Sunday, February 17th, 2008
You want the best for your babies. You don’t want anything that could injure them in anyway possible. And this is especially true when it comes to the foods your babies are eating.
Feeding your babies organic baby food could be one of the most important steps you take in keeping your baby healthy and safe.
Today, there are so many chemicals, pesticides and preservatives that are being pumped into much of your food that a lot of what we eat today looks nothing like it originally did. Nor does it have many of the same nutrients and health benefits that the food originally had.
Organic baby food is made with the freshest and best fruits, vegetables, and meats out there. The food that makes up organic baby food has been grown or raised without the use of toxic pesticides, insecticides, or fungicides. This means no chemicals have touched or have even been near this food.
These organic farming methods used ensure that the food grown is safe, healthy, fresh and delicious. Putting this kind of food in your babies’ bellies is one of the best things you can do for your happy, healthy baby
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Taking care of your baby is of the utmost importance. So giving your baby the best that is available becomes a vital part of keeping them safe and healthy. This means equipping your baby with the best clothing, the best food – the best of everything.
It really is too bad when you spend loads of money on something that promises good results but that ends up not working. This can happen a lot when you’re looking for good and safe products for your little one.
Babies have very sensitive skin. The skin of babies take a while to mature and can be extra sensitive to the products you put on them.
Many babies get a nappy rash at one point or the other. This is most often a result from parents putting products that contain nasty chemicals on the baby’s skin.
Of course the parents don’t realize this until it’s too late.
The best way to prevent this from happening to your baby is by using organic baby products. Certified organic baby products, like shampoos and lotions, do not have the left-over toxic pesticides or chemicals that were used in the creation and production of the materials.
And there are many organic baby lotions and products out there. Finding the safest and best organic products for your baby is only a step away
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Going organic can be an expensive transition if you live in a small area where health food stores aren’t easily accessible. But going organic is really important if you value your and your family’s health.
Going organic completely would be one of the ultimate goals of a green citizen, but if you’re slowly getting there, then there are some organic foods that you should immediately switch to.
1. Apples: Bananas are the most commonly eaten fresh food in the United States, but apples come in a close second place. Apples are also the second most commonly used fruit in juices – right after oranges. Apples are something that many families reach for when looking for a healthy snack, yet they are one the most pesticide-infested fruits grown. Fortunately, this fruit can be found organic in many regular grocery stores.
2. Milk: Getting a sufficient amount of calcium into children and young adults has become very important in the past 10 years via the “Got Milk?” campaign. Therefore, if you’re a parent, you are always trying to get your kids to drink milk in anyway possible. Unfortunately, drinking milk typically means you’re drinking an entire chemical system of agriculture. Non-organic milk contains nasty antibiotics, artificial hormones and pesticides that have been used in the milk creating and producing process.
3. Potatoes: The unchallenged staple of the American diet are potatoes. Some surveys have shown that potatoes make up at least 30 percent of families’ vegetable intake. Switching to organic potatoes could potentially have a huge effect on your family’s health and on the nation. Potatoes are the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables in the country. And even after washing and peeling potatoes, many still have traceable amounts of pesticides.
4. Ketchup: In many American households, ketchup makes up the vast majority of their vegetable consumption. Yet ketchup is so processed that all the nutrients the tomatoes in the product originally had are now virtually gone. Thankfully, studies have shown that organic ketchup has approximately double the antioxidants that non-organic ketchup has.
5. Peanut Butter: Many kids love to snack on peanut butter, whether it’s straight from the jar or mixed with some other yummy food. More acres are used to grow peanuts in the United States than any other vegetable, nut or fruit. Sadly, nearly 99 percent of these acres have farming methods that include the use of pesticide and fungicides. Fortunately, some of the major peanut butter brands are now creating organic versions.
Scientists have found these five foods to contain some of the most pesticides of all foods. They also are some of the most used foods for families – even more reason to switch to their organic varieties.
Fruits and vegetables seem like a natural choice, but they’re actually much less pesticide-ridden than these other foods. Foods like broccoli, onions, bananas, oranges, avocados, and asparagus actually have relatively low pesticide levels. So get yourself to the nearest food store and pick up these organic foods.
Monday, December 10th, 2007
Everything can be organic these days, it seems. Clothing, food, beauty products, the list goes on. Well, here’s another item to be added to the list: vitamins and supplements.
