There has been a link between food-born illnesses and long-term health effects that may have you rethinking that street kabob you inhaled last week. It seems that if you have had food poisoning in your life – no more than a few small instances – your body and health will probably pay for it down the road.
Tag: Green Parenting
Green Parenting: Top 12 Most Contaminated Foods
By Elise Jones, blog editor Eating well is one of the most important things I do for myself and my health. It is also the best way for me to demonstrate how serious I am about my health to my children. They see me in my exercise clothes but they don’t actually see me exercise. […]
Your Current Slavery Footprint
By Elise Jones, blog editor Have you ever thought about what goes into making that shirt you are wearing? What about that beverage you are drinking? Or the computer you are reading on right now? These are all everyday items we use over and over again but what I’m about to say may shock you: […]
Green Parenting – A Message from the Lorax
By Elise Jones, blog editor “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” The Lorax With a message so strong it is hard not find it applicable to any of the environmental threats we face today. Dr. Suess wrote the book The Lorax in 1971. In […]
The Avoid Soy Discussion—Continued…
By Aimee Raupp, author, licensed acupuncturist & herbalist, and women’s wellness & fertility expert Last month I wrote a blog for the Mommybites website, entitled: Avoid Soy—for you and for baby. And, boy oh boy did it stir up some healthy debate. This month, I am following up that blog with more information on soy and […]
Green Parenting: Green Resources on the Web
By Elise Jones, blog editor There is a plethora of information available online about almost every environmental topic under the sun. But looking for the best green products or a trusted green resource can be tricky. How do you know if a product is really green or if a site is to be trusted? Not […]
Leap Year Twitter Party- 2/28 at 9 p.m. ET
You’re Invited! Leap Year Twitter Party: Making the Most of an Extra 24 Hours Tuesday, February 28th, 9 to 10 p.m. ET Use hashtag #PGLeapYear We all have an entire extra DAY this year…. what to DO with all that time? Please join us for a Twitter party to chat about healthy & sustainable living! Eat, […]
Green Parenting: Updates on Poisonous Apple Juice & Back to the Start
By Elise Jones, blog editor In my blog post, Poisonous Apple & Grape Juice (originally published on babybites, Dec. 16, 2011) I encouraged parents to take a good look at the juices they were giving their children due to the recent discovery there are high levels of arsenic and lead in most apple juices sold. […]