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Posted: April 3, 2022 ...by Manda
I’ve been checking out some other blogs to see what they have to say about greening up Easter. It’s what you’d expect – recycled baskets, naturally-dyed eggs, healthier candy or non-candy gifts, and alternatives to fake, plastic grass. While there are many variations of these ideas I noticed that in the comments to these blogs there is one stand-out theme that eclipses them all. Tradition. »Read More
Posted: March 25, 2022 ...by Manda
How to protect yourself and your family from toxins in beauty care products It was a gift. The perfect little blue and white bottle of “Gentle! For Bebe!” baby shampoo in its foam pump bottle. I used it on my baby for two years before I thought to check if it was safe. It was...Read More »Read More
Posted: March 22, 2022 ...by Manda
I’d been pouring over labels for years and considered myself a savvy shopper, but the skincare aisle almost had me duped. I’m one of those people: the kind that stands in the Whole Foods aisle obsessively scanning every label. I am not appeased by claims of Natural! Kid Safe! or Hypoallergenic. What I’m looking for are the ingredients. The rest, as far as I am concerned, is just fancy PR. I want to know what I’m putting in and on my body. »Read More
Posted: March 20, 2022 ...by Manda
If you have previously used hormonal birth control—and, who hasn’t these days—you will most likely need help recovering your optimal health, ideally before pregnancy. Hormonal birth control can deplete the body of key nutrients, including thyroid hormones and zinc, which are both crucial for reproductive health. “There is evidence that the longer a woman is...Read More »Read More
Posted: March 11, 2022 ...by Manda
How to help your family ease through seasonal time change with natural sleep remedies I hate the time change, especially in the spring where it feels like that “lost” hour is never retrieved. For years, I spent the spring in Guatemala where the time does not change and it was much easier to just...Read More »Read More
Posted: February 25, 2022 ...by Manda
The are mornings where the sky turns orange and then pink and the ocean becomes so still it appears that it is the stable force and the sky is the tumultuous one. On these mornings, I am drawn like a sleepwalker, only awake, out the door and into the ocean. I stop for shoes. Rocks...Read More »Read More
Posted: February 20, 2022 ...by Manda
“The dark is rising,” I say to my friend, Vanessa, a photographer who has called to tell me how a bird fell out of the sky and landed at her feet, dead, during her morning walk. She is obsessed with birds. She has hundreds of them in her freezer. Songbirds collected and given a second...Read More »Read More
Posted: February 13, 2022 ...by Manda
I wanted to call it “Smells Like Teen Spirit” because what better name for a podcast about Raising Teenagers and trying to raise them to be healthy, independent-thinkers, who will grow up to be involved citizens of the world. I think I like Kurt Cobain and his whine about being “stupid and contagious” now more...Read More »Read More
Posted: February 13, 2022 ...by Manda
Tips and resources for healthier and more environmentally responsible birth control, sex toys, and lubricants. There are number of things that can be done to green-up sex itself. From using products such as condoms and lubricants that are healthy on the body, not made of estrogen-releasing plastics, and are gentle on the environment to avoiding birth control that routinely exposes your body and our waterways to persistent doses of estrogen. »Read More
Posted: February 11, 2022 ...by Manda
How to (Realistically) Creating Healthier Mouths and Naturally Prevent Cavities I was stunned. My five-year-old daughter’s first molar was so rotten that she needed to have it replaced with a crown. We eat well, she is rarely exposed to sugar or even juice, and she is (forced) to brush and floss regularly. She was sedated...Read More »Read More
Posted: December 18, 2020 ...by Manda
The Green Mama gives a few tips for shopping green, ethical, and last-minuteNo worries, I am not one to lecture about leaving shopping to the last minute. I am pretty sure it is the only shopping my family ever does. It seems to be made worse by my family's disdain of typical consumerism. Yet, to handmake all the gifts I so desperately want to bestow on the teachers, friends, family, and many other loved ones I know, I would have needed to start months ago. And, I didn't. »Read More
Posted: December 8, 2020 ...by Manda
Greening your Christmas Tree If you want to go even greener with your Christmas Tree purchase, there are a variety of other options available to you. 1. Buy a live, potted tree. My family has done this for years. Most pine trees can live for many years in a pot or you can replant the...Read More »Read More
Posted: November 10, 2020 ...by Manda
How to Celebrate Advent Simply, no matter what your faith This is not really a “How To” in any sort of prescriptive way. I like the simplicity of that title. Advent is defined as the four Sundays that lead up to Christmas. Yet, in my family, where we celebrate Hannukah, Christmas, and the big event...Read More »Read More
Posted: October 19, 2020 ...by Manda
If your child is suffering from behavioral outburst, chronic infections, reflux, chronic colds, or skin issues such as eczema, you likely need to examine his or her diet. The first person I think of in any of these situations is Kelly Dorfman, author of Cure Your Child with Food: The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and...Read More »Read More
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