True or False: The government prohibits dangerous chemicals in personal care products, and the beauty industry wouldn’t risk using them.
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I gained a lot of weight during both of my pregnancies (55 pounds and 45 pounds). I have never been overweight, and my midwives were very reassuring that there was nothing to be concerned about. The weight was what my body and my babies needed.
After my children were born, I had no trouble dropping all that weight. Of course, it didn’t happen overnight. I ate healthy foods and walked a mile everyday. I breastfed for two years. One of my favorite quotes from a mediocre pregnancy book was “Nine months up, nine months down”. It was my mantra. It took more like a year in my experience to lose all those extra pounds, but then my body returned to its pre-pregnancy state.
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The secret is out: the toxic chemicals industry is designing a PR campaign for survival! Bisphenol A in baby bottles, water bottles, and food cans. Formaldehyde in furniture. Phthalates in air fresheners, soft plastics, and fragrances. The manufacturers of these chemicals are not taking the push for regulation lying down (despite their public claims of support for safety). Don’t be duped!
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In the spirit of telling you about products we don’t think you need (adding to Heather’s original series) so you can reduce your consumption and at the risk of upsetting those that find such items invaluable (like nursing bras), we wonder…do you really need swim diapers?
As the spring time weather warms, more and more readers are coming to Eco Child’s Play from swim diaper Google searches. Although Kristen did review reusable swim diapers in the past, this is one baby item that I have never purchased or used. My experiences may be different, as most of our early swim time occurred at the river or in private pools, but my cloth diapered babes never wore anything when they swam.
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1. The Greenzys Children’s Book
Two weeks ago, I criticized Greenzy’s eco plush toys:
I personally prefer stuffed toys that are more realistic and actually educate children about endangered species, for example. Without the book, I may be missing something. All of the toys in this line are colored green, and I am not sure if that is just a gimmick or what…I would pay $30 for a toy made in the USA (in fact, I would pay more), but sadly these toys are made in China.
I have since been sent The Greenzys book to see if I would change my mind.
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It has long been believed that breastfeeding beyond a year reduces the risk of breast cancer in women. Just last year the New York Times reported:
There is new evidence that breast-feeding is associated with a lower incidence of breast cancer among a group of younger women who are at particularly high risk: those with breast cancer in the family…
But Dr. Stuebe suggested that breast-feeding may prove just as effective a strategy for high-risk women as the use of Tamoxifen, a drug that interferes with estrogen activity and is often used in high-risk women to reduce breast cancer risk.
Though breast-feeding is promoted primarily because it is linked to better health in babies, mothers seem to accrue long-term advantages. Studies have found that women who breast-fed are less likely to develop osteoporosis and ovarian cancer, as well as high blood pressure and heart disease decades later.
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Encouraging healthy eating is about balance – even when it comes to taste. Here are a few tips that can help you expand or improve the balance in your child’s taste buds.
Experiment with Tastes: Allow your child to experience and identify the four unique tastes that make up flavor – sweet, salty, sour, bitter. Taste small amounts of different ingredients to identify which taste category they belong to. This can be a fun kitchen activity when preparing dinner!
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Concerned consumers have known for a long time that Bisphenol-A (BPA) is bad stuff.
From heart disease to erectile dysfunction, researchers have linked BPA to a whole host of problems, but the Bush administration assured Americans this chemical was safe.
President Obama is not so sure, thus the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will conduct a $30 million study on the health effects of BPA.
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