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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
You may have asked yourself, "What in the world is green cleaning, and is it *really* that important?" Well, we think it really is that important, and we're explaining the why's and how's for you. First of all, did you know that there are no regulations governing the companies making these … [Read more...]
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...]
