Comments on: Review: Slow Death by Rubber Duck

By: Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:53:05 +0000

Marcela, yup, the microwave popcorn freaked me out too. I don’t eat it much, but keep it around for quickie snacks and I do love it too.

Nice to meet another crunchy mami! We need to stick together.

By: Marcela

Marcela — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:34:43 +0000

I am reading the book at the moment and couldn’t believe the microwave popcorn! We eat it weekly!

and another crunchy attached mami over here ( :

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:21:39 +0000

Evita, I love your site. Thank you for the comment.
Ro, great reminder. I didn’t get all that until Maria was a toddler.

And, Ana…this is why I love you! Somos iguales. Enjoy the book. It is eye-opening!

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:03:06 +0000

Ay, this is such a huge, huge topic!
I laughed reading your first paragraph because I was definitely la loca in my family for having nursed my girl for a year, co-slept for 6 months and attempted to cloth diaper her (that didn´t last long), amongst many, many other “hippie Californian” decisions I continue to make. Funny thing, is I became obsessed with vegetarianism, organics, toxins, an alternative lifestyle, etc years ago when I lived in Mexico.

I’m actually waiting for my copy to review and now I can’t wait to read it! I just need a little bit of an extra push to get me going with the organic garden I’ve been wanting to start. here we go……

By: rowena___.

rowena___. — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:27:22 +0000

don’t forget flame retardant children’s sleepwear. as long as the child is in close-fitting 100% cotton, flame retardant is not required by law. not to even mention how icky flame retardant polyester is.

By: Evita

Evita — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:32:27 +0000

Wow so good to meet someone who thinks that reading labels and minimizing chemicals in everyday life is just “common sense” too ;)

You are so right about the whole perspective thing. It all depends on who you talk to. Having adopted as full as I possibly can at this point natural lifestyle, I no longer today worry what anyone else thinks of it, even if some people think it is “extreme”. To me it is not extreme at all, but a smart way to get pro-active about one’s health. So I applaud you too for the choices you are making! They will go a long way for you and your family, especially that you have a new life that you are bringing into this world.

I am glad you liked the book. I definitely recommend it for everyone who is interested at least a bit in their health or curious about how much of an impact our chemical world really has on us. And thank you for the link.