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I’ll never look at a shower-head the same again
Sep 2nd
I thought this article was interesting… and a little frightening! Who knew how germy even shower-heads could be? And don’t even get me started on carpets. That is EXACTLY why my house is a total no-shoe zone! If you click on the link below, scroll down to the bottom of the article, after the comments, and you’ll see another article discussing the places germs lurk. I can’t seem to link to it individually, but the article above it discussing kitchen cleanliness is a good read as well!
1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection – Health – Food safety – msnbc.com.
Another great article
Jul 21st
Concerned about the ever growing amount of toxins in our environment, food, and everything in between? I found a great article in Parents Magazine with some pretty good info concerning what types of toxins we are exposed to, how it affects us, and what to do about it. It’s a little lengthy, but well worth the read.
Keep Your Family Safe from Toxic Chemicals: How to Reduce Your Exposure to Endocrine Disrupters.
Breastfeeding moms stand up for themselves and their babies
Jul 19th
Breast-feeding moms protest: Breast-feeding moms host nurse-in at Apopka park – OrlandoSentinel.com.
All I gotta say is GO MAMAS!
Seriously though. This isn’t 1875. By now, everyone should know that breastfeeding is the most natural, absolute healthiest and best way to feed babies. There is nothing obscene or disgusting about it. People who think otherwise are the ones with the problems. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again- people who are “offended” by nursing mothers seem to always have an issue with the act of breastfeeding itself. Because this is America, and this is 2010. BOOBS ARE EVERYWHERE. They are on billboards. They are in commercials. They are in magazines. Hell, you see women showing off their boobs in Wal-Mart. And it’s not just boobs that are bombarding our vision, but it’s sex, too. Sex is everywhere. Women have been turned into sexual objects… things to be lusted after by men. But everyone seems immune to that. It’s breastfeeding itself that people are particularly offended by. But what they don’t seem to realize is that breastfeeding is natural, normal, and protected by law.
As most of you know by now, I both breastfed and formula fed Nathan (because of low milk supply), so I’m not one of those people who are adamantly against formula- but I AM one of those people who fully supports a woman’s (and infant’s!) right to breastfeed because it is so much healthier for baby than formulas (we had first-hand experience with this). If you are someone who finds breastfeeding offensive, first off, please educate yourselves on the matter and you will learn there is nothing offensive about it. The law is on their side for a reason. Secondly, JUST DON’T LOOK. It’s that simple.
Chicken-or-egg riddle has been cracked
Jul 15th
Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Well, no one has ever known the answer… until now. Yes, now. Scientists have cracked the riddle. Check out this article and see for yourself.
Information on drowning that everyone should know
Jul 11th
Did you know that drowning doesn’t look like drowning?
You know the typical frantic splashing, thrashing, and screaming for help that you see in the movies? That’s not what drowning actually looks like. In actuality, someone can drown right in front of you, while you are looking at them, and you could have no idea. I came across this article (linked above), and I hope that every one of you who are reading this blog right now take the time to read it.
It could save someone’s life.
What? Seriously? They’re threatening to sue McDonald’s over Happy Meal Toys?
Jul 1st
I came across this article and was completely floored. After I read it, I was thinking, Are you kidding me? Is this a joke? But no, it’s not a joke. There really is a group who is threatening to sue McDonald’s because ”McDonald’s marketing has the effect of conscripting America’s children into an unpaid drone army of word-of-mouth marketers, causing them to nag their parents to bring them to McDonald’s.”
In other words, this group is blaming the toys for making kids fat.
Seriously.
Yes, these people really are that dumb. Because apparently, they all forgot that PARENTS are ultimately responsible for their kids’ diets. THE PARENTS need to learn to say “no” to their children. If they have such a problem with toys being included in Happy Meals, if they really think that’s are making kids so fat today- I have a very, very simple solution:
DON’T EAT THERE.
Or at least learn to say “no” to your children. Let your child eat the healthier Happy Meal, you know the ones with the apples and milk. We are in a sad, sad state as a country if parents are really “worn down” and “tired of saying ‘no’ to their children.” THAT IS OUR JOB AS PARENTS, to not let our kids do things that are unsafe or unhealthy.
If McDonald’s or their toys are the cause of your child’s obesity, you and you alone are at fault for allowing them to eat there.
Just, wow. That’s all I can say. Wow. A prime example of parents no longer wanting to parent.
Wow. Just wow.
May 28th
Ever had the feeling your cell phone was stalking you? Ok, me neither. But I’ve always been a tad wary of technology, and this article I came across explains why perfectly.
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