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This Is a Notice To Inform You…
Last week my parents received this postcard in the mail. Being that my children play in my parent’s yard quite often, I called the given phone numbers. Truth be told, I would have called no matter what! I first called … Continue reading
Posted in Pesticides, the environment around us, Toxic Chemicals Around Children
Tagged Family, parenting, pesticides
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Detoxifying Your Home – Where to Start (The First in an Ongoing Series)
An In Depth Look at Some Tips I Give On the Do You Have a Toxic Home episode of Suzanne Somer’s Breaking Through In today’s world it’s hard to avoid toxins. It’s not just that these toxins seem to be everywhere; they … Continue reading
Posted in the environment around us, Toxins in and around the Home
Tagged chemicals, Family, home, parenting
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Watch Me on This Episode of Suzanne Somer’s Breaking Through!
In December, I had the pleasure of appearing on Suzanne Somer’s new online talk show. It was a great experience and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity! This appearance sparked a new series of blog posts about … Continue reading
Posted in the environment around us, Toxins in and around the Home
Tagged chemicals, Family, parenting
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Wrapping A Football Field
“If every American family wrapped just 3 presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields” and “wrapping paper and shopping bags account for about 4 million tons of trash annually” (Earth911.com). It was after reading … Continue reading
Helping You to Make Educated Decisions for Your Family
Amid a time of many new visitors to this site, I want to take the time to thank you for checking us out and to let you know about what it is I am trying to accomplish. I want this … Continue reading
The Human Obsession With Smell
Think Twice Before Using Artificially Scented Candles and Air Fresheners Somewhere along the way, as humans learned to make their way on this earth, they (we) became more and more conscious of the smells coming from our bodies and our … Continue reading
Posted in Artificial Scents like Glade, the environment around us
Tagged artificial scents, glade, smells
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What Have You Stepped on Today?
(A POEM OF SORTS) Someone’s Aim was sure to be off in the bathrooms you used at work and at the train station today, AND we believe in the 5 second rule at home. The puddles that have sat for … Continue reading
The Age Old Battle: The Bugs Versus Us (How and Why to Safely Protect Your Kids From those Darn Mosquitoes)
The New York Times did a piece last week on mosquitoes, and as one of their suggestions for bug repellent, the author recommended products with DEET. Knowing that DEET has actually been linked to causing damage to brain cells, I was surprised. ”The … Continue reading
Posted in DEET, Pesticides, the environment around us, Uncategorized
Tagged Bug Spray, DEET, Mosquitoes
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A Note on Pesticides and Garden Chemicals – Why Green Grass Isn’t Always Greener
I posted this a while ago and thought it worth reposting for my new followers! A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that household and garden pesticide use can increase the risk of childhood leukemia as much … Continue reading
Flame Retardants Have Been A Cause of Concern In Regards to SIDS… One Reason Among Many to Invest in Organic Crib and Child Mattresses
Still unknown is the actual cause for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Through much of my own research, I have my own ideas on this*(scroll to bottom for more), and though the flame retardants in mattresses aren’t what I think is … Continue reading
