Here are the top posts on Eco Child's Play for 2015. All of these posts are from previous years, which is testimony that we have been providing relevant natural family living information and advice for many years! The posts show a variety of interests of our readers. Thank you for your support! May 2016 be filled with love, health, and well-being! Top 10 Natural Family Living Posts 2015 1. Shoes Transmit Disease, Leave Them by the Door Dr. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist and professor at ... continue reading...
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Essential oils green cleaning with thieves blend
I first heard of the four thieves blend when a good friend of mine was hired as the custodian at our school. We had a few students with super bug MRSA infections, and we were all very paranoid about germs. Essential oils green cleaning is very effective and safe compared to other harsh cleaners like toxic bleach. Thankfully, her homemade thieves blend kept the infections from spreading to other students and staff. This year, my son's teacher requested What is the thieves blend? The history ... continue reading...
Maternal Mortality Continues to Rise in US
In 2015, the US maternal mortality rate rose again. How could this be in a country with such advanced medicine? Western medicine excels when major medical intervention is necessary. Where it fails is in relatively routine procedures like childbirth. Three years ago, we shared that Americans spend $98 billion a year on pregnancy and childbirth, yet our maternal mortality rate has doubled in the last 25 years. Money has not improved the outcome for mothers. This trend continues in ... continue reading...
The Smell Taste Connection: Got Flavor?
We learn in preschool that we have five senses. These five senses are how we experience the world, but they don't work independently. For example, the smell taste connection controls how we experience food. Yesterday, I was listening to a podcast with Danny Goldberg and Ben Cohen. Ben is the infamous Ben of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. The interview largely focused on socially and environmentally conscious entrepreneurship. Ben also talked about his lack of the sense of smell and product ... continue reading...
Youth activism: Mexican kids save mangroves
Young activism can make a difference. 113 Mexican children just did! These young activists stopped a $900 million development that would have destroyed a 69-hectare mangrove forest in Cancún. Childhood, especially during the teen years, can be a difficult period of transition. From the first time a toddler says, "No!" to getting a driver's license at 16, children are constantly in flux between dependence and asserting independence. For some children, this act of separation can express ... continue reading...
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