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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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
community progress 94% 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...
community progress 97% 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...
community progress 96% 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...
community progress 93% 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...
community progress 93% 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...
community progress 96% success