It's different for everyone... For us it was the birth of our second child - Maximus, that made us realize that unless we reconsider our way of living, we are going to destroy our world in no time!
Max was born with a full set of allergies and a very sensitive skin. Even the most gentle baby cream would trigger a severe eczema that would last for weeks. To keep it under control, we had to apply steroid cream on him several times a day. I hated the idea of putting stuff on my baby's skin the name of which I could not even pronounce! While searching the web for more natural alternatives we have learned a lot about different chemicals that are present in most non-organic or natural skin care products. We have learned that many of them are really bad for you and can cause deseases like cancer.
After we switched to natural skin care products for our son, we saw the difference after just a few hours! His skin cleared almost completely now.
This little change made us re-think other things in our life that affect us and our planet in a harmful way. Reading about billions (!) of tons of desposable diaper waste buried in our landfill made me switch to cloth diapers. It was a lot easier then I thought it would be, seriously!
Then the rest followed: no more plastic bags, only local and organic produce on our grocery shopping list, smaller cars, natural fiber clothing and so on, the list is getting longer every day.
Consider organics for yourself and your family. Not only you will feel good about yourself, you will also leave a cleaner, healthier world for your kids.
blessings,
Natallia. Organic Mom and Founder of Organic By Nature
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