By Jane Sheppard Benefits of Breastfeeding for the Developing Immune System The importance of breastfeeding cannot be overstated in building a strong immune system. Breastmilk is much more than food. In addition to providing the absolute best nutrition for a growing body, breastmilk supplies the factors needed to develop the immune system and protect your…
Excerpted from The Household Detective: Protecting Your Children from Toxins at Home, by Jan Williams Children’s Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) (book is available here with membership) Dangerous Products in the Home People have learned to keep their houses clean in order to ward off disease and infection. To help us do this, we have created…
U.S. PIRG News Release Parents Need Information to Protect Their Kids WASHINGTON, D.C.– Toxic chemicals can be found in common baby products, according to a new report released today by U.S. Public Interest Research Group. “The Right Start: The Need to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals from Baby Products,” documents toxic chemicals, including phthalates and polybrominated diphenyl…
Clean Water Is Crucial To A Child‘s Development Other than just being smaller‚ children‘s bodies are really quite different than that of an adult. Because many of the crucial defense systems that help protect adults from disease are not fully developed in children‚ they are much more sensitive to carcinogens‚ lead and water-borne parasites than…