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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?
- Take on adventures ranging from nutrition and fitness changes to greener, more natural, habits.
- Log your progress on accepted challenges.
- Track your success at living a healthier, more natural life.
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November 02, 2009
Capture the cold water
Ever wonder how much water is wasted when you’re waiting for hot water to come through the pipes? Challenge yourself to find out, and figure out ways to use the cold water that comes out first. Place a pitcher near your sink to collect the...
October 30, 2009
Bake something with Kashi® products
Feeling creative? Take our challenge and invent a new recipe using your favorite Kashi cereal, snack cracker, or pilaf. Start from scratch or adapt a recipe you already love. Then share your Kashi™ recipes with the community as...
October 29, 2009
Recycle your sneakers
Do your running shoes have a new life ahead of them in a children’s playground? They might, if you recycle them. The outer soles and inner midsoles of athletic shoes can be ground down and recreated as cushiony playground surfaces. A shoe...
October 28, 2009
Brush it off
Challenge yourself to try this spa-worthy exfoliating treatment at home: brush your skin. Use a soft-bristle brush or a dry loofah to gently trace small circles on your skin. Start with the soles of your feet and work towards the heart, avoiding...
October 27, 2009
Get into geotagging
If your camera phone or digital camera supports GPS, you can use it to help build on our body of knowledge of the world’s more remote locations by sharing your photos via sites like Flickr,
October 22, 2009
Heard any good jokes lately?
If laughter is the best medicine, then physician, heal thyself! Challenge yourself in the next 24 hours to learn how tell a joke or two. Research your options by asking around or looking online. Then practice, practice, practice! You’ll probably...
October 21, 2009
Wear something sustainable
You're probably familiar with fabric made from hemp, but have you heard of Piña— a fabric made from pineapples? Did you know it’s also possible to create fabrics from renewable materials such as soybeans, bamboo, and banana leaves? As you shop for...
October 20, 2009
When in doubt, throw it out?
Many foods are wasted because they weren’t consumed before the “use by” date stamped on the label. Challenge yourself to go through your cupboard and refrigerator today and make a list of foods that will expire in the next two weeks. Plan ahead and...
October 19, 2009
Clear the air
We often worry about the quality of air outside, but indoors the air is often much worse. When you open a window, you clear the air, so to speak, and dissipate any pollutants that may have accumulated from cleaning supplies, building materials...
October 26, 2009
Make a bath tea
Challenge yourself to end your day with a nice, long soak in a tub scented with fragrant herbs. Gather dried or fresh herbs—lavender, chamomile, and hops are known for their soothing scents—in a bit of cheesecloth, tie with a string, and let the...
