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Green Consumer
Choices for the Entire Family

SRP: USD$9.99
Duration: 1 hour
Format: NTSC DVD 4:3 Aspect Ratio
UPC: 8-75862 00024-2
ISBN: 1-897246-23-4

Learn how to make a number of healthy, eco-friendly lifestyle choices that you and your family can implement in your own home, including: safe personal care products, appliances and home furnishings. This interesting DVD will show you how to read labels and improve or replace what you have in your home; from baby needs like diapers and solid foods to laundry. This video includes a number of terrific green activities for your kids and is a wonderful resource for families who want to make their lives greener.

Also Available on Amazon.com

Topics:

1) Personal care products and makeup
2) Hundreds of tips on how to choose green products
3) Healthy choices for baby food and clothing
4) Tips on cutting energy use and costs
5) Organic and local food choices
6) Printer-friendly summary and tips

Tips:

1) Look for safe, non-toxic children’s toys made from natural rubber or organic cotton.
2) Hemp shower curtains are more durable and will last longer than PVC shower curtains, which tend to rip easily and end up in landfills.
3) Many people with allergies can’t wear conventional clothing. Organic clothing, which has not been dyed or processed with chemicals, provides a safe option.

Related Statistics:

• “…some of the popular chemical ingredients in personal care products – including phthalates, which make plastics flexible; toluene, a solvent used in nail polish; and paraben, a preservative – have been shown to cause birth defects or increase cancer risks…”
- Bonnie Spanier
Associate professor in women’s studies at State University of New York at Albany.

• “It’s a potent neurotoxin that can cause brain damage in developing fetuses. Many women get mercury from fish and other sources. We don’t need any more.”
- Stacy Malkan
Spokesperson for Campaign for Safe Cosmetics speaking on the use of mercury in mascara.

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