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Call it corn sugar if you must, and laugh about stay-at-home moms concerned about their children’s health, but scientists have shed new light on the dangers of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)...

Well, it has happened.  My daughter’s best friend had head lice, which of course puts my family at high risk for contracting this parasite.  I immediately reread Jessica Gottlieb’s post Head Lice...

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & C.E.O Healthy Child Healthy World On Valentine’s Day, the last thing you want to think about is whether toxic chemicals will prevent you from starting a...

In effort to use up some eggs before they go bad, I decided to make sponge cake for the first time this weekend.  The first time I made it, I used regular unbleached organic white flour, and it...

I fear genetically engineered (GE) food.  I fear that the true consequences to agriculture and our health will not be known for decades.  It is Frankenfood from a bad horror movie, only it is...

A little over a year ago, Jonathon Liu wrote on Wired about The 5 Best Toys of All Time: Stick Box String Cardboard Tube Dirt Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks have written about Wired’s number one toy...

I still remember as a child looking for a lost dog or cat.  We would drive around with the window down yelling our dog’s name.  We would shake dog food bags and yell, “Treats!”  I was so full of...

muskva /Free Photos Any breastfeeding mother knows that breastfeeding positively affects her baby’s temperament, but a new study finds these effects last into adulthood. A long term study...

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Do you know what PFCs are?  Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, are common household chemicals found in products to prevent staining and sticking, such as non-stick cookware and stain resistant...

For the record, we are not a vegan family, and only the females are vegetarian in our family.  They boys eat organic meat.  I have been a vegan, but my pregnant body demanded more, so dairy...

1. ReUseThisBag.com I am finally in the habit of taking my reusable bags in every store, not just the grocery store! It was one of my “eco-sins” for awhile, as I could never remember them, but I...

.bobby /Free Photos I have been in a relationship with the same person since I was 20-years-old. I am thankful for this.  Of course, it has had its ups and downs, but we have endured.  We have two...

Thanks to all of the people who suggested new characters and voted! Goat barely edged out the Black Eyed Susan, and the love interest for bee–don’t worry, I think we’ll see those two someday (the...

I am not one of those parents that restrict their children on media.  We have empowered our children to make choices, and they have surprisingly reacted with maturity.  They never abuse their free...