Exposed
Jennifer Lunden on the
Business of Breast Cancer
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/7693I posted this article to my facebook page, but thought it was worth reposting here for all to read. It is a very worth-your-time article to read. Even though it is a bit long, it is worth reading ALL THE WAY THROUGH!
It discusses many things: corporate greed (shocking, right?), Pinkwashing of America, government regulation of toxins (or lack thereof), and our responsibility to ourselves as consumers.
Breast cancer has shown up too many times in my short life. I've become someone skeptical of anything I put in my mouth and on my body. I've sought out companies that do the right thing, that create products with ingredients I can read and understand, whether it be food or personal products. I read, I research, I try to share. It is overwhelming. It is a constant battle. And I fall back into old habits many times (here come the habits again!). But in the end, I want to know that I did what I could. That I stuck with what I believe. That I didn't just do things because "everyone else is doing it" or that "it's just too hard!". Those are not good reasons in my mind.
So here are a couple of sites that I'd like to share to help you research the products you use, and an alternative company if you are looking for non-toxic products. To the right are a few other resources that I will be adding to as I go. After you read this article, use these sites as resources. Read more. Share more. Be educated. Be well.
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ -- a place to research the products you use. See how toxic they are and find alternatives.
www.avaandersonnontoxic.com -- This is a wonderful company. I know everything I buy from them is NON-TOXIC. Started by a teenager who couldn't find any products that were non-toxic after learning about the dangers of the ingredients in the products we use.
Be well,
Mandy
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