Tess Holiday, a plus-sized model, is the Septembers 2018 cover girl for Cosmopolitan UK. And the world reacts with high intensity at the idea of a fat girl being a cover model. One side of the aisle reacted with glee about how far the body-positivity movement has come while the other side yelled in disgust about how a fat girl could EVAH be a role …
The Partial Nuclear Meltdown in Los Angeles You Never Heard Of–Rocketdyne
To escape the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, many have moved out of the City to discover toxic secrets within tap water that is rarely disclosed in their real estate contract. Secrets of a partial nuclear meltdown were covered up from 1959 to 1979. Citizens of Simi Valley didn’t find out until 1989, over 30 years later. Simi Valley is an example …
Fox News Los Angeles Debuts Interview Stating Glyphosate in Food is Problematic to Children
This week I was featured on Fox News affiliate in Los Angeles for their morning show, Good Day LA. Now I've been on live television before, but it's been something like 15 years since I've done live television working for the California State Assembly. So I was a little bit rusty, but it came back to me very quickly and I realized how much fun live …
Does Testing Food & Hair for Pesticides Sound Like Fun to You? Then There’s a Home Kit For That
Home pesticide testing is here! That's important because they just found high levels of glyphosate in some of the most common kid cereals, breast milk, & infant formula. And when it comes to glyphosate, an herbicide that has been found to be dangerous even at "safe" levels, it's important to ensure that your family is not digesting a ton of …
It’s Never Too Early to Help Strengthen Your Baby’s Immune System – Start on Day One
Babies are born with particularly vulnerable immune systems, and everything from taking a dose of antibiotics to picking up germs from others at the hospital can have a potentially weakening effect on them. But it’s important for all parents to know that while an infant’s immune system is, indeed, susceptible at this point in life, it is also the …
5 Morning Rituals for More Centered Mothering
Any mother knows that the role of motherhood can be hectic! From the time our eyes open, to the moment our heads hit the pillow, it is often go, go go! Having morning rituals that result in a more peaceful day can benefit any family—no matter what stage your family is in. (However, if your children are in middle school, you’ll definitely want to …
Do You Have Toxic Kitchen Cabinets? PCB Contamination in Wood Sealants Discovered
A study was released earlier this year that has shocked the building industry and caused concern around the world--modern wood sealants used on kitchen cabinets have been linked to PCB contamination inside homes. In other words, if you have recently remodeled your kitchen cabinets, they could be toxic to your family with a substance that has been …
Pediatricians Say “What The ??? Is In Our Food??!!” in an Official Statement about Food Additives
I won’t lie, I’m a little freaked out right now. I've suspected something was going on. I'm a pediatrician and I've been seeing unhealthy changes in my patient’s growth, development and behavior over the past 20 years. I’ve also seen first-hand improvements in patient’s behavior when unhealthy foods with fake colors and other additives have been …
12 Reasons to Ditch Plastic Cooking Utensils
I bought a beautiful hand-carved wooden cooking spoon at our local farmer’s market when my son was a toddler. It is one of my favorite cooking utensils and we have used it ever since for baking, cooking and stealing tastes from the bowl. Today, I still have that wooden spoon but have banned all other plastic kitchen utensils from my kitchen because …
How to Keep Your Family Safe From Wildfire Smoke and Air Pollution
Wildfires happen in the summer when it's hot and dry and then in the fall when it's still dry and windy. Vast stretches of heat sweeping the country coupled with drought, lightening and human error provide the perfect breeding ground for seasonal wildfires. In 2017 alone, there were 71,000 wildfires that burned through 10 million acres of land, …
Study Shows Cleanliness Reduces Toxic Flame Retardant Exposure
It's estimated that Americans spend $340 BILLION every year on health care expenses and loss of productivity due to the effects of hormone-disrupting chemicals. Fire retardants was a major contributor to that study and adding up the amount of chronic disease it's linked to. They are known to be ubiquitous, meaning you come into contact with them …
5 Bedroom Plants That Will Help You Sleep
Need some help sleeping at night? Did you know that there are plants you can purchase for your home, particularly the bedroom, that assist in helping you sleep? Just like we covered 23 herbs that can help you medicinally AND natural ways to boost fertility, join us as we cover 5 bedroom plants that will help you sleep. Ever noticed how getting …
