Making Life Greener – Simplify Your Soap

One of the goals of Greening Families is to help families make their lives greener more easily. To that end, we are adding the “Making Life Greener” series to the site. This series will profile simple changes you and your family can make to green your lives. No family is alike so pick and choose the changes that work best for your family now. As we go along, we’ll organize the suggestions in a variety of ways to help you group changes if you prefer. Read more

What Does ‘Body Burden’ Mean and How Does this Affect My Family?

When I first heard the term ‘body burden,’ I thought it had more to do with remaining baby weight than anything else. (It’s still alright to call it baby weight when the babies are no longer babies, right?) Body burden actually refers to the accumulation of toxic chemicals in one’s body. You read that correctly – toxic chemicals are building up in your body and, even more frightening, in the body of your child. Read more