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"I have to admit, I&amp;#039;m going green for me, not necessarily the environment. As a lymphoma survivor, it makes sense for me to lower my chemical load. And frankly, it&amp;#039;s good for my family, too. So I&amp;#039;ve been systematically reviewing the ingredients in everything from juice to lip balm to figure out where I can make changes to our overall chemical intake. Here are three web sites I frequently refer to while I attempt to green our household. I can take them in small bites, though, or else I start to feel like moving to the wilderness and living off the land in a loin cloth.  eBrandAid: (http://www.ebrandaid.com/) &amp;quot;The Ultimate Grocery Guide to Healthy Brand-Name Shopping,&amp;quot; eBrandAid not only lists ingredients in a wide variety of food, but also explains why they might be bad - or good - for you. At eBrandAid, I&amp;#039;ve read about the scary downsides of MSG, how to decode what&amp;#039;s in your breakfast bar and what&amp;#039;s on the laundry list of chemical additives in a lunch product made for kids. I even chucked a seemingly healthful new energy drink my husband had bought after I discovered it had only 20% juice, yet plenty of artificial sweeteners and dyes. The site doesn&amp;#039;t just list the bad, but also the good: There&amp;#039;s a Best Brands list with tips on how to find the healthiest foods in the supermarket. Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database: (http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/) Environmental Working Group&amp;#039;s comprehensive database of brand name cosmetics and skin care products provide an online safety guide to make-up, sunscreen, lotions and more. You can search the database&amp;#039;s more than 31,000 products and 7,634 ingredients to find out how the products in your medicine cabinet or make-up bag rank from &amp;quot;low hazard&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;high hazard.&amp;quot; You can search your cosmetics by brand name or category and then decide for yourself if you want to use them find something else. The Lean Green Family (http://suddenlyfrugal.blogspot.com/): If you think it&amp;#039;s too expensive to go green, think again. Leah Ingram&amp;#039;s blog about her family&amp;#039;s efforts to save money while being more environmentally friendly is filled with clever tips, including &amp;quot;xeriscaping&amp;quot; which means choosing plants that don&amp;#039;t require extra watering, Crockpotting dinners and buying affordable hybrid cars with good resale values. Leah&amp;#039;s Boot Green Camp (http://greenbootcamp.blogspot.com/) offers up a 52-week program to make your family greener in 2008. It&amp;#039;s not to late to get started, so drop by for daily tips on going green. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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