Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals
Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. Environmental Working Group (EWG) detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families - phthalates, triclosan, parabens, and musks - in blood and urine samples from 20 teen girls aged 14-19. Studies link these chemicals to potential health effects including cancer and hormone disruption. more
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- Meryl
- I am dedicated to helping you achieve balance through proper nutrition. My goal is to educate, guide and empower individuals towards a healthy, productive lifestyle. Stress, the environment, and many extraneous factors affect the health and well being of our bodies. I recognize that fact and focus on treating the whole person; not merely symptoms of a problem. I integrate aspects of the mind, body and spirit in order to achieve total health. Health is about the totality of a person. Not one's body parts.
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