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Bellsaysthatduringanexam,anoptometristmay

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checkups,eyehealthissuescouldgouncheckedforyears.

Dr.IlenePolhemus,alsoofLosGatosEyeCare,statesthatsunprotectionis

hernumberonerecommendationforchildren,andthat“parentsshouldbe

goodmodelsbyexercisingUVprotectionforthemselveswithsunglassesand

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sideeffectssuchasdryeyes,headaches,andblurredvision.

“Computerusersshouldtrythe20-20-20ruleasasimplewaytoexercise

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blueberriesandoranges.Beta-carotene-richfoodslikecarrots,pumpkin,and

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asedatingantihistamine.Thereislittleevidencethatdiphenhydramineimproves

insomniaanditmaycausedrowsinessthenextday,duetoitslonghalf-life.

AnnMarieDeas,alicensedacupuncturistwhopracticesinLosGatos,says

thatWesternmedicineandtraditionalChinesemedicine

approachsleepproblemsdifferently.InWestern

medicine,“chronicinsomniaismostoftentreatedwith

sleepingpillsoranti-depressants.Chinesemedicine

seesinsomniaasasymptomofanimbalanceintheflow

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torecycleit.EnteriRecycle,afreeiPhoneappinwhichyouenter

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GrEEn CharGinG Someofthebestthingsinlifeare

alsothesimplest.Thistinylittleappcosts99centsand

hasjustonefunction:Itpreventsyoufromleavingyour

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Over the past few years,iPhoneshavebecomeso

ubiquitousthattheyarenolongerviewedasjustflashy,expensive

gadgets,butratherasusefultools.Nearlyeveryonecanfinda

reasontobecomeabonafide,twitchy-thumbedaddict,whetherit’s

tocheckouremailevery0.24seconds,avoidgettinglostonthe

freeways,orfigureoutwheretofindgreatLithuanianfood.Even

better,nowwithaquickvisittotheiTunesappstorewecanharness

thepowerofouriPhonestohelpuslivemoreeco-friendlylifestyles.

Here’saroundupofappsthatofferagreenerlifewithjusta

coupletapsofthefingerandclicksofthethumb:

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app.Nomatterwhatproductyou’reshoppingfor,the

GoodGuide’siPhoneappcanhelpyoufindthegreenest,

safest,healthiestversionofit.TheGoodGuide’scomprehensive

databaseofover75,000productsandcompaniescoverseverything

fromcrayonstocarstocereal.Simplyscanaproductbarcode

withyouriPhonecameraandyoucanseetheproduct’sratings

forhealthandnutrition,environmentalstandards,andsocial

responsibility.Or,searchforandviewthetop-rankedproducts

incategoriessuchashouseholdcleaners,babyfood,haircare

products,ortoys.Ingredients,nutritionaldata,recommendations

forsimilarproducts,andcomparisontoolsarealsoavailable.

TransPorTEr & CalTrain xPrEss Publictransportationisagreatoptionforgetting

around,butitcansometimesbeahassleto

figureoutconnections,locatestops,andrememberschedules.This

iswherethetwofreeappsTransporterandCaltrainxPresscome

inhandy.IfyourideMUNI,BART,orACTransit,Transportercan

helpyoufigureoutarrivaltimes,mapoutwhereyouare,andkeep

trackoffrequentlyusedstops.CaltrainxPressprovidesahandy

tripplanner:Simplyenteryourdesiredinitialandfinalstationsand

itwillprovidealistofupcomingtraintimes,withdetailssuchas

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loCavorE Eatinglocalisoneofthebiggesteco-friendly

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choice,aswell.TheappLocavorehelpsyoulocateand

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CaféGratitude,withlocationsinSanFrancisco,

Berkeley,Healdsburg,Oakland,SanRafael,and

intheSouthBayatWholeFoodsCupertino,may

betheultimatejuicebarintheBayArea.Its

juiceofferingssuchas“IAmHealthy”(madeof

lemon,kale,celery,andcucumber),and“IAm

Rejuvenated”(madeofwheatgrass,apple,

ginger,lemon,andsparklingwater)arenutri-

tionalpowerhouses.DawnShalhoup,public

relationsmanagerforCaféGratitude,saysthat

thecafeisuniqueinthatithascustom-built

juicersthatpresstheproduceratherthancutit.

