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Healthy Eating for Moms & Kids

Healthy Eating for Moms & Kids

Nothing is more important to your health than choosing safe and healthy foods to eat, especially if you are a pregnant woman or small child. Before and after birth, babies are much more vulnerable to dangerous chemicals found in pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics and food additives.

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Green Baby Toys

Green Baby Toys

Many conventional toys contain toxic ingredients including lead, mercury and more. Since children are much more sensitive to the effects of harmful chemicals, it is important that the toys we give them are safe.

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Green and Non-Toxic Cleaning

Green and Non-Toxic Cleaning

One of the biggest sources of toxic chemicals in our homes are our cleaning supplies. The bottles are littered with warnings about the danger of ingesting, breathing or touching these products. Fortunately, green cleaners are an effective and safer alternative to traditional toxic cleaners.

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Buy Local Now: Jewelry

Buy Local Now: Jewelry

The Charlottesville City Market opened earlier this month. The reasons to buy local hit me full force as I browsed the local eggs, plants, honey, crafts and baked goods. Our post on The Dangers in Kids' Jewelry brings to light how dangerous cheap jewelry from China can be for children and adults. This jewelry is often contaminated with toxins such as lead and cadmium which have been linked to cancer and hindered brain development. The safest solution is to buy locally made jewelry from artisans dedicated to using safe materials.

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Tip of the Week

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Easy Way to Display Art Work

Easy Way to Display Art Work

Display your child's art work quickly and easily using string, nails and clothespins.

Submitted by Rob (dad to a creative 5-year-old boy) - Charlottesville, VA

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