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Nutrition & Probiotics
- "Probiotic Microbes: The Scientific Basis" - Jun 2006
- CBC News - ‘Good bacteria’ tested on bowel disorders such as Crohn's
- CBC News - ‘Good Germs, Bad Germs’ CBC Radio ONE- Qwirks & Quarks Interview with Jessica Snyder Sacks: Ever since bacteria were first discovered, over 100 years ago, and found to cause disease, society has tried to get rid of them. We've cleaned up our water supplies, created antibiotics and today spend millions of dollars every year on antibacterial products. But the bacteria that cause problems make up a very small fraction of the microbes that are out there. In fact, many of the bacteria that live in and on our bodies actually help to keep us healthy. Is it possible that by killing the 'good' bacteria, we're endangering our own health? That's the premise behind Jessica Snyder Sachs' new book, Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World. (Interview archived for download)
- CBC News Health - ‘Revealing news on treatments based on re-introducing good bacteria in one’s gut to heal and restore normal intestinal function.’ Don’t poo-poo technique: Fecal transplant can cure superbug, doctors say. More than 90 per cent of C. difficile patients are cured by fecal transplants, studies suggests.
- NotMILK.com (not .org) - a site about Milk
Family & Home
- Time to Protect Babies From Dangerous Products
- Are we poisoning our children? This week on NOW with Bill Moyers.
- Chemical Home Report. Changing The Market To Supply toxic-Free Products, FULL REPORT Greenpeace
- Chemical Home Report, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Greenpeace
Toxic Beauty News & Blogs
INGREDIENTS - Toxins, synthetic chemicals, personal care/cosmetics
- toxicbeauty.wordpress.com Blog - Toxic Beauty
- Toxic Beauty News 2008 Feb. CBC News: Chemicals in some baby creams, shampoos can be harmful, study suggests...
- Toxic Beauty News 2007 Oct. Chances are it’s nearly 10 personal care/cosmetic products you use in a day...Government does not require health studies or pre-market testing of these products...
- (US) Senator John Kerry Pushes FDA to Investigate Lead Content in Lipstick 2007 Nov.18 In Kerry's press release, he states, “Dangerous levels of lead in lipstick is the latest reminder that insufficient safeguards at the FDA pose real risks to everyday Americans. “There has been a continuous flow of unnerving news in recent months about the FDA’s clear lack of oversight and inspection. Washington is gambling with our health, whether we are aware of it or not. It’s time for the FDA to start taking this responsibility more seriously.”
- How ‘Organic’ Are Those Body Care Products That You See with Labels Claiming to Be Organic?
- Potentially toxic cosmetics have some people worried
- (USA) NSF task force to look at regulations for Organic Personal Care products
- Organic Consumers Association List of Synthetic Chemicals to Avoid in Body Care Products
- The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
- Cosmetics Data Base - Skin Deep (EWG investigation)
- NewsTarget Consumers Beware: 175 Toxic Chemicals Found in Conventional Cosmetics
- CBS 4 Boston Are Products That Say Organic Telling The Truth?
- UTNE Apparently, Looks Might Kill
- NoHarm.org We are a global coalition of 443 organizations in 52 countries working to protect health by reducing pollution in the health care industry. Search "Pretty Nasty" - A recent survey found that 40% of European cosmetics contained banned chemicals known to cause reproductive damage?
- article:
Hiding a Lobby Behind a Name: Why Not Truth in Labeling For Interest Groups? - Washington Post 27jan85
The Committee for National Security. The Committee for an Effective Congress. The American Council on Science and Health. The Committee for Energy Awareness. The U.S.A. Foundation. ...real powers in our society now prefer to stay in the background while these surrogate groups toil on their behalf. ... - article: American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) ACSH bills itself as: “..a consumer education organization concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.” whose interests does ACSH serve? - ACSH is heavily financed by corporations with specific and direct interest in ACSH's chosen battles. Since it was created in 1978, it has come to the enthusiastic defense of virtually every chemical or additive backed by a major corporate interest. In many of these cases...
