A tribute to Nora Ephron: Why I don’t feel bad about my neck
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Health World
Getting older. It's not easy.
Nora always found a way to...
Sake and Seaweed: Sushi Ran in Sausalito reels in the raw and gets big...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Reporting from Casa Madrona in Sausalito California
A Restaurant Review
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“Haha” Your Way to Better Health
A hearty "Haha" or fit of laughter may just be the key to a happier and healthier life.
By: Kammie Daniels LuxEco Editorial Assistant
A person must smile nearly a quarter of a million times to create one wrinkle. 15 seconds of laughter alone can add two days to your life span. One hearty chuckle burns over three calories. In today’s image and age-conscious society, where children want to grow up, adults want to hit the rewind button, and those in their twenties are considered to be in the "prime of their life", modern research is revealing that laughter is much more than just funny business.
An Angel’s Skin
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
For most people the diagnosis of cancer is a daunting...
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?
lululemon Gears Up for a Yoga Extravaganza!
By Molly Cimikoski, Editorial Assistant
Yoga-wear gurus from the company lululemon are telling us to get ready to sweat, and saying, “Take Your Asana Outside!”...
Interview with Sophie Uliano of “Gorgeously Green”
By Alanna Brown, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
Sophie Uliano is the guru of all things green that coincide with feeling and looking gorgeous. An advocate of eco-friendly living without the sacrifice of beauty and glamour, she is the New York Times best-selling author of “Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life,” “The Gorgeously Green Diet,” and “Do It Gorgeously: How to Make Less Toxic, Less Expensive, and More Beautiful Products.” Her breadth of knowledge is tremendous, ranging from non-toxic skin care, to gardening, to eco-friendly home restoration.
Michelle Obama and Childhood Obesity
By Bethany Colson, Managing Editor of LuxEcoLiving.com
According to the US government, One third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives; many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma. A recent study put the health care costs of obesity-related diseases at $147 billion per year. With rates having tripled over the last three decades and with millions effected and the percentage of obese or overweight children at or above 30% in 30 states, the childhood obesity epidemic shows no slowing in site... YET.
Enter First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Goal: Through nutrition education, healthy food alternatives, physical fitness and a coordinated effort between public, private and non-private sector, the challenge of childhood obesity will be solved within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight.
Male Breast Cancer on the Rise
By Lorri Ballance Laird, LuxEcoLiving Advocate
Male breast cancer is on the rise, according to researchers at the University of Leeds, yet awareness of the disease is low and most men are not aware they are at risk.
The study, funded by Breast Cancer Campaign and Yorkshire Cancer Research, University of Leeds, reviewed male breast cancer cases in four Western countries: England, Scotland, Canada and Australia. According to the researchers, the incidence of male breast cancer in England rose over a 20 year period, from 185 cases in 1986 to 277 cases in 2006.
Where is the Real Beef? I’m mad as a cow and not going to...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Cows have a voice too!
If you can stomach, actually bare...
Chemical Creepers: Toxic Textiles
By Alanna Brown, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
These days, any given suited politician, uniformed worker, outfitted student, or swaddled infant wears a garment no far cry from that of Iron Man. Synthesized and industrialized just like the incredible transforming suit, our clothing comes with all sorts of modern finishes. We purchase the wrinkle-free, stain resistant, flame retardant, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-static, odor-resistant, permanent-press, non-shrink fabric, smoothed-to-boot with softening agents. But the irony in this is that these resistant retardant protectants end up doing more harm than good. Every anti-fill-in-the-blank means more chemicals in your clothing.
Nature is Art
By Florence "Flip" Ross a LuxEcoLiving contributor and advocate
It is such a beautiful world, have you noticed the various hues?
When I step out the...
‘What Would the World Be to Us, If the Children Were No More’: Cancer...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Prevention through education is worth more than cure
In 1991, two...
Do Sunscreens Really Prevent Skin Cancer?
Sun exposure creates healthy cancer-fighting Vitamin D production yet too much sun leads to cancer. How can we protect ourselves and still enjoy...
Enough is Not Enough
By: Linsley Oaks, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
My Nana is very important to me, and with good reason. She has taught me so many valuable...
A Cancer Victim Finds A Canine Cure
Cancer Patient’s Best Friend
By SULEIKA JAOUAD reposted from The New York Times Blog
Suleika Jaouad writes about her experiences as a young adult with cancer.
