B00AFU6252 EBOK (47 page)

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Authors: Jessica Alba

EDEN ORGANIC (CANNED BEANS)

edenfoods.com

EVOLUTION FRESH (JUICES)

evolutionfresh.com

GLUTINO (PRETZELS AND PIZZA CRUST)

glutino.com

GREEN & BLACK’S ORGANIC (CHOCOLATE)

greenandblacks.com

HONEST KIDS (JUICES)

honesttea.com/kids

KINDERVILLE

kinder-ville.com

KING ARTHUR (GLUTEN-FREE PANCAKES MIX)

kingarthurflour.com

LIGHTLIFE SMART DOGS

lightlife.com

MELISSA’S SOYRIZO

melissas.com

PLUM ORGANICS (BABY FOOD)

plumorganics.com

PYREX

pyrex.com

REED’S ORIGINAL (SODAS)

reedsinc.com

SODASTREAM

sodastreamusa.com

TOVOLO

tovolo.com

VAN’S (WAFFLES)

vansfoods.com

WEAN GREEN

weangreen.com

Home

ANTHROPOLOGIE

Anthropologie.com

CAPEL RUGS USA

capelrugs.com

FLOR

flor.com

GAIAM

gaiam.com

GARNET HILL

garnethill.com

GRAHAM & BROWN WALLPAPER

grahambrown.com

GREEN DEPOT

greendepot.com

THE HONEST COMPANY

honest.com

ICESTONE COUNTERS

icestoneusa.com

MYTHIC PAINT

mythicpaint.com

NATUREPEDIC

naturepedic.com

PHILLIP JEFFRIES WALLPAPER

phillipjeffries.com

PRISTINE PLANET

pristineplanet.com

RESTORATION HARDWARE

restorationhardware.com

ROCK CANDY LIFE

rockcandylife.com

SAFECOAT ACRYLACQ

afmsafecoat.com

SIMPLY ORGANIC

simplyorganic.com

SUNDANCE CATALOG

sundancecatalog.com

URBAN OUTFITTERS

urbanoutfitters.com

VAN DYKES

vandykes.com

VERMONT NATURAL COATINGS

vermontnaturalcoatings.com

VINTAGE WOOD FLOOR COMPANY

vintagewoodfloors.com

WEST ELM

westelm.com

Outdoors

FLORAFELT

florafelt.com

PLAY WELL

play-well.com

Vintage

CRAIGSLIST

craigslist.com

EBAY

ebay.com

ETSY

etsy.com

TINI (THIS IS NOT IKEA)

thisisnotikea.com

Dishonest Ingredients

YOU’VE SEEN THESE THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, BUT I’VE LISTED THEM ALL HERE SO YOU CAN REFER TO THEM EASILY. HERE’S YOUR MASTER GUIDE TO THE TOXIC CHEMICALS TO AVOID THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME AND LIFE (ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING OR HAVE LITTLE ONES).

Pronunciation Guide

There’s no pressure to memorize this list of confusing-sounding chemicals and other sciencey terms . . . but if you want to sound authoritative when you’re talking to friends and family about your new Honest Life, trotting out a couple of these will do the trick.

BISPHENOL A (BPA)

“bis-PHEEN-al A”

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL

“DI-ethel-leen GLI-col”

FORMALDEHYDE

“for-MAL-de-HIDE”

HYDROQUINONE

“HIGH-dro-quin-ohn”

MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (MSG)

“mono-SEW-dee-um GLOO-ta-mate”

PARABENS

“PARE-a-bins”

PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFCS)

“PER-FLER-in-ate-ed”

PHTHALATES

“THAL-ates”

TRICLOSAN

“TRIK-lo-san”

TRIETHANOLAMINE (TEA) AND DIETHANOLAMINE (DEA)

“TRI-eth-anol-a-meen” and “DIE-eth-anol-a-meen”

TOLUENE

“TOL-loo-een”

THE COMPLETE LIST OF DISHONEST INGREDIENTS

BE AWARE THAT THIS STUFF:
Beef, pork, lamb, and poultry

COULD CONTAIN THIS TOXIN . . .
Antibiotics,
which are fed to livestock in mass quantities to prevent the spread of disease on cramped factory farms.

WHY IT’S SKETCHY?
When we have to use so many antibiotics as a preventive measure to raise healthy food, we wind up not having enough robust antibiotics to treat ourselves when we get sick because bacteria evolve so rapidly—a growing problem known as antibiotic resistance.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?

Look for the words “no antibiotics added” whenever you buy meat or poultry products, to make sure your dinner wasn’t raised on medication. For more information, see
Chapter 1
.

BE AWARE THAT THIS STUFF:
Canned goods, cash register receipts, plastic water bottles, and any other plastic labeled #7

COULD CONTAIN THIS TOXIN . . .
Bisphenol A (BPA),
a plasticizer that makes polycarbonate plastic clear and hard.

WHY IT’S SKETCHY?
BPA is an endocrine disruptor, which means it messes with healthy hormonal development. It’s associated with infertility, obesity, metabolic disorders, thyroid problems, and low birth weight.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?

Avoid fast food and canned goods.

Say “no receipt, thanks” at the cash register.

Cut back on bottled water (it’s also less regulated than tap, so may be more contaminated in general) and avoid any other #7 plastic containers.

Don’t microwave in plastic; when it heats up, BPA can leach into your food.

BE AWARE THAT THIS STUFF:
Laundry detergent, stain removers, bleach (duh)

COULD CONTAIN THIS TOXIN . . .
Chlorine bleach,
the stuff used to make whites whiter and kill bacteria

WHY IT’S SKETCHY?
When the active ingredient in bleach reacts with water, it forms a group of nasty, cancer-causing by-products called dioxins.

Bleach is harmful if inhaled and powerfully irritating to eyes, noses, and throats. It also wears your clothes out faster!

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?

Pretreat stains with a paste of baking soda and white vinegar, which have natural antiseptic properties.

Look for “oxy” stain removers made from sodium percarbonate (a solid form of hydrogen peroxide bonded with natural soda ash) and sodium carbonate.

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