“Thejuiceisaconcentratedversion…by

pressingthevegetables,oxygendoesn’treach

thebeneficialcells,soit’samorepureversionof

thejuice.”Thecafealsooffersavarietyof

creamysmoothiestosatisfyasweettooth,

includingthepopular“IAmLuscious”(madeof

hazelnutmilk,figs,dates,rawcacoa,andvanilla)

andtheseasonal“IAmPeachySweet”(madeof

peaches,almondmilk,dates,andvanilla).

Customersrunthegamutfromhighschool

kidsneedingaquickcaloriefixtoseniorswho

havebeeninstructedbytheirphysicianstocut

glutenoutoftheirdiets.ReaMorales,aCafé

Gratitudeemployee,says,“Ourcustomerstend

tobepeoplewhoarereallyfocusedonsustain-

abilityandarecommittedtotheirhealth.We

alsocatertoalotofpeoplewhoareonrestrict-

eddiets…gluten-free,allvegan,mostlyraw,

low-glycemic.”

CaféGratitudealsostandsoutbecauseofits

philosophy.Truetoitsname,thecompany

operatesfromaperspectiveof“gratitude”and

encouragesemployeestobepresentand

grateful.Theowners, // ConTinuED on PaGE 22

eat your fruits and vegetables.Mostofushaveheardthisrefrainsince

childhood,expoundedbywell-meaningfamily

membersandphysicians.Evenourgovernment

lendsitsvoice:TheUSDAFoodGuidePyramid

recommendsthatweconsumethreetofive

servingsofvegetablesandtwotofourservings

offruiteachday.

Yetmanyofusstruggletoachievethese

numbers.Althoughweknowthatadietrichin

whole,organicfoodsandavarietyofproduce

helpstopreventamyriadofdiseases,ourhectic

lifestylesoftengetintheway.Couldtheanswer

resideinaglass?

Theanswercanbeyes,whenthatglass

containsfreshvegetableandfruitjuices.

Consumingrawfruitsandvegetablesinliquid

formprovidesalevelofeasethat’shardto

match.Juicesaretheultimatefastfood,

providingahealthyboostwhenyou’reonthe

run.Drinkingjuiceallowsyoutoconsumelarger

quantitiesoffruitsandvegetables,sincethere

areusuallyseveralservingsinasingleglass.In

addition,yourbodyabsorbsliquidsmorereadily

thansolids;itdoesn’thavetoexpendasmuch

energyondigestion.

Freshjuicesandsmoothiesaremadediffer-

ently,andtheirbenefitsaredifferent,too.Juices

aremadebypressingorsqueezing;thepulpis

thendiscarded.Smoothiesutilizethewhole

fruit,fiberandall,whichcreatesathicker

consistency.Botharedeliciousand,aslongas

excessivesweetenersarenotadded,willsupport

ahealthylifestyle.Hereareafewofourfavorite

placestogetaliquidfixaroundtheSouthBay:

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poorest—arenotabletolivefull,healthy

lives.Thus,pursuingfairtrademeans

guaranteeingproducersastablepricefor

theirwares.

AnitemwiththeFairTradeCertifiedlabel

istheendproductofalongchainofevents.

WagnertellsthestoryofBen&Jerry’sice

cream,whichusesfairtradecoffeeasakey

ingredientinitsicecream.

“Thecompanywantedtoincludemore

fairtradeingredientsintheiricecream.As

aresult,wenowhaveFairTradeCertified

sugarfarmersinMexicosupplyingBen&

Jerry’s.”TheBen&Jerry’sexperience

encouragedFairTradeUSAtobegin

certifyingingredients,insteadofonly

finishedproducts,Wagnersays.