When...
Write a Novel, Lose Weight, Win at Work, and Prevent Disease…With A Lifespan Treadmill...
By Alanna Rosette Brown, a writer/filmmaker, LuxEcoLiving Advocate, and author of Moonpennies. Follow her blog at alannarosette.com
Make a New Years Resolution: Stand-Up and Walk...
Dr. Harvey Karp’s healthy and natural technique to calm crying babies saves lives
Did you know that Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) can lead to early death?
Poetic License
By Florence “Flip” Ross a LuxEcoLiving Contributor
I never thought I could disclose
My deepest feelings, held inside
To put them down in honest prose
Would...
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,...
Healthy Child Healthy Pet: Safer Toys For Pets Linked To Phthalate Free
Healthy Child Healthy World provides parents with information that can prevent many childhood diseases. Our research team is powered by Environmental Working Group's comprehensive database which provides cutting edge scientific research which links human health to exposure to chemicals in the environment.
Hatha Yoga in America
Hatha Yoga in America
By Alanna Brown, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
What do you know about your local history? What stories lay within the paths you...
Kabang Creates Hope for Dogs throughout the World: Meet Karen Kenngott the Nurse Who...
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Travels with Journey, The Hallmark Inn Davis, California
"The capacity for hope is...
Beauty is skin deep at Sol Spa
By Nancy Chuda founder of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
"There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity...
Take Control Of Your Body
By Alanna Brown, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
Taking control of your body may entail more than exercise and monitoring caloric intake. While those two things are essential, the missing key component that many overlook is the hormonal balance within the body. Hormones, chemical messengers within the bloodstream, are secreted by the endocrine glands, which are found virtually from top to toe. According to an episode of the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show, The Doctors, “[These] glands are collectively known as the endocrine system, which influences a person’s metabolism, mood, growth, development, immune system, and sexual function.” The main three secretions to beware of, which the site calls the “Hormone Trifecta,” are cortisol, estrogen, and thyroid.
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...
Wellness: If You Can Conceive It, You Can Do It
Corporate guru, David H. Murdock, advocates disease prevention through wellness with a lifestyle makeover for longer, healthier lives.
By: Bethany Colson, Managing Editor of LuxEcoLiving.com
Son...
For Hillary: Roar Like A Lion And Never Give Up
I was hoping to wear a white dress and walk into town to share my heartfelt joy with my friends. I wanted to roar like a white lion with pride and share the passion of OUR WIN TOGETHER.
Fishing Closures and Seafood Sniffing: Addressing Gulf Seafood Safety
by Elizabeth Grossman, Author of Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health
via The...
How Can I Get My Child’s School To Be Greener & Safer?
By Janelle Sorensen, Chief Communications Officer, Healthy Child Healthy World
Expert Opinion courtesy of Healthy Child Healthy World
When my husband and I toured schools to...
Cronans Cosmos: He gave us Healthy Child Healthy World
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
A Tribute
" Michael, a true treasure of the heart." James Chuda
"The world...
The Santa Ynez 3rd Annual Polo Classis Kicks Off and Perpetuates the Carlos Gracida...
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Buelton California at the Circle JB Polo Ranch photo credits LuxEco Living...
PART 1: Laura Turner Seydel Visits the Green Home Under the H
Nancy Chuda, co-founder of LuxEcoLiving.com and Healthy Child Healthy World, proudly introduces LuxEco Living TV! Our first guest is Laura Turner Seydel, a wonderful mother, eco-advocate and the daughter of CNN's Ted Turner. Check out the interview to hear Laura share her insight and passion for an eco-conscious world, free from chemicals and toxins.
Fitness Gone Green
By Jessica Borges, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
The start of a new year beings motivation to do bigger and better things than the previous year. If improving fitness is one of your resolutions, why not hit a gym that not only helps you shed pounds but also helps the environment? Green gyms and fitness centers are proliferating as we become more conscious of how the health of the planet relates to their own health.
LIV ON: Olivia Newton-John’s New CD Provides Hope and Healing With Help From Celebrated...
“As a group, it's our intention with this album to create songs with a message of compassion and hope,” said Newton-John. “They are for anyone facing a time of challenge in their life, whether it is grieving a loss - or on the journey to health and recovery.”

















