Navigating our Toxic Environment: What are Safe Products?
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About Kelly Brogan
KELLY BROGAN, MD, is a holistic psychiatrist, author of the New York Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, Own Your Self, the children’s book, A Time For Rain, and co-editor of the landmark textbook Integrative Therapies for Depression.
I had the pleasure of being interviewed for Irina’s excellent website, I Read Labels For You, where she helps moms and families navigate the multi-syllabic ingredients in even those products touting the phrases “natural” and “organic.” This is a priceless resource for those interested in mitigating the health impact of our modern-day toxic environment, and I spoke with her about how our interests overlap. I also tried to shed some light on why there are so few doctors sounding the alarm and educating patients in the office:
Conventional doctors feel uncomfortable making recommendations around anything but medication for fear that their recommendations are not based in real science. There seems to be a changing tide; however, and an increasing sense that we cannot wait for the fallout of some of these exposures because of how persistent many of these chemicals are in the environment.