by Sara Parsons | Mar 13, 2025 | children / babies, Environment, food, healthy home
Are you a seafood lover? Seafood can be a healthy addition to your diet and a great source of Omega 3s but did you know some seafood can expose us to contaminants like mercury and PCBs? In fact our biggest source of exposure to mercury and methylmercury is food,...
by Sara Parsons | Jan 12, 2025 | Air Quality, children / babies, healthy home
You’ve probably heard that the US EPA has determined that indoor air is 2-5x worse than outdoor air. But why? There are Two Main Reasons: 1. More off-gassing products in the home (building materials, furniture, carpeting, solvents, paint, scented household...
by Sara Parsons | May 15, 2024 | children / babies, healthy home, Mattresses
Sometimes I’m hesitant to talk about bigger things like mattresses because these are so expensive to replace but when you need a new mattress, it’s better to know what to look for and what to avoid, right? We spend about 30% of our lives in bed (and longer for kiddos)...
by Sara Parsons | Jul 13, 2023 | children / babies, food, healthy home
Gas stoves have been in the news a lot over the last year. If you cook with a gas stove, this post will help you understand the ways it can impact indoor air quality and what you can do to lower the risks. While the information relating to health risks around gas...
by Sara Parsons | Mar 30, 2023 | healthy home
You know that distinct dry-cleaning smell that your clothes have when you bring them home? That smell is from a chemical called perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene, also known as PERC. Despite being treated as a carcinogen by the National Institute of...
