by guest blogger Wendy Gordon. We get 4,500 teaspoons per person per year just from soda. It’s fueling America’s soaring obesity and has pushed diabetes to the top of the charts
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Radiant Gift Ideas
by guest blogger Wendy Gordon. Lights are the new throw pillows, and the inner interior decorator in you is going to love browsing among all the options. It’s all about the quality of the light, its warmth, and energy efficiency. Here’s how to find the best bulbs for you and yours.
The Best Toys for Young Minds
It’s really the simple things that matter the most. And quality lasts. So pay for it, and it will only become more valuable as memories become attached to the good things.
How to Tame a Picky Eater:
8 Tips for Happier Meals
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. I am a picky eater, and it has long been the bane of my mother’s existence. I offer these 8 tips for those of you with a picky eater in your circle.
Atrazine and Infertility: A Long Chain
Connected to the Hearts of Women
Even if you are only eating organic, atrazine could still be polluting your water, and recent studies show that atrazine may be causing all sorts of reproductive problems in the women.
Clutter-Free Gift Ideas
Don’t add to the clutter this holiday! Here are some alternative gift ideas that are awesome but won’t get someone kicked out of the cult of less.
Thanksgiving Turkey:
Which Would You Rather?
They say turkeys are stupid, and that may be the case, but I’ve looked different turkeys in the eye and have seen keen intelligence and even humor. I’ve also seen the vacant stare of the doomed…
5 Things I’ve Told My Kids 5,000 Times
When it comes to parenting, there are lots of subtleties, but most often there are outright commands.
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
Order NowOrganic Manifesto
Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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