A Wake Up Story About Eco Parenting

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Aug 112012
 

 

A powerful short animation from Healthy Child, Healthy World that shows why eco parenting is critically important.

A Wake-Up Story from Healthy Child Healthy World on Vimeo.

Eco parenting is currently developing an innovative, engaging and interactive 3D ‘look inside the human body’. This 3D pilot will demonstrate a child’s wellbeing and the links to diet, lifestyle and environment. If you would like to support this project and receive a one on one consultation with Jane Hanckel and a signed copy of her book then please click here.

Size matters – children, nano particles and sunscreens

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Jul 252012
 
Size matters – children, nano particles and sunscreens

  Doubt has been cast over the accuracy of the nano status of some sunscreen brands.The concern is that nano particles may set off a reaction that alters DNA and damages cells. Friends of the Earth had to recall their Safe Sunscreen Guide when they discovered that certain products promoted as ‘nano free’ contained nano particles. Friends of the Earth has now lodged a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia believes there is no need for labelling of sunscreens with nano particles. New Zealand has just announced that nano-sunscreens must be labelled read more…

Chemicals in the environment and our children’s wellbeing

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Jul 192012
 
Chemicals in the environment and our children’s wellbeing

What effect are chemicals in the environment having on our children’s development? What can we do about it? Common everyday pollutants and chemicals are in our children’s toys, our tinned food, our carpets, our cleaning products, our personal care products. They have the potential to impact on children’s well being. The pollutants and chemicals are linked to an increase in childhood diseases such as diabetes, ADHD, obesity and hormone disruption. A University of Texas study found that chemical intolerance occurs in 1 of 5 primary care patients yet is rarely diagnosed by medical practitioners. [1] Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith, senior advisor read more…