The History of Germs – A Short Video
Pay attention to the marketing campaigns out there and you’ll become germ obsessed – along with using way too many of their toxic cleaners!
Germs aren’t bad, but you do have to stay clean at the same time.
Watch this short, 4 minute video, sponsored in part by Seventh Generation, for an interesting look into how to stay clean – and sane!
ZuZu Luxe Lipstick Review
A video review of ZuZu Luxe lipstick and lip gloss…
Why It’s Better For Your Health: ZuZu Luxe is 100% made from all natural materials, so you don’t have to worry about ingesting harmful chemicals.
Lead free.
Gluten free.
Natural SPF 8.
Why It’s Better for the Earth: All natural plant materials are naturally renewable, unlike synthetic chemicals made in a lab.
Never tested on animals.
Stainless Steel Lunch Box Containers
It’s back to school time, and if you’re planning on packing healthy lunches for your kids to take to school….or if you’re planning on packing healthy lunches for you to take to work, then keep this in mind. You don’t want to go to the trouble to pack a healthy lunch only to put it into a toxic container!
Plastic sandwich containers and plastic zip top bags are the standard for packing a sandwich or other goodies for lunch. But some are just plain not nice to your health.
Containers made of #7 plastic might contain BPA, which can leach out of the plastic and into your food. BPA is considered a hormone disruptor, so that’s not good.
Plastic #3, made from PVC, has the same problem – leaching out chemicals that can mess with your body’s hormonal systems. Again, not good.
While there are plastics that haven’t been shown to leach chemicals, I like to play it safe. That’s why I use stainless steel products, which don’t leach any potentially hazardous materials. And a great one to try is LunchBots.
I’ve got the LunchBots Duo, which is made entirely of stainless steel – even the lid, which is somewhat of a rarity! It’s easy to use, a great size and you can pack your lunch without worries about chemicals leaching into your foods.
LunchBots has got several sizes for all needs, from kids to adults, with great fun colorful lids that make you smile when you see the primary colors.
When packing a healthy lunch, make sure every part of the lunch is healthy! Stainless steel containers will prevent chemcial leaching, while also saving you money in the long run!
Why It’s Better for Your Health: Stainless steel containers won’t leach chemicals that are causing worry in the medical industry, like BPA or PVC.
Lead free.
Painted with a non-VOC paint, so you’re not exposed to chemicals in the paint.
Why It’s Better for the Earth: Think of how many one time use plastic zip top bags are thrown into the trash every single day from kids and office workers packing their lunches. Yikes! And those things don’t disintegrate. They’ll be around for a long, long time.
Stainless steel products last for a long time – unlike plastic containers which have a limited shelf life. Stainless steel can be recycled, too, while many of the plastics used in food storage containers cannot.
Clean Air Starts in Your Shower!
If you’re trying to create cleaner air in your home, then the first place you want to focus is in the bathroom. No, not because of the foul odors that can come from that room! But because your shower curtain or shower curtain liner can be a major cause of indoor air pollution in your home.
A study by the Center for Health, Environment & Justice found that 108 different Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) were released into the air after unwrapping a new vinyl shower curtain – VOCs such as tolulene, which is used in nail polish remover.
Even though VOCs have the term “organic” in the name, don’t be fooled – they are bad! VOCs are remnants of potentially toxic chemicals that escape from a product and become air borne – which means you start to breathe them in.
VOCs have been linked to many health problems, ranging from eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches and nausea to liver damage and reproductive problems.
These nasty chemicals can come off of vinyl shower curtains because they are made with PVC (polyvinyl chloride). PVC is horrible for the environment, because it produces carcinogenic substances during the production and disposal of PVC. It’s also not too kind to your health, because PVC plastics can off-gas chemicals that can harm your health, especially substances known as phthalates, which have been shown to mess around with your hormonal systems.
So how can you create clean air inside your home by focusing on your shower curtain, of all things? Simply choose a PEVA plastic shower curtain, instead. PEVA looks and feels just like vinyl, but it doesn’t off-gas nasty chemicals. Even better? Use a cloth shower curtain and shower curtain liner and wash frequently to remove mold and mildew.
A – Z Guide to Toxins in Your Home: B is for BPA
We all want to know how to avoid nasty chemicals in our home – but more often than not, trying to find the information and figure it out can be an all day event. That’s why I’m here! I do this stuff for a living, and it’s my job to bring all of the scientific mumbo jumbo down to earth in a way that just makes sense.
So I’m starting an A to Z Guide to Toxins in Your Home Video Series. We’ll go through the alphabet and choose one chemical for each episode. You’ll find out why you want to avoid that chemical, what the problem is and how to fix it. Case closed. It’s as easy as that.
This episode is B is for BPA.
I hope you share this link with anyone else (friends, family, new moms, parenting groups, blogs, Facebook , etc.) that might be looking to create a healthier home, just doesn’t want to put too much time and effort into it! 
This is easy and quick information to protect your health and the health of the planet.
Enjoy!
