Motherhood

This is a guest post by Madeline Buthod for the Richmond Daily News:  Like many Missouri moms, I was thrilled when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized new rules on Dec. 21 to safeguard us from mercury pollution. Since pregnant women and children are most...

BPA, pesticides, growth hormones, artificial food colorings, meat and vegetable recalls….so many problems with our food supply, and so much to keep up with! The news is endless and always changing. I set out to write the ebook, Eat Non-Toxic: a manual for busy parents,...

It’s a new year, which means many people have set goals and new resolutions. Losing weight, saving money, managing stress, going back to school, spending more time with family and friends, eating healthy, getting fit, drinking less alcohol, and quitting smoking are among the top...

This is a guest post from Deanna Duke, the author of  The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, and the blog, The Crunchy Chicken: When I was attempting to eliminate all known exposures to toxins while I was writing my book on...

It’s the end of the year and my mailbox is full of solicitations from non-profits seeking end-of-year donations. The solicitations are becoming more and more beautiful and heart wrenching. I want to give to them all, and I feel a mixture of guilt and sadness...