Philippine Tatler – August 2019

TheenvironmentallifestyleexpertandEmmyaward-winningtelevision

hostfoundedhisfirstnon-profitorganisation,Earth2000,whenhewas

just12.Today,theauthorof 10 booksonmodern,eco-friendlylivingrunsa

multimediacompanyandoverseesaportfoliothatincludeshomeproducts

soldinmorethan4,000storesintheUS.Heshareshistoppicksforliving

agreenerandhealthierlife

Danny Seo

1

LEPRUNIEROIL

Thisoilis justonething:cold-pressedoil

fromthepitsofplums.It’sthebrainchild

oftwosistersin Californiawhosedadowned

oneofthelargestorganicplumfarmsin the

region.Theynoticedalltheseplumpitsbeing

discardedandthought,‘What

couldwedowiththem?’They

discoveredthatplumpitoilhas

incrediblemoisturisingandskin-

repairingproperties,especially

whenit comestofadingdark

spots.Thebestpart?It smells

likemarzipan.

2

PENTAIRWATERFILTERS

Mywholehouseis outfittedwithPentair

waterfilters.They’retheRolls-Royceof

waterfiltrationandgeteverythingout:odour,

lead,particulates,chemicals—younameit. The

biggestcoffeechainsin theworldusePentair

to transformwhateverwatertheyhaveintothe

mostclean-tasting,healthy,goof-proofwater.

ThePentairEverpureforyourkitchenis thekey

to havinganendlesssupplyof cleanwater;

evenicecubescomeoutcrystalclear

3

MEGAFOODTURMERIC

STRENGTHFORWHOLEBODY

I’vehadwaylessjointpainbymaking

thesea partof mymorningroutine.MegaFood

harvestsorganicturmericfromtheHawaiian

islandof Kauaiandtransformsit intonutrient-

denseflakesthroughthecompany’sproprietary

process.Theseflakesarecombinedwithother

ingredientssuchasblackpepperto helpboost

theinflammation-fightingpropertiesof turmeric,

andpressedintoeasy-to-swallowtablets.I take

twoeverymorningandsometimesevenfeela

warmingsensationin mybodywhentheystart

to dissolve.

4

THEEARTHPOLOBY

RALPHLAUREN

RalphLaurenjusthireditsfirstchief

sustainabilityofficerandhascommittedto be

fullygreenbytheyear2025.

TheEarthPolois made

greenbyusing

fabriccreatedfrom

recycledplastic

bottles;eachshirt

usesabout 12

bottles.Butit’smore

thanjustgreen:thefood-

gradenylonhelpsthe

shirtsstaywrinkle-free

andwon’tshrinkin the

wash.I’vestockedup.

5

RANCHOLA

PUERTA

I’vebeento thisdestinationhealthresort

in Tecate,Mexico,about 10 timesandit might

justbeheavenonEarth.It’sa fine-tunedspa

withoutthepretention—ina nutshell,it’sWhole

Foodsmeetssummercamp.Themorninghikes

intothemountainsarethedraw:a pitch-black

inclineandrigorousworkoutrewardedwitha

mind-blowingsunrise,mistandfog.A varietyof

activities—includingPilates,yoga,bootcamp,

andsoundhealing—leavemefeelingyounger,

lighter,andhappieraftera week.

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