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Are you concerned about the air your child
breaths? You may be shocked to learn that according to an EPA
report to congress on indoor air and the subcommittee hearings on
the Indoor Air Quality Act of 1989, Indoor air
pollution is one of the nations most important
environmental health problems. According to the EPA, most
homes have airborne concentrations of hazardous and toxic chemicals
that are two to five times higher
indoors than outdoors. In one five-year study, the EPA that a number
of homes had chemical levels that were seventy times
higher inside the homes than outside.
One reason
chemical concentrations are so high in some homes is that cleaning
products and some personal care products release toxic vapors into
the air when they are used ~ and even worse, when they are stored.
This process is called outgassing.
It's alarming that indoor air is so full of
chemical vapors because most children spend twelve to twenty hours
a day in there homes.
Physiologically, children are more vulnerable
to toxic vapors than adults because of there higher metabolic rate.
They require more oxygen, and they
breath in two to three times as much air(and
therefore toxins) relative to body size than
adults. Children are more physically active, this also
increases there breathing rate and intake of toxins. In addition,
children play close to the floor where heavier pollutants settle.
Airborne
chemicals are suspected cause of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS) which takes the lives of thousands of
infants each year. This may explain the documented higher incidence
of SIDS in the winter time. During the winter, windows are left
closed, decreasing ventilation, which increases the concentration of
outgassed vapors in the home. No one knows what causes SIDS, but why
take unnecessary chances with your infant.
Fortunately, parents can do something to reduce there
families exposure to airborne toxins from household products. They
can simply just switch brands
Formaldehyde is a known allergen!
The government researched...toothpastes, mouthwashes, cleaning
products, etc.... and found:
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884 ingredients were toxic
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146 can cause tumors
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214 can cause reproductive complications
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376 cause skin and eye irritations
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150 linked to allergies, cancer, psychological,
abnormalities and more...
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NATIONAL CANCER PREVENTION COMMISSION established the
"DIRTY DOZEN"...
(top 12 cancer causing agents found in the home..) Just a few of
them....
Crest Toothpaste, VO5 Hair Care, Clairol Nice and Easy Hair
Coloring, Cover girl Make up, Lysol Disinfectant
Women who work in the home have a 55% greater
chance of getting cancer!!
OCEAN ANIMALS ARE KILLED MORE OFTEN FROM THE RUN OFF OF TOXIC
PRODUCTS THAN FROM ALL OIL SPILLS COMBINED!
28% increase in childhood cancer since toxins were put in home
products
Lets Stop
Poisoning our Children.....
Why should
three year old Jason have died a lingering and horrible death after
swallowing three ounces of hair conditioner? Two weeks after
drinking the liquid, which contains ammonia, the little boy died.
And why should seven month old Adrian have died? He crawled
through a puddle of spilled laundry bleach which gave him third
degree burns on 50% of his tiny body, and burned his lungs from the
fumes as well. It took him four agonizing days to die. And why
should have little Peter have suffered so much? When he was a year
old he crawled over to the dish washer to watch his mother loading
it. Suddenly he put his fingers into the detergent dispensing cup
and ate a finger full of wet but un~dissolved detergent. In minutes
his face was red and blistered, and the inside of his mouth and
tongue were burnt white. Because of a series of lucky circumstances,
Peter was in a hospital within minutes and recovered in a few days.
Not so for the little girl across the hall in the hospital
who(according to Peters mom) ate some dishwasher detergent and
required seven operations to reopen her scarred esophagus. Or the
eighteen month boy who had to eat and breath through tubes for five
months and at last count has had thirty operations. Dishwasher
detergent is what destroyed his throat too.
Why must these children have suffered so? If only they had
never been exposed to such hazardous chemicals. Every year five to
ten million household poisonings are reported. Many are fatal and
most victims are children. These poisonings are the result of
accidental ingestion of common household substances found in just
about every home.
The real
tragedy is, accidents like this can easily be avoided. But most
parents aren't aware that there are effective products on the market
that are much safer than nationally advertised brands and cost less.
KNOW
YOUR A.B.C's.
by Dr.
Joyce M. Woods
Begin by thinking of your home as a toxic waste dump. The
average home today contains 62 toxic chemicals - more than a
chemistry lab at the turn of the century. More than 72,000
synthetic chemicals have been produced since WW II. Less than 2%
of synthetic chemicals have been tested for toxicity, mutagenic
and carcinogenic effects, or birth defects. The majority of
chemicals have never been tested for long-term effects.
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An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70
times more polluted than outdoor air.
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Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in
household cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer
than outdoor air.
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CMHC reports that houses today are so energy
efficient that "out-gassing" of chemicals has no where to
go, so it builds up inside the home.
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We spend 90% of our time indoors, and 65% of that
time at home. Moms, infants and the elderly spend 90% of
their time in the home.
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National Cancer Association released results of a
15-year study concluding that women who work in the home are
at a 54% higher risk of developing cancer than women who
work outside the home.
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Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960.
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Cancer is the Number ONE cause of death for
children.
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There has been a 26% increase in breast cancer since
1982. Breast cancer is the Number ONE killer of women
between the ages of 35 and 54. Primary suspects are laundry
detergents, household cleaners and pesticides.
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There has been a call from the U.S./Canadian
Commission to ban bleach in North America. Bleach is being
linked to the rising rates of breast cancer in women,
reproductive problems in men and learning and behavioral
problems in children.
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Chemicals get into our body through inhalation,
ingestion and absorption. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand
liters of air per day.
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There are more than 3 million poisonings every year.
Household cleaners are the Number ONE cause of poisoning of
children.
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Since 1980, asthma has increased by 600%. The
Canadian Lung Association and the Asthma Society of Canada
identify common household cleaners and cosmetics as
triggers.
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ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral
problems have long been linked to exposure to toxic
chemicals and molds.
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Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known
to cause all types of headaches.
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Labeling laws do not protect the consumer - they
protect big business. The New York Poison Control Center
reports that 85% of product warning labels were either
inadequate or incorrect for identifying a poison, and for
first aid instructions.
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Formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, toluene, xylene are
found in common household cleaners, cosmetics, beverages,
fabrics and cigarette smoke. These chemicals are cancer
causing and toxic to the immune system.
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Chemicals are attracted to, and stored in fatty
tissue. The brain is a prime target for these destructive
organics because of its high fat content and very rich blood
supply.
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The National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health has found more than 2500 chemicals in cosmetics that
are toxic, cause tumors, reproductive complications,
biological mutations and skin and eye irritations.
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Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis,
lupus, multiple sclerosis, circulatory disorders,
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome,
depression, and hormonal problems are diseases commonly
related to chemical exposure.
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Pesticides only have to include active ingredients
on the labels, even though the inert (inactive) ingredients
may account for 99%, many of which are toxic and poisons.
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The New York Poison Control Center reports that 85%
of product warning labels are either inadequate or incorrect
for identifying a poison and for first aid instructions.
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Formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, toluene and xylene
are all found in common household cleaners, cosmetics,
beverages, fabrics and cigarette smoke. These chemicals are
known to be cancer causing and toxic to the immune and
nervous systems.
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Chemicals are attracted to, and stored in fatty
tissue. The brain is a prime target for these destructive
organics because of its high fat content and very rich blood
supply.
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The National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health has found more than 2,500 chemicals in cosmetics that
are toxic, cause tumors, reproductive complications,
biological mutations and skin and eye irritations.
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Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis,
lupus, multiple sclerosis, circulatory disorders,
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome,
depression, and hormonal problem are diseases commonly
related to chemical exposure.
Pesticides only have to include active ingredient on the
labels, even though the inert (inactive) ingredients may
account for 99%, many of which are toxic and poisons.
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