When local dentist Dr. Ben Warner built his office, he designed it to be healthy for both his patients and the environment. Warner believes that health care professionals should not just promote healthy behaviors in their specific specialty, but in all aspects of healthy living, and when building his office, it was important to him [...]
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It’s that time of year again — the time when many of us gather friends and family to celebrate another year of struggles, survival, losses, and gains, things that have remained the same, and things that have changed. This time of year is also special because we can turn our thoughts forward and think about [...]
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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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Come check out a New Living project being featured in the American Institute of Architechts Home Tour this weekend! This small, green home, at 806 Fischer Street, was designed by Donna Kacmar and features local, reclaimed, and non-toxic materials from New Living. This weekend, October 22 and 23 from noon to 6 pm, this self-guided [...]
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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 [...]
Continue Reading →Thanks for voting us “Best Green Store” in the Houston Press Best of 2010. Heres what they had to say. “Going “green” has come to mean many things to many people, but to the folks at New Living, it is a social, environmental and economic lifestyle. The place itself, located in an old hardware store [...]
Continue Reading →From the Examiner by Bill Large If you’ve ever wanted to vacate your house for a few days due to fumes from a new paint job, take heart. If you’ve ever wished your Houston tap water were healthy, you’re in luck. If you’re tired of the same old choices in countertops for your kitchen, your [...]
Continue Reading →Define Body and Mind has found a great presence in Houston by focusing on a healthy mind and a healthy body. They have found so much success with this focus that they are already expanding into a second location in River Oaks that is opening in October, after only opening the first location a year [...]
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