Comments on: Our Healthy Eating Journey, Part 5 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5 Encouraging women in homemaking, healthy eating and parenting Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kathleen http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-41266 Kathleen Thu, 06 May 2010 17:47:27 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-41266 Teresa- I have a super sensitive baby that struggled with baby acne and eczema. He’s also had allergic reactions that landed him in the hospital. I have switched to paraben free, sls free, + personal care products. What I have found that is safe and worked wonders on my baby’s eczema is California Baby’s Calendula Cream. It is not carried at my local health food store so I get it at diapers.com. You can order it direct from CA Baby, but it’s more expensive. Diapers.com offers free shipping with $49+ order, which is not hard to do. I buy my natural wipes (7th Generation) and baby soap/shampoo, CA Baby super sensitive, from them as well as CA baby hand soap. I dilute the soap by 75% and put it in a Kandoo dispenser that I’ve dumped the chemical soap out of and cleaned really well. That dispenser works well for my toddler. CA Baby also makes a new Calendula lotion, which I am also trying, since it’s cheaper than the Calendula Cream, when there are no flare ups. The Calendula cream is also an incredible night cream for mamas! I’ve seen amazing results on my own skin and the lotion helps with winter/dry dishwashing hands as well. My best resource for finding safe personal care products is the Environmental Working Group website, www.ewg.org. They have a link on their home page to their cosmetic safety database, (http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/). It has revolutionized what I use on my body as well as my family’s. It’s taken me years of reading labels to identify hazards, even in so-called natural or organic products. I have finally found chemical free or toxic free products for every personal care item we use, from laundry soap to hair dye to toothpaste to mascara. I hope this info. helps. Happy searching for what works for your family…a fellow natural mom. Teresa- I have a super sensitive baby that struggled with baby acne and eczema. He’s also had allergic reactions that landed him in the hospital. I have switched to paraben free, sls free, + personal care products. What I have found that is safe and worked wonders on my baby’s eczema is California Baby’s Calendula Cream. It is not carried at my local health food store so I get it at diapers.com. You can order it direct from CA Baby, but it’s more expensive. Diapers.com offers free shipping with $49+ order, which is not hard to do. I buy my natural wipes (7th Generation) and baby soap/shampoo, CA Baby super sensitive, from them as well as CA baby hand soap. I dilute the soap by 75% and put it in a Kandoo dispenser that I’ve dumped the chemical soap out of and cleaned really well. That dispenser works well for my toddler. CA Baby also makes a new Calendula lotion, which I am also trying, since it’s cheaper than the Calendula Cream, when there are no flare ups. The Calendula cream is also an incredible night cream for mamas! I’ve seen amazing results on my own skin and the lotion helps with winter/dry dishwashing hands as well. My best resource for finding safe personal care products is the Environmental Working Group website, http://www.ewg.org. They have a link on their home page to their cosmetic safety database, (http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/). It has revolutionized what I use on my body as well as my family’s. It’s taken me years of reading labels to identify hazards, even in so-called natural or organic products. I have finally found chemical free or toxic free products for every personal care item we use, from laundry soap to hair dye to toothpaste to mascara. I hope this info. helps. Happy searching for what works for your family…a fellow natural mom.

]]> By: Holly http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34590 Holly Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:35:22 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34590 Thanks for another great post! I love this series! Thanks for another great post! I love this series!

]]> By: Holly http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34589 Holly Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:34:25 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34589 The OCM? The Oil Cleansing Method helped me IMMENSELY! http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/oil_cleansing_method_reviews.html You can find Castor Oil in the laxative section of the drugstore. I also found that when I cut out all white sugar and processed bread products, my acne improved a lot. The OCM? The Oil Cleansing Method helped me IMMENSELY! http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/oil_cleansing_method_reviews.html You can find Castor Oil in the laxative section of the drugstore. I also found that when I cut out all white sugar and processed bread products, my acne improved a lot.

]]> By: Holly http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34588 Holly Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:30:13 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34588 The movie "Food Inc" really got my husband on board with what I was trying to do with our food. Now he's very supportive (not that he wasn't before, but I think he saw it as an amusing phase until he saw some of the reasons I was doing this in front of his face. Now he's even increased my food budget, joined a CSA, and even called a local radio station and asked tehm to please stop running Monsanto commercials!! The movie “Food Inc” really got my husband on board with what I was trying to do with our food. Now he’s very supportive (not that he wasn’t before, but I think he saw it as an amusing phase until he saw some of the reasons I was doing this in front of his face. Now he’s even increased my food budget, joined a CSA, and even called a local radio station and asked tehm to please stop running Monsanto commercials!!

