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Is your sunscreen doing more harm than good? Probably.

Posted by The Green Mama on Jun 05, 2013
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What your mama should have told you about the dangers of sunscreen

It’s that time of year again when the sun begins to shine and parents reach for the sunscreen. We are told that sunscreen will protect us from sunburn, wrinkles, and skin cancer. Yet, research now suggests that sunscreen might not do any of these things very well: instead, many of the most popular sunscreen brands might actually increase our children’s chances of getting some cancers.



What Mamas Need to Know About Protecting Their Breasts After Angelina Jolie's Breast Cancer Scare

Posted by The Green Mama on May 16, 2013
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What to learn from Angelina Jolia's preventative mastectomy and how mama's everywhere can empower themselves towards better breast health & worry less about breast cancer

A Greener Planet 101: will you help or hinder?

Posted by The Green Mama on May 11, 2013
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Go Green in Four Easy Steps

With the "springing" of Spring and all of its holidays: Earth Day, Mother's Day, birthdays galore, and this year an election, I found this post by Green Mama contributor and yogi, Insiya Rasiwala-Finn to be well suited to the time. (Have you signed up to get the weekly Green Mama post delivered to your inbox door?)

Getting Rid of Lice Naturally with the Help of Science: The Green Mama helps get rid of this itchy back-to-school problem

Posted by The Green Mama on May 01, 2013
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All the kids were lined up in rows in the gym.  It was the day the public health nurse came and combed through everyone’s heads looking for lice. That is the way it was done when I was young. Judging how often I am getting notes from my child's school, head lice is just as frequent now as then and just as frequent in North America as in Central and South America.

The Thirteen Most Effective Habits for Greening 2013

Posted by The Green Mama on Apr 22, 2013
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In 2013 Everyday Can Be Earthday

For the last few years, green has been the fastest growing trend in food, buildings, and businesses. Consumers are smarter, and more demanding, than ever and the organizations that are thriving are those that are taking sustainability as part of what is essential. There are 13 habits that will guarantee that your lifestyle is more sustainable this year. Get good at them and you will save resources, money, and your health AND you will have fun in the process.

Greening Guatemala: The Green Mama Tells How One Family is Saving Guatemala's Children One Family at a Time

Posted by The Green Mama on Apr 13, 2013
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What happens when two ordinary Canadians decide to make an extraodindary difference? Project Somos Children’s Village: A home. A family. A future.

Last year I visited a project that friends of mine from Guatemala had started: an EcoVillage of sorts for Guatemalan children. I have been back twice since and their story and their project have inspired me and hundreds of others to make a difference. Thanks to EcoParent for originally publishing this article.

Diapers: Another Problem Facing Parents in the Third World

Posted by The Green Mama on Apr 13, 2013
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gDiapers in Guatemala: The Green Mama and gDiapers Bring Cloth Diapering Help to Poor Parents in a Poor Country

Last year when I went to Guatemala with my baby and young daughter, I was horrified. Yes, at the spiders and scorpions and Giardia, but even more at the daily dilemma around diapering babies.

Green Cleaning for the Home: A Green Mama Guide to a Safe & Healthy Clean

Posted by The Green Mama on Apr 05, 2013
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Time for Spring Cleaning? Here's The Green Mama's Tips for a safe, healthy, "green" clean

Green Mama Green Cleaning Recipes

Posted by The Green Mama on Mar 15, 2013
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4 Ingredients to Clean Green
Have you ever read the ingredients on the back of your store bought kitchen cleaner or bathroom spray?  It’s kind of scary to see all the chemicals you are releasing in to your home each time you clean your house.  It doesn’t have to be that way, though!  Truth to be told, making your own natural cleaners is SUPER easy and very inexpensive.  All you really need are 4 main ingredients:


White vinegar

Baking soda

Salt

DIY Green Cleaning Tips from The Green Mama

Posted by The Green Mama on Mar 04, 2013
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Healthy, affordable cleaning products and tips that you can easily do yourself

You can tackle nearly every cleaning need in the house with baking soda, white vinegar,  hydrogen peroxide, borax, essential oils, a gentle soap (like Dr. Bronner’s), vegetable oil, and your favorite (non-chlorine) oxygen-based cleaner for the tough stuff.

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