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The All-American Holiday Store is a pop up store run by Settlement Goods & Design, a retailer that sells exclusively American-made products. It is Settlement’s belief that goods made in America have a positive economic, social, and environmental impact, and that buying American makes America strong. New Living hosting this pop up., hoping to support [...]

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“B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and economic problems” – B Lab    A Benefit Corporation – or B Corporation for short – is a new type of business charter that allows businesses to prioritize having a positive social and environmental impact. Traditional corporations are legally bound to serve the short-term [...]

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Zalla Otten, Owner of Houston massage studio Zalla Massage, recently re-painted her office space with non-toxic NOVOC paints from The Green Painter. Zalla Massage offers a variety of massages, including Swedish and deep tissue massage, prenatal and postnatal massage, as well as infant and pediatric massage. Zalla says that she decided to switch to non-toxic [...]

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Tonight at 6:30, mothers from all over Houston will get together at New Living to discuss health, finance, family, and fashion. Sponsored by Misti Style, the event will feature local experts in these topical areas, and a special topic, “Stress over the holiday season.” Come by and meet other healthy, green Houston moms, hear the [...]

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Mother of 3, Amber Toll tells us about her experience switching to organic mattresses! My triplets (2 boys, 1 girl) are closing in on 5 years old. Both of the boys Cooper and Carson have Autism and my girl Camryn also has chemical sensitivites.  Most people do not realize that Autism is not just a [...]

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Last October, New living helped the KIAH Channel 39 offices become a greener and healthier environment. One project involved painting and refurbishing one of their conference tables with a very bright, colorful pattern. The second project involved re-painting the offices of the Creative Department and the office of the Director of Innovation & Imagination, Theressa [...]

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  Watch this video about New Living partnering up with Habitat for Humanity to help a family live in a healthy home from New Living on Vimeo.

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If you missed the Safe Chemicals Act/TSCA Reform Panel Discussion on Wednesday here’s a link to the event. It was not only informative but also energizing. Seeing over 40 Houstonians come out to learn, ask questions, and debate this important legislation was really great. First, watch the reaction that individuals from the audience had: With [...]

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Jennifer here. I’m not an “overprotective” mom. I’m not a germophobe either. But right now, I’m on high alert for protecting the BLOOD of my 3 children from chemicals and I’m angry. I’m angry that I have to protect them from CHEMICALS at all. I’m angry that I haven’t had easy access to critical information [...]

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The Safe Chemicals act of 2010 is one of the most groundbreaking pieces of legislation to be introduced in this session of congress, and we will be having a panel of nationwide experts leading the discussion surrounding this act in our Store next Wednesday, August 11th at Noon. Here is a summary of the act, [...]

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