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The Healthiest Chocolate I Could Find
My guest today is “Chocolate Girl” Vanessa Barg, founder of Gnosis Chocolate. We’ll be talking about chocolate, of course, how to choose the best chocolate for good health, and Vanessa’s unique chocolate creations. A Certified Holistic Health Counselor who has studied with Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, and David Wolfe, Vanessa created Gnosis Chocolate in 2008 at the green age of 23 years old to help her clients experience the joy of conscious nutrition. Gnosis now imports from Indonesia and exports to Japan – it’s a worldwide brand. She directs, product development, sourcing, marketing, operations, and just about every other element of the brand herself. “Yes, it’s a lot of time and energy,” she says, “but if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” www.gnosischocolate.com Use promo code “toxicfree10” for 10 percent off your purchase.
How Toxic is Your Hair Salon?
My guest today is Will Simpson, Business Development Manager for Green Circle Salons. We’ll be talking about toxic chemicals you are being exposed to in hair salons, what salons can do to be less toxic, and what you can do to reduce your own exposure as a consumer of salon services. Will is a member of Green Circle Salons, one of the fastest growing environmental movements in North America. With a background in customer service and finance, Will joined Toronto-based Green Circle Salons in 2010. Over the subsequent years, the movement has grown across Canada and into the US, with Will at the helm of customer relations. Green Circle Salons has now achieved an industry-wide presence through its diverse partnerships with salon professionals, manufacturers, and policy makers. Will’s career has been equal parts service and strategy, incorporating unique marketing and business development solutions to create a green space inside of the consumer driven salon/spa industry. Will currently lives in Toronto, where he works within the community to embrace the possibilities of a wholly sustainable lifestyle. www.greencirclesalons.ca
One Degree Organic Foods
An innovative company that tells you exactly the source of every ingredient in every one of their certified organic products. Go online or use your phone app to see videos of growers, pictures of farms and more. Products include ancients grains (sprouted to make...
Gnosis Chocolate
This is my personal #1 choice for chocolate. Not only is it delicious, but it is made with "ethically sourced RAW Cacao from Bali, Ecuador, Peru, Grenada, & Madagascar - and add low-glycemic sweeteners (including coconut sugar), nutrient-dense superfoods &...
CocoVia
CocoVia wholefood supplements give you all the benefits of eating chocolate, without the calories, fat, or sugar (of course, without the pleasure of eating chocolate too!). They use their own patented Cocapro process to guarantee the highest concentration of cocoa...
Taza Chocolate
Stone ground, organic, fair trade chocolate. "We stone grind organic cacao beans into perfectly unrefined, minimally processed chocolate with bold flavor and texture, unlike anything you have ever tasted." High percentage cacao 95%, 87%, 80%...this is seriously...
Theo Chocolate
"The first Organic and Fair Trade fair for Life Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Factory in North America...Since 2006, we’ve been making the highest quality chocolate from the world’s best cocoa beans, grown in the most sustainable ways possible." All organic ingredients,...
Chocolate Bar Database
2008 chocolate bars, representing 473 chocolate makers, and counting, all indexed by name, maker, ingredients, origin, and organic, milk, no soy, and more. Most contain sugar, some contain soy, and other things you might want to watch out for, but this is such a good...
Videri Chocolate Factory
I was walking down the street in Raleigh, North Carolina and happened to find this chocolate factory that makes wonderful, simple chocolate bars with all organic ingredients. Though these chocolate bars contain sugar, I'm including them because they are otherwise free...
Which Face Mask Will Filter Cigarette Smoke?
Question from Pam Hello, I am asking which air mask would be best for filtering out cigarettes. My grandmother is a chain smoker and a hoarder. When we have to go over to her house to do something the cigarettes overwhelm us. I end up with a migraine and my mother...
