Join Founder and President of Environmental Working Group Ken Cook as he helps folks connect with their inner environmentalist. Through conversations with diver...
True Botanicals founder on better beauty for all ages
Our skin is our largest organ, and applying some personal care products may let harmful chemicals sink into the body. That’s why Ken feels so strongly about the importance of non-toxic beauty alternatives.In today’s episode, he’s joined by Hillary Peterson, the founder of True Botanicals, a skincare company offering products without problematic ingredients. Hillary is a cancer survivor who was motivated to start her company after listening to Ken speak on NPR about how chemicals in personal care products end up in the umbilical cord blood in pregnant people. Every True Botanicals product is EWG Verified® and sourced with organic regenerative farm and wild harvest ingredients. Now entering their tenth year, True Botanicals is dedicated to reimagining what responsible, ethical beauty looks like. Ken and Hillary discuss her journey, influences, and what’s next in the world of better beauty.For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:True Botanicals WebsiteFood Forest NetworkSkin DeepEWG’s Tap Water Database Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns (EWG)Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week. @kencookspodcast www.ewg.org @environmentalworkinggroup
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Parkinson’s is an avoidable man-made disease
Chemicals in our food, water, and air are risk factors contributing to the rise of Parkinson’s disease. It’s the fastest-growing brain disease in the world, creating urgency to address not just treatment for Parkinson’s but also its causes.Today’s guest is Dr. Ray Dorsey, a neurologist who co-authored the book, “Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action.” He explains why Parkinson’s is a man-made disease and how eliminating harmful chemicals in food, water, and air could help get rid of it. EWG is on a mission to ban harmful pesticides like paraquat that have links to Parkinson’s disease. We’re thrilled to have Ray as an ally and leader in the fight. Head on over to BanParaquat.org to join the effort. For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:Paraquat PapersBanParaquat.orgShopper’s Guide to PesticidesKen Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week. @kencookspodcastwww.ewg.org@environmentalworkinggroup
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EWG 2024 Wrapped
At EWG we believe everyone should have access to safe products, clean drinking water, healthy food, and clean air. We believe in that so much that we’ve spent decades fighting for you. Ken sits down with his colleagues Scott Faber and Jocelyn Lyle to discuss EWG’s impact in 2024 and what’s to come in 2025. From a potential Red dye-3 ban to pesticides in produce to PFAS in your drinking water, EWG has made incredible progress.We’ll have our challenges in 2025 but we’re ready to face them head-on, but not before we celebrate this year’s successes with you, our listeners. Thank you for your support and we’re excited to do it again with you next year.For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:EWG’s Dirty DozenEWG VerifiedEWG’s Healthy Living AppAlaska Community Action on ToxicsBreast Cancer Prevention PartnersCenter for Environmental HealthClean Water ActionNatural Resources Defense CouncilSierra ClubIllinois Environmental Council Defend Our HealthMaryland PIRGAlliance for a Healthier TomorrowResilient Sisterhood ProjectEcology CenterWomen’s Voices for the EarthClean + HealthyEarthjusticeClean Cape FearNorth Carolina Conservation NetworkOregon Environmental CouncilVermont Conservation VotersVermont Natural Resources CouncilVermont Public Interest Research GroupToxic-Free FutureZero Waste WashingtonAlliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Break Free From PlasticCenter for Environmental HealthClean Production ActionCommonwealConsumer ReportsEnvironmental Defense FundInternational Pollutants Elimination NetworkLearning Disabilities Association of AmericaNational Caucus of Environmental LegislatorsSilent Spring InstituteToxic-Free FutureUnion of Concerned ScientistsKen Cook Is Having Another Episode every other [email protected]@environmentalworkinggroup
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Mona Vand on rethinking healthy
We know which healthy choices we need to make to improve our diet and health but it can seem so daunting in the moment. In today’s episode Ken is joined by pharmacist turned wellness content creator, Mona Vand to tackle exactly that. Sometimes it doesn’t feel convenient to eat healthy or find healthy options when you need something quick but Mona helps reframe how to approach food prep and what to look for. If you travel as frequently as Ken and Mona, eating healthy can be very tricky. Mona provides some great tips to improve your energy and how to eat healthy and move your body while on the road.For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:MonaVand.comMona's Instagram EWG’s Dirty DozenEWG VerifiedEWG’s Healthy Living AppKen Cook Is Having Another Episode every other [email protected]@environmentalworkinggroup
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Why are there so many sketchy chemicals in our food?
No matter your politics, you want the food you and your family eat every day to be safe. So why do so many of the products on the grocery store shelves have worrisome food chemical additives that have been banned in other countries, including many linked to cancer and behavioral problems in children. To help unravel this, Ken is joined by EWG’s Vice President of Government Affairs Melanie Benesh to do a deep dive into the world of food additives. They discuss how the failures by federal regulators at the FDA have allowed food companies to add troubling chemicals linked to serious health problems into countless foods, and how some states like California are taking a stand on behalf of consumers. For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:EWG’s Dirty DozenEWG VerifiedEWG’s Healthy Living AppWhat is Propyl Paraben?Propyl Paraben: Are you eating an endocrine disruptor?Common food additives in Cap’n Crunch and Apple Jacks cereal may harm human healthThousands of children’s sweets STILL contain additive unsafe for human consumptionCalifornia agency acknowledges synthetic food dyes’ link to hyperactivity and behavioral problems in kidsKen Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week. @kencookspodcast www.ewg.org @environmentalworkinggroup
Join Founder and President of Environmental Working Group Ken Cook as he helps folks connect with their inner environmentalist. Through conversations with diverse innovators and disruptors, Ken delves into the challenges we face and the solutions available to address them.
Everyone on Earth has an intrinsic desire to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat clean food. So in reality, everyone already is an environmentalist, but not all of us are aware of it…yet.
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week.
@kencookspodcast www.ewg.org
@environmentalworkinggroup
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