Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World

During this webinar, Dr. Aly Cohen and Dr. Fred vom Saal discussed their new consumer guidebook, Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World, published by Oxford University Press and part of the Dr. Weil Healthy Living Guide series. Their first project together was the textbook, Integrative Environmental Medicine, also published by Oxford University Press and part of the Weil Academic Series.

Dr. Cohen and Dr. vom Saal discussed how they came to collaborate, their unique backgrounds and perspectives as a clinician and researcher (respectively), and their shared mission to share critical topics in environmental health with the public.

They shared key topics about environmental chemicals covered in their new guidebook, Non-Toxic, such as U.S. regulatory failures, endocrine and immune system effects, vulnerable periods of exposure, and their link to worsened immune response to Covid-19 infection. They discussed the ubiquity of industrial chemicals found in food, drinking water, personal care and cleaning products, textiles, furniture, and dust, and shared recommendations to reduce harmful chemical exposures, including avoidance, lifestyle changes, and the use of vetted apps, websites, and other resources found in Non-Toxic.

Drs. Cohen and vom Saal have worked to make Non-Toxic a timely, relevant, and reliable resource for environmental health information. Non-Toxic was designed to inform the general public on a variety of environmental health topics (chemicals, EMF radiation, medications, stress eg.) to reduce harmful exposures, and help to prevent and manage both acute and chronic health conditions.

This webinar is one in a monthly series sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership. The EDC Strategies Partnership is co-chaired by Sharyle Patton (Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center), Jerry Heindel (Commonweal HEEDS, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies), Genon Jensen (HEAL, Health and Environment Alliance), Sarah Howard (HEEDS and the Commonweal Diabetes and Environment Program), and Hannah Donart (Commonweal CHE, Collaborative on Health and the Environment). To see a full list of past calls and webinars related to EDCs and listen to or view recordings, please visit our partnership page. For updates and more information on upcoming webinars, sign up for our HEEDS, HEAL, and CHE newsletters!

This webinar was moderated by Jerry Heindel, PhD, founder and director of Commonweal's Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS). It lasted for 45 minutes and was recorded for our call and webinar archive.

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Thank you for making this video! This subject has been on my mind lately and I think a lot of people are going to start seeing the importance of taking care of our bodies and the environment. It's high time to change our food and water laws, regulations, and habits. Environment over profit PLEASE!