Raising Happy Healthy Children…Naturally!
Please pass this on to ALL your friends and family in NJ! There is currently a bill in the works to ban bisphenol A. The more folks that know about this, the better for NJ. Maybe we can do this state by state? 
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/642/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=23858
An old friend to this gal, Dr. Bronner’s is pushing change in the coolest way. This company that produces liquid soaps that I’ve used since I was 15, has brought about a lawsuit in conjunction with the OCA (Organc Consumer Association) against a list of so called “natural” companies using not so natural and often carcinogenic ingredients. The gruesome list of offenders can be found on the press release below. Its time we hold these companies using the term “Organic” on their labels, accountable!
I listened to a very informative interesting show on NPR yesterday. We all know the hazards of some fish. Most of us have probably printed out the little charts telling us which fish is high in mercury, etc. But this Fresh Air segment provides some very informative information about fish that I never knew. Many of the fish in stores are named with made up names! Chilean Sea Bass, for instance is just a nice name made up because the real name of the fish is much less aesthetic.
The marine scientist also shares information about farm raised fish and why some of it is less than desirable. He also addresses which fish are bad for the environIf you have time, its worth listening to.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89807877
GO CANADA!!! This was shared last Friday by a commenter on my blog.
http://www.cbc.
For the whole story on this toxic chemical that babies are exposed to daily,
check out the Bisphenol A category.
How very cool! Costco has teamed up with Greensight Technologies to offer an electronic recycling program. You can actually get a rebate for turning in your old electronics, depending upon its condition. What an amazing idea! Get an estimate at the link for your computer, printer, fax, camera, game system or MP3 player. Even if you don’t qualify for a rebate, they will still take the electronic in for recycling.
I’ve been buying from online shops for awhile now and am constantly
checking for new places. I was using (and recommended here previously)
A1Nutrition for awhile and was happy with them but they’ve since gone
WAYYY downhill with me having to cancel my last order AFTER they took
my money and then 2 weeks later nothing (only to find out that everything
was on backorder…when did they plan to tell me?) This happens from time
to time from these discount places but figured I’d share my current favorites.
I’m currently splitting my orders between Vitaglo.com and Vitaminlife.com
You really have to continually check pricing. For instance, I order
MegaFood Essentials Mini Tabs for the kids..most places online are selling
this for around $27.00 (for 270) but I found it at VitaminLife the cheapest, at
$18.00.
VitaGlo.com had the cheapest Aubrey Organics, except for some Mens
Aubrey that my dh uses, I found VitaminLife to have the better price there. Weleda
toothpaste (2.99) was the cheapest I’ve found at Vitaglo.
Shipping is really decent with being around $5-9.