Green Paws: A Guide to Safer Flea and Tick Treatments

The NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has created Green Paws, a green living initiative, to help people keep their pets and families safe from toxic flea and tick products. The surprising thing is that it's not just the regular chemical culprits that may be dangerous to … [Read more...]

UK Study Finds 12-Fold Increase in Autism

The cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have risen dramatically over the past 30 years, so much so that there may be 50 percent more cases than previously suspected. Up to 250,000 children have autism or a related condition on the autistic spectrum, but have not been … [Read more...]

Woman Has Hospital Birth, Dies of Meningitis

An otherwise healthy young woman entered a hospital to give birth. She contracted bacterial meningitis, was transferred to another hospital, and died. While many people around the blogosphere has been pointing to the death of homebirth advocate Janet Frazer's baby with a … [Read more...]

Enter to Win a Free ZuluGrass Necklace

I have a couple beautiful ZuluGrass necklace strands to give away. And yes these necklaces are really made from grass and glass beads on a stretchy elastic string. The necklaces can be worn as bracelets, anklets, belts, hair accessories and more. To find out how to get a free … [Read more...]

Breastfeed In Our Lovely Closet! The Use of the Symbol

I’ve used this Universal Breastfeeding Symbol before. But I didn't even realize I was a "lactivist" until I started getting frustrated about the breastfeeding in public issue. Who knew that an infant eating the food that was made for it could be an issue?! But I didn’t stop to … [Read more...]