Nonprofit organization inspiring parents to protect their children from harmful chemicals.
When you go bargain hunting, think about what your child will need over the next few years, not just today. In thrift stores, I look for clothes that are like-new and good labels that are two, or even three, sizes ahead of where Maya is today. She’ll get there all too soon! And for to...
By Margie Kelly, Communications Manager One of the biggest issues on a state ballot this fall is California’s Proposition 37 , which would require clear labels on foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). GMOs are plant or meat products that have had their DNA altered in ...
Xylitol has 40% fewer calories than sugar and can replace sugar in cooking, baking or as a sweetener for beverages. Xylitol also dramatically reduces the incidents of middle ear infections (if kids chew xylitol-flavored chewing gum), it is a perfect sweetener for people with diabetes,...
Join Lori and more than 59,000 others in telling Disney to be a leader for children’s health by stop using phthalates in their products now. Please sign and share this petition . Tide: Get Cancer-causing Chemicals Out of Laundry Detergent! Lori Alper of Groovy Green Livin also launche...
A new study was the first to find a link between exposure to common toxic chemicals that disrupt hormones and early menopause in women. The chemicals, including PCBs and phthalates , are ubiquitous in the environment and have been found present in the blood and urine in human studies.
In Washington State, lawmakers this year have an opportunity to get companies off of this toxic treadmill of disregarding health and safety and simply switching from one toxic chemical to another. The legislature will consider the Toxic Free Kids Act, which will require companies to i...
It wouldn’t be impossible for Tide to eliminate 1,4-dioxane from products. Procter & Gamble (makers of Tide) reformulated its Herbal Essences® shampoo in 2010 to strip out 1,4-dioxane. Tide Free & Gentle® contains three times the amount of this cancer-causing chemical. Johnson & Johns...
The reality that you are having a baby often doesn’t strike until you start to accumulate the gear required to take care of the new addition to your family. The list well meaning friends and family tell you that you’ll need is long: car seat, stroller, crib, toys, diaper bag, carriers...
