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It's time to look upstream
Chanda Chevannes has made an important documentary film about Sandra Steingraber's work, based largely on her first book, Living Downstream. The trailer below will give you a sense of Steingraber's belief that our focus should not be downstream, where we see only symptoms, but rather upstream, where we can see causes. And prevent them.
If you're not familiar with Steingraber's work, you should be. She's an internationally renowned expert on the connections between the environment and reproductive health and cancer (which she calls a "serial killer"), and a beautiful writer who can explain science in a way that makes sense to the rest of us.
Her willingness and ability to raise public awareness about the science of toxic chemicals and how it affects human health is a critical addition to the growing movement to enact strong laws that protect human health from dangerous chemicals.
And her experiences as a cancer survivor and mother add a uniqueness to her scientific lens that makes her work even richer.
Interested in seeing the film? Find a showing near you.
This is a powerful clip of the film, and the book itself is one of the most important environmental texts ever written. Everyone should read it. A new and revised edition of Living Downstream is being released soon. The book changed my life. Thank you to Chanda for making Steingraber's work even more widely known.
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Great job Lisa, Chanda and of course Sandra Steingraber (all so brave) for sharing with us such important information. There are so many toxins in our everyday lives that no one wants admit to. The more I research the angrier I become; this is deplorable. This is our health, our family's health and the future health of our planet that is at stake. Thank you for speaking out. While retively new to having my eyes open to all the toxins we are exposed to (without knowing) I've done some of my own investigating and have found a company that helps me to remove the toxins from my home and even my vitamins etc. It is this information we need to continue to share.
I’ve got direct access to over 300 health and wellness products that are effective, safer, and more natural and a better value then retail. As a nurse Practitioner I’ve made it my business to promote health and wellness. It is my professional obligation to promote health and prevent illness; I believe we live healthy by choice, not by chance. There is so much information overload, unfortunately much of it unreliable. I have discovered and researched, healthy, scientifically researched products that are safer for you, your family and the environment at better than retail prices.
I invite you to check this link for more info www.dshart.nontoxichomes.info or email dshart@dal.ca if you would like more information. I’m all about health, wellness and education.
Just found you on Facebook, GREAT WORK! We will post links and do everything we can to promote the trailer.
It's time we hand over the Environmental Agencies over to the Hopi's. Who else can we trust?