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otm with brad parks
July 26, 2022 | | 1

On the Mission: Amy speaks with Brad Parks, Conservation Education Director, Washed Ashore

Norwex Learning Network · On the Mission, Episode 17: Brad Parks and Washed Ashore Today Norwex® Chief Brand and Mission Officer Amy Cadora talks with Washed Ashore Conservation Education Director Brad Parks. Washed Ashore is a nonprofit studio that has been making art to raise awareness about plastic pollution in our oceans. Since 2010, Washed […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, DIY, Do This Not That, Environment, Health

norwex 360
March 22, 2022 | | No Comments

The Norwex® 360 Product Safety Review: Ensuring the most effective cleaning and personal care products to keep your family safer.

At Norwex, our Mission for nearly three decades has been improving quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes. We accomplish this through our three-pronged product approach, including: Our amazing microfiber (all you need is water, never any harmful “cleaning” chemicals). Our second-to-none household products (plant- and enzyme-based, of course). Our nourishing, hydrating […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Family, Health

chemicals and what you can do about them
February 22, 2022 | | 4

EDCs: The Health Risks and What You Can Do to Avoid Them

At January’s Norwex® Leadership Conference, I spoke about the risks chemicals pose to our health and the environment. Last week, in the first of a series highlighting this presentation, we showcased the widespread hazards of DDT and PFAS. In part two, we turn our focus to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, known to affect the human […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Family, Health

February 15, 2022 | | 7

Chemicals and Your Health: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Every day, knowingly or not, we’re exposed to harmful chemicals. At last month’s Norwex® Leadership Conference, I again spoke about these chemicals’ risk to our health and our planet and provided some of the latest research. Now I’d like to share some of that information with you. Below is the first of a two-part series […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Health

19 norwex biobased products
January 25, 2022 | | 3

19 Norwex® Products Are Now USDA Certified Biobased!

Product safety and innovation have always been part of the Norwex DNA. For more than 27 years, it’s been our global Mission to improve quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes. It’s a commitment we don’t take lightly. To date, 19 of our formulations (and counting) have earned the United States Department […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Conservation, Environment, Health

Amy Cadora with Dr. Shanna Swan
October 15, 2021 | | No Comments

On the Mission: Amy speaks with Shanna Swan, PhD, one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists

Welcome to my podcast with Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race. Dr. Swan is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Family, Health, Plastic

On the Mission: Body Burden Part 3
August 3, 2021 | | No Comments

On the Mission: “Body Burden: Actions for a Positive Change”

Part 3 of my Body Burden series with Dr. Bruce Lanphear Welcome to the final podcast of my 3-part series with Dr. Bruce Lanphear, author of the “Little Things Matter” YouTube video for chemicals of concern. Dr. Lanphear is a professor of health sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, and principal investigator […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Family, Health, Safe Havens

Part 2 of my Body Burden series with Dr. Bruce Lanphear
July 27, 2021 | | No Comments

On the Mission: “Body Burden: Prevention vs. Cure and Treatment”

  Part 2 of my Body Burden series with Dr. Bruce Lanphear   Welcome to the second podcast of my 3-part series with Dr. Bruce Lanphear, author of the “Little Things Matter” YouTube video for chemicals of concern. Dr. Lanphear is a professor of health sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, and […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Family, Health, Safe Havens

On the Mission: Body Burden
July 6, 2021 | | No Comments

On the Mission: “Body Burden: What Is It and Should I Be Concerned?”

Part 1 of my Body Burden series with Dr. Bruce Lanphear Norwex Learning Network · On the Mission, Episode 9: Body Burden: What Is It and Should I Be Concerned? Today I’m super excited to share the first of my 3-part podcast with Dr. Bruce Lanphear, author of the “Little Things Matter” YouTube video for […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Environment, Family, Health, Safe Havens

June 29, 2021 | | 8

Going plastic free? 10 easy ways to avoid plastic

Movement readers, I’m super excited to start the Plastic Free Challenge this Thursday, and I’m hoping many of you will join me. But we all know that reducing plastic isn’t always easy, so I’ve put together a few tips to help us avoid plastic as much as possible. 1. Buy in bulk where possible. Last […]

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Posted in: Amy's Green Blog, Chemicals, Conservation, Environment, Food, Health, Plastic, Reuse Recycle, Safe Havens