EcoDiva and Eco Nuts Soap

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That Clean Fresh Smell
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February 1, 2010

I hope you enjoy the companies featured in this years EcoDiva Ethical Luxury Guide. Each company was chosen for sustainability practices and for choosing to create a product while taking into account the needs of the planet, people and animals.
As we think about honoring those we love and think about the [...]

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The Brains Behind The Beauty
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40% OFF Hovey Lee Eco-Jewelry at Nimli.com

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Natural Beauty: What Does Your Face Say About Your Ethics?

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Post submitted by the very fabulous EcoDiva guest blogger Amanda Quraishi
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Some of the most common of these undesirable [...]

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The Ultimate EcoDiva Diet – Raw Food

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by Mila Ilina
www.raw-radiance.com
Embracing a natural eco-lifestyle is more than just shopping organic, it is a whole new approach to the way we choose to live.  It is about making conscious choices on all levels and in all aspects of our life.  Yes ladies, that even includes diet!  Why?  Because the more we align with a [...]

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Eczema and Food Allergies

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My kids have been suffering with Eczema, on and off, since they were infants. But the symptoms have gotten worse in the last five years. They tried every cream and ointment on the market and have tried everything that their dermatologists and pediatricians recommended. They’ve used specialty soaps (goat milk soap like the photo) and [...]

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