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With cold season fiercely upon us in the wickedly cold NYC and our upcoming trip to warmer climates albeit another country… has me thinking about the fair amount of drugs my daughter has ingested since she was born. I am the mom who decided to wait on her newborn’s vitamin K shot until her visit with her pediatrician two weeks later. Aside from my daughter’s vaccinations, I was determined to avoided any chemicals entering her body. Her first impurity was that fateful day when she was 5 months old and was admitted to the emergency room. Really, when you get to that point of panic, its hard to say no to conventional OTC solutions and doctor’s recommendations.

While the choices are vast for adults, what are the natural alternatives for a world that cautions use of herbal remedies especially on children?

Gripe Water made primarily of dill or fennel and baking soda, treats Colic, Gas, Teething, Reflux and other stomach ailments.

Honey works better than most OTC cough medicines which have been pulled off of shelves for children under the age of 2 and not recommended for children under the age of 6. It is cautioned that children under the age of 1 should not consume honey due to risk of botulism.

A warm seasalt water nasal rinse eases cold symptoms faster and slowed cough and cold symptoms from returning compared to OTC nasal decongestants in kids ages 6 to 10.

To clear congestion? Nothing helps or comforts more than a nice warm steam for 10-15 minutes, so turn on the shower and steam away!

Mom’s stay-true remedy… Chicken Soup! Not only does it get nutrition into you little one, its soothing, warm and delicious. Studies have shown chicken soup (doesn’t even have to be homemade) reduces body aches, fever, and fatigue.

Reducing a fever is what sends every parent running to their neighborhood drugstore. The reality is when a fever onsets, it means your little one is fighting off an infection — which is a good thing, albeit a scary one. Try giving them a cool bath for 5-10 minutes. COOL, not COLD! Repeat every couple hours.

Simplest suggestion? REST and DRINK lots of fluids! So grab that favorite DVD, snuggle in and relax, sleep lots and before you know it, your little one will be good as new!

ALWAYS contact a doctor when your child:
• Is younger than 3 months old
• Has a fever higher than 103 degrees
• Seems lethargic
• Becomes confused, delirious or loses consciousness
• Has a convulsion
• Complains of stiff neck or headache
• Complains of severe pain in any part of the body
• Has difficulty breathing
• Has ingested poison

and if you feel like you should, just call. A mother’s intuition is always right.

If you’ve got a suggestion, let us know!

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Goodies for Mom just awarded two of GREENBABY-NYC’s toys, celeb fav Kaloo Naturel Collection and the award winning Sprig Toys Discover Rig, as their Top Green Holiday Gifts.

Check out their recommendations and find a sweet deal at:
http://goodiesformom.blogspot.com/2008/11/goodies-for-mom-green-holiday-gift.html

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Some highlights from our GREENER Thanksgiving… All foods were organic or from the local farmers market… and so incredibly delicious (so I hear!)

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A dear friend (Thanks Viv!) just forwarded this exciting news to us, Products packaged in #5 plastic are sold widely, but #5 is not recycled in most communities.

The Gimme 5 program provides a way to return #5 plastics for recycling.

Two ways to Gimme 5:

1. Send shipments to the address below. If you have any questions or need to get a shipment approved, call 888-354-7296.

   Preserve Gimme 5
   823 NYS Rte 13
   Cortland, NY 13045

2. Starting in January, Gimme 5 bins will be available in select Whole Foods Market stores.

Here’s how you can Gimme 5!
Mail or drop off any CLEAN plastic item with a #5 stamp on the bottom.

Common #5′s include yogurt cups, sour cream containers, hummus tubs, and medicine bottles.
Through a partnership with Brita, Brita filters are accepted for recycling.

To help make this program a win for the environment, it is important that you send your plastics back via ground shipping (as opposed to air). Reuse a box if you can! Make sure to include your return address on the box and add your name and email address inside the box so that Preserve can thank you for your good work.

Unfortunately, they are unable to pay for your shipping costs. However, the retail-based Gimme 5 program (starting in January) will allow you to drop off your used #5′s at no cost.

REDUCE. REUSE. RECYCLE!

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I adore Google and look what I found today:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/17/news/companies/pluggedin_gunther_shaklee.fortune/index.htm

I recently had a friend claim their company was green too and I should jump ship and join their company… green for only half the time and all their ingredient labels dubbed “proprietary” even the green gurus around the globe have questioned their bold statements. But ever being the skeptic I asked, well let’s see what happens if my statements are called into question, hence the googling =0). I typed in her company plus green, then my company plus green… What does google say to your query? Want to hear more? My door is always open, we can show you the proof… of course you can just visit my site too. If there ever was the best invention ever, I would have to give my vote to the internet and its ability to inform its people — and there’s nothing I pride more than being informed.

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From our friends over at Ecofriend.org, a sneak peak at the Peugeot Leonin, an electric car prototype. At an estimated retail price of $22,500 to $32,000, where can I sign up for this beauty?

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After making the switch to CleanWell way back when after being schooled on the dangers of Triclosan, not just to our bodies, but to our environment as well… it came as a shock to me one day to read on my Colgate Total ingredient list none other than Triclosan! It definitely made me look at all ingredients around me more carefully.

I happened to stumble upon this intuitive guide to toothpaste:
http://tryingtobegreener.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/how-safe-is-your-toothpaste/

Have you checked your medicine cabinet lately?

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Researching more yesterday I’m happy to say my new venture is really is a brand I can stand behind. Why you ask?

1. Did you know they were the FIRST to come out with a non-toxic, biodegradable cleaner – Basic H?
2. They have been a green company for over 50 years.
3. they were the first Climate Neutral certified company in the world, offsetting all its carbon emissions.

And yes, that is all fine and dandy, but does it really work?

Ever the skeptic on the actual results these non-toxic cleaners provide, how about you? I wanted to be as green as possible, but a lot of those safe, non-toxic products just seemed to disappoint when used. It always needed more of an elbow to really work. Well I took the 30 day challenge even before I considered being a Shaklee Independent Distributor and boy was I so happy! I actually wanted to jump for joy! They actually work! Lovely!

Now its just my overcoming this face-to-face marketing — is it really as simple as having a conversation? If you’d got stories on how you succeeded in such a business — let me know! I’ve barely gotten online business down to a science.

I’ll be doing my 30 day challenge on a bunch of their other products, so keep posted!

{ disclosure : greenbaby-nyc is a Shaklee Independent Distributor }

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As a mom and founder of GREENBABY-NYC.COM, I have been committed to finding safe and green products for kids. Introduced to their products through samples given from Healthy Child Healthy World, I was hooked. Their commitment to improving our planet and helping people live a healthier and better life was a natural extension to GREENBABY-NYC‘s vision. We’re thrilled to join as a Shaklee Independent Distributor and be able to offer your family their growing line of green products. We love their Home Care and Children’s Health Products. Come see what they have to offer you!

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