Getting beyond toxic personal-care products with vicki saputo, rn

In Chapter 1 of A Return to Healing, we tell the true story of how Vicki Saputo, RN (the wife of the author, Len Saputo, MD) faced and then overcame a major life-threatening condition. She had long suffered from delayed recurring allergic reactions and sensitivities to what turned out to be 42 different substances, including various foods, seasonings, pesticides, artificial colorings, and chemicals in personal skin-care products. Because of this challenge, Vicki was forced to research the ingredients not just in her daily intake of food, but also in her personal-care products such as toothpastes, lotions, moisturizers, sunscreens, deodorants, soaps, fragrances, shampoos, cosmetics, etc. In the process, she learned that there were many toxic chemicals in these skin care products, and yet ”unlike food” none were covered under FDA regulation. Regardless of government regulation, Vicki at that point decided that if she ever got over her severe allergies she would not use toxic personal-care products any more.

Here’s how Vicki explains it: “Our skin is our body's largest organ and more than 60 percent of what we put on our skin is absorbed into our blood stream. We don't want to absorb topical toxic chemical ingredients that are hormone disruptors, carcinogens, or neurotoxins Instead, Vicki recommends organic, natural products which contain no synthetic preservatives, artificial colors (especially FDC's), chemical fragrances, or chemical additives. So It is important to learn about these ingredients so we can avoid them.

Vicki has herself engaged in this sort of study for over the past 20 years and has found healthy alternatives. She has become an expert in healthy skin-care products and advises people on how and why to avoid most commercial brands and what to watch out for that can be dangerous. Vicki can save you (both men and women) lots of time and research with her personal list of her favorite alternatives now available from a variety of healthy, organic skin-care lines. To view Vicki's list, please click on the link below.

Vicki's List of Safe Skin Care Products

And please note: Vicki does not sell products herself; she wants to be believable and credible by avoiding conflict of interest. Healthy products can be purchased in health food stores, online, mail order, from reps; or you can make some yourself in your own kitchen! Vicki’s goal is the power of education to prevent illness and to guide people in making healthy choices. Vicki Saputo’s story as told in A Return to Healing motivated Dr. Saputo to change his medical practice to include complementary and alternative medicine. Soon thereafter, they both founded the Health Medicine Forum (non-profit organization) and the Health Medicine Center in Walnut Creek, CA. Her illness and “return to healing” not only changed both of their lives and inspired Dr. Saputo to write his book and change his medical practice; it has also motivated many to live healthy lifestyles. Today Len Saputo, MD and Vicki Saputo, RN are co-hosts for “Prescriptions for Health” radio and “What’s New in the News in Medicine” on Cable television. They are often guests on other shows. Vicki also gives lectures widely on health and toxic skin care.