By John The CBD oil industry has exploded over the last year or so, and many people are touting the benefits: better sleep, reduced anxiety, controlled pain, and more. Some of you have written us asking how to try CBD oil (also known as hemp oil) safely, and you are confused by the multitude of options. In this booming market, there are too many brands that are producing inexpensive and poor
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Safe Bar Soap Guide
When it comes bar soap, the good news is that there are tons of safe options for organic soap. The bad news is that many of these soaps are difficult to find, as they are produced by small manufacturers and not sold in most drug or grocery stores.Thank goodness for Dr. Bronner’s (see review below), which you can find almost anywhere.Dr. Bronner’s is great option, although it does score a 1 on
Baby Food Pouches
Soon after Felix turned one, he finally started enjoying foods other than breast milk.Unfortunately, by this point I was pretty burned out from preparing and then throwing away homemade pureed fruits and veggies that he refused to eat. With Wolfie I was way chiller and basically did baby-led weaning.But back to 2010, when I discovered squeezy fruit/veggie baby food pouches sold
Easy Cleanse for Busy Moms
If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably gotten sick of my stories about my Sakara meals. (Sakara is a plant-based, organic meal-delivery service). They are so delicious and obviously very healthful, that I find myself wanting to snap a picture of every one.I've done a bunch of different versions of Sakara: four-week programs, three-day programs, a ten-day DIY program, and,
Four Tips from an Eczema Mom
-Guest post by Laura HoffmanBefore I had children, I thought the whole fuss over kids with allergies and eczema had to be exaggerated.So perhaps it was my karma, then, to have a child who struggled with skin conditions and sensitivities from day one. A bit of cradle cap turned into food sensitivities that morphed into bad eczema with food and cosmetic allergies. It has absolutely rocked
Safe Sunscreen Guide
No one wants to see an infant sporting the raw, tender skin of a sunburn, but the fear of the sun--like many other parental fears--seems to have become maybe a little hysterical?Too Little SunThe overzealous use of sunscreen on kids has resulted in widespread vitamin D deficiencies, which are linked to cancer, depression, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and obesity.A 2009 study
The Problem with Organic Frozen Waffles (and an Easy Sprouted Waffle Recipe)
Children seem to move through “food kicks." They'll eat a particular food for a while and then a week later they suddenly stop liking it. Or sometimes they’ll hone in on a particular food and will eat only that.My grandsons Felix and Theo both go through stages where they want only waffles for breakfast, and their parents try to find the healthiest frozen organic waffles on hand for busy
Safe Baby Lotion Guide
I don't think you need to slather your baby in lotion after every bath, but sometimes a baby's dry skin will be screaming for a moisturizer. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of coconut oil, and we often put a little blob of the organic, unrefined good stuff in the bath with the boys.My Top Pick for Best Natural Baby Lotion If you're looking for a creamy (not greasy), basic natural baby
Natural, Non-toxic Easter Baskets (Optional: Real Grass!)
The last few years, instead of filling my kids' Easter baskets with tacky plastic "grass" and cheap toys, I've taken the time to make Easter more about the Good Stuff.Here's what's on my shopping (and growing!) list this year, plus some ideas for younger kids.Real Easter Grass! My mom always grew really grass in our Easter baskets when we were kids, and I assumed it was complicated and
Choosing a Non-Toxic Carpet
Recently, I've had a few private consulting clients ask about non-toxic carpeting. As a result, I've spent some time more deeply looking into this. I hope this post helps answer the big question: Is there such thing as truly safe, non-toxic carpeting? What Makes Carpeting Toxic? As my dad wrote in the flooring post about our non-toxic renovation undertaking, Project One-Eleven, carpeting is
