QUOTES: Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson My Favorite Sites The Natural Toybox This site has a lot of incredibly cool natural toys that are made in the USA! I know where I'm doing my shopping for Christmas! .......... more coming soon! Sunflower Naturals Privacy Policy   Sunflower Naturals is independently owned and operated and is a registered business in Pennsylvania. Click to verify business registration.   Physical address: RR2 Box 477C Harveys Lake, PA 18618 Moved: 09/2007, we are waiting for the PA Department of State to update our address.   Administration can be reached via e-mail at admin@sunflowernaturals.com.   Email lists are never shared with other companies for any reason. Email addresses for the weekly newsletter and verification of sale are located offline for your protection.   I don't use ad banners, ad servers or any advertisements on my web site.   I will never have access to any of your financial transaction information. I like it this way, I don't want the responsibility.   I do not set cookies. NEWSLETTER: Sign up for my weekly newsletter to get free recipes and links to recently published articles every Friday, right in your email box. You can cancel your subscription at any time by clicking the 'unsubscribe' link included in every issue. Sign-up is easy, simply enter your email address in the box below and click 'subscribe': RECENT ARTICLES Pollution? You're Drinking It! Got any clue what's in your drinking water? The EPA says it's low levels of chemical toxins that have never been studied for human health effects when ingested. .......... Asthma Kills 11 People Every Day in the US The rate of asthma has more than tripled over the last 30 years. Chemicals in toys, body care and cleaning products are known to increase the risk of asthma attacks, and the corresponding increase risk of death. Maybe you ought to know what to avoid? .......... How to Save Money on Christmas Postage I worked in a popular shipping company and learned a lot of tricks to saving money on holiday shipping. Read this article to learn how to save on all of your shipping needs this holiday season. .......... Phthalates and Your Health What's a phthalate? It's the class of chemicals that makes creams, lotions and liquid soaps flow smoothely, holds synthetic fragrances, and makes plastics soft. This class of chemicals is in almost all household products including children's toys and cleaning and body care products. Studies are showing that this wonderfully versatile chemical also causes asthma and allergies, birth defects and liver and kidney damage. .......... A Review of Oil of Olay Touch of Sun Body Lotion Looks like such a wonderful product, innocent and healthy with a touch of sun, right? It's a great product if you want to increase your risk of breast cancer and Alzheimer's, and aggravate asthma and allergies, oh, and increase your risk of birth defects if you use it while pregnant with a boy child. Think I'm kiddin'? Read the article. It has plenty of links to studies on the National Library of Medicine web site. .......... CLICK HERE FOR MORE ARTICLES