The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: A new baby's skin is so soft, and delicate, and precious. And, as parents, we want to do everything we can to keep it that way. Unfortunately, many of the conventional and name brand baby care products contain ingredients that we wouldn't want to put on…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: 5 Beauty Products You Can Find in Your Kitchen When my friend first told me about the EWG's Cosmetic Safety Database several years ago, I basically did the equivalent of a three-year old covering their ears and chanting, "I'm not listening, I'm not listening!" I was…
Last year I wrote a post about balancing the risks of sunscreen and skin cancer. I shared our family's approach to spending time in the sun (hint: we don't avoid it) as well as the reasons that we choose a physical mineral sunblock rather than a chemical sunscreen. Until now, there's a pretty clear line…
Embarrassing confession time: since having babies, my hormones seem to be a lot more active, and there have been times that I've resorted to buying the expensive "prescription strength" deodorant to deal with the excessive sweating and resulting odor. This is especially true in those first few postpartum weeks, but I've found my sweat glands…
With a title like that, you might expect this to be some slick internet marketing pitch for you to buy some expensive formulation. But it's not. It's just my story, and -- as it turns out -- the vitamin that has made all of the difference is cheap and accessible. No marketing pitch necessary. Let's…
Okay, I'll admit it – I fell off the exercise wagon…again. Things got so hectic with the book deadline and two weeks of illness that I just couldn't stay on track, but I'm determined to keep trying! Jessica asked me to put together a printable exercise log, and I think it will help me to…