Take Care with Personal Products
It is now becoming more common knowledge that chemicals, such as parabens and phthalates, are found in many of our...
Happy Mother’s Day to our Moms!!
From a young age, my mother and father have always stressed the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. We would...
“UMass has been their home for the past four years. Protect Our Breasts has been their at-school family…You are our community.”
At this time of year, I am deeply reminded that Protect Our Breasts is not only an advocacy organization sharing...
Be Healthy This Year on the Inside and Out: Why We Need to Focus on Personal Care
How many times have we heard New Year’s resolutions about improving health? Many of us prioritize our health and do...
A Black Dress, A Green Scarf… A First Impression, A Lasting Experience
Heading to the Natural Products Expo East, in Baltimore, Maryland, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. As representatives of...
Becoming Part of the 1%: It can happen to our Fathers, too
by Emily Barstow, daughter of Founder Cynthia Barstow and her husband Lee Of the 250,000 cases of breast cancer that...
Walked Off the Plane at LAX: Natural Products Expo West “So Big it’s Unexplainable!”
As I walked into the Anaheim convention center, I quickly realized what everyone meant when they said Expo West is...
Go Organic! How Choosing Organic Contributes to a Safer Future
Happy New Year! As 2018 begins, many people will vow to begin healthier lifestyles, whether that means exercising more, quitting...
The Gift of Organic Giving!
Lexi Vaccaro is the Protect Our Breasts National Director of Chapter Development and personal care and cosmetics researcher. During the...
Why November is for the Boys
Sofie Rosenberg is the Protect Our Breasts Science Director responsible for translating new research on concerning chemicals from endocrine disruptors...