Spring is a wonderful time of year with warm days, budding trees and blooming flowers. It’s also the time when tree, grass, and weed pollens fill the air. It can be challenging if you or your children have allergies. An allergy is an over-reaction of the immune system that results in inflammation and the release of …Read More
Indoor Air Pollution: How to Protect Your Children
Indoor Air Pollution can be Worse than Outside Air Day and night, your children are breathing in toxins, both outside and in your home. Most of us think of outside air when considering air pollution. But the EPA estimates that the level of indoor air pollution may be two to five times higher than …Read More
Allergy and Asthma Prevention with a HEPA Air Purifier
Asthma and allergies are increasing in children. Coughing, sneezing, congestion, wheezing, shortness of breath, headaches and tiredness can be a miserable experience for your child (and for you, too). Untreated allergies can lead to other illnesses such as ear infections and sinusitis, so it’s important to deal with the allergy symptoms while removing the …Read More
Infant and Child Car Seats Come with Toxic Chemicals
There’s no way around it. When babies and young children are riding in a car, they must be secured in a car seat. Unfortunately, this safety protection comes with toxic chemical exposure. Though we all want our children to be in properly installed car seats for vital crash protection, we also want those seats to …Read More
Low Levels of Chemicals Impact Your Child’s Developing Brain
There is no safe level of exposure – low levels of chemicals have a major impact on your child’s developing brain. Watch this video to learn more: Many parents assume that baby products are tested and would not be on the market if they were unsafe. But the fact is that most chemicals in products have never …Read More
Air Pollution and Autism Risk
Air pollution and increased risk of autism have been linked through several studies. A new study from Harvard School of Public Health tried to find out exactly when this risk is increased. (Fine particulate air pollution linked with increased autism risk) What they found is that if a pregnant mom is exposed to fine particle …Read More
Poison Furniture: Why the New Law Won’t Protect You from Toxic Exposure
For years scientists, consumers and concerned companies have been working hard to change the 1970s regulations that ushered in over four decades of heavy duty application of chemicals in furniture. The good news is, all that hard work has paid off……sort of. As of January 1st of this year, it’s no longer mandatory for couches and other furniture sold in …Read More
3 Essential Steps to Make Your Home Healthier
There are many things you can do to increase your family’s health, and it’s essential to make your home as healthy as possible. Here are important steps that will make the most impact on creating a healthy home. 1. Purify the Air According to the EPA, the level of indoor air pollution may be two …Read More
Growing Up On Chemicals – Our Children’s Toxic Environment
By Jane Sheppard The scientific advancements of industry and agriculture have brought about the manufacture of over 75,000 synthetic chemicals, with a marked increase in the use of highly toxic pesticides in recent years. No matter where we live, our children are repeatedly exposed to these toxins. Most parents are not aware of the serious …Read More
How to Treat Allergies in Kids
We are in the Spring allergy season again. The good news is that there are proven holistic remedies to prevent and treat allergies in kids. Both children and adults can take supplements to manage allergies. First, read the 3-step holistic method for treating allergies and asthma in kids. Probiotics Since the health of the small …Read More