In case the plastering of pink-ribbon adorned products was not enough make you “aware” that that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we felt it was fitting to remind you. But, is there anyone left who needs reminding? Ron and I have been indirectly affected by breast cancer, which today, affects 1 in 8… Read More
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Johnson & Johnson Cleaning Up Their Act – SOMEwhat
By Ava Anderson A round of applause to Johnson & Johnson for publicly announcing they will remove some toxins, from some of their products, at some point…in the next 3 years! It’s a start – and a brilliant publicity campaign – but I, personally, don’t want ANY known toxins or endocrine disrupters in ANY products starting NOW! At… Read More
“Fragrance” Stinks!
The ingredient “Fragrance” is not exactly a bed of roses. Rather, it is a catch-all term for a cocktail consisting of up to hundreds of toxic ingredients. This dangerous, synthetic cocktail can be found in the majority of the products we use (and trust) on a daily basis. Ava Anderson, Founder of Ava Anderson Non… Read More
Green Your Home for Under $250
The list of statistics on how toxic our homes are today is staggering. You would have to be living under a yurt not to realize that indoor air is, on average, two to five and up to one hundred times more polluted than the outdoor air. EPA research conducted from 600 homes in 6 cities… Read More
Clean Up Your Chemical “Body Burden” from Personal Care Products
1. LET’S GET STARTED! Line up your personal care product bottles; ingredient labels facing you. Ignore pretty packaging and dazzling claims like “pure,” “natural,” and “organic” on the front. Manufactures spend millions on what to say on this front label to get you to buy. Here is your new mantra – “It’s all about the… Read More
Sanitize Safely
We have become a self-professed, germ-phobic society where many people won’t even shake hands without fear of becoming ill. The implementation of antibacterial handy wipes at grocery store entrances and travel-sized hand sanitizer bottles stockpiled at every checkout stand has provided a sense of security for many weary people. However, is there a downside to… Read More
Feeling Hormonal? Your Home May be Wreaking Havoc on Your Health! Part II
If you have not already, we suggest you read Part I of this post first to familiarize yourself with endocrine disruptors and how they can be wreaking havoc on your health on a daily basis. The field of xenohormones is fairly new and has only been in existence since about 1991. Xenohormone exposure is especially… Read More
Shower Yourself to Health
Shower to shower each day… help keep odors away! Do you remember that song? You may be keeping odors at bay, but have you ever thought about the chemicals, and more specifically the Chlorine, that you may be dousing yourself with each morning? We agree nothing beats the exhilarating feeling of a warm and tantalizing… Read More