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New Book Review: Practically Green
Janelle Sorensen
Monday, November 02, 2009
A beautiful new quick-read book that is a great resource on practical green living, by Micaela Preston.
Healthy Byte: Make Your Own non-toxic Halloween Makeup
Mandy Geisler
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Unfortunately, Halloween makeup can contain lots of not so nice chemicals. The FDA agency responsible for overseeing cosmetics, does NOT conduct itself or require any pre-market testing of cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients.
Should Recipes Include Nutritional Information?
Marion Nestle
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Today you don’t have to be a nutritionist to write analyses, there are computer programs that will calculate it for you. The problem is, none of the data is particularly accurate.
Meet 2009’s Mom on a Mission Finalist, Teri Morin!
Healthy Child
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
After Teri's daughter was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, she co-founded the Green Hope Foundation to educate families about children and their environments.
Meet Our 2009 Mom on a Mission, Shelby Rodriguez!
Healthy Child
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
After a massive roof tarring project in her community caused her family to fall ill, Shelby organized her community to demand safer practices and put an end to the pollution.
Halloween Face Paints Contain Lead and Heavy Metals
Healthy Child
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Parents should consider safer alternatives for their children's costumes in light of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' surprising findings.
Green This Year’s Halloween Treats!
Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson
Monday, October 26, 2009
Halloween may be all about the treats, but happily, there are great alternatives that kids, when given the option, will happily embrace.
What’s In Your Carpet? You May Not Want to Know.
Healthy Child
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Most homes have carpet in them somewhere, but one problem with carpeting is that it's a perfect home to microorganisms such as mold, mildew and dust mites.
A Special Offer from Episencial!
Healthy Child
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Episencial launches a complete, chemical-free kid and baby skin care system, and Healthy Child's followers have the inside track!
Where Are All These Crawling Babies Going?
Emily Lynne Ion
Friday, October 23, 2009
Join the Million Baby Crawl, a campaign launched by Seventh Generation, empowering parents to demand that Washington reform our chemical regulation policy.
