Safe Alternatives for Baby

I was going to school at the Aloha Ayurveda Academy while I was pregnant. It was a 200 hour course on bringing balance and optimal health to our entire being. One of the principles that Ayurveda teaches, is that the quality of our digestion is in direct proportion to the quality of our overall health and well-being.

To prevent colic in my baby, my teacher and Ayurveda doctor recommended a strict diet for me to follow for the first 10 days after she was born. Barely anything that the hospital offered me for each meal that was in guidelines to this diet, which is for the benefit of the baby and her developing digestive system. My diet’s restrictions followed much of what is offered here in our article by Dr. Linda Folden Palmer, D.C. Author of Baby Matters: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring for Your Baby. Read the rest of this entry »

Honestly, I never thought that the research I did for the writing of our article, The Stink On Disposable Diapers, would have put me on a path of going cloth with my baby girl. Truth be told, I had tried using cloth diapers for 2 days when my baby was more of an infant, and I hated it!!! Now, after knowing more about what I am doing, I can truly say that I like cloth diapers!

What brought about this change of heart? Read the rest of this entry »

Honestly, I have to admit, I took a big sigh of relief after reading this report by ABC News:

“A new study released in England by a quasi-government environmental organization may dampen the debate even further. After a three year 200,000 pound, ($419,000) study, the London-based environmental agency concluded that disposable diapers had the same environmental impact as reusable diapers when the effects of laundering cloth diapers is taken into account.” 1

Aaahh, refreshing to know my decision to simply throw away and create all this waste, was in no way impacting our loving, nurturing Mother Earth any differently than if I were to sweat over stinky cloth diapers on a daily bases. Cool!

Or was it?…. Read the rest of this entry »

The word “paraben” had been foreign to me until the day I listened to an interview by Dr. Christine H. Farlow, D.C. on the radio. She was promoting her book, Dying to Look Good, and the topic was on potentially harmful, cancer causing additives that are in our cosmetic products. To my surprise, many of these potentially harmful preservatives are also added to many baby products, AND baby wipes! Read the rest of this entry »