Guest Article by Suzanne Bertani Suzanne as been writing about her own journey to become a greener mama via Mommy Footprint and is the owner of Green Planet Parties, an online store that helps change the ending of parties & celebrations. Ever feel like you are slowly connecting the dots and then suddenly watch those [...]
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 Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition just issued a new report synthesizing peer-reviewed science, “The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act,” which makes the case that the U.S. has the opportunity to prevent rising rates of chronic disease and reduce health care costs by overhauling federal chemical policy. The report was released [...]
Many Americans have come to the point where they agree that bisphenol-a (BPA) is probably something worth avoiding in food containers. It’s no longer a leap of faith when current research keeps churning out evidence of gender-bending effects, such as increased aggression in toddler girls after exposure to BPA during pregnancy. But now we’re hearing [...]
What in the world are cocamidopropyl betaine, PEG-100 stearate, 1,4-Dioxane and quaternium 15 and what are they doing in my baby’s bath products? My expertise is in the area of toxic chemicals in plastics, but lately I’ve been immersed in the surprising underworld of chemicals in brands I’ve always believed to be safe. This new [...]
