Guest post by Sandra Ann Harris As another Valentine’s Day approaches thoughts are turning to roses, chocolates and other gifts to make that special someone feel “special.” Valentine’s Day revolves around the idea that you should give “sweets to the sweet,” yet it produces some not-so-sweet stats. Nearly a billion valentines are sent globally each [...]
Over five years, ago I was given the most precious gift and miracle one could ever ask for. This gift was the ability to carry a little miracle inside my body for nine months and give birth to the most beautiful being I had ever laid eyes on, Isabella. She was the inspiration behind Itsabelly [...]
Katy Farber is an author, teacher and green blogger. In her latest work, she takes busy parents by the hand to help them navigate each aspect of safer, healthier eating. Katy’s insight and experience is especially helpful for new parents who are trying to tackle this mountain of information alone. Eat Non-Toxic: a manual for [...]
The Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment released some amazingly helpful tips for parents who want to decrease toxic chemical exposure but aren’t quite sure where to start. 1. Bust That Dust House dust is one of the main sources of children’s exposure to toxic substances, most of which come from normal wear-and-tear on [...]
The “Sin of No Proof” grabbed the starring role in TerraChoice’s new report “The Sins of Greenwashing Home and Family Edition” which was released yesterday. Researchers documented product details, claim details, any supporting information on labels or store shelves, and any explanatory details or offers of additional information or support. TerraChoice researchers cataloged a total [...]
I’ve really been looking forward to CNN’s “Toxic America.” I just hopped onto their website to take a look at the helpful list of resources and was shocked to learn that my home state of Kansas is plagued by Trichloroethylene. In fact, we are exposed to more TCE than any other state in the whole [...]
I had the chance to give the Naturepedic organic baby mattress a serious run for the money. My 1 year old has been using it for the last six months and I can’t speak more highly of a mattress! It is hands-down an excellent choice, not only in safety but in performance and quality. Is [...]
Congress has finally introduced new legislation to update our nation’s outdated toxic chemical policy! The “Safe Chemicals Act” aims to protect Americans from toxic chemicals by requiring safety testing for chemicals. Thursday, April 15, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced legislation to overhaul the “Toxic Substances Control Act of [...]
In honor of World Water Week, we’re taking a moment to focus on America’s absurd overuse of disposable bottled water in the name of convenience and supposed better health. As Food and Water Watch points out, bottled water is not safer than tap water, it creates mountains of garbage and causes other major environmental problems, [...]
