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Protecting the Health of Women - Because We're Worth It!

Reblogged from Cooking Up the Cure:

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From the Summer 2004 newsletter of the Women's Community Cancer Project

c/o the Women's Center, 46 Pleasant Sreet, Cambridge, MA 02139

Cosmetics, Parabens, and Breast Cancer
by Rita Arditti

Early this year the media reported that English researchers identified parabens in samples of breast tumors. Parabens (alkyl esters of
p-hydroxybenzoic acid) are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in thousands of cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceutical…

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Before you put your lipstick on....please read!

The Vastness of Connection

Bereft of knowledge before the heavens of my life, I stand astonished. Oh the great stars. Their rising and their setting. How quiet. As if I did not exist. Am I taking part? Do I discount their pure power? Does it rule the movement of my blood? I will yearn for no closer connections and accustom my heart to its farthest reaches. Better it live with the spine-chilling stars than with the pretense of some protection hovering near.

(Rainer Maria Rilke – “Uncollected Poems”)

Thank You

A few days ago Mars of the Positive Toxicity let me know that she has nominated me for the “Versatile Blogger Award”.  As I told her at that time, I am beyond words grateful for this nomination, I am honored and humbled by it.

I started publishing posts on this blog because I needed a way to escape my stressful, daily work and, reading and writing about the things I enjoy helped me relieve some of that tension. Therefore, it was mostly for selfish reasons and when I see that so many of you visit and find some relief in these posts, my heart grows in volume and my happiness with it. This is plenty of reward and I am very grateful for it.

I would like to say thank you to Mars for nominating me and thank you to all of you for visiting this site. Your visits have led me to a number of wonderful blogs that I read constantly and enjoy very much.

I am not familiar with the “Versatile Blogger Award”, but this is what I do know about it: each nominee shares fifteen favorite blogs and discloses seven completely random facts about themselves. It is an interesting idea. I can see the positive in knowing what other blogs your readers enjoy and as I have discovered, finding seven things that define you is an exercise in self-awareness.

The blogs that I read and find captivating (the order is completely random):

Now for the seven random facts:

1. I collect hobbies.
2. I am pretty stubborn; just ask my father or my husband.
3. I buy a book after every paycheck.
4. I read a lot, two-three books at the time.
5. I constantly wish my days were 48 hours long.
6. I strongly believe I was Italian in a past life.
7. I find happiness in every little thing.

Until next time,

Bodhi.