The winner of the Recycle Truck and Water bottle is: Jessica K
The Winner of the $20 worth of organic baby food is: Virginia H
I will pass your email addresses along to EcoMom and they will be contacting you to get your mailing address.
Thank you everyone who participated!
Summer is here! Since it’s beach time again, remember to use a chemical free, mineral based sunblock for your precious baby’s skin. Here is my favorite: Badger Sunscreen SPF 30
It’s also mosquito central in these parts, so here is the best natural bug repellent I can find: Burt’s Bees Herbal Insect Repellent 4 fl oz spray
If you have a sunscreen or bug spray you already use but want to check the integrity of the ingredients, go to the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Database and search for your products to find out if they’re safe to use on your baby.
Most importantly, have fun in the sun!
I recently had the opportunity to meet Dr. Sunil Pai,MD and tour his amazing Integrative Medicine Health and Lifestyle Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Speaking with Dr. Pai reignited my passion for natural healing and reminded me why I started working as a health counselor.
Dr. Pai adheres to the precept of medical ethics, “first, do no harm,” and treats the whole person using the modality best suited for that individual. He is very passionate about Integrative Medicine and the need for change within our current health care system and truly lives out Gandhi’s famous quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
If you are anywhere near Albuquerque I strongly encourage a visit to Dr. Pai (though he is worth traveling to if you are not!). During our conversation he touched on many health issues facing children today from ADHD and allergies to obesity and vaccine safety and we discussed the integrative way he treats them.
Stay tuned for an interview with Dr. Pai on this site, as well as links to his recommendations for supporting our children’s immune systems.
I’m in New Mexico for my nephew’s highschool graduation and the thought that keeps going through my head is “time goes by so fast.” Wasn’t it only a few weeks ago that I was holding him as a brand new baby? Yet here I sit- 18 years, 4 nieces, 1 nephew and one child of my own later…yes, time flies by. It has so far in the life of my toddler and I need these reminders to live in the present and enjoy the moment.
My son is now peacefully napping in my arms, and even though people often ask me how I ever get anything done, I know how quickly this phase will pass. I wouldn’t trade this time for anything in the world. I know I can’t do anything about the speed of life, but for now I’m going to hold my baby, not make excuses about it, and enjoy every second of it.
My toddler has been offered Sprite by well-meaning (albeit naive) servers at restaurants and though we always politely decline, I know there are many who innocently give these drinks to their children. This drink (and all other soda) has no place in the diet of a healthy child. One 12 ounce can of soda contains 39 grams of “sugar” in the form of high fructose corn syrup. (HFCS has recently been proven to be much worse for our bodies than regular table sugar! Read about it here.)
Maybe you’ve heard those numbers before- but have you seen what 39 grams of sugar looks like?
Would you give that to your child and say, “drink up!” ? I didn’t think so…
Don’t forget about yourself in this equation- that same amount of sugar is in the soda you might drink too- but who only drinks a 12 oz can of soda in the land of 20oz bottles, big gulps and free refills?
Mmm- wouldn’t you just love this over ice on a hot day?
Need suggestions for what to drink? CLICK HERE!
