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Book review: Baby Green
By Louise Rogers on 08/11/2007 09:54:18
A useful new handbook for green parents who want their babies to still have a planet to live on when they grow up
Baby Green: Caring for your baby the eco-friendly wayBy Jill Barker with Gilly SmithEasy-to-read guide for parents concerned about the environmental impact of parenthoodQuite dense reading, so can feel a little ‘worthy’Features: Straightforward
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Green tea not so healthy in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 11/06/2010 15:37:02
Mums-to-be advised to limit green tea as it may prevent the benefits of folic acid
Pregnant women have been advised to limit the amount of green tea they drink as chemicals in it can prevent the body making use of folic acid – an essential mineral for pregnancy.Although green tea is often recommended for its health benefits
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It's ThinkBaby Green Week!
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/11/2006 01:43:56
Over the next few days, alongside essential healthy, lifestyle and product news, we'll be bringing you some key articles about being organic and green from pre-conception to parenthood.
Welcome to Green Week on ThinkBaby!Following on from our tremendously successful themed weeks over the past three months (travel, sleep, eating) we thought we’d look at eco-friendly and organic stories covering pre-conception to parenting, over
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Green Clothing
By Debra Stotter on 18/08/2008 14:50:29
Check out these gorgeous, eco-friendly clothes for your little ones
If you’re looking to green up your life a little, look to your baby’s wardrobe – there are loads of gorgeous clothes with great eco-credentials out thereAs with so many other areas of our lives, nasty chemicals lurk within many of those cute outfits
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The Green Nursery
By Debra Stotter on 18/08/2008 16:04:17
Some of the greener options may work out slightly more expensive, but they’re better for your baby – and the planet
(particularly good at resisting dust mites) and wool, a natural flame retardant and excellent for regulating body temperature. They are available from Green Baby and Natural Mat. Traditional mattresses are made using polyurethane, which can break down
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Ethical Babe green shopping
By Louise Rogers on 07/12/2007 04:39:07
Get great items like clothes, toiletries and beautiful wooden toys from this eco-friendly online company.
that everything is organic, natural and fairly traded. And if you or someone you know needs any more convincing that going green is the way forward, visit the site for all the facts and figures at your fingertips. Did you know, for example, that our bodies are now
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Going green with baby's toys
By Maria Muennich on 21/08/2008 07:04:40
When it comes to great toys for babies and toddlers there are plenty of options out there, here are some of our favourites
with the aim of meeting these criteria. Here we've rounded up some of our ThinkBaby green toy favourites for you - whether you're looking to ethically spoil your own child or someone else's. Just remember that to be really green you'll need to recycle your
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Green Baby's natural sheepskins
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/11/2006 02:25:52
Keeping your baby surrounded by materials that are as natural as possible can have a great effect on them.
for ways of keeping their baby as close to nature as possible.The eco-company Green Baby have a range of sheepskin items to keep your baby snuggled in the cold months and (amazingly) cool in the summer.Citing research that claims wool has a positive affect
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GreenBerry's eco shopping
By Sarah Lawson on 21/11/2006 11:49:01
A lovely new Suffolk-based shop stocking organic and Fair Trade baby and child clothes, gifts and skincare products.
There are more and more eco-friendly shops around, especially online. Having a baby seems like the perfect time for parents to start loving their planet that little bit more!One of the new kids on the eco block, is GreenBerry's. Opened this year
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Little Green Earthlets' new catalogue
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/10/2006 02:12:16
Parenting can be eco-friendly, especially with companies like LGE offering such a great range of clever, right-on products!
MotherEase Rikki Nappy (from £8.50)Judging by the enthusiastic response we usually get to our articles on real nappies, we have the impression at lot of you ThinkBaby types are quite into your green issues.Although not all of us can swear to being
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