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Green Elephant

Green Elephant Blog

Welcome to the Green Elephant Blog!
We love all things sustainable, healthy & ethical and this is the place where we put our latest discoveries for sustainable living. Here you will find our thoughts on healthy & ethical products we love, Vendors we love who are focused on caring for people and the environment and generally helpful and interesting information to help you care for the earth and live an eco friendly life.
So, here’s to sustainable, healthy and ethical living! Enjoy.

How to Reduce Waste at Home

In our fast paced, modern world where convenience is king, the issue of waste is getting quietly louder. The problem begins in our homes; and so does the sol...
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Benefits of Breathing: How to Breathe Your Way to Health

It's a classical diversion tactic that's used when things are about to get fraught or shouty. It's like pressing pause and giving ourselves time to respond i...
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Mindfulness: What is it and how it helps

You wouldn't be totally misguided if you thought mindfulness was just another word for meditation, but there are actually dozens of specific styles of medita...
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Beekeeper’s Daughter: The 2017 Honey Harvest

Honey is amazing and so is the processing. From hive to pot: discover how Ashlee gets her hands on the liquid gold which she then uses in her natural skincar...
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Organic Food – Our Top 10 Benefits

Even if you're eating well and including a variety of vegetables in your diet, how can you be sure they are nourishing your body..?? Say whaaaaat...??? Yep.....
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Creating a Healthy Home

Do you live in a healthy home…?? It is a bit of a weird question isn’t it…. But when we talk about a healthy home, we really mean… is your home a saf...
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Healthy Living – a Beginner’s Guide

Healthy is a word I like and I often use it when in discussions with our children about food choices, exercise, friendships and life in general. To me, it’...
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Organic Living – what is it and how can it work for me?

What is Organic or Organic Living..?? Firstly, let’s be clear about the scope of this discussion and what we’re not talking about…!! We’re not referr...
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Blog Categories

Health & Wellbeing

This is where you’ll find all things ‘Healthy Living’. We're talking about diet, exercise, mindfulness, sleep, relationships and more. We take a holist...

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Natural Beauty

We’re here to help guide you through the do’s and don’ts of natural beauty. A lot of skincare is full of harmful chemicals but we'll help you understan...

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Sustainable Living

Sustainable living is all about reducing our impact on the environment whilst still having fun! Here, you’ll find lots of tried and tested hints and tips i...

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Your Healthy Home

Creating a healthy home environment can have a positive impact on you and your family. Using non toxic cleaning products and reducing the number of chemicals...

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