The Top Ten Common Misconceptions about Thrift Stores, Debunked
"Even though I’m kinda broke right now, my closet’s full of leather, cashmere and silk -- all thanks to my favorite thrift stores." By Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
Peace: War Is Not Healthy For Children and Other Living Things
In a times of great tumult, we are reminded of the calls for peace echoed by 1960's activists: War Is Not Healthy For Children and Other Living Things
AMP founders with two Congressional Representatives, from left: Gloria Vanderbilt, Lenore Breslauer, Felica Bernstein, Joanne Woodward and Barbara Avedon
By Nancy Chuda, Co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World and Co-Fouder and Editor in Chief LuxEco Living
On March 19, 2011, my mother, Lenore Breslauer would have been 88 years of age. She passed on the eve President Bush declared war on Iraq, March 20, 2003. US military invasion of Iraq, "Operation Iraqi Freedom" was a coalition forces cooperative. Approximately forty other governments, participated by providing troops, equipment, services, security, and special forces, with 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers. Additionally, 70,000 Kurdish military troops joined forces.
7 Keys to Rembrandt’s Secret
by Zhenya Gershman
Rembrandt is unquestionably one of the most famous and beloved artists of all time. His work has been scrutinized for centuries with...
My Top Ten Thrift Store Finds
By Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano, LuxEco Editorial Assistant and author of the Resplendent Repurposing series
I found a black leather unisex blazer from the Gap: $20.00 at Goodwill in Van Nuys. Someone recently told me he owns the identical blazer. He paid $300.00 for it. by Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
Raising More Than Kane: Steve Hearst great grandson of William Randolph Hearst will screen...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World. Reporting from San Simeon California.
"San Simeon was the place...
Interview With LuxEco Advocate Couple Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling
By Alanna Brown, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling, both ardent environmentalists, were married in July of 2008. They have since used the power of their union, their individual celebrity, and their heartfelt enthusiasm for wellness to bring healing to the world. Each has suffered bouts with illness and discovered the earth’s natural medicinal bounty on the road to recovery, awakening them to not only the importance of environmentalism but also of conservation. The LuxEco advocate couple, always on the go—from performing at the Pink Ribbon Gala in Vienna to harvesting anti-oxidant fruits in the Peruvian rain forest—spent some time on the phone with me, discussing their passion.
Meth Labs’ Long-Lasting Toxic Legacy
by Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano, LuxEco Editorial Assistant and author of the Resplendent Repurposing series
As if those of us who are concerned about toxic chemicals in our environment didn’t have enough things to worry about, we must now add methamphetamine lab sites, either currently operating or long closed down, to the list. The inconvenient truth is that you could be living in one right now. Or parked next to one. -- Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano, LuxEcoLiving Editorial Assistant
A Book Review: Petrine Day Mitchum’s New Book Hollywood Hoofbeats Breeds Horse Power
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor- in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Petrine Day Mitchum grew up in what is...
J.B. Mauney’s Bushwacker Bails World Champion
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
J.B. Mauney World Champion Bull Rider tops his sport and greets LuxEcoLiving's ...
Golf Courses: Polluting with Pesticides
After recently writing an article about Justin Timberlake’s newly reopened green golf course, Mirimichi, I began to dig deeper into the potential hazards that non-green golf courses pose and the ultimate cost that humankind and the environment will have to pay. One of the main and most talked about dangers of golf courses in recent years, has been the use of pesticides on golf course lawns.
In Memory of Colette: Healthy Child Healthy World Celebrates Twenty Green but Golden Years
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World.
This year Healthy Child Healthy World is celebrating its twentieth...
Jose Eber's secret art for sexy hair: Carefree, Unstructured and Red Carpet Success
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
LuxEcoLiving
"The hair cut that I'm most proud of, to tell the truth,...
The woman who keeps Venice Italy alive and afloat: Francesca Bortolotto Possati’s mission for...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Venice Italy
To step into her shoes is like following...
Ol Jogi Conservancy Kenya: The Ultimate in Luxury for a Life Changing Experience
"Ol Jogi is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It provides the ultimate outdoor experience in an exclusive setting that was once a private family home. Today, it is unsurpassed in terms of comfort, culinary excellence, luxury, privacy and education. It is a place unlike any other in the world.......breathtaking beyond words."
Bed Bugs on the Rise; Protect Your Home and Family Without Pesticides
When I was a little girl, I remember my mother saying to me, “Nighty, night, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” Fortunately for me, I had no idea what she was talking about, as I had never encountered a bed bug.
But that may not be the case for millions of people the world over, as more and more bed bug infestations are currently being reported
A $10,000 Bottle of Water?
My new hero, Annie Leonard of the internet phenomenon The Story of Stuff, is at it again. This time, in honor of World Water...
Bion Rice Shines Heartfelt Light on Sunstone Winery’s History: With Grace and Gratitude
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Sunstone Winery Santa Ynez California
Life happens! Even in the best laid plans...
Olivia Newton-John Shares Her Success: All In Her Family
Some call her Liv, others Livvy, and if you're a close family friend and want to get her attention you say, OLIVIA. But to...
