The Dirty Truth about Cleaning Products

When: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: The Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Public Library Summary: The air inside our homes is, on average, 2-5 times more polluted than the air outside, largely because of household cleaners and pesticides. Joy Onasch, from the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) at [...]

Steps that You Can Take for a Healthier Lifestyle

October 7, 2010 – The Wellesley Townsman SARA FROST AZZAM GUEST COLUMNIST From the foods we eat, to how we manage our lawns, what we put on our bodies, how we clean our clothes and our homes, and what we use in our recreational activities, every day we are exposed to hundreds of toxins that [...]

Column: What does it take for yards, fields to go organic?

By Sarah Little Wicked Local Wellesley Posted Jun 04, 2010 @ 02:37 PM Wellesley — What does it take for yards and fields to go organic? New York just passed a law banning chemical pesticides from all school lawns and turf in the state of New York, signed-off by their governor last week. For those [...]

Rethinking the way the U.S. deals with cancer prevention

The Wellesley Townsman/May 13, 2010 By Sara Frost Azzam/Guest Columnist A week ago, the President’s Cancer Panel released a 200-page landmark report that calls upon the citizens of the United States to re-think the way we deal with cancer prevention. Among other things, the report attacks the idea that our existing laws presume that chemicals [...]

Wellesley’s second Eco Expo held May 1

By Staff reports Wicked Local Wellesley Wellesley — The Wellesley High School Green Team presented the second Eco-Expo, an environmental fair, on May 1st, 2010. The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project was one of many local groups and businesses who presented information at the Expo. Sara Frost Azzam, President of the WCPP, explains to high school [...]

Breast Cancer and the Environment: What’s the Connection?

When: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 7:00pm-8:30pm Where: The Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Free Library Summary: Sarah Dunagan, a Research Assistant from the Silent Spring Institute, will share an update on the latest research and discuss ways to reduce exposures to chemicals by making healthier choices. Click here to see information from WCPP’s latest [...]

Wellesley resident talks about how to safeguard oneself against personal care products

By Jessica Langerman/Townsman correspondent GateHouse News Service Posted Feb 01, 2010 @ 12:07 PM Wellesley — Of the many things we may find ourselves worrying about today – global warming, the wavering economy, etc. – the safety of our personal health care products probably hasn’t been one. Until now. That is the unwelcome, but very [...]

Personal Care Products, Chemicals, and Your Health

When: Thursday, January 21, 2010 from 7:00-8:30 Where: Wellesley Middle School, Room 228 Summary: In Europe, over 1100 chemicals are banned from cosmetics. In America, only 10 are. Beauty may cost more than you think. On any given day, both males and females may use as many as 25 different cosmetics and personal care products [...]

Personal Care Products, Chemicals, and Your Health

When: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m Where: The Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Free Library Summary: In Europe, over 1100 chemicals are banned from cosmetics. In America, only 10 are. Beauty may cost more than you think. On any given day, both males and females may use as many as [...]

Toxins: Creating A Safer Tomorrow

When: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Where: The Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Free Library Summary: For decades American citizens have experienced an increased incidence of hormone-associated diseases and disorders, caused by endocrine disrupting chemicals and consequences of human exposure to them. Possible reasons for those increases include Phthalates and [...]

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