If you know me personally or follow my blogs, you may already know that I am passionate about issues pertaining to the countless chemicals and toxins we and our children are exposed to on a daily basis. When we found out that my sweet son who lives with Asperger’s Syndrome, like many other kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders, wasn’t processing toxins out of his body as well as his typical peers; I became a serious “mom on a mission!”

Four + years later, one of the toxins constantly on my radar is BPA. (Read here for a previous post about dangerous BPA and how it threatens our children’s health.) Because BPA is linked to altered development of the brain and immune systems, hormone disruption, breast cancer prostate cancer, obesity, cardiac disease (and more) and is in many of the products we buy every week at the grocery store, it should be on everyone’s radar! But, many people still aren’t aware that BPA – found in so many of our products – can be dangerous to our health (and our children’s health). This is why we must all do what we can to spread the word!

As a part of my ongoing efforts to share important information about toxins and our environment (especially as they pertain to susceptible populations), I want to make you aware of some important ACTION items regarding BPA that need your attention. (I’m all about ACTION this month…see my post here about Autism ACTION month!)

My friends at Women’s Voices for the Earth and at Moms Rising are making it super easy to send a letter to the following canned food companies demanding that they remove BPA from products (and use a healthy/safe alternative): Del Monte Foods, Campbell Soup Co., General Mills (parent company of Progresso, Muir Glen and Cascadian Farm).

PLEASE take a few moments to click below to take ACTION to protect your health and that of your loved ones.

Ask Top Canned Food Makers to Remove BPA From Cans via Women’s Voices for the Earth.

Let’s Get BPA Out of Cans! via Moms Rising.

When we work together – our voices are more likely to be heard!

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Leigh Attaway Wilcox is a writer and editor for the projectLD family of companies. Leigh is Assistant Editor of the internationally acclaimed AutismSpot.com and her work can be found on many of the pLDNetworks sites. Leigh is the author of ALL BETTER: A Touch-and-Heal Book published by Piggy Toes Press in 2007. Leigh lives in North Texas with her husband and young son who loves reading, LEGOs, Mario Bros. and also happens to live with Asperger's Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder.