Activism

By Natural Family Online

It’s true that one beauty product won’t cause cancer. But on average, teens and young women use between 10 and 25 personal care and cosmetic products per day. The sum total of chemicals on your body per day? Approximately 200.

What’s worse than using 200 chemicals directly on your body per day? The fact that significant levels of cancer causing agents are found in 1/3 of those products. No publicly accountable institution (like the FDA) has evaluated 89 percent of the 10,500 ingredients used in personal care products. (more…)

By Debbie Cafazzo
Excerpt from MSNBC Article, Jan 30, 2007

Julie Wheelan was confronted by a Rhode Island shopping mall security guard.

A restaurant assistant manager in Las Vegas criticized Emilee Holt.

And a lifeguard at a public pool in Washington state ordered Laurie Waldherr away from the water.

Their offense? Breast-feeding in public. (more…)

Review by C. Delia Scarpitti

During this darkest time of year, burning candles can be a practice of bringing light into our homes and our lives. With recent EPA studies showing how harsh chemically laden candles can significantly deteriorate air quality in our personal spaces, we, as consumers, need to be more judicious than ever before in opting to use non-toxic clean-burning candles. (more…)

Review by C. Delia Scarpitti

During the hectic flurry of the holiday season, New Year’s and Valentine’s Day, many parents spend hours baking cookies, cakes, and other delights fro gift-giving and personal enjoyment. This time-honored tradition is one well-worth preserving, but what if we each baked one less batch and allowed the Dancing Deer Baking Company to stand in for our culinary confections? Why bother? In a word, philanthropy…this Boston-based company is committed to creating all-natural, baked from scratch, Kosher products using exclusively environmental and employee-friendly practices. (more…)

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Wish requests include trips to Disney World for families with young children, second honeymoons, family reunions, cruises, video cameras to leave behind recorded messages, Christmas gifts and laptop computers to keep up on current breast cancer research. (more…)

By Eliza Bloom

Did you know that even the brand of toothpaste you buy can take the world closer to — or further from — peace? It’s true: Every dollar you spend can make a difference. (more…)

By Sarojni Mehta-Lissak

Is your mailbox overflowing with unwanted mail, solicitations and bulging envelopes with coupons for greasy pizzas? Then stop this barrage in its tracks by taking charge of what enters your home. (more…)