Blog Book Tour – What Does It Mean To Be Present?

As a mom, I’m always on the hunt for good books to read with my kids – particularly books that have a message. As an author, I’m always happy to help promote fellow authors. As someone trying to live green, I’m always excited to connect with like minded greenies. So, you can probably guess I was [...]

Cadmium Prompts CPSC Recall of McDonald’s Shrek Forever After Promotional Glasses

Toxic cadmium prompts CPSC to announce recall of McDonald’s Shrek Forever After promotional glasses, confirming the XRF testing I performed.

CPSC Chair Warns Parents – Take Cheap Metal Jewelry Away From Kids

CPSC chair issues warning to parents – do not let your kids play with cheap metal jewelry.

TheSmartMama Investigates – Found Cadmium Jewelry at Target

After the Associated Press released the results of its investigation evaluating toxic cadmium in children’s jewelry on Sunday as a substitute for lead, I posted that using cadmium in jewelry pre-dated the lead content limits of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), but that I had seen an upswing in cadmium in jewelry and [...]

Countdown to Christmas: Green Gift Ideas

Despite Black Friday and even Cyber Monday, the first day of December can be eye-opening if you haven’t started getting ready for Christmas or any of the holidays celebrated at this time of year. If you haven’t bought or made a single present yet, you still have some time. Not much but some. And I’ve [...]

Are your bath and beauty products causing dermatitis? Quaternium 15 & Formaldehyde

Did you know Johnson’s Head-to-Toe Baby Wash contains a preservative that releases formaldehyde – a carcinogen and a leading cause of dermatitis? Yep, that’s right. That staple in many homes contains some not so nice chemicals. I’ve posted before about the problems with the ingredients in Johnson’s Head-to-Toe baby wash. The No More Toxic Tub [...]

5 Simple Steps for Summer Toy Safety

School is almost out and the lazy days of summer are here. Well, perhaps lazy isn’t accurate if you are a mom – summer can just mean listening to whines of “I’m so boooored” (drawn out as only a child can do) or schlepping from one activity to the next. But summer should be about [...]

Invest in your Future by Living Green

Why live a green life? I have a long explanation about how I’ve always been fairly green, but that it became personal when I had two miscarriages before carrying my son. About being pregnant and wanting to protect the life growing inside of me. About the ephiphany that everything I ate, breathed or put on my [...]

Warning: These baby bottles and canned goods contain a chemical known to cause reproductive harm

Would you buy a can of beans with a warning on it that it may contain a chemical known to the state of California to cause reproductive harm? What about a baby bottle? If you live in California, you are probably familiar with Proposition 65′s standard warning. Even if you don’t realize it. You’ve probably [...]

Celebrity Green – Healthy Kids in a Toxic World Panel at Pregnancy Awareness Month Event a Success

I had a fabulous weekend. I got to attend, Without children, and speak the 2nd annual Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM) kick off event, Motherhood Begins Now, on May 2, 2009. I also got to meet some people I have only communicated with via the Internet, which is always a pleasure. The event was hosted by holistic lifestyle [...]

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