This is the time of year for giving right? Well I wanted to share with you a wonderful way to give back while living healthy. There is a non profit organization by the name of the Fresh Air Fund that works hard at giving New York inner city children the opportunity to experience a “fresher” [...]
21 Never Before Detected Contaminants Detected in Human Cord Blood
December 7, 2009 By 2 Comments
The EWG has done it again! This time they tested the cord blood of 10 newborns in racial and ethnic minority groups. They’ve done 11 bio-monitoring investigations in recent years, with the goal of quantifying the ‘pollution in people’ to drive science and policy changes to protect public health. What did they find? They found 232 toxic [...]
Have an Eco-Friendly Christmas and Holiday Season
December 5, 2009 By 6 Comments
As our family completes our holiday tradition of making ornaments for a gift exchange and putting up our tree – the day seems almost magical with the big white snow flakes falling outside the window. Hot chocolate simmers and the cookies are in the oven, completing the picture. Focusing on the spirit of Christmas and [...]
A Proud Michigan Mom: Supporting Toxic Chemical Reform
December 2, 2009 By 9 Comments
Today, I learned that the state of Michigan, along with 12 other states joined forces to protect citizens from chemicals that we know are harmful. I was very happy to see that Michigan is taking this seriously and that this movement has begun to prevent endless government studies with how Obama Administration is potentially proposing [...]
