Blog
Monday, January 05, 2009
Posted by Healthy Child
(0) Leave A Comment
.gif)
When you make choices to live better, greener, more organic, it's not always so clear-cut; that is, you want to do the right thing but you also have to do what works for you and your lifestyle. Sometimes that means choosing the lesser of two evils. An example from when I was a teenager: In 1982, I got a job at the San Diego Zoo working with wild cats. Everyday we fed them so much meat that eventually something in me just snapped and I didn't want to eat meat anymore. For thirteen years, I was a vegetarian—no beef, no fowl. I was doing a good thing, I thought, a virtuous thing. But over time, I felt weaker and weaker. I wasn't getting enough protein, my doctor told me.
Read more
Friday, January 02, 2009
Posted by Christopher Gavigan
(0) Leave A Comment
We are at an incredible turning point in understanding how the environment impacts children’s health and development. Healthy Child is proud to announce our enthusiastic support for The National Children’s Study, launching on January 13th. We are hopeful that the study will yield a rich and comprehensive body of knowledge that will impact the quality of life for families across the United States.
Read more
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
(2) Leave A Comment
As much as we promise ourselves we won’t over-indulge during the holidays (cue inner voice: “this time I really, really mean it!”), most of us are guilty of a bit of seasonal gluttony. Instead of berating yourself for succumbing again, take a more positive approach. Be thankful for what you are able to enjoy and balance your indulgences with the following rejuvenating practices. You might even consider making these the basis of a new family routine. Keep yourselves healthier by helping your body flush out the environmental contaminants you are exposed to every day.
Read more
Monday, December 29, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
(2) Leave A Comment
We were so happy in July that Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to overhaul the regulatory system and get lead and some phthalates out of children’s products (among other things). Now, some of our favorite European toy manufacturers and throngs of small craftisans and children’s product entrepreneurs are up in arms about how much it will cost to fulfill the testing requirements. Many fear they are on the brink of collapse. How did our good intentions go so awry?
Read more
Friday, December 26, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
(0) Leave A Comment
• More than 100 million people living in 46 metro areas are breathing air that has gotten too full of soot on some days, and now those cities have to clean up their air, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday. The EPA added 15 cities to the sooty air list, mostly in states not usually thought of as pollution-prone, such as Alaska, Utah, Idaho and Wisconsin. That's probably because of the prevalence of wood stoves in western and northern regions, a top EPA official said.
Read more
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Posted by Healthy Child
(0) Leave A Comment
"I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wishing you and your families warm and healthy holidays! We look forward to a bright and exciting 2009!
Read more
Monday, December 22, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
(0) Leave A Comment
If you haven’t seen any of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s environmental coverage over the past year, take a moment to check it out. Their on-going coverage of chemicals in every products has been exceptional. Rightly so, the team of reporters (Susanne Rust, Meg Kissinger and Cary Spivak) has won a top national award for environmental writing.
Read more
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
(1) Leave A Comment
Most of us know better than to expose our children to cigarette smoke, but are you preventing exposure to the second leading cause of lung cancer? Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas that is released in rock, soil, and water from the natural decay of uranium. It seeps into buildings, building up in your indoor air. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon, but it could be present at a dangerous level in your home.
Read more
Friday, December 19, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
(0) Leave A Comment
• Concluding that nearly everybody is exposed to a mix of chemicals that could be damaging male reproductive health, a national panel of scientists on Thursday advised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to shift its focus and group them together when judging how much of a danger they pose. The recommendation to combine the compounds when analyzing their threats to human health would mark a critical change in EPA strategy. It would likely lower the total amount of phthalates the agency considers safe for people and ultimately could lead to strict regulations on their use.
Read more
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Posted by Christopher Gavigan
(1) Leave A Comment
Over the past couple of months, melamine has been heavy in the headlines. In case you haven’t read the news, dairy products manufactured in China were intentionally contaminated with the chemical in order to boost the apparent level of protein. Sadly, babies were the canaries in the coalmine.
Read more
Print this page | Email a friend
Leading medical & health experts team up with celebrity parents to help you create a cleaner, greener, safer home and lifestyle.
