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The Non-Toxic Avenger

The Non-Toxic Avenger

What you donÂ’t know can hurt you

Most of us turn a blind eye to the startling array of chemicals lurking in everything from shampoo to baby bottles to the bills in our wallets, choosing to believe that government agencies ensure the safety of the products we wear, use, ingest and …

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Whitewash

Whitewash

The Disturbing Truth about Cow's Milk and Your Health

North Americans are some of the least healthy people on Earth. Despite advanced medical care and one of the highest standards of living in the world, one in three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and 50% of US children are …

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The Practical Cyclist

The Practical Cyclist

Bicycling for Real People

Riding a bicycle is something you never forget -- even if the last time you owned a bike, it had playing cards pinned to the spokes.

People are coming back to bicycling in droves; propelled by rising gas prices, expanding waistlines, or the allure of …

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Not Just a Pretty Face

Not Just a Pretty Face

The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible?

Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades.

Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the …

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Cancer

Cancer

101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic

Cancer -- the word strikes fear in people's hearts. With more people getting cancer every year, the big question must be: How can we prevent this epidemic?

Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic offers solid evidence that many cancers are …

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Joanna Macy: The Work That Reconnects

Joanna Macy: The Work That Reconnects

This 2-DVD set presents the teachings and methods of The Work That Reconnects, empowering people to respond with truth and creativity to the overwhelming social and ecological crises facing our planet. A powerful visual tool building on Macy's book …

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Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis

Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis

Who Gets it, Who Profits, and How to Stop it

Type 2 diabetes is a social pandemic caused by toxic environments - high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to exercise or feel good about yourself - and a lack of power. Millions are suffering and being blamed for it; communities devastated; …

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Naturally Clean

Naturally Clean

The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-Toxic Cleaning

Compelling evidence links the chemicals in household products to cancer, asthma, allergies, multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome -- also known as environmental illness -- hormonal disruption, reproductive and developmental disorders, and other …

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