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Archive for July 2010
Link: The Whole Story on Whole Foods’ New Organic Beauty Standards – Planet Green
How Whole Foods Whole Body is Changing the Personal Care Products Game with Stricter Organic Standards for Beauty Products. The Whole Story on Whole Foods’ New Organic Beauty Standards – Planet Green.
(video) EWG’s Toxins in Americans presentation – part 3 of 3
We all know pollution and toxins are bad for you. But EWG has conducted perhaps the deepest analysis of this issue on the most vulnerable demographic on the planet. Some shocking information in one of the most entertaining presentations of the conference. Ken Cook speaking on the Health plenary at Tides’ Momentum 2008.
(video) EWG’s Toxins in Americans presentation – part 2 of 3
We all know pollution and toxins are bad for you. But EWG has conducted perhaps the deepest analysis of this issue on the most vulnerable demographic on the planet. Some shocking information in one of the most entertaining presentations of the conference. Ken Cook speaking on the Health plenary at Tides’ Momentum 2008.
(video) EWG’s Toxins in 10 Americans presentation – Part 1 of 3
“We all know pollution and toxins are bad for you. But the Environmental Working Group has conducted perhaps the deepest analysis of this issue on the most vulnerable demographic on the planet. Some shocking information in one of the most entertaining presentations of the conference. Ken Cook speaking on the Health plenary at Tides’ Momentum … Continue reading
(video) No Makeup For A Month! (Harmful Ingredients In Makeup) – Right on!
Go girl! Spread the word! She writes… “No makeup for a month for me! (Or at least the ones with parabens, mineral oil, and talc.) I will probably only wear makeup if I absolutely HAVE to (like if I’m going to a nice restaurant). And if I do, it will only be makeup without parabens, … Continue reading
(Video) Great Interview w Skin Deep’s Jane Houlihan – EWG vice president for research
Democracy NOW! speaks with Jane Houlihan, vice president for research at the Environmental Working Group and the creator of Skin Deep, an online cosmetics safety database. The database provides safety ratings for more than 62,000 products on the market and receives about one million hits per month. http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
Organic Does Not = Toxin Free: Debunking Myths
Note: Organic is still the better choice. However, if you cannot find organic in your town or you cannot afford it, you can still safely eat certain non-organic fruits and vegetables. (Both organic and non-organic should be washed well. See the fruit and veggie wash recipe below!) The following is from the post The Lowdown … Continue reading
“Western diet” link to ADHD- Physorg.com
A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in adolescents. The research findings have just been published online in the international Journal of Attention Disorders. “A ‘Western’ pattern is a diet with a trend towards takeaway foods, confectionary, processed, fried and refined foods. These … Continue reading
