Resources
Food Storage and Cookware – Tips for a Healthier Kitchen
Use stainless steel, glass, ceramic, or cast iron pots and pans instead of Teflon®, other nonstick cookware, or anodized aluminum without a coating.
Reducing Exposure to Common Chemicals of Concern
Here are some basic good practices to reduce your exposure to common carcinogens and chemicals of concern: View Resource…
Household Pesticides and Other Carcinogens
If you want to stay pest-free while avoiding some of the risks associated with traditional household pesticides, here are some alternatives: View Resource…
Household Cleaners
Here are some guidelines to follow when shopping for cleaners.
Healthy Home Assessment
Kitchen What type of cookware (pots and pans) do you use? What type of containers do you use to store food? View Resource…
EWG’s Healthy Home Checklist
Check your house for common toxic chemicals and choose safer alternatives with this simple checklist for less toxic living.
Dry Cleaning, Fabrics, and Household Plastics
Here are some simple steps you can follow to limit your exposure to harmful chemicals found in fabrics and household plastics: View Resource…
Awareness and First Steps
Awareness is the first step toward adopting an Anticancer environment.
The Anticancer Lifestyle Program’s Top 10 Environmental Action Steps
Use personal care products free of carcinogens, chemicals of concern, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and fragrance. Be sure to read labels. Avoid touching cash register receipts.
The 5 Mindset Keys
Buddhist teachings offer a vivid image of the way most of our brains work. Our common tendency to feel unsettled, distracted, restless, or confused is labeled “Monkey Mind”.
Anticancer Wheel of Life
The Anticancer Wheel of Life is a tool aimed at helping you to visualize what is important to you and how much attention you pay to each of your core values.
Coping with Challenging Situations
A Process for Coping with Challenging Situations in 9 Steps (adapted from the book Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn) Recognize that there are two separate parts to a challenging situation: f…
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