NTL podcast # 6- personal care products

Welcome to the show notes for episode 6 of the weekly podcast, "Nontoxic Living." This week, hosts Randy and Kathy Davidson of the BioWise Institute of Indoor Environmental Health, discuss personal care products and cosmetics and the suspected cancer-causing ingredients in many of these products. Included, is information about FDA research into the alteration of the human hormonal system caused by synthetic chemicals, resulting in lower sperm counts in men, and earlier puberty in girls. The link between cosmetics and breast cancer is presented with information from the Cancer Research Center of America, and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Also covered, is the danger from dioxins in chlorine-bleached white paper products. The weekly feature, "This Week in the News" mentions the eco-friendly South Waterfront construction project in Portland, Oregon. To listen to this show now, click the play button on the hipcast audio player on this page. Previous shows also available on this site. Thanks for listening. Your donations make this podcast possible. Thank you for your support.