Guest Blogger
Alicia Voorhies
Alicia Voorhies began her career as an RN with a specialty in developmental disabilities, autism spectrum, seizure and behavioral disorders. She spent most of her nursing career as a Director of Nursing for a non-profit organization that focuses on caring for people with developmental disabilities in a home-based setting.
In 2006 her career took a radical change in direction when she became aware of the health risks of products made with Bisphenol-a (BPA). In 2007, after a year of personal research, she opened the online doors to The Soft Landing. Along with her mother and three sisters, Alicia set out to educate busy parents about the most prevalent environmental toxins harming children today and to provide a source where people can purchase BPA, PVC, and Phthalate-free products.
Alicia is a mother of three.
www.thesoftlanding.com/
How to Protect Our Children
We’ve learned about why it’s important to protect your growing children from endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Now let’s discuss how to get the job done. It may seem overwhelming, but you can do it with a little practice – and the benefits are worth the effort!
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PVC Isn’t Really Toxic, Is It?
PVC is everywhere. It’s commonly used in bath toys, teethers, baby bibs, inflatable pool toys, children’s playground ball pits, dog toys, shower curtains, mattress covers, cling wrap and in most non-slip bath mats. And that’s just for starters! There is a growing awareness of polyvinyl chloride’s toxic nature, but the quest to avoid it is [...]
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Research Links Phthalates to Mental Development and Weak Bones
Phthalates are yet another set of hormone-mimicking chemicals that are used in many household products including: shampoo, makeup, perfumes, air fresheners, bibs, teethers, inflatable toys, vinyl flooring, IV tubing, insect repellant and much more. We recently learned that even medication capsules are encased in a phthalate-based polymer and can deliver high doses of phthalates as [...]
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Is Bisphenol-a Truly Harmful or Have We Gone too Far?
Many Americans have come to agree that bisphenol-a (BPA) is probably worrisome enough to avoid. The move to a BPA-free lifestyle no longer requires a leap of faith when current research continually points to new evidence of harm to the health of our children. Recent studies have linked BPA to effects such as increased aggression [...]
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Taking a Break
My name is Alicia Voorhies and I’m a RN who left the work force to spend some time recharging. I enjoyed working as Director of Nursing for a non-profit organization to care for people with developmental disabilities in a home-based setting. But I began to suffer from that old familiar burn out, so I decided [...]
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