Green Cradle Organic Mattress, Furniture & Baby

Green Cradle™ is a one-of-a-kind store in Sherman Oaks California, specializing in organic and all natural health & body care, clothing, mattresses, bedding, toys, furniture and a host of other products for children, pregnancy, and the whole family. Our other specialties are research and sharing the scientific information we’ve collected concerning the health benefits of truly 'green' products. Our goal is to offer families products that not only say ORGANIC or ALL NATURAL on their labels, but actually contain no chemicals, no synthetic preservatives, no harmful dyes, no hidden plastics, no toxic fire retardants, no formaldehyde-leaching pressed woods etc., As exposed by Consumer Reports, and most recently the Organic Consumers Association, many, if not most of the products claiming to be "organic" actually contain but a token few organic ingredients mixed with conventional chemicals, including petroleum based ones, that have been found to be contaminated with known carcinogens. We believe in offering only genuine organic and natural products, and making it easy for people to make good choices. Why Go Green? Sometimes "going green" may seem like an overwhelming task. Why bother, you might ask? Though most people presume that the reasons are environmental, the first reason is simply a matter of health. Tests have revealed an astounding load of chemicals in even young children's blood. (CNN 2005). The reality is that these chemicals only increase overtime as we all age, storing themselves in fat and organs. Thus, for example, Parabens, a popular preservative in cosmetic and personal care products have been found inside of breast tumors. (Darbre, et al., "Concentrations of Parabens in Human Breast Tumours.” Journal of Applied Toxicology 24 (2004)). Researchers have found nearly 300 industrial chemicals in umbilical chord blood, including 180 known carcinogens (EWG 2005), and even breast milk has been found to be filled with toxins, including dioxins, dibenzofurans, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), PCBs and heavy metals. (Landrigan et al., Chemical Contaminants in Breast Milk, Environmental Health Practices (2002)). Tests on adults reveal a grim picture of chemical accumulation inside us all. Sometimes we hear adults say that they were raised with chemicals and turned out fine. The reality is that chemical exposure has only increased since our own childhood and, more accurately, the statistics show that we are all less than fine. Autism, ADHD, childhood cancers like Leukemia and Brain Cancer, Birth Defects, SIDS, fertility problems and other serious diseases have all grown at staggering rates in the last thirty years. Children under 5 now represent the fastest growing group of asthmatics in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. There are literally millions of children with Asthma in this country now! Interestingly enough, also according to the EPA, the pollution inside of our homes is up to ten times worse than in the most toxic outdoor environment. In fact, the EPA confirms that most exposure to toxic chemicals occurs inside of our very own households, and, thus, from the very products that we turn to and trust on a daily basis. Do Small Changes Matter? Tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group have revealed that family members share the same type of toxic chemicals in their body, even when they don't live together. You can tell a stranger apart from a family member by doing a chemical analysis on the toxins in their blood. Why would this be true? Perhaps because we are all a product of learned behavior -- we see the products our family members use, and we copy those habits, as will our children after us. This means that the changes we implement today can create a significant impact throughout generations of our family. So yes, if we take the time to remove even one chemical from the products we bring into o...