It’s not often, but sometimes I get flack – whether it be in the form of a roll of the eyes, a look, a sneer, a backhanded comment or an outright, why bother, everyone else is doing it and they are okay. Sometimes someone will go so far as to sneak my children something when…
Natural Bug Repellent
Last year, the New York Times printed a piece 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 insect-repelling chemical DEET actually functions in the same way as deadly nerve gases and dangerous pesticides,…
Cheap Jewelry (both child and adult) Poses Serious Health Risks
(Check to See if Yours Made the List!) Your jewelry very well could make you sick, if it is of the cheaper variety often found at stores like Kohl’s, H&M, Claire’s and Target. This is nothing new, as past studies have shown that a significant amount of this jewelry contains cadmium, which is toxic if a…
Green Toys, Safe Toys and Toys Made Close to Home
(The Truth About What’s in our Children’s Toys & How to Avoid the Dangers) *2017 edit – The 2017 Trouble in Toyland Report ***LATEST INFO – The 2013 Trouble in Toyland Report, an annual U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) survey of toy safety, is out. Among a load of other findings, according to USA Today, “Among…