Musings and What-not

As a mother to a child with autism, I am already very careful about what my son does and does not consume.  However, there was some recent news that I found deeply disturbing. I have often said that there is more to the extreme rise in childhood disorders these days, particularly autism, than just vaccines. You already know my stance on other contributing factors such as our severe environmental changes and other toxic and unnecessary food additives.

I received an email from Credo Mobile today.  It's this wicked cool mobile company that is not just a network; it's a movement. I clicked on an interesting link that talked about personal product safety.  Wanting to know more, I cruised on over to Environmental Work Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database . I looked over some of the personal products my family currently uses. {Note:  We are still transitioning into the holistic lifestyle, and personal products are still very much part of that transition.} I used to love Pantene.  I can't believe this is what I was putting on my hair. Ingredients in this product are linked to: Cancer Developmental/reproductive toxicity Violations, restrictions & warnings Allergies/immunotoxicity Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Neurotoxicity , Persistence and bioaccumulation , Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) , Miscellaneous , Multiple, additive exposure sources , Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) , En...