Toxic products in your home?
What kinds of products do you want in your home?
Studies are finding that when some chemicals are mixed with plastics, other chemicals are being released. As a result of an error committed by a temporary employee in a lab at Case Reserve University, the geneticist found that the eggs of mice used in studies had abnormalities present.
Chemicals known as phthalates are found in hair sprays, detergents, deodorants, shampoos, soaps, plastic bags, food packaging, etc. Now that scientists have sophisticated tests, they picked up minute amounts of these chemicals in the urine of people who were involved in a national health study. If these are in the urine of adults, what is happening to developing fetuses or in the young child?
Asthma Cases increase
Number of Asthma cases increases
Did you know that 1 in 13 people suffer from asthma, symptoms which include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Our current indoor environments seem to be playing a role in the development and exacerbation of the disease process.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency indicates that the indoor levels of pollutants is between 2 and 100 times higher than outdoor pollutants. It is thought that children, who have developing immune systems, lower body weight, breathe in larger amounts of air, thus increasing the amounts of pollutants taken in to there bodies.
There are toxic amounts of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) found in our schools. The VOC's can result in headaches, eye, nose and throat irritations and dizziness. Some of the chemicals that are present in our schools are formaldehyde, decane, butoxyethanol, xylenes, and vinyl chloride, just to name a few. These are found in cleaning chemicals, deodorizers, art/graphic supplies, new building supplies, personal care products, pesticides and food.
Dust mites are also problematic to those who suffer from asthma. They cause rashes, watery eyes, coughing, dizziness, lethargy, breathing difficulties and digestive problems. The dust mites congregate in furniture, floor dust, fleecy or porous materials. They can be controlled with regular dusting with a slightly damp cloth, vacuuming the floor and furniture with a HEPA filter.
If you would like more information about how to rid your home of toxins and possibly reduce the chances of an asthma attack occuring, go to www.saferformygirls.biz and I will get back to you.
Hope that you have a great holiday season.
Pesticides
The EPA has proposed pesticide testing that would affect pregnant women and young children. This is the reference to this story that appeared in the Baltimore Sun on Dec. 7, 2005. http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa6.cfm
I don't understand why we need more pesticides and chemicals in our worlds. It just seems that there are so many illnesses that were not present when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's. What is the cause of them? After reading the research, I think that it is the chemicals that we have introduced since WWII.
You can do something about it by purchasing products that are not mainstream, but effective and safe for both you and the environment.
I know of a company that does just that if you are interested in hearing more about it.
www.saferformygirls.biz
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Hello. I am writing this blog so that I can learn more about how our environment is affected by the chemicals that we are placing in it on a daily basis. I found that after adopting our 3rd daughter that we are inundated with chemicals that other countries are not using. Jessie is from Yulin, Shaanxi Province, PRC. She was adopted at 14 months of age after she had been in foster care from day of her life. She came to me in a hotel room in Xi'An, home of the Terra Cotta Warriors. She came to me without skin issues. That was September 2003. Approximately 3 months or so later, the creases of her elbows and knees became red and inflamed. When at the pediatrician's office for a check up, she diagnosed her with ECZEMA. Not that it is earth shattering or anything, but something that we needed to manage so that she would remain comfortable. We were prescribed a topical steroid . As long as we applied the cream, the inflammation stayed in check. I tried a variety of things, e.g. creams. lotions, diet, etc. No changes. In June 2005, I found that by changing our laundry products and the personal care products that I was using with her, the eczema went away. She is not itching or having the inflammation in either of those areas. Her back is still dry, but not inflammed. If you want more information about the company that I found, enter that request in the comments section. I don't want to be an advertiser for this company since they would not pay me for that.
