The Soft Landing

We've been building our arsenal of natural remedies to combat the flu as it continues run to rampant and homemade elderberry syrup tops the list!

We’re always looking for simple, healthy drink recipes for the cold winter months, and after reading the icky ingredients on our can of hot cocoa mix, we decided we could surely do better than this: Nestle’s Rich Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix: sugar, corn syrup solids, hydrogenated vegetable oil, dairy product solids, cocoa, calcium carbonate, salt, cellulose gum, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium aluminosilicate, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, non-fat milk, artificial flavor, sucralose. We got busy in the kitchen playing around with ingredients we trust and formulated our very own healthy, low sugar Mexican hot cocoa mix with a little cayenne kick. LINK in bio or get the recipe here: http://thesoftlanding.com/low-sugar-mexican-hot-cocoa-mix/ #HotCocoa #DIY #Homemade #RealFood #OrganicFood #Chocolate

That turkey wasn't the only thing that was stuffed on Thanksgiving! The only thing that relieved our indigestion was @earthmamaangelbaby's Organic Heartburn Tea. Ahhhhhh 🍗🍗🍗

Thankfulness and happiness are intertwined. #thanksgiving (📷: @stacykaren)

Breaking news! ;-) (📷: @gmofreeusa_official) #NonGMO #GMOfree

It's a beautiful sight! 56 homegrown, free-range eggs 💕 #chickens #backyardchickens #freerangechickens #pasturedeggs #homestead

(📷: @patriciabragg): #WaterWednesday #facts time! Did you know that the United States is one of only eight countries in the entire developed world that fluoridates more than 50 percent of its water supply? Even China does NOT allow water fluoridation because it's too toxic and causes damage, according to their studies. Instead, the waste product from their phosphate fertilizer industry is shipped to the United States, where we add it to our water supply! This is a very important point: the fluoride added to your water is NOT even pharmaceutical grade. It's a #toxic industrial waste product, which is also contaminated with lead, arsenic, radionucleotides, aluminum and other industrial contaminants. The story gets even more convoluted, as now declassified files of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Commission show that the original motivation for promoting #fluoride and water fluoridation in the United States was to protect the bomb-, aluminum-, and other fluoride-polluting industries from liability. In the early days some of the sodium fluoride used to fluoridate water supplies in the U.S. came from Alcoa. A couple of years later, they switched to the even more hazardous waste product hydrofluorosilicic acid from the phosphate fertilizer industry. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially claims that "For more than 65 years, water fluoridation has undergone extensive scientific studies and reviews to assess its public health benefits and risks. For many years, panels of experts from different health and scientific fields have provided strong evidence that water fluoridation is safe and effective,"4 this claim appears to have the flimsiest of foundations. According to a 2006 report from the National Research Council,5 extensive amounts of research are inconclusive, or still missing and need to be conducted to evaluate the whole-body impact of fluoride! Not only that, but scientific review also suggests a variety of harmful effects, from skeletal #fluorosis, bone fractures, and, potentially, even #cancer. With that in mind, how can the CDC claim that "extensive research" has concluded #water #fluoridation is safe?!

Christmas decorations are often made with toxic chemicals, so every winter we welcome the challenge of finding as many PVC and lead free Christmas trees as possible so families can enjoy the holiday season without worrying. This year we added flame retardants to the list too and ended up connecting with an expert from @christmastreeforme who was kind enough to share his hard-earned insights about all three concerns (LINK in bio) #ChristmasDecorations #ChristmasTrees #NonToxicChristmas #PVC #ToxicPlastic #LeadFree #FlameRetardants #SafeLiving

Nothing says Merry Christmas quite like the the lovely smells of the season, but a lot of those holiday fragrances give off toxic fumes that can actually add to your stress by causing headaches, difficulty breathing, dizziness, and fatigue. BAH HUMBUG! So do your family a favor this year by skipping those old standby products and making your own with these safe, simple DIY recipes. I promise you'll be glad you did! {LINK in bio} #HolidayScents #Potpourri #EssentialOils #Diffuser #Christmas #Thanksgiving #FragranceAllergies #FragranceChemicals #SafeLiving

Looking for the perfect eco Christmas gift for your coffee/tea lover? This is one of our top 3 most popular guides of all time, and you won't find any toxic plastic or pesky flame retardants! {LINK in bio} #Christmas #GiftIdeas #Eco #NonToxicGifts #Coffee #Coffeemakers #Tea #SafeLiving

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics recently published an opinion piece on reproductive health impacts of exposure to toxic environmental chemicals and we concur. How about you? Read it here: http://ow.ly/Un2I9

For many youngsters, nail polish is the first introduction to cosmetics. But before and during puberty, they’re especially vulnerable to hormone disruptors. Before applying another coat, try @healthy_child's tips for healthy nail polish use in your family. #NailPolish #cosmetics #healthy #kids (📷: @Healthy_Child)

Awww, babies. It’s just so fun to pick out their stocking stuffers every year. It can be overwhelming though, what with the sea of products asking for your attention. Well, we waded through the mountains of possibilities and selected a handful of the best for your littlest – all without the biggest toxic chemical offenders (LINK in bio). #StockingStuffers #ChristmasGifts #GiftsforBabies #EcoGifts #NonToxicGifts

What if allergies make having a live tree in your home impossible and you can’t afford to invest in a PVC-free Christmas tree this year? We can help! (LINK in bio) #SafeLiving #PVCfree #ToxicPlastic #SafeChristmasTrees #Christmas #ChristmasTree

What if allergies make having a live tree in your home impossible and you can’t afford to invest in a PVC-free Christmas tree this year? We can help! (LINK in bio) #SafeLiving #PVCfree #ToxicPlastic #SafeChristmasTrees #Christmas #ChristmasTree

Finally found the perfect leakproof stainless steel containers! @ecolunchbox just launched this new design with silicone lid and it's the perfect size for our favorite organic coconut cream :-) #stainlesssteel #silicone #safeliving #organic #realfood #coconutcream

Christmas is one of our very favorite times of the year. So much to celebrate! We have a ton of kids in our family too, so we made it our mission this year to find a wide variety of stocking stuffers to fit the uniqueness of every single one of them – all without the biggest toxic chemical offenders (LINK in bio). #StockingStuffers #NonToxicGifts #GiftsforKids #ChristmasGifts #Gifts #EcoGifts