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  • Get Organized and Find Your Closet Checklist

    If you're afraid opening your door means an avalanche, perhaps it's time to conquer that fear and organize your storage space.

  • Get Organized and Cut the Clutter

    Breathe! You don't have to reorganize your whole house today. Start with these simple steps. Soon you'll have time for the fun things, instead of just a never-ending pile of stuff.

  • Third-Hand Smoke Affects Your Baby

    You don't have to be a smoker for your child to be exposed to the risks of third-hand smoke. Researchers have discovered that the residue from tobacco clings to furniture, clothes, walls, rugs and floors.

  • BPA Linked to Behavior Probems in Toddler Girls

    A study released today linked prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A to increased aggressive and hyperactive behavior in three-year-old girls.

  • Three Reasons to Green Your Pregnancy

    Why green your pregnancy? Your baby's first environment is your body. The cleaner your body, the better environment you provide for your baby.

  • The Top Ten Things to Do in Your First Pregnancy

    Congratulations, mom-to-be! Now that you know for sure that you're pregnant, you might be asking yourself, what do I do next?

  • Most Hazardous Car Seats of 2011

    You chose a safe car seat that fit your car, your budget, and your child. Did it come with an unwelcome guest? Dangerous chemical additives could be onboard!

  • 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!

  • Benzocaine and Babies: FDA Puts a Freeze on OTC Teething Remedies

    Could your baby's teething gel be dangerous? According to the FDA, benzocaine, which is used in teething gels shouldn't be used on children under two years of age. Check out this tips for easing teething symptoms.

  • Just Say NO! to BPA

    BPA and other endocrine disrupting chemicals are linked to infertility, cancers and malformations. Want to reduce your exposure? These six simple steps will help!

  • 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.

  • Just Say NO! to BPA

    BPA and other endocrine disrupting chemicals are linked to infertility, cancers and malformations. Want to reduce your exposure? These six simple steps will help!

  • Three Reasons to Green Your Pregnancy

    Why green your pregnancy? Your baby's first environment is your body. The cleaner your body, the better environment you provide for your baby.

  • 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 and other health complications.

  • 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.

  • 10 Tips to Prepare for Your Pregnancy

    Because so much is happening so quickly, these first weeks of pregnancy are a particularly vulnerable period for your baby. Since nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended, living an eco-conscious, healthy lifestyle may be the best thing you can do to prepare your body for having children, planned or not.

  • BPA Linked to Behavior Probems in Toddler Girls

    A study released today linked prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A to increased aggressive and hyperactive behavior in three-year-old girls.

  • What's Wrong with Pacifiers?

    A mom asked me recently "Should a natural mama ever consider using a pacifier?" I know there are experts who disagree with me, but the short answer is Yes, I could see that happening -- Rarely. Every baby is different and some simply have very strong comfort sucking needs.

  • 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.

  • Why Dirt is Good

    What is it about kids and dirt? Why the deep mysterious magnetism? According to Mary Ruebush, professor of microbiology and immunology for Kaplan Medical, eating dirt as a child turns out to be the ideal training to build your immune system's overall fitness.