Consumerscannowpurchaseitemssuch

asclothing,jewelry,andtoysthatwere

producedusingfairtradepractices,too.

Monterey-basedPeopleTowels,for

example,hashadits100percentorganic

cotton,reusablepersonalhandtowelson

themarketformorethanayear.Co-found-

erLindaLannon,whosewebsitetrumpetsa

“BYOtowel”message,saystheaverageper-

sonusesenoughpapertowelsinoneyear

tofilleightlargegarbagebags,andthat

PeopleTowelscancutwaydownonpaper

towelwaste.

“Wedon’tthinkabouttheimportanceof

somethinglikepapertowels,”Lannonsays.

“Wedon’tlookatapapertowelandthink,

‘Thatusedtobeatree.’”

PeopleTowelstriedhardtofindaU.S.

manufacturerof100percentorganiccotton

terrycloth,Lannonsays.Unabletofinda

suitablemill,“thenextchoicewasfair

trade,overseas,”shesays.PeopleTowels’

clothcomesfrom

Buyer, be fair

Fairtradeisasetofprinciplesthatstrive

toensurethatfarmersandotherproducers

getpaidafairpricefortheirgoods,that

promotesustainablemanufacturingand

farmingprocesses,andthatencourage

producerstousetheirprofitstoimprove

theircommunities.

Underfairtradepractices,farmersand

producers“areempoweredwithintheir

communities,”saysStacyGeagenWagner

ofFairTradeUSAinOakland,anonprofit

agencythatauditstransactionsbetween

U.S.companiesofferingFairTradeCertified

productsandtheinternationalsuppliers

fromwhichtheysource.

“Thisisnotthesamethingasthrowing

moneyataproblemandhopingthatthe

moneyfixeseverything,”shesays.“Wecall

whatwedo‘trade,notaid.’”

Forthosepromotingthepractices,“fair

trade”ismuchmorethanasloganona

package.It’smorelikeacause,andthegoal

istobringimprovementstothelivesof

small,familyfarmersandproducersof

handcraftedgoodsindevelopingregionsof

Africa,Asia,theCaribbean,LatinAmerica,

andPacificIslandnations.

Coffeewasoneofthefirstgoodstobe

soldunderthe“fairtrade”umbrella,but

moreproductsarejoiningthecrowdevery

year.Inadditiontocoffee,shopperscan

nowpurchasefairtradetea,chocolate,

wine,spices,honey,jewelry,andevenvodka

madefromquinoafarmedinBolivia.The

Fair trade principles apply to more products

By erica Goss

groupFairtradeLabellingOrganizations

Internationalestimatesthatglobalretail

salesoffairtradeproductsin2009equaled

about3.4billioneuros,orabout$4.6

billion,up16percentfromayearearlier.

AtMatadorVinoinSanJose,owner

MichaelHutchinsonimportswinefrom

FairTradeCertifiedgrowersinArgentina

andChile.

“Withoutfairtrade,thelittleguyswill

neverhaveachanceagainstthebig

retailers,”hesays.“Theycan’tcompete

withplacesthatoperateonhugeecono-

miesofscale,andsotheyendupgetting

paidpricesthatareextremelylow.”

Fairtradehasimprovedthelivesof

impoverishedpeopleallovertheworld,

Hutchinsonsays.“It’senabledkidstogoto

school.It’sbroughtpeoplehealthcareand

cleanwater.”

Hutchinsonisparticularlyproudtostock

CantoraCarmenere,aredwinefromoneof

themosteconomicallydepressedpartsof

Chile.Thewinebearsalabeldesignedbya

sixth-gradeChileangirlwhoreceiveda

computerasaresultofafairtradeventure.

Fairtradediffersfromconventionaltrade

inseveralways,expertssay.Oneisthat

conventionaltraders,generallyspeaking,

believethatlessrestrictedmarketshelp

alleviateproblemssuchaspovertyand

socialinjustice,whilefairtradersthinkthat

theworldcannotprosperiftheproducers

ofthegoods—includingthosewhoarethe // ConTinuED on PaGE 24

“Fair trade.” you’ve seen the label on products ranging from wine to earrings. But what, exactly, do those two words mean?

