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Cool site

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Posted in AP, Alternative, Holistic Health, Non Toxic Living, Organics, Parenting, Pregnancy & Childbirth, This n That |
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A really cool site I stumbled upon the other day; http://www.economads.com/libaware.php 

Lead in Lunch Boxes….wanne fume?

Monday, February 19th, 2007
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Okay, this makes me fume. I am so sick of my family's health taking a back seat to business. Honestly, what the heck? @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@  Dispute over lunch boxes' lead shows glitch in government Consumer Product Safety panel said, No problem. But FDA says there ...

Got Mercury?

Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Posted in Healthy Eating, Non Toxic Living, This n That |
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Did you know that mercury is accummulative?  It is.  So to me, any amount is too much.  Here's a fabulous organization that offers a Mercury Calculator.  You can put in your weight and how much fish you'll be eating, then ...

See the Sea

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
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Oooh...I just stumbled upon this really super cool marine non profit org/site.  It looks fairly new but there's a decent amount of information on the site and even experiments for kids of all ages. http://www.see-the-sea.org See The Sea, Charitable Foundation was founded ...

Lavender Oil May Spur Breasts in Boys

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Posted in Holistic Health, Personal Care, This n That |
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This was reported in the news back during the summer but is once again appearing.  I tried to find some more information on the studies but I'm highly suspect. Why are we zeroing in on the NATURAL ingredients that no ...

Score 1 for the EPA

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
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In what I would call a remarkable decision, the EPA has REJECTED, yes rejected the use of a KNOWN carcinogen in the treatment of wood for home use.  That is decks, playground equipment, picnic tables, etc.  I don't know if ...

Aubrey Organics

Monday, January 8th, 2007
Posted in Frugal Living, Non Toxic Living, Personal Care, This n That |
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I usually buy via  co-op but there aren't any to be found and we're in need of some stock on the Aubrey Organics products we use (baby shampoo, men's face scrub, shampoos, etc).  I found this site that is offering ...

Coke cans and Bisphenol A

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
Posted in Bisphenol A - Pthalates issue, EcoWarrior, Non Toxic Living, This n That |
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To add to the Toxic Toy issue that you may have read about here, it appears now that Bisphenol A is added to Coca cola cans to prolong shelf life. As you might remember, Bisphenol A is used in baby ...

Oh Christmas Tree!

Monday, December 18th, 2006
Posted in Holidays, Non Toxic Living, Parenting, This n That |
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We're in between on what sort of tree we want to decorate. This year we went ahead and got a local tree but I've since found out that a majority of the Christmas trees available throughout the states come ...

More on the Toxic Toys Issue

Monday, December 4th, 2006
Posted in Bisphenol A - Pthalates issue, EcoWarrior, Non Toxic Living, Politics |
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From: San Francisco Chronicle (pg. A1), Nov. 19, 2006 TOXIC San Francisco prepares to ban certain chemicals in products for tots, but enforcement will be tough -- and toymakers question necessity By Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer Widely used chemicals with suspected links to cancer ...