Merely living on earth puts you at risk - Theo Colborn, PhD.
<h1>Plastics:</h1>
Many contain BPA (Bisphenol A) and Phthalates
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	<li>We avoid plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  "7, 6 and 3 are not for me".   When we were getting rid of "bad" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I'd give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of "bad" plastic in our house.</li>
	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>
	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>
	<li>don't let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead</li>
	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn't use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the "plastic" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn't all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula</li>
	<li>try and avoid plastic water bottles but we don't like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids' backpacks.</li>
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<h1>Cosmetics:</h1>
When you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I've tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.

There are many cosmetic choices that don't involve hormone disruptors - even Sephora carries natural cosmetic lines.  I've found when I ask for a product the natural ones aren't the first suggested - they don't rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.

Many of the large health food stores "The Big Carrot" in Toronto, Ontario, "Natures Emporium" in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice cosmetics that are all natural.  The good news? They work just as well, they are on-trend and they don't have to cost much more.

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<h1>Household Products:</h1>
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	<li>use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda</li>
	<li>use a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>
	<li>don't use fabric softeners in the dryer - fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors</li>
	<li>I check out any other cleaning products on Environmental Working Groups database</li>
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<a title="Environmental Working Group's Hall of Shame" href="http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf" target="_blank">Environmental Working Group's Hall of Shame</a> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are "green" - some I've had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying "Green" products!  I'm a sucker!

<a title="Environmental Working Group's Guide to Cleaners" href="http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners" target="_blank">Environmental Working Group's Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you're bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for

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