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Comment on Guide to Safer Infant Formula and Baby Bottles by More Chemicals Found in Infant Baby Formula

More Chemicals Found in Infant Baby Formula — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:09:04 +0000

[...] written in previous posts about BPA found in the lining of Infant formula cans. In an article as reported by Environmental [...]

Comment on Do Flu Shots Work? Ask a Vaccine Manufacturer by Tela

Tela — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:37:43 +0000

Thanks Alicia! Good to hear from you! I agree 100%.

Comment on Do Flu Shots Work? Ask a Vaccine Manufacturer by Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:53:45 +0000

I can definitely agree on this topic! I’ve never had a flu vax and the kids will never get one either. A complete waste of time and an unneccessary risk to take.

Comment on Candy Treats that May Trick You! by Jane

Jane — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:04:56 +0000

The good news is that there are many candies and other treats that are naturally colored and flavored. Some are so attractive, it can be hard to tell them apart from the synthetic versions. The non-profit Feingold Association researches foods of all types and shows families how to find the food they want, but minus the fake dyes and artificial flavorings. See http://www.feingold.org.
Few people realize that many of these additives are made from petroleum; in fact, most of the dyes used in food in the US originate at petroleum refineries in China!

Comment on Primary Montessori Education by Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:24:01 +0000

I am very interested in sending my son to Montessori pre-school. Thanks for sharing this; it was very helpful.

Comment on Primary Montessori Education by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:22:53 +0000

Hi…my son is in his 2nd year of Montessori school (primary, he’s 4). Our family experience has been great. We have a Directress/Assistant that are very informative. You have to be willing to simply ask when you pick up your child (unless of course they ride the bus home). There are about 30 kids in a class…and for them to give a daily update for all of them would be exhausting…so when I pick up my son I get feedback several times a week. Do you have parent/teacher conferences? Let them know you’d like more feedback then. Hope this helps! Lisa

Comment on Montessori Education for your Pre-Schooler by Primary Montessori Education

Primary Montessori Education — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:50:32 +0000

[...] is an update to a previous post I wrote about Montessori Education for my Preschooler. I enrolled my daughter in a Montessori Toddler program when she was 2 1/2. [...]

Comment on FDA Says BPA is Safe and Why They’re Wrong by George Bittner, Ph.D.

George Bittner, Ph.D. — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:36:35 +0000

Recently, numerous publications have been writing about the dangers of BPA and phthalates and many companies are jumping on board promoting baby bottles and other plastics as BPA free.
Moms everywhere are ditching their baby bottles, binkies and sippy cups for newly marketed BPA-free ones. However, BPA and phthalates are just two of several hundred chemicals that exhibit estrogenic activity (EA) in plastics. Estrogenic activity occurs when chemicals are ingested that mimic or block the actions of naturally occurring estrogens, the female sex hormone. Studies have proven the fetus, newborn and young child is particularly vulnerable. Health-related problems as a result of estrogenic activity include: early puberty in females, reduced sperm counts in males, altered functions of reproductive organs, obesity, altered behaviors and increased rates of some breast, ovarian, testicular and prostate cancers.
Chemicals having EA leach from almost all plastics sold today. That is, plastics advertised as BPA-free or phthalate-free are not EA-free. Almost all these plastics still leach chemicals that contain EA. In fact, our data at PlastiPure show that all the plastics commercially available today do release chemicals with easily detectable EA. The FDA has yet to examine this broader problem. The amount that leaches from any one item may be small, but the cumulative effect of leaching from many items is significant and can be detected in the blood and tissues of almost all of us. And our children are the most susceptible.
Unfortunately, current legislation is attempting to solve this problem by removing chemicals having EA like BPA and phthalates just one at a time. This approach is ineffective since thousands of chemicals still used in plastics exhibit EA, not just BPA and phthalates.
The appropriate health-driven solution is to manufacture safer plastics that are completely EA-free. This is not a pie-in-the-sky solution, as the technology already exists to produce EA-free plastics that also have the same advantageous physical properties, as do almost all existing plastics on the market today. In fact, some of these advanced-technology EA-free plastics are already in the marketplace. The cost of safer, EA-free plastics is just pennies more than EA-releasing plastics when both are used to manufacture the same product in similar quantities.

Comment on Green Pregnancy by Easy Steps To A Greener Home | Simple Green Cleaning

Easy Steps To A Greener Home | Simple Green Cleaning — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:46:25 +0000

[...] babyminding.com » Blog Archive » Green Pregnancy - In an effort to make my pregnancy safe for me and my growing little one, my husband and I decided to take charge of our immediate environment. I knew that eating and exercise would be fairly easy, (although I was in for a few surprises in those departments too). The most difficult part: protecting myself and my unborn child from toxins present in the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and the household products we use. Green Environment, Green Home, Living Green [...]

Comment on Cookbook by Dana Peller

Dana Peller — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:52:26 +0000

I love that picture of Britton