INGREDIENTS - Research sources
- NIOSH - International Chemical Safety Cards
- US FDA - Cosmetic Products and Ingredients
- Toxic Ingredient Directory myorganicfamily.mionegroup.com (ONE Group)
- Can’t locate a particular chemical ingredient from the Toxic Ingredient Directory? Then do your own detective work by using the hazardous chemical database search facility from the University of Akron, USA. University of Akron, Department of Chemistry. Ohio USA
- Health & Safety Information on Household Products. - about product health effects, safety, & handling. National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine (USA)
- Where to find MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheets - on the Internet. Interactive Learning Paradigms, Incorporated (ILPI)
- FREE access to over 2,500,000 Material Safety Data Sheets - the largest centralized reference source available on the Internet. National MSDS Repository - The MSDSSEARCH, Inc.
Organic information sources
- Organic Goes Mainstream - feature presentation with Paul Kennedy - CBC’s IDEAS
- OFA The Organic Federation of Australia
- BFA Biological Farmers of Australia
- ACO Australia Certified Organic
- USDA National Organic Program
- IFOAM - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
- BC Govt BC Organic Industry Overview
- ORGANIC Eprints Organic Eprints is an international open access archive for papers related to research in organic agriculture.
- Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada on the Canadian organic initiative.
- FiBL
- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture(Forschungsinstitut
für biologischen Landbau – FiBL) is the world’s leading information and
documentation centre for organic agriculture.
Some reports are free. - Organic-Market.info Online magazine for organic trade.
- Organic Trade Services Organic Industry Portal
- Sol Foundation Ecology & Agriculture
- The Organic Monitor Organic Monitor is a business research & consulting company that specialises on the global organic & related product industries.
- Organic
Trade Association
Organic Trade Association (OTA) is a membership-based business
association that focuses on the organic business community in North
America.
OTA's mission is to promote and protect the growth of organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public and the economy. - national farmers union Links to Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Sites
- Organic & Wellness News - International paper for the organic trade.
- Organic Standard The Organic Standard is an international monthly journal that enable individuals and organisations to be kept up-to-date with developments concerning worldwide standards and certification issues in the organic sector.
- WWOOF World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms - links Organizations (who are looking for volunteers) to Individuals (who are looking to experience life on organic farms or smallholdings). Volunteers do not pay for their stay. Hosts do not pay the volunteers for their help. It can be a wonderful experience of living, learning, sharing organic lifestyles.
Environment information sources
- The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, with a special focus on the United States. All the stuff in our lives, beginning from the extraction of the resources to make it, through its production, sale, use and disposal, affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls for all of us to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something. It'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
- The Organic & Non-GMO Report is the only monthly newsletter that provides information you need to respond to the challenges of genetically modified (GM) foods. - Ken Roseboro
- Organic Consumers Association an online and grassroots non-profit public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability.
- Environmental Health Strategy Network - The Environmental Health Strategy Center works to protect human health by reducing exposure to toxic chemicals, expanding the use of safer alternatives, and building partnerships that focus on the environment as a public health priority. (Maine USA)
- The TOXNET Toxicology Data Network
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Links
- Canada - News LivingGreenVancouver.com For all things green in Vancouver - from city planning to culture, architecture, food, housing, design, events and more. Check out their sister site in LivingGreenToronto.com, and stay tuned for other Living Green sites in cities across Canada.
Products, Services & Organizations
- Teas Drink Fresh Tea ~ The Best Organic & Fair Trade Artisan Loose Leaf Tea by West Coast SpecialTeas
www.westcoastspecialteas.com - Soaps Carrie’s Organic Soap Kitchen All Natural Goat Milk & Emu Oil bath & body products to help balance your skins pH level so that it can stay healthy and retain moisture. No artificial preservatives or colors. Gentle products for even the most delicate sensitive skin. Supporters of family owned farms.
- Vegetarianism EarthSave Canada - earthsave.ca is a non-profit, educational group promoting awareness of health, environment, and ethical consequences of our food choices. A great place to meet like-minded people, to learn more about issues...open to vegetarian / non-vegetarians alike & members / non-members too. Office in Vancouver, BC Canada
- Green Directory Tint of Green - Green your Home. Choose your own palette. - tintofgreen.ca designed to help you green your home in a way that is practical, stylish, and fun!
- Foods Aji Gourmet products - ajigourmetproducts.com ( latin american) in Surrey BC
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