It's time to cruise down the health food aisle and give raw, unrefined coconut oil a second look. The wonderful superfood is more than just something to cook with. Since our skin is the largest organ on the body, it's important to moisturize it with ingredients that are pure and natural. Coconut oil works beautifully as a natural deodorant (there are many recipes online) and moisturizer because it's naturally anti-microbial, and it neutralizes germs that cause bad odor. When melted, it's the only oil that your hair drinks in; other oils simply coat the outside of the hair follicles. But my favorite use is dropping a spoonful in my morning coffee for a tasty nutritional boost.

Sometimes you simply can't avoid using plastic. The Environmental Working Group says you should avoid toys marked with a No. 3 because they're made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Even though the chemical phthalate (an endocrine disrupter) was banned recently from new children's toys, there were millions made before the February 2009 ban. EWG also recommends avoiding food containers marked with a No. 7, which can have trace amounts of the chemical bisphenol A in it. If you can't use glass or ceramic, use plastics marked with Nos. 1, 2, 4 or 5, which do not have BPA in them.

The Union of Concerned Scientists did a study to reveal that taking the bus is the greenest mode of transportation (other than walking or taking a bicycle) over planes, trains and individual automobiles when traveling city to city. According to the study, a couple traveling on a double-decker bus cut back their carbon emissions by as much as 75 percent versus flying or driving. The average miles per gallon on a full bus is 583, whereas a full flight has just 44 miles per gallon. And what's the number of individual cars one double-decker bus takes off the road? About 81. Now that discount bus services like Megabus come outfitted with Wi-Fi and power ports, it might be time to rethink the bus the next time you travel.