Public information:Harbourside Organic Farmers Market
A great opportunity to gather more information or to meet Environmental Health Consulting. Come to the market September 25th 9 am -2 pm; Centennial Square, Navy Street, Oakville See: http://www.market.osfp.ca/
What's better than fresh organic produce,
great fresh bread,
a relaxed atmosphere,
and someone to get advice about
your environmental questions from?
Publications:"Healthy Home Assessments; common things that could be affecting your health",Environmental Health Consulting, Sage magazine (summer 2010); a summary:
" Learning about conditions in other people’s homes, and applying it to determine how healthy your own home is. Common questions are covered such as: do you think I have mould in my basement? do I have good air quality? are cell phones really bad? what are the most common problems you find?
The article summarizes some of the simple things you can do in your home so you can go about your daily life freer, unburdened, and knowing you have done the basic things to protect your health and that of your family."
Publications: "What's so clean about green?", Environmental Health Consulting, Sage magazine (spring/summer 2010); a summary:
"Consumers are given information about how green, natural, eco-friendly, environmentally safe, environmentally responsible, or pure a product is. These are all marketing misleaders. They do not inform the consumer about how healthy a product is. ... Consumers can reduce their exposure to unnecessary chemicals, and choose healthy cleaning products, by following simple steps and guidelines in this article."
Presentations & workshops; Environmental Health Consulting:
1) Topic #1: Your Home and your well-being
Learn how make your home, or home office, healthier. Our environment has been found to cause asthma and allergies, multiple chemical sensitivity, and electrical sensitivities. Gain knowledge about environmental factors that may trigger your body’s response. Find out how to assess your own home, using simple techniques and tools, and know when to call in an expert. Recognize what things in your environment might be easy to change while still maintaining your budget and comfort. Gather the information you need to reduce your risk and exposures to common chemicals, including cleaners, building materials, and furniture.
Topics include indoor air quality, chemicals,radioactive materials, electro-magnetic exposures (high and low frequency, microwave ovens, cell phones, wireless communication), infection control, and lighting & design. Solutions, avoidance techniques and strategies, including the importance of creating a sleeping sanctuary, will also be covered so that you can maximize your health.
2) Topic #2:"Healthy Cleaners; learn how to choose and make your own" making your home, or home office, healthier. Many commercial cleaners affect our indoor air quality, asthma and endocrine systems. Active ingredients and criteria for determining appropriate cleaners for home use are discussed (infection control, sanitizing, disinfection). Fun techniques are explained so that consumers can make informed choices about products (without being a chemist to understand ingredient labels). Alternatives to commercial products are discussed. At the end, engage in an interactive workshop to make non-toxic cleaners for your home. Private presentations, or for groups (clubs, holistic practitioners, parent-teacher associations, health-based groups...). Contact Environmental Health Consulting to schedule (416-836-5509).
3) Topic #3:"Radiation; what's the risk?;interpreting the science and the fears in a common-sense way." Understand the risks of power distribution lines, electrical appliances, high frequency exposures (cell phones, internet, etc.). Learn simple, affordable, and reasonable steps that will reduce your risk and no reduce your ability to communicate.Have your devices tested. Private presentations, or for groups (clubs, holistic practitioners, parent-teacher associations, health-based groups...). Contact Environmental Health Consulting to schedule (416-836-5509).
4) Topic #4:"How to create a healing home; interactive presentation showing how simple and often affordable changes can make your home a healing home." Private presentations, or for groups (clubs, holistic practitioners, parent-teacher associations, health-based groups...). Contact Environmental Health Consulting to schedule (416-836-5509).
5) "Boat Cleaners and Your Well being; healthier alternatives"World Cruising Club presentation, Sept 23 8:00pm, Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club, Toronto. Get the dirt on boat cleaning and maintenance; a presentation examining the health risks commonly associated with chemicals in cleaners and other boat products. Learn how to minimize your exposures, how to choose the healthiest products, and some alternatives that can be as effective and much most cost effective.
6) Clean Regatta initiatives (protecting our waters).Sailors for the Sea will be working with the Lake Ontario 300 race committee and the host club, Port Credit Yacht Club, to ensure that next years races will be as clean as possible to protect our waters for future generations. Expect to see Environmental Health Consulting hosting seminars and workshops during the winter! Does your boat separate garbage from recyclable waste? What about human waste - is your holding tank big enough? Has your boat got its fuel and oil spill pads? How about refillingwater needed for races rather than buying water in plastic bottles? How about some less toxic food containers?
