Printable Guides and Checklists
A checklist of everything you need for your new baby. Also lists what chemicals to look out for in individual products as well as safe products to buy and products to avoid
A great room by room checklist to help you locate where the chemical and toxins are in your environment, as well as information about safer choices!
Baby Product Guides
A quick reference to safer bottle feeding
FInd out which car seats have been rated the highest and lowest for toxic fire retardants, chlorine, lead and other toxins.
Search this database to find out what chemicals and heavy metals have been found in your childs toys. Use this as a guide to purchase safer toys for your child.
Food and water guides
This guide will let you know super easy and inexpensive ways to avoid harmful pesticides. Protecting your family can be affordable if you know these tricks!
A quick guide that lists the 12 foods that have the highest levels of pesticides as well as the 15 "cleanest" fruits and vegetables-those with the least amount of pesticides
A great link to find out the breakdown of what vitamins, minerals, fat, sugars, amino acids, and other nutritional information in specific foods.
Think your tap water is safe? Arsenic, rocket fuel, lead, fluoride? Find out what contaminants you may be exposing yourself to including specifics to your area water. This can help you know what type of filter you will need to own.
Plug in your food of choice and find out what pesticides are typically found on that food. FInd out specifically what each of those pesticides may do to you and your health.
Find out in what products you will find genetically modified foods and how to avoid them! An easy, free guide that you can print at home! We at OBU believe GMOs are one of the most important things for pregnant women and children to avoid!!
General Chemical Guides
A checklist of everything you need for your new baby. Also lists what chemicals to look out for in individual products as well as safe products to buy and products to avoid.
This are the most absolute easiest ways to go green and avoid chemicals. Most of these suggestions are free and some may save you money!
A timeline of when chemicals affect the fetus the most! Find out when BPa, phthalates and other chemicals are most damaging to your unborn child.
Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food: Canned food test results
Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food: A comprehensive list of effects and levels of exposure
A timeline of when chemicals affect the fetus the most! Find out when BPa, phthalates and other chemicals are most damaging to your unborn child.
Think antibacterials keep you healthy? Not so fast! Find out why antibacterials are actually bad for us
A great room by room checklist to help you locate where the chemical and toxins are in your environment, as well as information about safer choices!
Items in the Home Guides
Find out what cell phones have the highest and lowest levels of radiation. You can choose the safer options to reduce exposure
A quick reference to making your own cleaners- what you will need and how to make them
A quick reference to making your own cleaners- what you will need and how to make them
A list of the top 10 plants that clean the air in your home. Also included are links of plants that are dangerous to cats, dogs and children to keep your family safe
A list of useful links for everything from breastfeeding, doulas, more!
Personal Product Guides
Search your personal products or ingredients for toxicity level! This guide will rank your product or ingredient in your product on a scale from 1-10 for how toxic it is for your body.
Products are listed in order by level of contaminated by impurities. Want to know if bubble bath has more contaminants than hair spray, this is the guide for you!
Find out what are the safest and least sunscreen out there on the market in 2010. Find out more about what may be in your brand of sunscreen and what effects it may have on your body, your child's body or your unborn baby's developing systems.
