A new baby is a beautiful and indescribable blessing to any family. Months of preparation and anticipation lead up to a very climactic birth day. All is well it seems, mother and baby are doing wonderfully and in a day or two will head home. From the warm, safe and very recognizable, to the baby, environment of moms womb, what environment, what cocoon will provide your baby safety from here on out?
Once at home your baby may be faced with an endless array of gifts from family, friends and coworkers that are not safe. These chemical ridden, eye candy-type of blankets and sleepers can affect your child for the rest of his or her life. That is unless you specify during pregnancy that your baby will be wrapped in only the safest and best 100% cotton organic materials possible. This will ensure safe and cozy crib bedding for your sweet baby. Why cotton and why organic?
Certain clothes, especially permanent press, wrinkle free and water resilient fabrics are dipped or sprayed in formaldehyde, which is also used as embalming fluid. Many fabrics on sofas, chairs and carpets are preserved with harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde. Formaldehyde has some alias names to look for: Formalin, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, Methylene oxide, Morbicid acid and Oxymethylene.
Certain clothes, especially permanent press, wrinkle free and water resilient fabrics are dipped or sprayed in formaldehyde, which is also used as embalming fluid. Many fabrics on sofas, chairs and carpets are preserved with harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde. Formaldehyde has some alias names to look for: Formalin, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, Methylene oxide, Morbicid acid and Oxymethylene
Sensitivities are what many call allergies. An allergic reaction can appear as benign as a slight skin rash, or unbearable dermatitis. Allergies can also come on unexpectedly as a life threatening asthma attack or anaphylactic shock. No need for scare tactics though; it is enough said that any of those aforementioned reactions are not what you want for a newborn infant or any person.
The best way to insure a healthy environment for the entire home, starting with baby is fine though, is to buy 100% cotton, organic and from a reputable company. There are many listed in the green directories, online and most search engines.
Which Children Are Most Susceptible in a Toxic Environment? No parent knowingly wants to harm their child; yet, even in the best intentioned families there are always possibilities as a child grows that he or she will be introduced to toxic materials. The idea in natural health is to create strength while still taking measures to create a healthy world. Healthy, mineral and enzyme-rich foods are the very best insurance in warding off allergies.
Minerals and enzymes, found naturally in raw or lightly cooked foods, are the beginning building blocks to life. Now, why did I not say proteins when I know proteins are the bodys building blocks? The body is equipped with digestive juice factories. Some are located in the mouth, some in the stomach, some juices that digest travel from the liver and pancreas through the hepatopancreatic duct to supply digestive help in the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. Over time, when a person does not eat mineral and enzyme rich foods, these internal juice factories become run-down with serious over "abuse. At this point the human body begins showing those signs of breaking down.
What to Do If You Suspect Allergies: First of all you must stop all contact with the irritant whether it is a food, a fabric, an environmental contaminant such as air, water, etc. That fact is most crucial when it comes to small children and older seniors. It is known in the healing community that a little goes a long way with both the old and the young, whether it is good or bad.
Minerals and enzymes, found naturally in raw or lightly cooked foods, are the beginning building blocks to life. Now, why did I not say proteins when I know proteins are the bodys building blocks? The body is equipped with digestive juice factories. Some are located in the mouth, some in the stomach, some juices that digest travel from the liver and pancreas through the hepatopancreatic duct to supply digestive help in the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. Over time, when a person does not eat mineral and enzyme rich foods, these internal juice factories become run-down with serious over "abuse.
At this point the human body begins showing those signs in such things as allergies. When the body is depleted of the juices it needs to digest, even proteins which could be building blocks, become instead boulders the body simply carries along until it has the capacity to rid itself of what has become a liability. At this crucial point 75% - 80% of all foods ingested should be raw or lightly cooked.
Those babies and children who have a poor diet, rich in fast foods, sugars, hydrogenated fats and sodas will always be those that go to the doctor more, are diagnosed with strange diseases, labeled ADHD, etc. That may sound like a very general and grandiose statement; yet, diet is the integral and linking factor between merely growing and growing healthy.
Precautions and Solutions: Creating Green Environments is going to be our best ally for the future. Begin small and add on something new each month. Eating whole and natural creates whole Human Beings. If you are pregnant or newly into parenthood " begin now. Begin throwing out dead foods and replace them one by one with live food. Make it a family quest and project. What fun!
Precautions and Solutions: Creating Green Environments is going to be our best ally for the future. Begin with your own home and add a new green project each month. Eating whole and natural foods creates Whole Human Beings. If you are pregnant or newly into parenthood " begin now. Begin throwing out dead foods and replace them one by one with live food. Make it a family quest and project. What fun! Look for whole and green everywhere. Expect the best and insist upon it. To Your Best Health, Ellen Valentine, CNC
Once at home your baby may be faced with an endless array of gifts from family, friends and coworkers that are not safe. These chemical ridden, eye candy-type of blankets and sleepers can affect your child for the rest of his or her life. That is unless you specify during pregnancy that your baby will be wrapped in only the safest and best 100% cotton organic materials possible. This will ensure safe and cozy crib bedding for your sweet baby. Why cotton and why organic?
