Comments on: Adbusters: Women’s Health http://www.indyish.com/adbusters-womens-health/ You might be awesome, but we are the Indyish! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:30:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Risa Dickens http://www.indyish.com/adbusters-womens-health/#comment-25833 Risa Dickens Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:45:30 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/adbusters-womens-health#comment-25833 hey, i got this from the stellar dancer Andrea Freyett and thought it seemed appropriate to share here: "I found a very complete data base listing almost all cosmetic companies and the safety evaluation of their products. http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1 What I propose is that if we as consumers make a bit of an effort to only purchase products with a low health risk rating maybe we can a) reduce our risk for diseases such as cancer and B) put a little pressure on companies to remove unnecessary harmful ingredients from the products in the first place by lowering their sales. (This one might be a long shot, but at least we can keep ourselves “safe” in the mean time. All you need to do, next time you go to buy hair care products or lipstick, etc, write down the names of a few safer products and buy from those companies. The other thing, pass on this email to the ones you love, men women, children anyone, I think everyone should at least have a chance to look at this information. " hey, i got this from the stellar dancer Andrea Freyett and thought it seemed appropriate to share here:

“I found a very complete data base listing almost all cosmetic companies and the safety evaluation of their products.

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1

What I propose is that if we as consumers make a bit of an effort to only purchase products with a low health risk rating maybe we can a) reduce our risk for diseases such as cancer and B) put a little pressure on companies to remove unnecessary harmful ingredients from the products in the first place by lowering their sales. (This one might be a long shot, but at least we can keep ourselves “safe” in the mean time.

All you need to do, next time you go to buy hair care products or lipstick, etc, write down the names of a few safer products and buy from those companies.

The other thing, pass on this email to the ones you love, men women, children anyone, I think everyone should at least have a chance to look at this information. “

]]> By: lafileuse http://www.indyish.com/adbusters-womens-health/#comment-25795 lafileuse Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:19:31 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/adbusters-womens-health#comment-25795 My old roommate bought a subscription to Women's Health, thinking it'd be filled with the same sort of sensible, health-conscious information as its counterpart, Men's Health. To her dismay (and mine, since I would usually read it too) it was mostly thinly disguised diet regimes, accompanied by plenty of voyeuristic "true to life" stories. She cancelled her subscription after 6 months. Eating less than 1500 calories a day is insane. You can't get enough of the nutrients you need to build and maintain bone strength, for one, and sets you up for other metabolic deficits as well. Not exactly the route to a "Perfect Body" (whatever that means). My old roommate bought a subscription to Women’s Health, thinking it’d be filled with the same sort of sensible, health-conscious information as its counterpart, Men’s Health. To her dismay (and mine, since I would usually read it too) it was mostly thinly disguised diet regimes, accompanied by plenty of voyeuristic “true to life” stories. She cancelled her subscription after 6 months.

Eating less than 1500 calories a day is insane. You can’t get enough of the nutrients you need to build and maintain bone strength, for one, and sets you up for other metabolic deficits as well. Not exactly the route to a “Perfect Body” (whatever that means).

]]>