Have you ever wondered why it seems like everyone has some type of disorder, allergy, disease, syndrome, or cancer? When I was a kid there were no allergies and I didn’t know hardly anyone who had cancer. At least not that I remembered. Then when I grew up all of a sudden everyone is taking some type of medication for some type of disorder. I know more people that have or have had cancer than I had friends in my childhood, and almost everyone I know is taking some type of antidepressant. Well, I was curious as to why this was happening. So, as a result, I started researching. In this article I will tell you just a few things that I learned.
Did you know that many everyday products found in and around your home can be toxic to your family?
Here are just a few statistics that you might find interesting:
• There are more than 3 million poisonings every year.
• Household cleaners are the #1 cause of poisonings in children.
• Most regular shampoos contain formaldehyde as a preservative.
• Since 1980 asthma has increased by 600%
• Common household products have been identified as triggers of asthma.
• A 15 year study found that women who worked at home had a 54% higher death rate from cancer than women who had jobs outside the home.
• Chemical names are often disguised by using "trade names", so you may not recognize the chemical for what it truly is
• A women's fertility has also been negatively affected by the increase use of chemicals. In 1934 only 21 cases of endometriosis existed in the entire world. Today over 5 million women have this condition, which causes infertility in the US alone.
Why Should We Worry About Toxic Chemicals?
• According to the EPA, most homes have airborne concentrations of hazardous chemicals that are two to five times higher indoors than outdoors and toxic chemicals found in the home are three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor airborne pollutants.
• The Consumer product Safety Commission connects 150 chemicals commonly found in our homes to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders.
• The National Cancer Institute has a list of twenty known carcinogens and over 2,200 chemicals that are probable carcinogens. Many of these chemicals are in the cleaners and personal care products you buy at your local grocery store every day.
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed 2983 chemicals used in personal care products. These are the results:
• 884 of the chemicals were toxic
• 314 caused biological mutation
• 218 caused reproductive complications
• 778 caused acute toxicity
• 148 caused tumors
• 376 caused skin and eye irritations
Examples:
AIR FRESHENERS: Most air fresheners interfere with your ability to smell by coating your nasal passages with an oil film, or by releasing a nerve deadening agent. Known toxic chemicals found in an air freshener:
o Formaldehyde: Highly toxic, known carcinogen.
o Phenol: When phenol touches your skin it can cause it to swell, burn, peel, and break out in hives. Can cause cold sweats, convulsions, circulatory collapse, coma and even death.
AMMONIA: It is a very volatile chemical, it is very damaging to your eyes, respiratory tract and skin.
BLEACH: It is a strong corrosive. It will irritate or burn the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. It may cause pulmonary edema or vomiting and coma if ingested. WARNING: never mix bleach with ammonia it may cause fumes which can be DEADLY.
DISHWASHER DETERGENTS: Most products contain chlorine in a dry form that is highly concentrated. This is the #1 cause of child poisonings, according to poison control centers.
LAUNDRY DETERGENTS: Contain the following ingredients:
o Sodium or calcium hypocrite: Highly corrosive, irritates or burns skin, eyes or respiratory tract.
o Linear alkylate sulfonate: Absorbed through the skin. Known liver damaging agent.
o Sodium Tripolyphosphate: Irritates skin and mucous membranes, causes vomiting. Easily absorbed through the skin from clothes.
o This is the #2 cause of child poisonings, according to poison control centers.
FURNITURE POLISH: Contain the following ingredients:
o Petroleum Distillates: Highly flammable, can cause skin and lung cancer.
o Phenol: When phenol touches your skin it can cause it to swell, burn, peel, and break out in hives. Can cause cold sweats, convulsions, circulatory collapse, coma and even death.
o Nitrobenzene: Easily absorbed through the skin, extremely toxic.
WARNING: You can't trust warning labels! Manufacturers are NOT required to list the exact ingredients on a label of household cleaning products but they are required to list the exact ingredients of foods. There are obviously some laws that need to be changed.
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