EcoBalance Lifestyle

EcoBalance Lifestyle Magazine will be focusing on bringing balance back into our everyday lives through articles and features that encourage making the right choices within our environment. We aim to give informative, inspiring yet honest articles that are making a difference to the environment. The magazine will feature products and advertising that have a strong environmentally friendly, green focus or are bio-degradable (easily broken down) and practice sustainability values.

EDITOR’S LETTER

eco balance Lifestyle ONLINE MAGAZINE

HYDROPONICS vs Aquaponics • One could easily be forgiven for thinking that hydroponics and aquaponics are interchangeable and that they both refer to growing plants using water rather than soil – after all the word 'hydro' means water and the word 'aqua' means water. The truth, however, may sound a bit fishy, but they are actually two different but equally fascinating systems of cultivating plants.

Clean, Green and Beautiful… • MAKING SENSE OF WHAT IS GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD (FOR YOUR SKIN AND THE WORLD)

Eco FINDS NATURAL SKINCARE

Luscious Lips • TEN INTERESTING FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT LIPSTICK

Eco FINDS LUSCIOUS LIPS ECO-FRIENDLY LIP COLOUR

THE GLOW IN Glowing Dandelion SOAPS

Eco FINDS HANDCRAFTED SOAP • Crafted with love and luxuriously Handcrafted Soap

THE TRUTH OF BARE BONES Tissue Donation

Bleeding to death… • THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS ON MOTHER EARTH

Eco FINDS FEMININE HYGIENE ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS

Stay in Play • KEEPING GIRLS IN SPORT adidas tackles one of the greatest taboos in sport with product innovation and resources to help those who menstruate.

HOME WORKOUTS TO TRY AT HOME IN UNDER 10 Minutes • The last eighteen months of lockdown has messed up our lives and activities. If you want to get active again but are feeling you aren’t ready to mingle with others quite yet, here are a few great online workouts for you to try.

Eco FINDS APPS WE LOVE CHECK THESE APP’S OUT ON YOUR APP STORE

5 HEALTHY RULES TO LIVE BY No Matter What

The Power Of Food • WHY EATING DISORDERS ARE MORE ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL THAN SUSTAINING LIFE

EATING DISORDERS AND COVID-19

Once An Anorexic… • I can remember the exact moment when I decided that the solution to my social dilemma was to lose weight…I was on holiday at the coast with my parents and my friend at the time. Michaela* was hardly a stick figure. In fact, she was quite curvy, but she was olive - skinned, had long hair that had that beachy windswept look, had a raspy voice, was funny and the boys loved her.

EDIT YOUR HOME BY MAKING IT Greener • We are all learning ways to become a lot more eco-conscious in our decisions to make our lifestyles greener. It is hard work though, so to inspire you further, here are a few suggestions on how to make your home greener, one step at a time. This is a transitional process that is better achieved in a more sustainable way. Let it be a lifestyle and not a fad. Starting and making it happen is the most important step, and yes, while we like the idea of living a “zero waste free” life, it is only achievable when we change our habits.

Panry List MUST HAVES YOUR PANTRY A SOURCE TO MAKING YOUR OWN NATURAL CLEANING SOLUTIONS! • Ever run out of a cleaning product? This can be a real lifesaver. We found some great tips from “Home Enlightenment author Annie B. Bond” who offers the following suggestions and recipes to try out.

Eco FINDS ECO-FRIENDLY HOME SOLUTIONS

A GUIDE TO Recycling Plastic at Home • When you drop a bottle into a recycle bin, it will come back as something new – you know that. But did you know that by recycling you are helping to prevent global warming, create jobs,...