Green Fertility

...is about saying NO to the pharma-medico-industrial-baby complex and discovering the possibilities afforded by focusing on wellness of self and earth. Essays on parenting, race, life, and writing appear in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Slate. We're a Treehugger.com Favorite Green blog. FTC compliant disclosure: all items we test are complimentary samples. WINNER OF THE RICHARD MARGOLIS AWARD FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTING

Monday, January 29, 2007

Do-It-Yourself Citrus Toner

I was so excited to find a Buddha's Hand fruit in our local, but very cool supermarket. Of course I was the only one buying it, and peo...

Friday, January 26, 2007

Bees have antibiotics (eek!)

I'm reading Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma where he traces the sources of our foodstuffs and finds that antibiotics are du...

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Infertility Donuts: The new rap on trans fats

Appetizing! You have to figure that some man-made process that forces hydrogen into vegetable oil in an industrial process has to gum up th...

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Bonus Post: Global Warning Rage, Manhattan Style

After my angry screed against the line of idlin' SUVs at my local prep school, multiply that by a hundred. Looky what I found today i...

REVIEW: Perfect Organics Orange Ginger Shea Butter

Well! This sure puts the perfect back into organics. Orange is my new favorite winter scent--it's so evocative, warm. And my acupunctu...

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Rare snow storm surprises Arizona and more weird weather

It's finally snowing here, but I still feel unease. It doesn't smell like winter, and out neighbors tree is still pushing out buds ...

Monday, January 22, 2007

Coop-ing

We just joined Urban Greens coop here in Providence, which is kind of a buyers club and is in the process of creating a retail store. It...

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Neonatal Outcomes Worse With Planned Cesarean Than Planned Vaginal...

Planned c-sections are all the rage with celebrities, another US magazine thing that trickles down to the masses...if Kate Hudson does it to...

Friday, January 19, 2007

Global Warming Rage?

We need a new word. There's Road Rage, so why not Global Warming Rage ? Last week, I was walking (yes, walking) home from the train st...

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Welcome, Bodhi and Sloane! Congrats Kim!

Let's wish a big ol' happy candy heart to Kim , whose awesome babes rushed into the world a bit early two days ago. But thanks to K...

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

An urban denizen beseeches nature writers to focus on cities for a change

A friend who is an amazing writer wrote this for Grist. Read it: Grist : "In Cities Is the Preservation of the Word: An urban denizen ...

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Top IVF doctor's clinics raided by police

From the UK's Independent : "Two fertility clinics run by Mohamed Taranissi, Britain's most successful IVF doctor, were inspect...

Monday, January 15, 2007

New Diet Drug Is Approved for Pudgy Dogs

If you ever had any doubt that the drug companies, altruistic protestations aside, mainly want to get more people to take their drugs, take ...

Friday, January 12, 2007

Pregnancy Stories By Age

Here's an interesting site where people contribute their personal stories...it's pretty inspiring in the face of "You're ov...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

REVIEW: Patagonia Water Girl

I've long admired the Patagonia Company for their commitment to the environment. I was looking for some hemp paper, and saw that they ...

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Pregnant with Hypothyroidism? Increase Your Medication!!!

For Ali (applause, applause)...and anyone even thinking about conceiving: Pregnant with Hypothyroidism? Increase Your Medication!!! : ...

Adoption news: Angelina is a Madonna but not vice versa?

Morning Briefing: Jolie weighs in on Madonna: According to the Daily Mail, Angelina Jolie wasn't impressed with how Madonna decided to ...

Monday, January 08, 2007

Asymptomatic Thyroid Problems in Mother Can Harm Newborn

Here's a new year's resolution for anyone thinking of getting pregnant this year accidentally or on purpose: GET YOUR THYROID CHECKE...

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Shrooms Help Gluten digestion?

The following article is interesting, because the maitake (a.k.a. Hen of the Woods) mushroom is prized in Asian medicine as an adaptogen (li...

Friday, January 05, 2007

Folk Fertility Fun: Pistachios

Pure fun fertility stuff: I keep hearing anecdotes about pistachios being good for fertility, if both partners eat them. (And not the disgu...

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GreenFertility: I grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, also known as Bob Dylan's hometown. THE LOGO: Hello Kitty in han-bok (Korean dress) accompanied by Harubang, Korean Grandfather Penis-shaped Fertility God

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