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Archive for the 'Natural Living' Category

Our Sweet Daughter Has Arrived!

Hello readers! Just wanted to take a moment (finally) to let you know that our little girl was born at home on September 8, 2011! Yes, it’s taken me 6 weeks to get this announcement out to you; sorry about that! We are all happy, healthy, and only a little sleep deprived! Needless to say [...]

Natural Childbirth Books for Children: AP Topics of Home Birth, Breastfeeding, Babywearing, Co Sleeping

If you are pregnant and planning to have a home birth with a midwife, or perhaps are planning to practice the Attachment Parenting (AP) approaches to child rearing such as breastfeeding, baby wearing, and co-sleeping, you may be having a hard time finding books to read to your older children in order to prepare them. [...]

Get Toxic Chemicals Out of Cosmetics: Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011

Would you be surprised to learn that women who use make-up on a daily basis can absorb almost 5 pounds of chemicals into their bodies each year? The average woman uses 12 personal care products a day; men use about 6. That can mean applying more than 100 different ingredients each day. Some of the compounds [...]