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Ingredients in your makeup could make you sick

It's a booming industry to make women look and feel glam. But do you really know what's in the makeup you wear? You may want to after this. A local expert suggests your makeup may contain ingredients that over time may make you sick.
www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-050409...

American College announces hire of Dr. Arianna Staruch, ND, as Academic Dean

ACHS has hired Dr. Arianna Staruch, ND, to serve as Academic Dean effective July 1, 2009. Dr. Staruch will oversee all aspects of the College’s educational programs and new course and program development to better meet the growing demand for accredited, online holistic health education.
www.achs.edu/news/news-detail.aspx?nid=186

Environmental Working Group chemical database mission..

See for yourself, if the products you use are harmful or helpful to your well being. Over 8,200 chemicals and more than 42,000 products are listed in their current database.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/about.php

Canadians paying for CO2 offsets with health benefits

British Columbia's facing a tough decision: Pay CO2 taxes or fund health care benefits.
www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/new...

San Ramon, CA

Become a green vendor, support green vendors and green events

Green festivals are the perfact platform to educate,promote green living and activate the public on sustainable solutions. Join us and become part of the new green celebration.
myspace.com/greenzoneproductions

Immediate Moratorium on All Genetically Modified Foods

OpEdNews - May 19, 2009 - Jeffrey M. Smith reports that an increasing number of physicians are prescribing non-GMO diets for their patients as they are seeing a correlation between disease and genetically modified foods.
www.opednews.com/articles/American-Academy-of-En...

Swine Flu - What is it and what can you do about it?

This is a great Q&A about the new Swine flu. It seems it's a combination of human, pig, and bird virus that mutated together somehow. It's originally spread from pig to human, but now humans can pass it to one another. Pretty scary stuff.
www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-26-swine-fl...

Nutritional and Herbal Tips for Women Experiencing Menopause

Many naturopathic and allopathic doctors attribute menstruation with the ability to eliminate toxins from the body. Once menstruation ends, toxins have to find new channels and can overload other eliminatory channels. Learn how to control symptoms of menopause naturally with nutrition and herbs.
blogcritics.org/archives/2009/04/19/105441.php

The Toxic 100: The Top Corporate Air Polluters in the U.S.

Another smoking gun?
www.peri.umass.edu/toxic100_index/

Santa Cruz, CA

Obama Administration Asks Court to Suppress Identity of Harmful LBAM Spray Chemicals

Remember the supposed threat to big ag that the Light Brown Apple Moth represented? Obama's EPA suppresses public's right to know what chemicals made them sick in Santa Cruz last year.
www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/13/18570280.php