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Check out this great post on Z Recommends: Z Report on BPA: Infant Formulas.
BPA is everywhere. If we want to protect our kids, we have to tell the manufacturers to take it out! I encourage you to write letters, talk to friends, get active!!
Filed under: Feeding, Health & Wellness, Infant, Toddler | Tagged: bispenol-a, bpa, Formula | Leave a Comment »
The men’s restroom in the Whole Foods on Union Square does not have a baby changing station! Only the women’s restroom gets a changing table. Not only that, the Manager I spoke to was annoyed that I complained, and told me they just don’t have enough space for things like that. I am a self-avowed [...]
Filed under: Health & Wellness, NYC | Tagged: food shopping, NYC, organic | Leave a Comment »
I hate to say this, but Tushies Gel-free Diapers are the worst diaper we have ever used.
They seem awesome on paper. They are gel-free (which they point out is only a bell/whistle), dye- and perfume-free, made from non-chlorine bleached materials, and have a nice soft exterior. Instead of gel, the diapers employ a cotton/wood pulp [...]
Filed under: Diapers, Gear, Health & Wellness, Infant, Toddler | Tagged: Diapers, disposable diapers, Green, product review | Leave a Comment »
The bloggers over at Safe Mama have published a handy-dandy Paraben and Phthalate Free Bath Care Cheat Sheet. They write:
One of the things that we’ve been frustrated with, here at Safe Mama, was what seemed like a lack of safe baby skin care products. Hence, the first version of the safemama-safe-skincare-cheatsheet. As we were searching [...]
Filed under: Diapers, Health & Wellness, Infant, Kid, Toddler | Tagged: chemicals, cosmetics, safe, skin care | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been talking about Bisphenol-A (BPA) a lot these days, but there are other toxins we’re exposing ourselves to more often, that goes for us adults, too, not just our kids. Two big sources are the food we eat and the products we use on our skin.
I remember being a kid and hearing about [...]
Filed under: Feeding, Health & Wellness, Infant | Tagged: bisphenol a, food coloring, health, Infant, phthalates | Leave a Comment »
I was ordering replacement cartridges the other night for our mega-water filter at 4 AM, post feeding, and found my way onto the site’s page of water filters for the shower. I said to myself: “The shower?!” Yes, the shower. During the course of the average shower, our skin absorbs approximately 8 cups of chlorinated [...]
Filed under: Feeding, Health & Wellness, Infant, Kid, Toddler | Tagged: bisphenol a, chemicals, health, safety | Leave a Comment »
Long have I been a fan of the Neti pot. If gargling with salt water works for a sore throat, why wouldn’t pouring salt water through your nose help with a sore nose (AKA a cold)?
In late January, a European study was released showing that:
A nasal spray made from Atlantic Ocean seawater eased wintertime cold [...]
Filed under: Health & Wellness, Kid, Toddler | Tagged: common cold, home remedies | Leave a Comment »
Tencel is nothing new… wood cellulose turned into a fiber for clothing… but seaweed?! The image conjures some alchemical process in my mind. I can’t even imagine how one goes about turning seaweed into yarn.
And yet, here I am, blogging about SeaCell, a blended fiber of cellulose and seaweed. SeaCell is marketed as an innovation [...]
Filed under: Health & Wellness | Tagged: baby, Clothing, green clothing | Leave a Comment »
After many years of Nalgene use (including the occasional scrubbing under very hot water — eek!), I am jumping ship to safer-water-bottle-land. Nalgene has been an aggressive defender of BPA’s safety, so I’m not too sad to go.
Here are the options I am considering:
The Klean Kanteen – Reusable, lightweight, and risk-free 27oz stainless steel bottle [...]
Filed under: Gear, Health & Wellness, Uncategorized | Tagged: bpa-free, eating and drinking, Gear | 1 Comment »
