After listening to other mothers talk of their own children I’ve realised that puberty is starting as young as nine years old and looking upon recent studies, it has shown, that when girls (especially) go through early puberty they are more likely to suffer from abdominal pain, headaches, sleep disturbances, mental health issues and eating...
Living in a plastic world. Everyday products or issues to be aware of #3 I’ve consciously tried so hard to get rid of plastic from my life, but it’s hard. We’re surrounded by plastic. It’s everywhere, the ocean, our landfills, our homes. For a day I took note of everything that’s made of plastic from...
Everyday issues or products to be aware of. # 2 Tap water and fluoride. Fluoride was first added to water in the 1940s as a means of preventing tooth decay because there weren’t any fluorinated products available, now fluoride products have increased considerably from processed beverages and foods, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, meat and Teflon. The modern...
Less is more…Everything in moderation! How many times have I heard that in my life! Yet it’s never really sunk in until now, I’ve quoted this to my kids as my mother did before me, yet I’m positive she believed in it wholeheartedly. “Everything in moderation” could be said for anything and everything, but it’s...
Little Balls of Toxic Gas…no, not that kind! I haven’t thought about mothballs for a very, very long time. It’s not something anyone would think about I’d imagine. But my daughter told me some of her jumpers/sweaters have holes in them and after investigating I realized a little tiny moth had snacked on them. That was it!...
In my earlier article I talked about the importance of indoor air quality and simple steps to improving it. So just imagine you come home and open the front door, or your teenagers bedroom, or better yet the bathroom and woosh! you get blown over by the stale, stinky air that’s been waiting for you....
The Endocrine System is made up of glands that secrete and produce hormones to help your body function properly. The Endocrine system helps control: Growth and development The internal balance of body systems Metabolism (body energy levels) Reproduction and sexual development Response to stimuli (stress or injury) The major glands of the endocrine system are: The...
What are Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals? What does it mean to me? Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC’s) are chemicals made outside of the body that can block, mimic or otherwise disrupt normal hormone function. This can result in diseases, disorders, and poor health conditions. EDC’s interact with the endocrine system from conception through gestation, birth, puberty...
You spend one third of your life sleeping, you lie near your pillow and mattress, you breathe deeply when asleep. Your body heals, detoxifies and your brain cleans, preserves memories and locks in what you’ve learnt. So, I think choosing a good mattress and pillow is a very important step to good health! But...
A woman’s menstrual cycle can be a blessing, a curse or just uncomfortable. Which ever it may be at the time we don’t really think too much about what’s in your tampon or pad, right? There are so many varieties out there, pretty little dainty tampons, rocket looking tampons, pads with wings, pads you could...
