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Frietag Bags Made From Discarded Materials

Frietag Bags Made From Discarded Materials

The cool Swiss company FREITAG is producing and marketing bags and accessories made from used materials found on the road outside your front door like old truck tarpaulins tanned by exhaust fumes, cycle inner tubes and used belts, as well as the newest resource of used airbags. They have a great reputation for functionality, design, durability, quality and uniqueness….but hey what can you expect….they’re Swiss!

FREITAG is now giving their shoppers a chance to take their [...]

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Vegan Hemp Footwear

Hemp Sandals by Rawganique

Consider Rawganique.com’s certified organic hemp shoes, sandals, and socks that are sustainably made in sweatshop-free environments. They will appeal to those with chemical sensitivities and those concerned about cruelty to animals or that the rearing of animals uses far more resources than the cultivation of plants. Plant fibers “breathe” much better than leather and synthetics and are biodegradable. The big bonus for some will be that shoes made out of hemp are much less prone to odor problems [...]

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Fur & Feather Eyelashes

Fur & Feather Eyelashes

“Madonna is still a material girl after all,” People Magazine writes, when they covered her Very “Un-G” custom fake eyelashes made from mink fur and diamonds. This is supposedly a new trend coming to us from the trendy makeup company Tokyo Lash Bar and the makeup artist Shu Uemura’s.

People Magazine goes on to say the not-so-material girls can opt for the synthetic fiber and crystals version. I think this is pretty good advice even for [...]

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Think Next Time You Go Get a Filling

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Now that the FDA has revised its position on mercury in amalgam fillings, acknowledging that it may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses, it is considering revising its rules about dental amalgam. As familiar as we are with these fillings, it may come as a shock to learn that amalgam fillings are 40 to 50 percent mercury by weight and release mercury vapor when we chew. Mercury can have neurotoxic effects, which is especially [...]

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