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Even Softer Baby Skin!

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We recently moved from our LEED gold certified “green building” to another green building, but we discovered there are different interpretations of what makes a building green.  There’s always a bright side to everything and in this case I know there are many great things that can make your home a healthier place to live.  One of the most important is removing the chlorine from your family’s bathwater.  Excessive chlorine exposure is linked to asthma, eczema, dry skin, premature aging, and more serious diseases such as cancer.  Considering the fact that you absorb about 8 ounces of water during a 15 minute shower, and even more while soaking in the bathtub, it’s important to dechlorinate your bathwater. In my experience, I couldn’t believe the difference in my skin after living in a building with double filtered water, to one that was heavily chlorinated.  Talk about dry skin!  and I definitely don’t want to be bathing my baby in this water.  I was so relieved to find bath salts to add to bath water that inactivate the chlorine at Green Nest:
Mediterranean Blue – Dechlorinating Bath Salts

Mediterranean Blue - Dechlorinating Bath Salts

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Seriously??? Embalmed Baby Clothes…

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Have you ever wondered why some tags on clothes say, “wash before wearing?” Well I’m sure you already pre-wash all of the clothes you put on your baby, but I just want to make sure you know why it’s so important to continue…because they are most likely treated with formaldehyde. Yes, this is true. A known carcinogen is used on our baby’s (and kid’s and our) clothes as a mildew resistant, especially if they will be shipped long distances to the stores. Whoa. This makes me think twice about buying “cheap” clothes even though babies and kids outgrow them so fast. The best way to avoid this toxic substance which will be close to your baby’s skin and nasal passages is to buy organic clothing or clothing made in Europe, and accept hand-me-downs (the chemicals will have worn off a little by the time you get them). This is one more area where we can vote with our dollar- I’m sure if this information were on the clothing labels many people would not buy the clothes resulting in manufacturers having to change their practices, so let’s get the word out. Call companies, ask questions, write letters, buy organic and create change!
*Check out the post Holly’s Holiday Shopping List for a list of online retailers selling organic children’s clothes.

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Miracle Teething Tablets

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At my baby shower I opened a gift from my sister and inside was a little white bottle of Hyland’s Teething Tablets.  She then announced- “They really work.  It’s amazing.  Your baby can be screaming his head off, and you put one of those in his mouth and he will instantly stop.  It’s the weirdest thing.”  Since I was pregnant, I thought I was a long way off from needing relief from a teething baby- but I was wrong.  And my sister was so right!  They are a homeopathic rememdy- completely safe, natural and ok to use as early as 4 months (they dissolve immediately), and they really work.  Just now, my 15 month old woke up from his slumber screaming and rubbing his mouth.  My husband grabbed the teething tablets, I popped one in his mouth, and he instantly stopped and went back to sleep.  It’s the craziest thing- how fast and how well they work- but I’m definitely not going to question them.  Little did I know that little white bottle of pills would be the BEST gift ever!  Thank you Heidi!!!

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Milk

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The other day when I was shopping at a very well known national health food store, I asked the woman in the dairy department if they had any non-homogenized milk.  “You mean non-pasteurized?” She asked me…”No, I mean non-homogenized.”  She gave me serious attitude and said- “We don’t carry that kind of milk here.”  As if I was asking for poison!  This made me think that if the woman in the dairy department of a huge grocery store doesn’t know the difference between non-homogenized and non-pasteurized, maybe I should help clear things up.  Non-homogenized is milk that is non-processed and will separate- the cream will rise to the top when left alone.  Non-pasteurized milk is raw milk…milk that hasn’t been heated (which is done so that any potentially harmful bacteria can be killed.)  If you buy milk for your family, try to find it non-homogenized…it’s much better for you.  Your body is better able to process milk in its unprocessed state.