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fair trade certified chocolate.

these dominican republic farmers grow cocoa beans

for a fair trade certified cocoa exporter.

a worker sorts beans at oromia coffee farmers coop-

erative union, a fair trade coffee producer in ethiopa.

sold at san Jose’s matadorVino, cantora carmenere

is a fair trade certified chilean red wine.

selling at fair trade prices enables small-scale sugar

farmers to pay for organic certification.

Workers in sri lanka carry bags of tea leaves at the

fair trade certified koslanda organic tea garden.

the fair trade certified label assures that producers

are paid fairly for their goods.

this blue people towel is made of cotton terry cloth

from a fair trade certified factory in india.

MatthewandTercesEngelhart,believethis

hasmadethebiggestdifferenceinthe

successoftheircompany.

20955 stevens creek blvd. (inside Whole Foods Market), cuper-

tino, 408.873.7481

blendz, LOSGATOS

InLosGatos,juiceandsmoothieaficionadosheadtoBlendz,where

amixofcyclists,hikers,highschoolstudents,andparentsrefresh

themselveswithwheatgrassshotsandfreshvegetableandfruit

juices.Customersareencouragedtocreatetheirownjuiceblends

fromingredientsincludingorange,ginger,beet,tomato,andcarrot.

Voted“BestJuiceBarinSiliconValley”forsevenyearsrunningby

WaveMagazine,Blendzoffersanextensivemenuofsmoothies,

manymadewithnon-fatyogurtorsherbet,inadditiontosalads,

paninisandwiches,andsoups.

ShawnCharnaw,ownerandpresidentofthislocalfranchiseofthe

Blendzchain,iscommittedtosupportingthecommunitythat

supportshim,andsponsorstheLosGatosHighSchoolartandathlet-

icprogramsinadditiontootherlocalschoolandchurchefforts.The

companyalsoemployssustainablebusinesspracticesinaneffortto

reduceitscarbonfootprintandminimizeitsimpactontheenviron-

ment.Asacarbonneutralbusiness,Blendzuses100percent

biodegradableandrecyclablecups,cateringproducts,andpackaging.

81 W. Main st., los gatos, 408.399.1570

calafia, PALOALTO

InPaloAlto,Calafiahasalimitedbutalluringassortmentofjuices

andsmoothies.HavingreceivedmanyaccoladesforitsCalifornia

cuisineandvegetarianmenuoptions,Calafiaistheculminationof

chefCharlieAyers’visiontoprovidehealthy,affordablefoodto

customerswhilesupportinglocalfarmersintheprocess.Thefresh

juiceconcoctionsofferedhereareintriguing:“Glamour”consistsof

cucumber,lemon,avocado,andmelonjuices,and“GreenEyed

Lady”ismadewithzucchini,broccoli,arugula,celery,andgarlic.

SmoothiesincludetheFacebookFreeze(blendedblueberries,

peaches,peanutbutter,andyogurt)andtheGoogleGulp,a

combinationofblacktea,soymilk,strawberry,banana,andhoney.

855 El camino real, palo alto, 650.322.9200

smoothie king, SUNNYVALE

LookinglikeacrossbetweenaJambaJuiceandaGNC,Smoothie

kinghasaloyalfollowingofcustomerswhotakeoffensetocompari-

sonswiththesmoothieleader.SaysownerEricPham,“JambaJuice

addssherbetandyogurttotheirsmoothies,whichaddssomany

calories.Oursmoothiesarehealthier,asthey’remorefruitbased.”

Eachsmoothieismadetoorderusingrealfruitandfrozenfruit

purees,andpatronscanadd“enhancers”suchas“Antioxidant,”

whichcontainspomegranate,gojiberry,acai,vitaminA,vitaminC,

vitaminE,andselenium;and“Immune,”withvitaminC,greentea,

zinc,echinacea,selenium,andbetacarotene.Alldrinksaresweet-

enednaturallywithturbinadosugarorhoney,butcalorie-counting

customerscanopttomaketheirdrinkskinnierbyleavingoutthe

sweetener.Smoothiekingalsooffersfreshcarrot,orange,and

wheatgrassjuice.

