Actress Jessica Alba made her way to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby on behalf of banning toxic chemicals in consumer products.
According to Jessica (via ABC News), she told Congress how having a child changed her perspective on the issue.
She told reporters that when she became pregnant with her first child four years ago, “it immediately changes the way you look at things,” and it led her to discover the field of children’s environmental health.
“The choices you make about your diet and lifestyle can have a profound impact on the health of your child. You learn to get the right nutrition for your developing baby like folic acid, which is also great for your nails and your hair -- so you can continue taking that, us girls know this trick,” Alba joked. “Avoid anything that can be harmful to your child, particularly pesticides, alcohol, tobacco – the stuff that we’re all aware of.”
A good lesson indeed!
[ABC News]
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