TIME Raises A Ruckus & Safer Cosmetics Makes History

May 16, 2012

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org TIME raised a ruckus recently with a profile of “attachment parenting” guru Dr. Bill Sears, highlighted by a cover photo of a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son, according to the Huffington Post. Healthy Child believes breast is best—especially for the first year, [...]

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Canadian Playgrounds and Schools Bring Back Risk of Nature

May 16, 2012

When I was a preschool teacher, we wanted to improve our school play yard to be more developmentally appropriate and natural.  The only equipment that was allowed to be purchased and installed had to first be approved by the school’s insurance company and installed by a million dollar bonded contractor. Needless to say, our $30,000 [...]

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Mothers Against Fracking

May 10, 2012

Fracking sounds like such a dirty word, and it is.  I don’t want my kids using it.  Even though it is not a curse word, it is one of the dirtiest words I know literally! What is fracking?  It’s not the latest teenage slang word; it describes a mining process that is polluting our earth [...]

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Label GMOs: Mom’s Have a Right to Know What! [video]

May 10, 2012
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Hank D and the Bee: May Make May Their Vake (-ation)

May 10, 2012

Catch up on the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons. See you in June!

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Vaccines Cause Autism Symptoms in Infant Primates

May 8, 2012

The link between autism and vaccinations is being rekindled again by revisiting research from a few years ago.  Even though the media has convinced most of us there is no causal link between vaccinations and the rise in autism, some scientists have not dropped the subject thankfully, although more studies need to be done. Research [...]

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No Sugar, Vegan Chocolate Cupcake Recipe with Surprise Ingredient (Avocado!)

May 8, 2012

Last week, my daughter and I made these delicious vegan chocolate cupcakes. The recipe was sent to us by her grandmother.  We modified the ingredients based upon what we have (I have included the modifications below in parentheses). These cupcakes are very rich and moist thanks to a surprise ingredient:  avocado!  You can’t taste the [...]

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Midwifery Care: What’s in it for Women? [video]

May 6, 2012
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Anthroposophic Natural Health Care: True Botanica Lung Root and Throat Defense

May 6, 2012

Cold and flu season is typically thought of as during the winter months, but I always seem to catch some virus as the seasons change and the daylight grows longer.  I never use over-the-counter medicines, as I trust nature over pharmaceutical companies when it comes to my family’s health.  I have just discovered a new [...]

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What Do Girls Really Think of Barbie?

May 4, 2012

We all have our opinions about Barbie!  Some people adore this icon of American toys; some people blame the doll for distorting our perception of the ideal beauty resulting in 32,000 boob jobs a month.  We know Barbie is guilty of greenwashing and that she is toxic, but what do the little girls that play [...]

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