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Prenatal cosmetic use may determine if a child has behavior issues

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:10:19 +0000

When a women is pregnant, the makeup she wears, the deoderant she uses and the lotions she uses may effect her baby's behavior later down the road. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that high levels of phthalates found in a women's blood during pregnancy directly correlate with behavioral issues in their child at ages 4-9 years.

The Future of Food: VIDEO

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:07:47 +0000

Watch the documentary on what crap goes into "food" these days.

No-Impact: Baby Food Jars vs Ziplocks

LiberatedMind.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:08 +0000

Ziplocks cost money. Every bag you use and throw away is about 7 cents/bag. That bag goes to the landfill and is never used again. When I was growing up my mother used to wash ziplock bags by hand and reuse each one about 10 times before throwing it away. I'll give her brownie points for effort, but there is a simpler and healthier way to say goodbuy to needless plastic baggies. Baby food jars! READ MORE...

SIGG Secrets revealed, and now what?

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:19:52 +0000

The most recent reverberations through the green blogospheres has been the shocking news from SIGG eco bottle makers that all their bottles made before August 2008 were internally coated with a material that contains BPA. It should be noted however that there is no study that has found these liners to leach BPA into the …

Plastic Oceans… horrifying

LiberatedMind.com — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Ever wonder where all that plastic we use ends up? Solution: Recycle plastics you DO use and cut down on the amount of plastics you buy (food containers, ziplocks, waterbottles, household items, etc). Ask for paper at the grocer and recycle the bags. Buy a Sigg water bottle or Kleen Kanteen instead of wasting all …