Around the Green Parenting Web: Hyland's Homeopathic Teething Tablet Recall to Lead in Juice

1. Gaia Health: FDA Bans Hyland's Homeopathic Teething Tablets The FDA's goal of making the world safe for Big Pharma is made obvious by their attack on a product for which the possibility of harm is so far-fetched that it's laughable: Hyland's Homeopathic Teething Tablets. … [Read more...]

Study Finds Flooring & Wallpaper Contain Hazardous Additives

Researchers known for exposing toxic chemicals in children's toys have turned their attention to home improvement products, finding ingredients in flooring and wallpaper that are linked to serious health problems. The nonprofit Ecology Center tested over 1,000 flooring … [Read more...]

Indonesia Health Law #36: Prevent Breastfeeding=One Year in Jail & $11,200 Fine

It just may be that Indonesia has the strongest breastfeeding laws on the planet (or is drafting them). Specifically Health Law No. 36, which passed last year, guarantees all babies "the right to receive exclusive mother’s milk from the time of birth for six months, unless there … [Read more...]

Around the Green Parenting Web: Unintentional Home Birth to Viagra for Young Boys

1. The Stir: Kristen Chase Has Unintentional Home Birth Editor's note: Kristen of Cool Mom Picks and Motherhood Uncensored has written for us on many occasions. We are extremely happy she had a home birth, but too bad she had to travel in an ambulance and spend an extra day … [Read more...]

80,000 Chemicals Registered in the US; 1 in 8 Women get Breast Cancer. Can You Say Connection?

As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As companies don pink ribbons on everything and pinkwash consumers, the Breast Cancer Fund proposes we change the purpose of the month from awareness to prevention. They have just released the sixth edition of State of the … [Read more...]