Tip of The Week
Weekly insights for your children. Topics may include: Prevention of Allergies, Baby Food Guide and Signals of a Weak Immune System.
THE DIRTY DOZEN
30 July 2008
Search for the Cause has an excellent list on chemicals that you may want to avoid in your daily use. I like this list because it also explains why we may want to be concerned about the specific chemical listed.
You may read about some products not containing parabens, here is a little more information on why you may want to avoid them from Search for the Cause:
CHEMICAL: PARABENS (methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl)
A TID BIT ON ACRYLIC PLASTIC and FOLLOW-UP ON SHOWER CURTAINS
16 July 2008
In trying to do some research on plastic, I was especially interested in learning more about acrylic. I haven't heard much on that type of plastic and wondered if this was a "safer" plastic. This is the information I found on how it is made, needless to say I won't be purchasing those cute acrylic glasses:
NOT ANOTHER NEW ILLNESS
8 July 2008
I heard about another terrible illness called Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, HSP today. This illness is a form of blood vessel inflammation, affecting the small arterial vessels and the kidneys. A person with this illness suffers from painful joints and rashes.