If you grew up in the 70’s and 80’s like me, you probably remember putting on baby oil (or St. Tropez oil SPF 4 if you splurged) and using reflector kits while drinking tang in your best friend’s back yard.  Luckily, I was always a pasty white kid and would have burned...

Finding Non-Toxic Mattresses for a Safer Nights Sleep.

I love finding small businesses in my area that share a love for quality, natural products or items that can improve my health.  I live in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.  What most people don't realize (if you don't live in Ohio) is that Columbus is pretty big and pretty...

Switching to Natural Deodorants is the most common question I get.  A very close second would be about Eczema- especially in the winter months.  As a life long sufferer, I feel like a bit of an expert.  I have spent countless hours in the dermatologists office, read al...

Heavy Metals are causing accelerated aging, but no one seems to be talking much about it.

I consider this an urgent problem of epic proportions. The “elephant in the room” that is effecting everyone, but because we can’t see it and main stream media is not reporting on...

I love fall, the cooler temperatures, the crispness in the air, and the changing leaves. One thing I don’t love… Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  

We are all aware of breast cancer.  I am pretty sure that each and every one of you reading this has been touched personally...

I really don’t mind doing the laundry, it is the folding I can’t stand.  Especially when my toddler tries to help and unfolds everything I just folded.  But I am here to talk about getting your clothes totally clean all while making doing laundry safer for you and real...

When I was a little girl, I had lovely, thick, straight, shiny, long hair.  Most kids have pretty nice hair because we haven’t tortured it with color, perms, straightening, curling irons, hair dryers etc.

I was in 6th grade when I decided to get my hair cut into a short...

There are over 85,000 toxic chemicals on the market today.  10,500 used in the cosmetics industry and this number is growing.  The craziest part-an estimated 90% of those chemicals have NEVER been assessed for safety.  

The European Union has banned almost 140...

Have you heard of GREENWASHING? It is when companies use marketing and advertising to make you believe a product you are using is safe or natural. Just because the words “natural” , “organic”, "botanical” or “herbal” appear on the label, doesn’t mean the product is sa...