What You Need to Know About Reef-Safe Sunscreen
If you just want the quick guide to the best reef-safe sunscreens, see my top recommended brands on my sunscreen review! If you want to…
A Safer World
Why Is Mineral Sunscreen Better than Chemical Sunscreen?
When it comes to mineral sunscreen versus chemical sunscreen, the winner is clear in my book. It’s not always easy to explain in a clear,…
Sustainable Seafood: Can You Afford Safer Fish?
Katie here 🙂 For years I was afraid to buy more expensive, sustainable fish and then ruin it because I didn’t know how to cook…
How to Find an Affordable Non-Toxic Mattress
The dangers of mattresses off-gassing are talked about far more now than when my husband and I got married and bought our first mattress in…
Why You Should Never Use Chemical Sunscreens
If I go down in history as the Wikipedia of mineral sunscreens, I might be just a little proud of that moniker. Since 2010 my…
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Food Packaging & Alternatives
Learn how to reduce the use of plastic in your home by banning single-use plastics, using single-use plastic alternatives, and repurposing single-use plastic. This post…
Sun, Sunscreen, Skin Cancer, and Safety: How Much Do You Need?
Does sunscreen cause cancer? Like almost any topic in the field of health and wellness, it seems there is a tangled web of research and…
I Hate My Phone {Republic Wireless Review}
Dumb move, Katie. I had 30 days to test out my Republic Wireless phone and make sure I liked it, and I didn’t switch over…
WiFi May be the New Cigarettes
A man drove his car into that pond next to a busy downtown road nine years ago. Last fall, someone finally noticed his car. He…
Have Some Hormone Replacement Therapy with your Bikini
I know how you feel. It seems like every time you turn around, you hear how this or that totally normal thing that you do…
Natural Family Planning Basics
Learn the basics of Natural Family Planning (NFP) and glean other benefits for your health with NFP by charting. It is possible to find natural…
How To Cook Eggs Without Using Nonstick (And Answers to FAQs About Enameled Cast Iron)
As I sat down to write this post on how to cook eggs without using a teflon-like nonstick pan, I kept having a twisted version…
Nonstick Cookware Controversy: Our Family’s Journey to Natural Cookware
I’ve been reading foodie blogs for close to seven years now. I’ve seen the medium change, grow, entertain certain fads, and inspire. These blogs have really…
Your Waterproof Mattress Protector Might Have Problems Too
I didn’t even know what to look for when I first had kids. I remember religiously using only the “baby” lotion that we had gotten…
Non-Toxic Sleep May Save Your Baby’s Life
“Back to Sleep,” we were told when our oldest was born in 2005. The pamphlets and posters were everywhere, instructing bleary-eyed parents to place their…
Monday Mission: Get Non-Toxic Sleep
In addition to wearing non-toxic pajamas, it’s important to rest on a non-toxic mattress! Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get a…
Is Your Home’s Air Making You Sick? (All About Indoor Air Quality)
Who doesn’t love the smell of a good stinky gym bag, or a dog kennel, or even your great aunt’s old couch from the ’70’s?…
10 Tips to Avoiding Using the Microwave
Our world is pretty dependent upon microwaves! When I started questioning the safety of my microwave, I thought I’d never be able to do what…
Mind the Microwave Challenge & My Research
Microwave use is the first truly controversial subject we tackled here at Kitchen Stewardship®. I told you in this post that I’m starting with the…