Breast cancer is a disease that touches the lives of many. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the course of their lifetime.
Research shows that exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and carcinogens can lead to a breast cancer diagnosis later in life.
Up through a woman’s first full-term pregnancy is a time when women are particularly vulnerable to these harmful chemicals. It is up to us to stop breast cancer before it starts.
94% of new pesticide products approved by EPA | Pesticide Action Network
94% of new pesticide products approved by EPA | Pesticide Action Network
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In 2017 and 2018 the U.S. EPA approved more than 100 pesticide products containing ingredients widely considered to be the most dangerous still in use, including some that have been banned in multiple...Before we turn the lights out on 2019, please take less than a minute to hear our Founder/Executive Director, Cynthia Barstow share how you can help reduce the risk of breast cancer in loved ones by joining us on our journey today! www.protectourbreasts.org/donate #empowerment #giving #donors #nonprofit #SaferAlternatives #safermarketplace #breastcancerprevention #organic #donation #empower #empowermentcampaign #windowofsusceptibility #fundraising #donate #organicproducts #health #safer
Before you wrap up your final gifts for the holiday (with reusable cloth đź’š), please consider one more for your loved ones. Our children need protection for their future. We give that by sharing safer lifestyle choices when it matters most - in tips that are easy to apply to their lives from influencer peers they can relate to. Drinking water and going to the gym are positive, avoiding chemicals that contribute to breast cancer might save a life. Please give the gift of a breast cancer prevention to the young women in the window of susceptibility - in high school and college - by joining us on our journey today. www.protectourbreasts.org/donate
“While the EU has prohibited the use of 1,378 substances in cosmetic products, the United States has banned or restricted 11 such ingredients.”
Why your cosmetics don’t have to be tested for safety
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The regulations that guarantee the safety of cosmetic products you use everyday haven’t been updated since 1938.Federal tests 'dramatically' undercount BPA and other chemical exposures
Federal tests 'dramatically' undercount BPA and other chemical exposures
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​Researchers say federal agencies use highly inaccurate tests to estimate exposure to BPA—findings that extend to multiple other harmful chemicals that get into our bodies
