by grayisgreen | Aug 31, 2011 | Food and Water, Healthy Aging
Photo credit: Katie Stoops When you’re poring over a menu or peering at your fishmonger’s fillets, how do you know which fish to pick? Seafood is a heart-healthy choice, but it’s important to avoid any that may be contaminated with brain-damaging...
by grayisgreen | Aug 29, 2011 | Taking Action
Photo credit: National Weather Service, NOAA Bob and Irene were farmers in upstate New York. To me, they weren’t hurricanes–they were dear family friends. Actually, they sold their farm to my husband in the late ’70s, and in the years to follow Bob...
by grayisgreen | Aug 24, 2011 | Healthy Aging, Home & Garden, Uncategorized
Photo credit: Joost Nelissen Do you need a home water filter? While it is true the United States has some of the best drinking water in the world, a disturbing report conducted by The New York Times revealed that one in ten Americans have been exposed to drinking...
by grayisgreen | Aug 22, 2011 | Healthy Aging, Taking Action
“It’s why I do what I do,” says Kath Schomaker, outreach director for Gray is Green, as she sets off on a trip this week and next to several midwestern states to meet and talk with seniors about the Clean Air Promise Campaign. “I may be nearing...
by grayisgreen | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
How much of the junk mail that you get every day goes straight into the trash (or hopefully at least the recycling bin!)? If you’re like most of us, probably close to half of it, or around 20 pounds annually. You didn’t ask for it. You don’t want it. And yet it keeps...