Babies have good reason to be colicky. And so do adults. Products that we use every day in our homes are full of toxic chemicals (learn more by watching the “10 Americans” video in an earlier WG post). The problem is that manufacturers of these products go through little (if any) red tape before they throw out a new “recipe” that includes the latest– and potentially more dangerous– chemicals. In the last 30 years, the EPA has required testing on only 200 of the 80,000+ chemical compounds now in use.
Here’s more info from Dr. Alan Greene about chemicals and how we can take action to clean up these nasty products:
Sincere thanks to Seventh Generation and other companies who actually care enough to create safe and effective products. Here’s how you can get involved:
- Create a “Crawler” that heads to Washington and babbles for safer products. It’s super easy and totally cute. My lil’ crawler is named WG if you want to find her
- Attend a “Crawl to Action” event on Wed, November 18. As of today, there are events in 7 cities across the nation. Click here to see if there’s an event near you. Those of us in MN, we have a Crawl to Action event at Southdale Center (there will even be a mommy and me yoga class and some great prizes).
- Purchase healthier products. Here are the Seventh Generation products that I use and love:
Free & Clear laundry detergent
Organic Chlorine-free Tampons (also available at Trader Joe’s– they’re in a different package though)
Automatic Dishwasher Gel (in grapefruit)
Natural Dish Liquid (in lemongrass)
The goal is to get one million babies crawling to Washington, so be sure to share this info!
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