Friday, June 20, 2008

Why You Need To Buy & Eat Organic

Lately on the news it's been reported that by eating Tomatoes more than 400 people have been infected with Salmonella. This is not the first time that foods that we eat from around the world have been contamiated. We have to understand that when we buy foods that are not organic we are taking a risk with our health. Most mass production of produce are not watch carefully to make sure that the produce are safe to eat. Instead we see chemicals on the ground where the fruits & vegetables grow, and we also have workers not washing there hands when coming from the rest rooms. All these bacterias are then pass on to our produce and this is why people get Salmonella. When you buy organic you are gaurenteed that the food is certified and safe for you to eat. This means that there are no chemicals in the ground or sprayed on the produce. I always eat organic and I never had any problems with my food. If buying organic is too expensive for you try buying organic foods when on sale. If you can't afford it just use some vinegar and lemon to clean off pesticide and germs off your fruits & vegetables. Remember buy organic to be healthy.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Green Fashion Education

We as people must educate ourselves about the clothes that we buy. We know that many fabrics are really bad for the environment. Cotton is one of the most heavily sprayed crops and Textiles dyes pollute our water. Also, many synthetic fabrics are made from petroleum a non reusable resource. ECO Friendly materials is one of the "Hottest Trend" in making clothing from. Fabrics from earth friendly natural sustainable materials are being turn into sheik fashion. We must remember that your skin is your biggest organ and we must protect it. When we buy clothes that is not ECO Friendly we take the risk of having these toxic chemicals go right into our skin. Today there are so many ECO designers that make clothing that are affordable for every budget like: Linda Loudermilk, Anna Cohen, Lela Rose, and Peter Som just to name a few. So go out and treat your skin to a ECO Luxe outfit. Your body and the environment will thank you for it.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Kids Gone Wild!

Do you have a kid who embaress you in front of guests in the home and out in public, Do you have a kid who screams for no reason or talk back to you, or do you have a kid that says "I Hate You". All of the above situations are children who are displaying inappropraite behaviors. As a Certified Family Teacher who have years experience working with kids, only show inappropraite behaviors when a kid feels like he/she is not getting enough attention. Sometimes this can mean that one child is being favored by the parents and the other child is feeling left out. In any case whether you have one child or more always show that you care by teaching to your kids whether the behavior is positive or negative. Here is a example:Whenever a kid misbehave for so long and then do good, immediately praise he or she for it. When this is done it builds up the their self esteem and the child will continue to do good to receive the attention from the parent. Here is another example: When a child does bad show empathy by saying "John I know you were upset but when I was talking to Betty you were pulling on my pants". You let John know that his behavior was inappropraite and give him the a description of the appropraite behavior on how to get mommy's attention next time. Try this simple assignment like the one above and watch the difference in your kid.