We all know that everyone should be taking their vitamins; it is needed to maintain a happy, healthy, well-functioning body. But how could the ingesting of vitamins hurt you more than help you? The answer: by taking non-organic vitamins.
Organic vitamins are made of minerals and nutrients that have been created without the use of toxic chemicals or pesticides.
There are many authorities on what organic actually is. But, in general, plants, vegetables, and the like are organic because they have not had any contact with any nasty toxins. Organic products are grown in ways that do not hurt the Earth in any way. Toxic chemicals and pesticides do harm the planet. When you find a product that is certified organic, you know that it has not gone through harsh processes.
So to ensure that you and your family will be in the best shape and health, seriously consider taking and organic vitamins and supplements.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Makeup is one of the most important products that should be organic. You put makeup on your skin. Makeup not only goes onto your skin, but some even absorbs into your skin. You do not want something toxic and full of harmful chemicals to be going into or onto your skin.
You want something that is going to work – to give you the results you are looking for (whether it is a natural look or an over the top glamorous look). But you don’t want something that is going to harm you in the short or long run.
And it’s not just makeup that should be organic. Your shampoo, lotions, deodorant and other health and beauty products are safer and healthier for you and everything if they are organic.
Organic makeup is made of plants that have not been treated with toxic chemicals or pesticides, fungicides, or insecticides. The whole process is completely free of anything harmful to the plant or to you.
Nothing toxic will be spread around the plants to keep plant-eating animals or insects away. Nothing toxic will be put in the soil keep away nasty diseases. Absolutely nothing toxic will get near any of the organics plants that are made into organic makeup. Instead, natural farming skills and techniques are used to help prevent crops from being destroyed.
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program requires that organic wine be one that is made from organically grown grapes and without sulfites. Organic grapes are certified organic when they have been grown without the use of harsh chemicals or toxic pesticides, fungicides or insecticides.
But making sure that the wine is without sulfites is a bit more complicated. The organic standard requires that there be no more than 100ppm (parts per milligram) of sulfite in the wine. But sulfites are a natural by-product of the fermentation process. Fermenting yeasts create naturally occurring sulfites in small amounts (anywhere from 6 to 40ppm).
Yet, some winemakers like to add more sulfite to the wine as an anti-oxidant and preservative throughout the many, many stages wine goes through while aging. Many winemakers feel that adding sulfites to wine in a necessity: it helps to prevent oxidation and bacterial spoiling of the wine. And sulfites are not toxic to humans or the environment.
Despite the difficulty in finding organic wines, it is worth the look. More winemakers are at least trying out the organic variety, concentrating on not using the toxic chemicals or pesticides. Some wine aficionados argue that the flavor of organic wine is more fruitful and fuller with grapes that haven’t been treated with harsh chemicals.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The organic fibers in organic baby clothing make buying organic clothing a no-brainer. Organic cotton is much softer and safer on a baby’s skin than non-organic cotton and other fabrics can be.
Organic cotton is grown without the use of toxic chemicals or pesticides, insecticides, or fungicides. Without these toxic products in your baby’s clothing, all the risks of skin irritation will be eliminated (as is a common occurrence with non-organic cotton products).
And there are other organic fibers that have been made into baby clothing safe for your little one. There is organic silk, which is very breathable and easy to move in. There is even organic wool, which can sometimes be itchy, but the organic variety has been known to be very soft and to not irritate babies’ skin.
And when it comes to finding really cute organic outfits for your baby, you have so many things to pick from. There are many companies out there these days with a huge selection of varieties of styles, designs and colors all incredibly cute and incredibly eco-friendly for your baby.
Monday, November 26th, 2007
Organic bedding is steadily rising in popularity lately, and it is definitely something you should look into for you baby’s crib. Organic bedding is really the softest bedding you can find today. And you want to have the softest fabrics against your infant’s skin.
Organic bedding is made of organic fibers that have been grown to the standards an accredited organic certification organization. One of the standards requires that the fibers must be grown without the use of toxic pesticides or chemicals.
Without pesticides or chemicals being used on these fibers, organic bedding is the softest thing to touch. This softness also helps to prevent your baby from having their skin irritated by the bedding, which is a common occurrence when using non-organic bedding in infants’ cribs.