398 W. El camino real #110, sunnyvale, 408.245.4644

swirls frozen dairy & Juice bar, SANJOSE

LocatedindowntownSanJoseacrossfromtheTechMuseum,this

juiCEcontinued from page 18

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juices,smoothies,frozenyogurt,andsandwiches.Thebusylunch

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becauseconventionalcottonisoneofthemostpesticide-laden

cropsgrown.

PesticideswerejustoneoftheconcernsthatJoycekushner

hadwhenhersonwasbornfouryearsago.Asanewparent,

kushnerwantedthebestorganicfoodforherchild.This

sensibilitystayedwithherwhenshestartedCoco-Zen,the

organic,fairtradechocolatebusinesssherunsinPacifica.

Assheresearchedthechocolatebusiness,kushnerfoundthat

childslavelaborisoftenemployedintheharvestofcocoabeans.

“Ididn’twantanypartofthat,”shesays.“Allchocolateis

hand-pickedandimported,andmostofitcomesfromWestAfrica,

wherechildlaboriscommon.”Butfairtradepracticesprohibit

childlabor,andshunharmfulagriculturalchemicalsaswell.So

kushnerusesonlyFairTradeCertifiedchocolateinhercreations,

whichincludeavarietyoftruffles,aswellaschocolate“body

treats”likechocolatesugarbodypolishandchocolatelipbalm.

kushnerbelievesthatmostpeoplewouldchoosefairtrade

chocolate“iftheyknewabouttheissues.Ithinkpeoplewantto

dotherightthing.Theyjustneedmoreinformation.”

Morecompletelabelingonallproductswouldhelp.Butfor

now,shopperswhochoosethefairtradelabelcanfeelgood

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Pills orPilates?

ThefederalDrugEnforcementAgency(DEA)hostedaTakeBackYourPillsday

in2010,allowingcitizenstoanonymouslysurrendertheirunusedprescription

painkillerstoDEAagents.Theprogramwasintended“toremovepotentially

dangerouscontrolledsubstancesfromournation’smedicinecabinets.”

Flush now,drink laterManyunusedandexpired

drugscannotbelegally

returnedtothepharma-

cieswheretheywere

purchased.Mostdoctors

andpharmacistssimply

encouragepeopletoflush

theirunwanteddrugs

downthetoilet,where

theywindupinriversand

streams,andeventuallyin

thewatersuppliesof

Americancities.

AU.S.Geological

Surveystudythat

sampled139riversand

streamsin30states

foundantidepressants,

bloodpressureanddia-

betesmedications,

anticonvulsants,oral

contraceptives,

hormonereplacement

therapydrugs,

chemotherapydrugs,

antibiotics,andheart

medicationspresentin

80percentofthose

waterways.DEA

A2007placebo-controlled

studyoutofDukeUniversity

foundthatexerciseisjustas

effectiveinrelievingdepression

astheantidepressantZoloft.

˙AccordingtotheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,nearlyhalfofallAmericansusepharmaceutical(prescription)drugsonaregularbasis.NearlyathirdofAmericansusetwoormorepharmaceuticalsregularly,andmorethan10percentusefiveormoredrugsregularly.Thecostofallthispill-poppingisstaggering—bothtoourwalletsandtheenvironment.by ann marie broWn

1 iN 5$234billiON

Pharmaceuticals

“if you believe you need to take all the pills the pharmaceutical industry says you do, then you’re already on drugs.” —Bill Maher, political commentator

NumberofAmericanchildren

underage16thatareregularly

givenprescriptiondrugs.

WhatAmericanspaidfor

pharmaceuticalsin2008.

PaiN REliEF?TylenolistheNo.1causeofacuteliverfailureintheUnitedStates.

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