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  • Understanding Suncscreen: Micronization and Nanoparticles

    When choosing the safest sunscreen, it's not only important to know which offer the best protection without relying on toxic ingredients, it is also important to understand what the terms "micronization" and "nanoparticles" mean.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Understanding Suncscreen: Micronization and Nanoparticles

    When choosing the safest sunscreen, it's not only important to know which offer the best protection without relying on toxic ingredients, it is also important to understand what the terms "micronization" and "nanoparticles" mean.