Little Steps (To improving our health)

While I was pregnant, the husband thought that we should start eating healthy, and start using products that are more 'natural' and 'less toxic'.

I didn't pay much attention to it because I wasn't quite the believer. 

You want to buy organic foods? 

Sure, go ahead! 

But I never once initiated buying or using products that were 'natural', or 'green' or 'healthy' because well, that was never my area of interest.

I did toy with the idea of making some homemade cleaners because I see them so often on Pinterest. AND that is a good excuse to buy some pretty bottles to decorate and have fun with.

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Then on Friday night I read this blog post while googling on what was the best teething toy to buy for Lil' J. Her current favourite 'teething toy' is my almost-witch-like chin. I don't think that will be a good option after she sprouts her pearlie whites though.

And I found this blog post while googling on Hape toys because they look so attractive and I'm tempted to get some.

And my friend posted this article on Facebook.

AND a Taiwanese TV program was talking about how our common, regular foods can be toxic. (No..! Not cod fish!)

All in one night.
I have to be honest that it was rather overwhelming.
I remembered going to my husband, telling him "The world is so toxic!!!!"

I'm not sure how to react to this, actually.
A part of me wants to clean out the house immediately and replace our current products with homemade, non-toxic ones.
A smaller part of me thinks that's going too far.
I don't want to turn out like a freak but neither would I want to expose Lil' J to all these toxins now that I know they exist.

We are not going to get obsessed but I know we have to try to reduce baby's exposure to these not-so-friendly stuff. I don't want her to look back 20 years later and tell me "Momma, you fed me rubbish and my health suffered."

For now, we are thinking of cutting down on
1. processed food
2. plastics (for foods, at least)
3. chemicals

It is probably not going to be an easy journey since I do not have many like-minded people around me. I know from the comments and looks I got when we started on organic foods earlier (though I didn't quite believe in organic food either. Then.)

We are going to try anyway.
Because it's my baby we are talking about.