This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure page.UPDATED: December 2019Toys, like evvvvverything else, can introduce toxins into your home, to say nothing of the environmental impact of producing and disposing of ALL THAT plastic. I'm certainly guilty of buying my fair share of cheap plastic toys, but I am always trying to do better, and after researching and
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Great Deals on Good Stuff: Cyber Week Sales 2019
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I'm so deeply thankful for all of you. Your questions, insights, and ingredient sleuthing--as well as the love you have for your children and our planet--inspire me every day. Because so many of you support us by shopping in our store, we get to wake up each morning excited to go to work. So truly, thank you.As a small token of gratitude, we are
Cyber Week Non-Toxic Mattress Deals 2019
We always tell our private consulting clients that their mattress is the first thing they should upgrade when detoxing their homes because of the number of chemicals they usually contain. That said, organic, non-toxic mattresses don't come cheap, which is why many of you are probably considering taking advantage of some of the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday
2019 Natural Gift Guide
It's that time of year again! We are proud of this natural gift guide, which was months in the making. We've beaten prior records and this year have 99 gifts to recommend at a variety of price points.A few of these gifts area available in our online store, where we will cover shipping if you spend $50. The rest of the items on our list are available online and are all sold by companies we love
What Are the Best Multivitamins?
Last year, a private client of mine gave me the opportunity to look more closely at the best multivitamins. She wanted to know if she should be taking a multivitamin, and if she should be giving one to her children. Of course, she also wanted to know which brands make the best multivitamins. I shared my opinion with the Gimme readership back then, and now am pleased to be able to update you
Safe Disposable Diaper Guide
My original introduction to this section read something like, “Sure, we all know we should use cloth diapers, but how realistic is that, especially here in New York City where many of us don’t even have washing machines? Thank God for these biodegradable diapers from Seventh Generation!”This was back in 2010, and I was using cloth diapers about 25% of the time (and my husband was using them
Healthy Cereal Guide
Overall Best Healthy CerealFood for Life Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Crunchy Cereal packs the most nutritional bang per spoonful. (Read more about this brand under Good Stuff below.)[amazon asin=B000LKTMLM&template=Add To Cart]As a child of the 50’s, I ate cold cereal for breakfast on most mornings. We could help ourselves and my mom was free to do other chores.My father
Is Most Wallpaper Toxic?
Many of my private consulting clients are looking to wallpaper their homes. Unfortunately, almost all wallpaper currently on the market is coated in vinyl (AKA PVC, which contains endocrine-disrupting phthalates).What follows are the brands I've found that are free of PVC. Please comment below with any others you've found! (There are a bunch of other considerations if you want your wallpaper
A Beginner’s Guide to Finding the Best CBD Oil
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
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
