Trash Cancer Party: Early Detection & Education is the Key!

This past weekend was a busy one!  Friday evening was the Balloon Glow in Forest Park, Saturday was booked to the gills with dress fittings for us bridesmaids, parties galore, but by far, the Trash Cancer party I hosted was the highlight of my weekend!

I registered to host the party through Partique and received tons of great tips on planning, recipes, and a box packed with everything I needed to learn more about trashing cancer & share it with great friends!

The neat thing about hosting parties through Partique is that they are national parties, meaning everyone host the same event on the same day allowing online interaction while you are hosting.  It's a great way to incorporate instant discussions with any questions you or your guest may have about the event.

Trash Cancer parties were held across the states to help educate and bring to light some little known facts about cancer causing chemicals we expose ourselves to on a daily basis.  The event was organized by the Cancer Schmancer Movement, created by Fran Drescher, to help educate the public, teach ways to prevent and also enforce the importance of early detection.  I highly recommend reading Fran Drescher's personal story if you are unfamiliar with it, it truly is inspiring!

The hostess box contained 10 guest bags packed with information, samples, and a water bottle.  The hostess information contained an excellent outline on what topics to discuss, games, recipes, and instructions on how to make your own non toxic cleansers. 

The information alone was astounding.  The three chemicals focused on during the event were bisphenol-a, triclosan, and formaldehyde.  Bisphenol-A, better known as simply BPA, can be found in plastics that we use everyday or come in contact with on a regular basis.  The dangers of being exposed to this chemical are astonishing, such as causing cancer, heart disease, and it has even been linked to obesity and autism.  The best way to help minimize your risk is to minimize your exposure.  This can be done by buying fresh foods, avoiding many of the containers that contain BPA and storing your food items in glass or stainless steel containers.  Formaldehyde is a chemical I am familiar with, but I always thought it was mainly in household cleansers.  I was wrong.  It is in cosmetics, paints, glues and even more things that I had never thought to check.  One suggestion to help minimize your risk to this chemical is to make sure your home has proper ventilation, you can do this by opening windows or using air conditioners.  Triclosan is found in things like hand soaps and toothpaste, toys and fabrics, even cosmetics. It can cause severe health problems and also problems for our environment. Again, the best thing to do is be aware of the products you are using! More information on these chemicals can be found on the following sites:

www.toxies.com

www.trashcancer.com

http://www.cancerschmancer.org/

www.womenshealth.gov

I am so glad I got to be apart of this event and look forward to continuing my own education and sharing everything that I learn along the way with you! 

Here is a peek at what was inside the goodie bags:

 And because I believe knowledge is power - I have one goodie bag set aside just for one of our readers!  Just be the first to leave a comment below or on our Facebook page and it's yours :)