living mindfully

3 Easy Ways to Encourage Your Family to “Go Green” (Without Being Pushy)

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball, of Kitchen Stewardship. This time of year, many of us find more time to spend with our extended family than usual. As much as family time is a blessing, it’s also often fraught with tension as people who don’t usually live together are thrust upon one another for a day, [...]

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home & garden

Top 5 Safe Bakeware Options

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. As we head full steam into holiday baking season, you may be pulling out cookie sheets and other pots and pans that haven’t seen much action in a while. Will you know if you’re making a safe, non-toxic kitchen choice? Here’s a quick primer to help you [...]

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health & nutrition

How to Naturally Clean a House after Illness Strikes

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. For a while when my son was a toddler, every time my parents were going to visit for a big holiday, he got sick right before they were scheduled to come. And not just any sick – throw-up sick. Even doting grandparents aren’t usually willing to expose themselves [...]

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health & nutrition

10 Reasons Breastfeeding is Good For Women, Too

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. The WHO knows it. The AAP knows it. Even the formula companies have to admit that breastmilk is the healthiest food for infants. Choosing to nurse your baby may mean the sacrifice of many hours in the rocking chair, but studies prove many health benefits for mothers [...]

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natural parenting

5 Infant Procedures We Skip

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. I probably drive my OB nuts with the number of times I say “no.” As I detailed a few months back, there are quite a few prenatal norms to which I say “no thanks.” Tomorrow, in fact, at 39 1/2 weeks, I’m going to tell the good [...]

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