Sustainablog just posted an article entitled 7 Tips for Beginners: Keeping Chickens at Home. Great post, but I'd like to add that it's best not to buy a cartoon hen with an attitude problem...nor a cartoon rooster. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Study: Watching TV Shortens Your Life Span
We all know that watching television is not good for our brains or bodies, but a new study finds even just a little TV viewing shortens your life span. In fact, every hour of TV viewing shortens your life by 22 minutes! Think of how much TV you watched as a child, how much you … [Read more...]
Study: Lollipops May Prevent Tooth Decay
How's that for a headline: "Lollipops may prevent tooth decay." If you are like me the reaction is no way; however, it is not just any lollipop that will do the trick. According to the European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, sugar-free lollipops that contain licorice root … [Read more...]
5 Green Products: Dr. Sears Family Essentials, Nourish, May Books Baby Diary, Erin Baker’s Breakfast Cookies, Bebe Au Lait
1. Dr. Sears Family Essentials Baby Care Dr. Sears and family have long been trusted advisers of health and child-rearing. They clearly support attachment, natural parenting without coming off as too didactic. Now, the Sears family has created a line of baby care products … [Read more...]
BPA is not “M’m mm good”
By Janelle Sorensen, Chief Communications Officer, Healthy Child Healthy World Do you eat Campbell’s? Then you’re eating BPA. BPA is used in virtually all canned food and beverage linings, but it’s been linked to breast cancer, male sexual dysfunction, cardiovascular … [Read more...]