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CALAFANT Treehouse – Play Green

Derek — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:20:07 +0000

Before you start building a tree house in your backyard, you might want to try the adorable CALAFANT Treehouse for indoors. CALAFANT offers creative, fun & unique and eco-friendly cardboard kits to construct your very own toy. The Treehouse is easy to build and fun to decorate. Part of the creative fun is to figure [...]

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CALAFANT Treehouse – Play Green

Breastfeeding Mothers Less Likely to Develop Heart Attacks or Strokes

Derek — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:11:25 +0000

The longer that mothers breastfeed, the less risk they have for heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. University of Pittsburgh researchers noted that the benefits from breastfeeding were long-term, and that women who breastfed for more than a month were 10% less [...]

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Breastfeeding Mothers Less Likely to Develop Heart Attacks or Strokes

Zumbox Paperless Mail is Easy and Free

Derek — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:44:30 +0000

Finally, a way to send and receive mail to your home address, completely paperless! If you haven’t heard of Zumbox yet, it’s a great big idea whose time has come. You can use Zumbox for sending just about anything, virtually free (up to 50 times per month). Send postcards, letters, invitations, announcements, any file that [...]

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Zumbox Paperless Mail is Easy and Free

Mother’s Personality Affects Eating Habits of Children

Derek — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:01:30 +0000

A study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and University of Oslo found that mothers with negative thoughts and feelings are more likely to give their children unhealthy food to eat. Sounds obvious, but this was the first study to compare a child’s diet with psychological and sociodemographic factors in the mother, and [...]

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Mother’s Personality Affects Eating Habits of Children

Recycle Those Rechargeable Batteries, CDs, DVDs, and Hard Drives – For Free!

Derek — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:06:46 +0000

photo credit: kennymatic In our modern technology-centered culture, we’ve got a serious waste problem. Some products that we use are easily recycled (curb pick up or at a recycle center), but others are not so easily disposed of. Rechargeable batteries, CDs, DVDs, and hard drives are bit more difficult to recycle in most municipalities, but [...]

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Recycle Those Rechargeable Batteries, CDs, DVDs, and Hard Drives – For Free!

Atlantic Article Calls Breastfeeding “An Instrument of Misery”

Derek — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:15:59 +0000

photo credit: Raphael Goetter Hanna Rosin’s article “The Case Against Breast-Feeding” in the April 2009 issue of The Atlantic, has really brought out some strong feelings from both mothers and breastfeeding organizations. Here’s the lead-in to the article: “In certain overachieving circles, breast-feeding is no longer a choice—it’s a no-exceptions requirement, the ultimate badge of [...]

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Atlantic Article Calls Breastfeeding “An Instrument of Misery”

5 Must-Watch Food Videos

Derek — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:05 +0000

Sometimes, a video is worth a thousand words. I’d like to share five of my favorite food videos with you, and if you already agree with their messages, I hope you feel like sharing them with your friends and family. Grocery Store Wars: May the Farm be with you… Backwards Hamburger: Imagine if you will, [...]

Do We Protect Our Kids Too Much?

Derek — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:29:19 +0000

photo credit: Caveman 92223 Be careful! Watch out! Get down from there! Don’t do that, it’s dangerous! Sound familiar? Sometimes I wonder if we are protecting our kids too much. Protecting them from themselves, from the unknown, from our own fears. I mean, how safe can things really be in life? Now, don’t get me [...]

Two Amazingly Simple Raw Food Torte Recipes

Derek — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:08:36 +0000

photo credit: Daniel Panev The raw food diet is experiencing a resurgence among people looking for healthy eating patterns that will boost energy levels, supply all the nutrients for optimal healing and wellness, and facilitate optimal bodyweight. One of the objections to eating this way is that it seems as if all of the recipes [...]

Considering a Homebirth? Start With These Questions

Derek — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:23:06 +0000

photo credit: lobo235 My wife and I are big advocates of homebirth. We’ve birthed several of our babies at home, and will do so again for our next one (due in May). While I can’t say that homebirth is for everyone, if you are leaning that direction, there are some questions that you ought to [...]