I came across a thread on a local mommy discussion board recently that resonated with me. The gist of the conversation revolved around this conundrum: how do you balance health and convenience and (further) how do you reconcile the seemingly contradictory health information that we face every day? Examples : We all know you should wear sunscreen to prevent skin cancer, right? Did you know that some research indicates that sunscreens may be bad for us ...and for the environment? Plus, now we have to worry about Vitamin D deficiency if we don't get enough sun. We all know we should eat our fruits and veggies...but do they have to be organic? or locally grown? How many of us can afford a completely organic lifestyle? Carbs are evil...meat is murder... High Fructose Corn Syrup is from the devil (and yet in everything known to man)...keep your house clean but only use "green" products... It makes my head spin. Even with all of the supposed knowledge at...
My periodic musings on life.