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, December 29, 2008

Protests in Facebook Breastfeeding Photo ban

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Talk about the power of the internet--the actual protest got no attention, but look at this. n.b. when you're pregnant, apparently the b...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Angel in the Hospital

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Happy and Safe Holidays, however you celebrate it. Dec. 23: NBC’s Ron Mott tells the story of one mother who believes an angel saved her dau...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Six Green Hangover Remedies

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If you're trying to get pregnant, imbibing lots of alcohol isn't going to be doing your body any favors, but it is the season to be ...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

FDA and Misleading Advisories for Pregnant Women and Fish consumption

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Confused about fish and pregnancy? Mercury? EFAs? The FDA says pregnant women SHOULD eat fish, EWG points out that mercury is a problem. ...
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Antidepressants May Damage More Sex Lives

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This certainly isn't going to help with the babymaking (or, the depression, ya'd think)...unless maybe they prescribe some viagra as...
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Arkansas family welcomes 18th child, a girl

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Obviously, being in her 40s has not slowed this woman's fertility. Curious to see how many more she'll have... ------ Thu Dec 18, 8...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Glass Baby Bottles

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Hey, kids, glass baby bottles! Keep plastic out of your life! -------------------------------------------------- November 13, ...
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'Safety' in Overdrive: Pasteurizing Almonds

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The nuts are definitely in charge of the nut-house. As everyone knows, our food supply is dirty. Runoff from industrial farms often carry p...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

REVIEW: Ahnu Bridge sneakers for kids

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Ahnu makes shoes with cool natural features like charred bamboo antibacterial, plus these shoes are designed to take a lot of wear. Our so...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Fertile women more open to corny chat-up lines

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Hmm, that sounds like another good line...but Honey, I was ovulating! ------------------------------------------- For men whose chat-up line...
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Monday, December 15, 2008

Another Recession-proof Tips column

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Planning on gift cards for finicky relatives and friends? Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards th...
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Friday, December 12, 2008

Statins may cause eye problems

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People are half jokingly saying we need to add statins to the water. I think not! If you're taking statins and experiencing any of the...
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Worsted Witch has a Wee Witch

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Congrats to GreenFertility's friend and fellow green blogger, the fab Worsted Witch , who gave birth to her own little witchbaby last we...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Christmas trees loaded with pesticides

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We don't traditionally "do" Christmas trees at the house of Man Fertility and me. Mostly because I can't stomach the idea...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Why we have to fight for our freedom to choose our food suppliers

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This story has been sent to me abut 800 times, and at first it seemed too unbelievable--SWAT teams raiding with their guns drawn when there ...
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Monday, December 08, 2008

Upsides of the Economic Downturn: Monday Morning Picture

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This is from "A Picture Is Worth a 1000 words" Dept. I was raised Christian but over the years have become more "inclusive...
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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Doctor Eats Only Organic Food for 3 years

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This popular health columnist/doctor decided to try eating only organic for three years after hearing a dairy farmer talk about how his anim...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Climate Change May Boost Exposures to Harmful Pollutants

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from Newswise, the journalists' only news site: Newswise — A review of studies projecting the impact of climate change on air quality, i...
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Monday, December 01, 2008

Gestational Surrogacy vs. adoption

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This article ran in the New York Times Magazine and had many, many comments. I found some of the pictures to be, I don't know, a little...
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Friday, November 28, 2008

Popular Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties

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Doctors say getting a wad of cash for putting their official credentials behind promoting a company's drug, sometimes even going so far ...
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