Our new neighborhood goes all out for Halloween, so the pressure is on for us to decorate this year! As you're probably well aware, Halloween is a holiday that full of Bad Stuff (and nope, not just the candy). Read on for my tips for avoiding toxins--and have a safe, healthy Halloween! How to Have a Healthier Halloween 1. Avoid PVC Costumes Many store-bought Halloween costumes are
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Why I’m Going to Give My Kids the Covid Vaccine
Covid is again weighing heavily on me--after months of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! I'm sure many of you are feeling similar anxiety about what this means for the coming school year. I will be doing all the prevention measures we already know to work: Running my air filter. Taking elderberry syrup. Sanitizing my hands. Wearing a mask in crowded places. That said, I am convinced
Safe Mattress Guide
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure page. UPDATED: July 2021 Written by Maia & John Finding a non-toxic mattress is super important but also super confusing to work through. If your head hurts just looking at the length of this page, please feel free to email our Home Health Director, John, for individualized help. You can also call him at
Homeopathy Versus Herbal Remedies
In the last month, Felix and Wolfie have both had colds (thankfully, not Covid), and I've been giving them an herbal remedy that I rely on through typical cold and flu season, Umcka. Do you use herbal or homeopathic remedies to treat illness in your house? Or maybe you wonder what the difference is between herbal medicines and homeopathic ones. What follows is my best attempt at an
7 Healthy Father’s Day Gift Ideas
What are you getting your dads and husbands on June 20th? Here are seven healthy Father's Day gift ideas that are toxin-free and planet-friendly... Organic boxers that are Fair-Trade and GOTS-certified, and also super soft. A grass-fed meat subscription that comes with free bacon for life (gross, I say, but my husband loves it) with every order. Natural wine that is
Toxins in Coffee: 8 Sources of Harmful Chemicals in Your Morning Brew
A few years ago we went on a quest to find the cleanest possible organic coffee in toxin-free packaging. As you probably know, organically grown coffee beans are widely available--this is great! Unfortunately, even organic beans are almost always roasted, packaged, and brewed in ways that can add all sorts of unwanted chemistry to your morning brew. This means that by the time your organic
The Privilege to Fret Over Antibiotics, Vaccines, Chlorinated Water & Pasteurized Milk
Did anyone read this article about how human life expectancy has basically doubled over the last hundred years? Of note: we can now expect to live to around 79 instead of only 41 thanks to four key discoveries/interventions--ALL of which are things I worry about! 1. Vaccines You've probably heard about the rudimentary way that we figured out how to inoculate people against smallpox--by scraping
Red Light Therapy: Is It Safe and Effective?
1. Joov / 2. Mito / 3. Rouge / 4. iRestore / 5. Gemba By John Goss With research provided by Michael Hopkins, PhD. The term red light therapy (RLT) has caught our attention several times over the last five years or so. According to those championing this treatment, just a few minutes a day under the cool glow of red or near-infrared light can cure almost
Natural Easter Basket Ideas
For those of you celebrating Easter, are you interested in growing your own Easter grass? We show you how here. Also, Easter is early this year! Combine that with extra long shipping times, and it makes sense that many of you are already shopping. We have lots of fun Easter Good Stuff in the store... Natural Egg Dye. Made from fruits, herbs, and veggies, this kit includes powders to make
Is Blistex Toxic? (And What to Buy Instead)
Every time the weather changes, my and my kids' lips become miserably chapped. Related: Shop safest lip balms. Blistex lip products definitely soothe super chapped, sore lips. Perhaps this explains why Blistex sells more than $100 million worth of their "medicated" lip balm every year! But is Blistex non-toxic? While Blistex offers short-term relief from the pain of chapped lips, it