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Vegan Gifts: Give Something Animal Lovers Will Love

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Andalou, Brooks, cqre package, cuts, Environmental Working Group, EWG, Garmont, gift, gifts, Keen, Lowa, Lush Cosmetics, Merrell, Mineral Fusion, Save the Duck, shoes, Skin Deep, sneakers, Treksta, vegan, Vegan Store, Vegan Zombie, Wills, Zamberlan

It’s no longer difficult to find good gifts for ardent vegans, from food to sneakers to clothing…

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Should men be worried about environmental exposures too?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Bisphenol A, BPA, Environmental Working Group, health, men, mens, Skin Deep

Dear EarthTalk: We often see and read reports about environmental threats to women’s health, but aren’t there also concerns about which men should be especially vigilant? — Jay Walsh, Boston, MA Indeed, women aren’t the only ones who should be worried about environmental threats. A recently released report (“Men’s Health: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt […]

Synthetic compounds called parabens are added to toothpastes, deodorants, shampoos and other products to stop the growth of fungus, bacteria and other potentially damaging microbes. Individual products contain limited amounts within safe limits, but cumulative exposure could be overloading our bodies and contributing to a wide range of health problems, including breast cancer and reproductive toxicity. Credit: Joe Shlabotnik

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Paraben Paranoia?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer butylparaben, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, cosmetics, CSC, Environmental Working Group, ethylparaben, FDA, isobutylparaben, methylparaben, parabens, propylparaben, Skin Deep

Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine recently stopped using skin and beauty products with parabens in them. What are parabens and should we all be avoiding them? — Betsy Johnson, Port Chester, NY First commercialized in the 1950s, parabens are a group of synthetic compounds commonly used as preservatives in a wide range of health, beauty […]