When my four-year-old daughter, India was a newborn baby I remember laying her into her plastic and synthetic fabric infant car seat. I thought to myself that the seat must have been off gassing (I was guessing) but it seemed uncomfortable and probably hot against her skin and it also gave off a plastic like [...]

It’s the middle of the night, and your little one is crying and pulling on her ear. Is it an ear infection? How can you tell?
The EarCheck Middle Ear Monitor painlessly detects fluid in the middle ear. This is an essential tool that parents need to have around, especially if your kids get frequent ear [...]

I have been a LONGTIME fan of all of Dr. Hauschka’s products. People ask me what I use on my face, and it’s mostly Hauschka.
Dr. Hauschka is another one of those companies I love because when they make their products, they consider everything: the impact on your skin, the interaction with the other ingredients, the [...]

I love the new organic lines that are popping up, especially those by brands people have known and loved for a long time. It’s the perfect way to introduce organic and natural to mainstream America.
Try out Softlips Pure, made from 100% natural ingredients and certified 95% organic. Softlips Pure comes in two all-natural flavors—pomegranate and [...]

We need to celebrate! Our old friends Reynolds Wrap have created an aluminum foil created of 100% recycled aluminum (pre- and post-consumer content). Even the cardboard tube is made of recycled paper.
So many of us have gotten in the habit of recycling, but it’s so important that we buy products made from all of that [...]

I’m such a soup fan, and Kettle Cuisine soups are definitely some of my favorites. When you read the story of how they prepare their soups, you understand the dedication they have to serving full-flavored food made from high-quality, local, natural ingredients.
What’s more, they recently added a line of gluten-free soups after the founder’s daughter [...]

My father has been doing this a lot longer than I have. He co-founded Eden Foods back before most people were even thinking about natural and organic foods. Today he knows we’re all busy, families especially, but recognizes that making the right food choices makes a huge difference for both our families’ health and the [...]

Over the years I’ve learned that one of the biggest headaches for many moms is trying to ensure good nutrition for their children. My friend Domenica Catelli (our guest blogger at Perspectives!) wrote a cookbook that helps parents end the food battles and settling for hydrogenated, over-processed, junk food.
Domenica’s book, Mom-a-licious: Fresh, Fast, Family [...]

I must admit, the big pump bottle of Epicuren I have sitting on my desk was a gift, but now I’m hooked. After all, don’t moms deserve great lotion, too?
Epicuren is silky-soft and absorbs quickly into my skin, making it an ideal hand lotion. But the ingredient list (yes, all the ingredients are listed on [...]