Do Toxins Really Matter

Watch our podcast episode, Do Toxins Really Matter? With Dr. Anna Reade, staff scientist with the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council), where we discuss the reasons why it is important to choose toxin-free when possible.  Listen and learn how to be a more informed consumer with the hopes of decreasing you and your families’ risk for Cancer and auto-immune disorder.  

Websites to use to help with choosing toxin free products: 

Certifications to look for:
Made Safe- https://www.madesafe.org
Safer Choice: https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice

Personal Care and Food Products:
EWG skin data base- https://www.ewg.org

Furniture:
Green Guard certification- https://www.ul.com/resources/ul-greenguard-certification-program

Organic for food- https://www.usda.gov/topics/organic

Disinfectants: 
DFE certified - https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/dfe-certified-disinfectants

Cruelty Free:
Leaping Bunny Program: https://www.leapingbunny.org

Look for labeling that says it DOESN’T have:
Paraben, Phthalate, PFAS  or fluorinated chemicals (look for perfluoro or poly Fluoro), Tricyclic, Quaternary ammonium (quats), BPA/ BPS in plastics 

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