Who knew?

Who knew that a regular stick of gum contains aspartame? I try my best to avoid fake sweeteners and I do not give them to my kids. I ASSumed that only sugar free foods contained these evil sweeteners. Come to find out, my child's 'Safe to Swallow' toothpaste contains saccharine. So does our flavored lip balms. I have started reading ingredient labels and my head is spinning. I knew deep down that there are a lot of harmful chemicals used in cleaning products, food, etc. but I guess I have just been scared to look. I can't turn the other way when it is affecting my kids. I have created this blog in order to keep track of my research because I typed 'harmful chemicals' into Google and my head has been spinning since. I am the type that needs to research both sides of an issue. So my journey begins.....