How to make your sex life environmentally friendly
By Ashley Meyer
Lance Writer
February 11, 2009
 These days you can make everything more environmentally friendly, including your sex life. Here’s four ways you can have some green and sexy fun:
1. Sex Toys
Sure they can be fun to use by yourself or with a partner, but many store-bought sex toys contain chemicals called phthalates which help provide that “jelly” feeling. There has been quite a bit of concern regarding the toxicity and health risks of phthalates, especially in toys that are used in warm, moist places. Your best bet is to buy toys that are made from glass, silicone, and hard plastics. Use an electric toy? Buy reusable batteries.
2. Condoms
Though it is still debated whether or not latex condoms are fully biodegradable, using them is still a great way to have safe and baby-free sex. Throw your used condoms in the garbage, not the toilet. Flushing them down clogs pipes, treatment plants, and rivers. In fact, according to treehugger.com 60 to 100 million condoms are improperly disposed of each year.
3. Save on Utilities
Save water and shower together! Another great tip: flick off and enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner.
4. Vegans Taste Better
Word on the street is that vegans and vegetarians have better tasting love juices. Not only is reducing your meat consumption one of the greenest things you can do, many athletes swear by a vegan diet which promotes endurance.
Whether you’re single or attached, greening your sex life can lessen your ecological footprint and even enhance your lovemaking. For more information on eco-living visit www.greencorridor.ca.
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