Protecting Our Health from Toxics in Our Everyday Lives

The Westwood & Walpole League of Women Voters invites the public to attend a meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Westwood Public Library, located at 668 High Street in Westwood, MA.  The topic of the meeting is very timely, dealing with identifying and eliminating the toxics that are found all around us in our homes.
Elizabeth Saunders, Environmental Health Legislative Director for Clean Water Action, will be the presenter. She offers this introduction:

“More than one third of the U.S. population is suffering from a range of chronic diseases and disorders, including cancers, asthma, autism, obesity, learning disabilities, endometriosis, Parkinson’s disease and others.  Scientific evidence increasingly indicates that many of these illnesses could be prevented by reducing our exposure to toxic chemicals.  Unfortunately, too many of the products that we use in our everyday lives are made of toxic chemicals that get into our bodies, even though safer alternatives are available.  It can be overwhelming to learn all of this information and it can feel like as a conscientious shopper you need to bring a chemistry textbook to the store to keep your family safe!  But this shouldn’t be necessary.  By teaming together, we can change the rules of the game on toxic chemicals and make safer products the norm.  Come and find out how.”