Living Green
The Pitfalls and Dangers of Common Vaccines
In the 1980s, the U.S. government decided to change the Mandatory Childhood Vaccine Schedule by intensely increasing the number of vaccines an infant and toddler should receive before the age of three. Back then, no one fully understood the implications of this until autism cases began springing up in large numbers.
Appliance Choices for Making Baby Food
When you start making baby food, you'll need an appliance that will puree your baby's food into a smooth, pudding-like texture. Here are the top three choices in pureeing appliances and some helpful advice choosing which one is right for you.
Toxic Tableware and Tainted Formula: Melamine’s Back in the Hot Seat
Last fall thousands of babies in China were hospitalized after drinking formula contaminated with melamine. Another health concern is melamine tableware. Does your toddler have a cute plastic plate, bowl and spoon? Melamine, formaldehyde and other chemicals can leach into food served on this tableware. Read on for recommendations for your child's dishware.
Fishing for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Fish is a fantastic source of omega-3 fatty acids, important to well-being and the developmental health of our babies. Yet, many fish are a source of mercury and other unfortunate contaminates. Fishing also takes a toll on the environment with farm methods that leave a fishy aftertaste in our mouths. So which fish are good for your body and for the planet. Find out!
The ABC’s of a Healthy and Green Baby Shower
Especially during pregnancy, it's usually best to keep it simple, healthy, and pure. Here's our simple approach -- with help from the ABC's -- to plan a baby shower that celebrates the life and health of the baby, as well as the Earth she'll be living on.
Five Things Nature will Teach Your Child
Deep in the woods, something small is lurking and just waiting to be discovered. Leading children into the arms of nature will expand their horizons and help make them become well-rounded individuals. Here are 5 things your children will learn by interacting with nature:
The Green Washing Machine
For such a little person, a baby sure goes through a lot of laundry: diapers, bibs, sleepers, undershirts, blankets, sheets, socks, pants...and of course all the items the baby spits up on that also need to be cleaned -- often...
Choosing a Green Pediatrician
As you did when choosing an ob/gyn, you want to find a pediatrician who is top-notch medically. How much better if he or she is also on the journey to an environmentally sustainable perspective on pediatrics!
Which Diapers Are Better for the Planet?
The largest and most objective study to date was carried out by the Environment Agency, the public body responsible for protecting the environment in England and Wales. The panel compared disposable diapers to home-laundered cloth diapers and commercially laundered cotton diapers in terms of impact on the environment.
Baby Food - Organic or Not
Did you know that by weight, your baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than you? Not only is this a fascinating fact, it helps to explain that what goes in your baby's little body can have such a tremendous impact.
Being Careful with Sugar
The average American today eats over 150 pounds per year of refined sugars - compared to zero pounds during most of human history. High consumption of sugar (and the elevated levels of insulin that come with it) is associated with Type II diabetes, weight gain...
Fishing for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Fish is a fantastic source of omega-3 fatty acids, important to well-being and the developmental health of our babies. Yet, many fish are a source of mercury and other unfortunate contaminates. Fishing also takes a toll on the environment with farm methods that leave a fishy aftertaste in our mouths. So which fish are good for your body and for the planet. Find out!
Choosing a Green Pediatrician
As you did when choosing an ob/gyn, you want to find a pediatrician who is top-notch medically. How much better if he or she is also on the journey to an environmentally sustainable perspective on pediatrics!
Toxic Tableware and Tainted Formula: Melamine’s Back in the Hot Seat
Last fall thousands of babies in China were hospitalized after drinking formula contaminated with melamine. Another health concern is melamine tableware. Does your toddler have a cute plastic plate, bowl and spoon? Melamine, formaldehyde and other chemicals can leach into food served on this tableware. Read on for recommendations for your child's dishware.
Baby Food - Organic or Not
Did you know that by weight, your baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than you? Not only is this a fascinating fact, it helps to explain that what goes in your baby's little body can have such a tremendous impact.
Appliance Choices for Making Baby Food
When you start making baby food, you'll need an appliance that will puree your baby's food into a smooth, pudding-like texture. Here are the top three choices in pureeing appliances and some helpful advice choosing which one is right for you.
Does Prenatal Diet Affect Gender?
Can environmental factors such as diet result in condition that may favor conception of a boy or a girl? Find out.
The Pitfalls and Dangers of Common Vaccines
In the 1980s, the U.S. government decided to change the Mandatory Childhood Vaccine Schedule by intensely increasing the number of vaccines an infant and toddler should receive before the age of three. Back then, no one fully understood the implications of this until autism cases began springing up in large numbers.
Your Holistic Medicine Chest
Conventional medicine is great for things like stitching up our daughter's hand the time she accidentally cut it open with a steak knife. But when it comes to more subtle, "systemic" matters like preventing colds or recovering quickly if you still get one...
Which Diapers Are Better for the Planet?
The largest and most objective study to date was carried out by the Environment Agency, the public body responsible for protecting the environment in England and Wales. The panel compared disposable diapers to home-laundered cloth diapers and commercially laundered cotton diapers in terms of impact on the environment.
- A Fall Clean Sweep!
- Appliance Choices for Making Baby Food
- Baby Food - Organic or Not
- Being Careful with Sugar
- Choosing a Green Pediatrician
- Does Prenatal Diet Affect Gender?
- Fishing for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Five Things Nature will Teach Your Child
- Kid's Activities: Earth Day Ideas
- Kid's Activity: Let's Make Bird Houses and Feeders!
- Kid's Activity: Worms Make Soil!
- The ABC’s of a Healthy and Green Baby Shower
- The Green Washing Machine
- The Healthy Shopping Guide
- The Pitfalls and Dangers of Common Vaccines
- Toxic Tableware and Tainted Formula: Melamine’s Back in the Hot Seat
- Which Diapers Are Better for the Planet?
- Your Holistic Medicine Chest
