Challenge Yourself

Challenges are small steps you can take toward living a more natural, healthy life. Accept a challenge, log your progress, and watch your successes add up to positive change!

How does it work?

  1. Take on adventures ranging from nutrition and fitness changes to greener, more natural, habits.
  2. Log your progress on accepted challenges.
  3. Track your success at living a healthier, more natural life.

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April 19, 2011

Reuse your coffee grounds

If filtered coffee is part of your daily ritual, don’t throw away those precious grounds just yet. Coffee grounds have myriad uses, from enriching worm farms, fertilizer, and compost to serving as natural odor eaters (when dried and stuffed in...

921 participants 227 comments 354 Reviews

community progress 96% success

April 18, 2011

Make vegetables more exciting

If you’re an omnivore, chances are you tend to focus your cooking efforts on your animal protein-based entr√©e and leave veggie sides as an afterthought—plain, steamed, and, often, thoroughly uninteresting. Rethink this strategy...

305 participants 57 comments 50 Reviews

community progress 96% success

April 15, 2011

Clean out your medicine cabinet

When was the last time you sorted and restocked your medicine chest? Not only do prescription and over-the-counter drugs lose efficacy after their expiration dates, they can be dangerous if not used correctly (or for the right individual). Today...

260 participants 44 comments 42 Reviews

community progress 98% success

April 14, 2011

Sample a scallion

Onion lovers: It’s time to break out of your yellow and white onion rut and enhance your game! Scallions, or green onions, are tender young onions that are harvested when they’re still green. Their delicate flavor and pleasantly tender...

130 participants 25 comments 19 Reviews

community progress 97% success

April 13, 2011

Stretch together

The couple that stretches together... well, gets more flexible together! Doing simple yogic stretches at the end of the day is a great way to wind down, reconnect, and relieve your body of the rigors of the day. Today, challenge yourself by sharing...

133 participants 10 comments 10 Reviews

community progress 92% success

April 12, 2011

Sit up straight at work

If you work at a desk, try to be aware of your posture as the day goes on. It’s not only important to get up and stretch periodically; sitting tall and not slouching when you are in your chair can help prevent your back and other parts from...

244 participants 20 comments 22 Reviews

community progress 96% success

April 11, 2011

Find alternatives to synthetic fragrance

Going green sometimes means taking action—and, occasionally, letting go of old habits. Using products with artificial fragrance is a habit many find challenging to change—but the potential rewards are great, for both individuals and...

76 participants 14 comments 11 Reviews

community progress 97% success

April 08, 2011

Pick the freshest artichoke

Let’s accept it—eating an artichoke is just plain fun. Once you master peeling an artichoke’s pointy tips away to reveal the succulent flesh within, you’ll love the process and ritual of eating this elegant vegetable. (Yes, an...

34 participants 7 comments 6 Reviews

community progress 95% success

April 07, 2011

Walk with a neighbor

Walking with a friend is a wonderful way to pass an hour. Next time you’re seeking some exercise, outdoor time, and companionship, ask a neighbor to join you. If you’re already close, you’ll enjoy reconnecting. And if there’s...

91 participants 11 comments 14 Reviews

community progress 95% success

April 06, 2011

Install a nightlight

Although not something most able-bodied, younger adults worry about, falling is a grim reality for many people. (In the U.S., one out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year, and falling is the leading cause of injury death among seniors...

111 participants 16 comments 14 Reviews

community progress 97% success