Canadian Government declares BPA toxic
In celebration of Canada's recent declaration regarding BPA, Better Baby Bums is offering a great discount on all of our BPA-free baby bottles!
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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
Chlorinated Pools Linked to Infant Lung Infection and Asthma
A recent report in the European Respiratory Journal, shows that there could be a link between children that swim in chlorinated pools before the age of 2 and infant lung infection, asthma and respiratory allergies later in life.
Categories: toxins in the environment Tags: chlorine and asthma, chlorine and babies, chlorine and lung infections, chlorine effects on babies, when can a baby go swimming
Plastics and Flame Retardants Linked to Infertility
Another reason to decrease the number of plastic products in your home and stay away from products that have flame retardant on them. PBDE, found in these products, are strongly linked to Thyroid problems which plays an important role in fertility.
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