Children Likely Die From Pesticide Exposure
I saw a post on twitter the other day from @thesmartmama about the deaths of two little girls who were exposed to a pesticide used to get rid of voles in the front lawn of their home. You can read the article about it here.
Categories: toxins in the environment Tags: children die from pesticide exposure, natural lawn care, pesticide by laws, pesticide exposure and children
Take Off Your Shoes! Pesticide Residue and Health Risks To Children
The other day I made a comment to Corina about someone who visited my house that didn't take their kid's shoes off. I am not a clean freak by any means but it did seem a little weird. While I was thinking about it from a "dirt" perspective, Corina raised another, more concerning issue, pesticide residues.
Categories: toxins in the environment, Uncategorized Tags: children and pesticides, children pesticide exposure, pesticides in carpets, pesticides on shoes
Disposable Diapers: is there a natural way?
Shedding light on some of the questions surrounding disposable diapers. Is there an environmentally friendly option?
Categories: diapers, Uncategorized Tags: Bambo Diapers, biodegradable diapers, Broody Chick Diapers, compostable diapers, disposable diapers, Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers, natural diapers, Nature Babycare Diapers, Seventh Generation
gDiapers claims: ‘no garbage, no guilt’. The City of Vancouver, WA puts the guilt back where it belongs
A recent study published by the city of Vancouver, Washington follows the long journey that a gDiaper refill liner must make to get from being flushed down the toilet to it's final resting place: the landfill.
Categories: diapers Tags: environmental impact of disposable diapers, flushing gDiapers, gDiapers, gDiapers refills, natural diapers
Vicks VapoRub May Pose Risks to Children’s Health Try This Natural Option Instead
What former child doesn't associate being stuffed up and sick as a kid with the smell of Vicks VapoRub? I remember running away from my mom and when she finally caught me, turning my head away as she painted my upper lip with the eye burning, stinging goop. Did it help? I don't know. Maybe the stinging and burning distracted me from my ailment...
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