5 Simple Steps to Remember to Use Your Reusable Bags!

I am finally in the habit of taking my reusable bags in every store, not just the grocery store! It was one of my "eco-sins" for awhile, as I could never remember them, but I finally have a system. They key to remembering to use reusable bags is to have plenty of them! We were … [Read more...]

CDC: Delayed Breastfeeding Increases Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness

When my son was recovering from open heart surgery as an infant, another child came down with rotavirus in the NICU. The nurses wanted us to trade places with this child and swore a "hard clean" would take care of killing the virus. I refused to move. My son had not been … [Read more...]

5 Green Products: Even Superheroes Get Diabetes and The Princess and the Peanut, Take a Deep Breath, Amazing Minds,

1. Even Superheroes Get Diabetes and The Princess and the Peanut Children's literature is a developmentally appropriate and fun way to educate about illness. Whether sharing with classmates and friends or individual children, we were sent two books that can help youngsters … [Read more...]

The Best Ever Blueberry Spelt Coffee Cake Recipe!

Yesterday, I had an inspiration to make blueberry coffee cake. I searched the internet for a recipe, found this one, then adapted it to our t organic tastes and whole food preferences. The Best Ever Blueberry Spelt Coffee Cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a bundt pan … [Read more...]

Flame Retardants Refuse To Burn Out

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org Think the flame retardant Tris is a thing of the past? Think again. Last week the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer States released a study that found 80% of new baby and … [Read more...]