Environmental Health

Help Moms Naomi Watts and Valerie Plame Wilson Say No to Nukes

Last week, I shared my passion for a world without nuclear weapons with you. It's truly heartening to know that other mothers also care deeply about not trading our children's futures for nuclear weapons. So today I'm sharing this video . Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts and former CIA operative...

Five Tips for the Non-Toxic Chef

Creating non-toxic food isn't just about buying healthier foods or cooking at home; you have to make sure your cooking space and habits aren't home to hidden chemicals. While I've been detoxing my kitchen and cooking practices, I've come across a few easy tricks to lighten your chemical load in the...

Creepy. Spooky. Eerie. Toxic Chemicals in Halloween Makeup

Halloween is full of spooky surprises and some of these surprises are more welcomed than others. Goblins, ghosts, and little ones in costumes – we’ll take them! Toxic chemicals, like cadmium and other heavy metals in Halloween makeup and accessories – that’s a creepy surprise we’d all like to avoid...

A Green Makeover for Your Cleaning Supplies

My worst toxic chemical catastrophes all have to do with cleaning emergencies. Erupting late night sinks, followed by a newly filthy kitchen floor. Grocery stores that aren’t open, budgets that can’t accomodate a last minute batch of organic cleaning supplies, home emergencies at odd hours when my...