The Point: Reliving a Great Camp in the Adirondacks its Magic and History
Repurposing wealth for the preservation of natures most incredible gifts. An environmental habitat shared in perpetuity and the opportunity to connect with nature.
The Point...
Meet Adam Moskowitz one of the worlds greatest cheesmongers
By Nancy Chuda founder and editor-in-chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
The Worlds Greatest Cheese and Cheesemongers
Before Adam Moskowitz found his...
Toxicity and Babies: Penelope Jagessar Chaffer’s ‘Toxic Baby’ Debuts at TED
By Penelope Jagessar Chaffer, LuxEco Advocate and producer of Toxic Baby
When Nancy and Jim Chuda founders of LuxEco Living and Healthy Child Healthy World graciously suggested hosting a screening for Toxic Baby, I was thrilled yet curious. The select audience would be comprised of a group of young people, the demographic mostly female and only one who was a mom. It was the first viewing to a group of people who were not scientists, environmental advocates, or those involved in film and television. How would it play out?
Meet the Finger Lime, That Strange Fruit That Looks Like Caviar
Finger limes, or caviar limes, as they are often called, have appeared on the menus of innovative chefs and mixologists slowly but surely over the past few years. The finger lime plant, native to Australia and only recently commercially available in the U.S., produces small oval fruits about the size of a finger.
Ride em Cowboys
Introduction by Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
The horses have it! Today, in Louisville at the...
Organic Corned Beef and Cabbage from Nancy’s Organic Kitchen
Let's toast the Irish, with a great organic meal!
By Nancy Chuda co-founder and Editor in Chief of LuxEco Living and Healthy Child Healthy World
"Laughter is brightest where food is best" Irish Proverb
Tonight, I am serving one of my favorite dishes-- Organic Corned Beef and Cabbage. Easy to make for any occasion and the best part of the meal is the company. Good friends make all the work and preparation fun.
For Colette- The Flower That Shattered The Stone
By Nancy Chuda, Founder of LuxEcoLiving.com
Tonight, Jim and I were guests on "Toxic Childood" a CNN special report hosted by Sanja Gupta MD.
For the...
La Bomba Vintage in Long Beach
By Dow-Yung Kou, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
If you are looking to explore your eco-friendly sense of style, look no further than La Bomba Vintage clothing in Long Beach, CA! La Bomba is a vintage store located on an urbanizing block that meshes a little bit of new with a lotta bit of vintage. The up and coming area is full of vintage inspired salon’s, restaurants, and clothing stores, but hands down, the jewel of this block goes to a little shop by the name of La Bomba.
The Rangeland Trust Celebrates a Legendary Milestone and Honors Stephen Hearst and the Hearst...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
California leads the nation in having preserved one of the...
Receipts May Be Source of Toxic BPA; Six Ways to Reduce Your Exposure
By Lorri Laird, Editorial Assistant
Every day in the United States, millions of store transactions take place, and cashiers and clerks hand over receipts to their customers. What these clerks and cashiers may not know is that they may be exposing themselves and their customers to the dangerous toxin BPA (Bisphenol A) which has been linked to reproductive and behavioral abnormalities as well as certain cancers. While many consumers have become enlightened to the dangers of BPA in certain types of plastics, many may not be aware that some cash register receipts are coated with the substance.
J.B. Mauney’s fall from grace on Bushwacker
By James and Nancy Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Santa Barbara California Earl Warren Showgrounds
"The most dangerous 8 seconds in sports."...
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sugar Substitutes: The Truth Behind Artificial Sweeteners
How to navigate high fructose corn syrup and sugar substitutes to avoid harmful artificial sweeteners in favor of plant based alternatives.
By: Molly Cimikoski, Editorial Assistant
What if products that contain high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners, which are marketed to assist in living a healthier lifestyle, are actually the ones making us sick? As of 2007, American consumers were spending 21 billion dollars 21 billion dollars annually on diet, or low calorie, drinks. From the outsider perspective, this still seems like progress compared to the alternative statistic, with 64% of Americans qualifying as overweight or obese. But what if you found out that the sugar alternatives that many diet products promote are not only ineffective as weight loss methods, but are also dangerous to your health?
The Chuda’s Green Dream Home is a Hot Property
By Nancy and James Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founders of Healthy Child Healthy World. Contributing editorial from Bethany Colson, Assitant Managing...
Joanna Staniszkis Creates Fine Art Fashions Spun From Cocoons
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor in Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
"All that is authentic and true to one’s...
The New Hotel Roblin is Paris Perfect
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World.
The New Hotel Roblin is the Paris Perfect
Seated in the...
The BP Oil Spill: What Happened And Who’s To Blame?
On April 21, 2010, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon had a dire malfunction. Both its manual and emergency blowout preventers failed to deploy when the worst-case scenario became a reality. An oil rig blowout has the potential to occur when some combination of mud, oil, natural gas, and water erupt from the well, surge up the drill pipe, and ignite at the surface, exploding into an inferno.
The Fess Parker Wine Country Inn and Spa in Los Olivos California is the...
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Step into paradise. Once you enter the Fess Parker Inn...