Comments on: The Hypocrisy of Cancer

By: Cancer – Can You Get it From Your Environment? » Nature Moms Blog

Cancer – Can You Get it From Your Environment? » Nature Moms Blog — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:27:42 +0000

[...] at Organic Mania talks about the Hypocrisy of Cancer. Monday, March 8th, [...]

By: I Wilkerson

I Wilkerson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:32:22 +0000

I started out by eating natural foods (my kids count their veggies) then moved to body care products (three daughters) and started an internet business (Spring Morning Bodycare) with all ewg-rated products. This was a huge enlightenment as I learned that the term “organic” is largely unregulated outside of foods.

More recently I learned that even home canning lids are coated in BPA! It is a huge effort to stay informed!
I Wilkerson´s last blog ..Take Back Our Farms: The “March” on Eau Claire

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:56:41 +0000

Katherine, it would be great to have you contribute to the carnival! Can’t wait to check out your blog! So glad we found each other. — Lynn

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:22:28 +0000

Oh, I am so with you about pinkwashing. I was diagnosed with inflammatory BC when I was 31. One of my favorite breast cancer quotes comes from Barbara Ehrenreich who said, “The infantilizing trope is perplexing. Certainly men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not receive gifts of matchbox cars.”

Funny you should mention that you don’t want to be catagorized as another “hysterical mommy.” Why not embrace it (in hurmor)? We are growing and they are going to have to take us seriously.

I’ve just found you but I think we have a lot in common. I’m hoping to contribute to your carnival.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:20:10 +0000

Anna, Karen, Diane, Amber, and Micaela: Thanks for your on-point comments. Sorry I was so late responding – been crazy trying to get ready to leave town today!

I am about half way through the carnival posts and can’t wait to finish!

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:28:20 +0000

I’m with your rector. We NEED people to expose the hypocrisy and the dangers we face that we don’t know about. It is easy to feel overwhelmed as individuals, I understand that, but if everything really DOES cause cancer then we need to be systematically addressing that instead of hiding our heads in the sand and allowing the situation to worsen.
Amber´s last blog ..My Shampoo-Free Experiment

By: Micaela

Micaela — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:23 +0000

What your rector said was spot on Lynn! If enough people “have the courage to dig around” – we can get the government to make much needed changes to the way chemicals are regulated.

By: Cancer – Can You Get it From Your Environment? » Green and Natural Parenting

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:09:30 +0000

[...] Lynn at Organic Mania talks about the Hypocrisy of Cancer. [...]

By: Diane macEachern

Diane macEachern — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:13:31 +0000

The burden shouldn’t weigh so heavily on consumers to figure out whether they can trust the products on the shelves. But it does. We should lighten that load by instituting sustainable standards across the board to ensure that all products meet a high bar for health and environmental protection. Until then, the more consumers shift their spending to the products and services that offer the greatest health and safety benefits. The way we spend our money is our first line of defense – and the surest way to send a direct signal to manufacturers who have their own best interests in mind.
Diane macEachern´s last blog ..We Don’t Wait for Our Child to Get Hit By a Car Before We Tell Her to Look Both Ways When Crossing the Street

By: mother earth aka karen hanrahan

mother earth aka karen hanrahan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:34:57 +0000

That statistic no more than 10% of cancers are genetic really hit me ….wow
mother earth aka karen hanrahan´s last blog ..Carcinogenic