]]> By: Teresa http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34516 Teresa Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:55:52 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34516 I use the Aveeno Baby Eczema cream on her arms and legs and then I use either Vaseline or Aquaphor on her diaper area. It’s not that I am against using those products with parabens and believe me I have had to use them. I would just like to be able to find something that doesn’t have parabens in it that works and was hoping that maybe someone out there has found something that has worked well for them that is more natural. I personally stopped using products that contained parabens, sls and many others when I was going through unexplained secondary infertility because of what I had read about them and how they can be hormone disrupters. So for me, I feel that if I can avoid those types of ingredients by finding something that really works then I am all for it, but in the meantime I will use whatever works for her and brings her relief. I use the Aveeno Baby Eczema cream on her arms and legs and then I use either Vaseline or Aquaphor on her diaper area. It’s not that I am against using those products with parabens and believe me I have had to use them. I would just like to be able to find something that doesn’t have parabens in it that works and was hoping that maybe someone out there has found something that has worked well for them that is more natural. I personally stopped using products that contained parabens, sls and many others when I was going through unexplained secondary infertility because of what I had read about them and how they can be hormone disrupters. So for me, I feel that if I can avoid those types of ingredients by finding something that really works then I am all for it, but in the meantime I will use whatever works for her and brings her relief.

]]> By: alyssa http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34509 alyssa Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:41 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34509 Thank you for these posts- I look forward to reading more! I suppose I'm kind of in the middle when it comes to healthy eating. I coupon shop, but mostly for food items I already buy and toiletries for cheap with the drugstore deals. I am blessed to have 3 competitive healthfood stores within 10 minutes of me! I love how much produce I can get for so little at these places! They also have great sales on meats, cheese, yogurt, etc. I still have a long way to go, though. Thankfully, we don't have much in the way of health problems. The worst health problem I have is acne. It's hormonal, since it's at it's worst when I'm breastfeeding. My skin is broken out, but also dry and flaky. But I'm clueless as to what to do for it. Sorry for rambling, but I was wondering if anybody else out there had experience with this! Thanks for any tips! :) Thank you for these posts- I look forward to reading more! I suppose I’m kind of in the middle when it comes to healthy eating. I coupon shop, but mostly for food items I already buy and toiletries for cheap with the drugstore deals. I am blessed to have 3 competitive healthfood stores within 10 minutes of me! I love how much produce I can get for so little at these places! They also have great sales on meats, cheese, yogurt, etc. I still have a long way to go, though.

Thankfully, we don’t have much in the way of health problems. The worst health problem I have is acne. It’s hormonal, since it’s at it’s worst when I’m breastfeeding. My skin is broken out, but also dry and flaky. But I’m clueless as to what to do for it. Sorry for rambling, but I was wondering if anybody else out there had experience with this! Thanks for any tips! :)

]]> By: Danielle http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34505 Danielle Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:54:13 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34505 The thing is Eucerin works. Sometimes you have to use something that you think might not be good, but would be soothing to her. The only other thing you can try (if you haven't) is coconut oil. If you have, give the Eucerin a try. Sometimes one has to set aside the "worries" and "concerns" about certain products for their child's health. People have been using Eucerin for decades. Also, you can try Aveeno (made w/oatmeal). Ultimately it's up to you, but that's my view. Sometimes, all natural products aren't so natural. lol Otherwise one wouldn't have reactions to them. I have sensitive skin myself, it's hit or miss w/some products. have you tried the unbleached cloth diapers? Try restricting dairy first. Then go to starches and such. Good Luck! The thing is Eucerin works. Sometimes you have to use something that you think might not be good, but would be soothing to her. The only other thing you can try (if you haven’t) is coconut oil. If you have, give the Eucerin a try. Sometimes one has to set aside the “worries” and “concerns” about certain products for their child’s health. People have been using Eucerin for decades. Also, you can try Aveeno (made w/oatmeal). Ultimately it’s up to you, but that’s my view. Sometimes, all natural products aren’t so natural. lol Otherwise one wouldn’t have reactions to them. I have sensitive skin myself, it’s hit or miss w/some products.

have you tried the unbleached cloth diapers?

Try restricting dairy first. Then go to starches and such.

Good Luck!

]]> By: Jami http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34498 Jami Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:04:30 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34498 Laura, Where at in Kansas did you grow up??? Laura, Where at in Kansas did you grow up???

]]> By: Laura http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34493 Laura Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:48:50 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34493 Oh my, we ARE the same person. MY eight year old is my junk food boy too, the one I have the most "fights" with about food. He's not so dramatic about it, just feels oh so sorry for himself when I don't make his favorites, which is often because I can not make the same three things over and over. Oh, I could go on and on... But I won't. ;) Oh my, we ARE the same person. MY eight year old is my junk food boy too, the one I have the most “fights” with about food. He’s not so dramatic about it, just feels oh so sorry for himself when I don’t make his favorites, which is often because I can not make the same three things over and over. Oh, I could go on and on…

But I won’t.
;)

]]> By: Laura http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/our-healthy-eating-journey-part-5/comment-page-1#comment-34492 Laura Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:47:23 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=5328#comment-34492 I know, amazing isn't it? They converted my HUSBAND first, then HE had to convince ME!! I'm pretty sure that's rare in most families. :) I know, amazing isn’t it? They converted my HUSBAND first, then HE had to convince ME!! I’m pretty sure that’s rare in most families. :)

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