Whole Foods Market Offers Natural Health Podcasts
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the average adult uses at least seven different skin care products each day. And yet only 11 percent of the 10,500 ingredients in personal care products documented by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry (according to the Environmental Working Group, Skin Deep, 2007).
As a result, many of us are choosing to use natural and organic skin care products. However, there are no federal or state regulatory requirements for organic or natural personal care products manufactured in the United States. It is incumbent upon us, the consumers, to analyze facts and labels try to make sense of what is safe for our bodies. I am always seeking useful information on this topic to share with you in hopes of making sense of this confusing world of labeling and natural skincare.
One handy resource I’d like to share with you is the collection of natural body care podcasts presented by Whole Foods Market. These informative, easy-to-listen-to podcasts cover a range of topics, from internal cleansing to Superfoods. The following 15-minute Natural Skin Care podcast provides a nice overview of natural skin care while drawing on the expertise of a 3 beauty experts: a nutritionist, an aesthetician, and a natural body care buyer.
