How To Create a Healthy, Nontoxic Home
Learn simple ways to reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals common in daily living. See this video of Dr. Margaret Kripke, formerly a scientist/researcher at MD Anderson Cancer Center and member of the President’s Cancer Panel, about why it’s important to become an informed consumer in order to decrease your risk from environmental chemicals.
The Anticancer Lifestyle Program offers a rich array of free resources so you can learn your way.
Take the Environment module of our free online course
Using expert videos, animation, text, and interactives, the Environment module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program will give you tools you can use to make informed purchasing decisions that will lower your exposure to harmful chemicals in daily life. Knowledge is power!
You will learn about:
- Safe food storage and cookware
- Healthy personal care products and cosmetics
- How to decrease exposure to electromagnetic fields
- Safe ways to clean your home
- Easy-to-use resources to find healthy products
- What to look for – and avoid – on product labels
The Healthy Kitchen: Reducing Toxins & Chemical Exposures
Creating a healthy, non-toxic nursery
Clean Cleaning: Nontoxic Ways to Tidy Up
Detox Your Home: A Room-By-Room Guide to Creating a Healthy Home Environment
Reducing Exposure to Harmful Chemicals in Food Packaging
We all have to eat, and much of what we eat comes packaged: Meat and fish in plastic wrap, cereals in boxes, yogurt in…
Is Makeup Bad for You? Choosing Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
The Healthy Kitchen: Reducing Toxins and Chemical Exposures
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EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Healthy Home Assessment
The Story of Cosmetics
Salt, Lemons, Vinegar, and Baking Soda by Shea Zukowski
Hear what others are saying about the Environment pillar of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program.
“I continue to be amazed at what I didn’t know about chemicals in our home environment.”
“Environment was my favorite. I appreciated the guidance about toxins and their impact.”
“The environment resources are outstanding and I look forward to doing research on products I use regularly.”
“I’ve gotten rid of my harsh cleaners, personal care products with fragrance, and plastic storage containers.”
“I ventilate the house daily, changed out my cookware and removed most plastics and toxic cleaning agents.”
“In my home environment, I have learned to focus on what I am able to control.”
“My life has gotten a lot simpler! I buy fewer cleaners and body care products. I can hear my grandmother applauding!”
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