Certain clothes, especially permanent press, wrinkle free and water resilient fabrics are dipped or sprayed in formaldehyde, which is also used as embalming fluid. Many fabrics on sofas, chairs and carpets are preserved with harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde. Formaldehyde has some alias names to look for: Formalin, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, Methylene oxide, Morbicid acid and Oxymethylene.
Certain clothes, especially permanent press, wrinkle free and water resilient fabrics are dipped or sprayed in formaldehyde, which is also used as embalming fluid. Many fabrics on sofas, chairs and carpets are preserved with harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde. Formaldehyde has some alias names to look for: Formalin, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, Methylene oxide, Morbicid acid and Oxymethylene
Sensitivities are what many call allergies. An allergic reaction can appear as benign as a slight skin rash, or unbearable dermatitis. Allergies can also come on unexpectedly as a life threatening asthma attack or anaphylactic shock. No need for scare tactics though; it is enough said that any of those aforementioned reactions are not what you want for a newborn infant or any person.
The best way to insure a healthy environment for the entire home, starting with baby is fine though, is to buy 100% cotton, organic and from a reputable company. There are many listed in the green directories, online and most search engines.
Which Children Are Most Susceptible in a Toxic Environment? No parent knowingly wants to harm their child; yet, even in the best intentioned families there are always possibilities as a child grows that he or she will be introduced to toxic materials. The idea in natural health is to create strength while still taking measures to create a healthy world. Healthy, mineral and enzyme-rich foods are the very best insurance in warding off allergies.
Minerals and enzymes, found naturally in raw or lightly cooked foods, are the beginning building blocks to life. Now, why did I not say proteins when I know proteins are the bodys building blocks? The body is equipped with digestive juice factories. Some are located in the mouth, some in the stomach, some juices that digest travel from the liver and pancreas through the hepatopancreatic duct to supply digestive help in the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. Over time, when a person does not eat mineral and enzyme rich foods, these internal juice factories become run-down with serious over "abuse. At this point the human body begins showing those signs of breaking down.
What to Do If You Suspect Allergies: First of all you must stop all contact with the irritant whether it is a food, a fabric, an environmental contaminant such as air, water, etc. That fact is most crucial when it comes to small children and older seniors. It is known in the healing community that a little goes a long way with both the old and the young, whether it is good or bad.
Minerals and enzymes, found naturally in raw or lightly cooked foods, are the beginning building blocks to life. Now, why did I not say proteins when I know proteins are the bodys building blocks? The body is equipped with digestive juice factories. Some are located in the mouth, some in the stomach, some juices that digest travel from the liver and pancreas through the hepatopancreatic duct to supply digestive help in the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. Over time, when a person does not eat mineral and enzyme rich foods, these internal juice factories become run-down with serious over "abuse.
At this point the human body begins showing those signs in such things as allergies. When the body is depleted of the juices it needs to digest, even proteins which could be building blocks, become instead boulders the body simply carries along until it has the capacity to rid itself of what has become a liability. At this crucial point 75% - 80% of all foods ingested should be raw or lightly cooked.
Those babies and children who have a poor diet, rich in fast foods, sugars, hydrogenated fats and sodas will always be those that go to the doctor more, are diagnosed with strange diseases, labeled ADHD, etc. That may sound like a very general and grandiose statement; yet, diet is the integral and linking factor between merely growing and growing healthy.
Precautions and Solutions: Creating Green Environments is going to be our best ally for the future. Begin small and add on something new each month. Eating whole and natural creates whole Human Beings. If you are pregnant or newly into parenthood " begin now. Begin throwing out dead foods and replace them one by one with live food. Make it a family quest and project. What fun!
Precautions and Solutions: Creating Green Environments is going to be our best ally for the future. Begin with your own home and add a new green project each month. Eating whole and natural foods creates Whole Human Beings. If you are pregnant or newly into parenthood " begin now. Begin throwing out dead foods and replace them one by one with live food. Make it a family quest and project. What fun! Look for whole and green everywhere. Expect the best and insist upon it. To Your Best Health, Ellen Valentine, CNC
About the Author:
Ellen is a naturopath of thirty years with a passion for health and keeping the earth green. You are a special part of the planet and deserve to be acknowledged for being you as you are right now. The next time you shop for that special baby gift use the coupon code: green1 Visit The Best Organic Baby Nursery Bedding Don't forget to use your coupon code: green1 The Best Organic Baby Nursery Bedding
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