healthy kids


HEALTHY HOME, HEALTHY KIDS


How to Keep Them Safe by Ronica O’Hara A


healthy home for kids looks much like what’s needed for a healthy planet: clean air, clean water and


clean food, all of which create a space in which our children can be well and thrive. T is means taking active steps to eliminate everyday contaminants that can harm their developing organs and brains. “Children are not mini-adults. T eir bod- ies cannot fi lter out toxins and chemicals as eff ectively as a full-grown adult body can,” says Kimberly Button, author of T e


Everything Guide to a Healthy Home: All You Need to Know to Protect You and Your Family from Hidden Dangers. Here are some practical steps to take.


Clean Air  Clean “green”. T e chemicals in


popular disinfectants alter children’s gut microbes and heavy use leads to higher body mass index by age 3, re- ports Canadian researchers; eco-friendly cleaning agents do not harm kids’ health,


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