4 Simple Ways to Avoid Hidden Chemicals in Every Day Products

4 Simple Ways to Avoide Hidden Chemicals in Everyday Products by thesoftlanding.com

Parents can't help but experience an overwhelming sense of helplessness when searching for safer options in a store full of unlabeled products.  Current regulation doesn’t provide an effective way to manage the 2,000 new chemicals brought to market each year. Our biggest hope for the near future … [Read more...]

Top Reusable Water Bottles for Earth Day

Top Reusable Water Bottles for Earth Day from thesoftlanding.com

  In honor of Earth Day, we’re focusing on America’s overuse of disposable bottled water in the name of convenience and supposed better health. As Food and Water Watch points out, bottled water is not safer than tap water.  It creates mountains of garbage and causes other major … [Read more...]

Safe Dishes for Freezer Meals

Safe Containers for Freezer Meals from thesoftlanding.com

Did I ever mention that I work from my home office full time, homeschool my teenagers and help my husband with his business marketing?  Oh yes I do.  And I love every minute of it.  But it definitely takes some planning to keep everything on track, so I've been making healthy freezer meals to … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Go Natural on a Budget

5 Ways to Go Natural on a Budget >> The Soft Landing

When our household budget began to feel the squeeze, I wasn't exactly looking for the silver lining.  But what felt like a loss at first, ended up being a blessing in disguise.  Who knew that actively looking for ways to save money could end up delivering an even better benefit by reducing our … [Read more...]

Protect Your Child from Chemical Fumes with Mattress Wrapping

Protect Your Child from Chemical Fumes with Mattress Wrapping from thesoftlanding.com

I always recommend making a safe, natural mattress one of your top purchasing priorities.  It's a large investment, but very worthwhile when you consider what we know (and don't know) about chemicals used in mattresses: No real regulations governing what materials can be used and no label … [Read more...]

Study Finds Shockingly High Phthalate Levels in Food Seasonings and Dairy Products

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You'd think that eating organic food straight from the farm should pretty well get the job done when it comes to avoiding toxic chemicals, right?  Well it may not be that easy after all. A new study published in the Nature Journal of Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology … [Read more...]

Secret Chemicals in Fragrance STINK

Secret Chemicals in Fragrance STINK by thesoftlanding.com

A new report from Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) found that millions of people suffer from skin and respiratory allergies caused by hidden chemicals in fragrance. I'm sure you've heard me rant for years about how much I detest that over 3,000 different chemicals can be legally hidden under … [Read more...]