With organic bedding, you can feel good about giving your infant the best in bedding, and you can feel good about doing an important thing for the environment.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Why should you pick organic food over non-organic? Is this organic rush just a fad? There are many reasons to go organic. The following are ten of those reasons to consider when thinking about eating organic food.
1. Taste
Many people think organic food tastes better than food that is not. Reasons for this vary, one is because organic fruit and vegetables usually grow at a slower pace and have a lower water content, which may contribute to a fuller flavor of organic foods.
2. Health
On average, organic food contains higher levels of vitamin C and essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron and chromium as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants. Organic milk is naturally higher in Omega 3 fatty acids, Vitamin E, Vitamin A (Beta Carotene) and certain other antioxidants than non-organic milk.
3. Less Additives
Only 32 of the 290 food additives approved for use across the European Union are permitted in organic food. Amongst the additives banned by the Soil Association are hydrogenated fat, aspartame (an artificial sweetener) and monosodium glutamate which have been linked to health problems.
4. No Pesticides
The best way of reducing exposure to potentially harmful pesticides is to eat organically grown food. Over 311 pesticides can be routinely used in non organic farming and residues are often present in non-organic food. Over 40 percent of all non-organic fruit, vegetables and bread tested in 2005 contained pesticides. The results for particular fruit and vegetables were much worse - percentages ranged from 72 to 100 percent.
5. GM-free
Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards. Over a million tons of GM crops are imported to feed non organic livestock that produce much, if not most, of the non organic pork, bacon, milk cheese and other dairy products in our supermarkets.
6. No Drug Reliance
Antibiotic additives routinely added to animal food to speed animal growth are linked with bacterial resistance in humans to the same or closely related antibiotics. Standards for organic food ban the routine use of antibiotics.
7. Transparent Costs
Tax payers fork out millions of money annually to pay for chemicals to be removed from drinking water, mainly as a result of the pesticides used in farming.
8. High Standards
Organic food comes from trusted sources. All organic farms and food companies are inspected at least once a year. Rules and regulations for organic foods are created and maintained by government departments, like the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
9. Animal Care
No system of farming has higher levels of animal welfare standards than organic farms working for organic standards.
10. Better for Environment
Overall organic farming supports more farmland wildlife than non-organic farming. International governments who have organic-standards programs say growing and raising organic food it is better for wildlife, causes lower pollution from sprays, produces less carbon dioxide - the main global warming gas - and less dangerous wastes.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
We all want our pets to live as long and healthy as possible. The problem is big pet food companies only care about their bottom line. A lot of these dog food companies go to great lengths to make their food sound and look professional, even by indirectly bribing veterinarians to promote and recommend their food.
The sad fact is most dog food is loaded with slaughterhouse waste, toxic chemicals, waste fillers, many preservatives, unnatural additives, and even heavy metals and pesticides. Not even all organic dog food blends are good. Many lack the necessary fatty acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and fiber your dog needs to live longer.
So how do we pick the best dog food? The answer lies in the pet food labels. The pet food companies are required by law to list the ingredients in the order of the amounts they contain. Whether you are going to buy our organic dog food or shop for your own make sure you stay away from these 7 ingredients:
- Unhealthy filler ingredients like soy, animal by-products, and corn, listed in the top 5 ingredients (or even further down the list of ingredients)
- By product meals or meat by products - They usually contain slaughtered animal parts (Ears, bones, skin, you name it)
- Bone Meal or Meat Meal - Regular meal is usually okay but not meat meal as these are parts of animals that have died from all kinds of trauma, or disease. It is well documented that up to 25-50% of meat meals are contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. This can even legally include dead animals form roadkill or pets dead pets from a vet’s office!
- Preservatives and or artificial additives like Propyl Gallate, Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA), Propylene Glycol and Ethoxyquin, Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), - all nasty chemical additives used as preservatives. Also Ethoxyquin is actually a pesticide that cannot be added to human food.
- Wheat gluten meal - a cheap waste filler that provides incomplete, very poor-quality proteins
- Poultry or animal fats - most often listed animal fat, oils or restaurant grease not edible for humans;
- Any kind of trace minerals in the form of mineral oxides or sulphates.
Of course we also believe buying natural and organic dog food to be another necessary requirement for healthy dog food.
