Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
One Common Ingredient - Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is used frequently in both cleaning and personal care products because it is a cheap preservative.
The following information is taken from a Material Safety Data Sheet )MSDS) which, by law, must be supplied to anyone who uses any chemical product in the workplace. The MSDS for formaldehyde warns: "Suspected carcinogen; May be fatal if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through skin; causes burns; inhalation can cause spasms, edema(fluid buildup) of the larynx and bronchi, and chemical pneumonitis; extremely destructive to tissue of the mucous membrane.
All these symptoms and more are caused by fomaldehyde. Yet manufacturers can put formaldehyde in shampoo and not list it is as an ingredient. You will be shocked to learn that formaldehyde is a common ingredient in baby shampoo, bubble bath, deodorants, perfume, cologne, hair dye, mouthwash, toothpaste, hair spray, and many other personal care items.
Brushing your teeth every day probably will not give you cancer, but the risk is still there. After all, formaldehyde is still a suspected carcinogen, and if all cancers start from the abnormal growth of one cell, then why allow any amount into or onto your body?
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets/formaldehyde.htm
http://ecogoodies.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post_02.html
Monday, January 17, 2011
Are we using a dish washer that harming our environment
Where do phosphates go after dish washing? They go down the drain and into our waterways.
Phosphates contribute to algae growth in water, which can lower the water's oxygen content and disrupt delicate aquatic systems
Find out more here
Phosphates contribute to algae growth in water, which can lower the water's oxygen content and disrupt delicate aquatic systems
Find out more here
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Create a Safe and Healthy Home
Create a Safe and Healthy Home
Know your A B C's
by Dr. Joyce M. Woods
Dr. Joyce Woods worked as a medical/surgical nurse, public health
nurse, nurse educator, nursing school administrator, occupational
health consultant. She holds Bachelor of Nursing, Bach of Arts
(Specialist), Master of Education degrees, and has completed her
doctoral degree in the area of "Indoor Air Pollution, and it's effect
on your health".
A. 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.
B. More than 72,000 synthetic chemicals have been produced since WW II.
C. Less than 2% of synthetic chemicals have been tested for toxicity,
mutagenic, carcinogenic, or birth defects.
D. The majority of chemicals have never been tested for long-term
effects.
E. An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70 times more
polluted than outdoor air.
F. Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household
cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air.
G. CMHC reports that houses today are so energy efficient that
"outgassing" of chemicals has nowhere to go, so it builds up inside the
home.
H. We spend 90% of our time indoors, and 65% of our time at home. Moms,
infants and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home.
I. 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.
J. Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960.
K. Cancer is the Number ONE cause of death for children.
L. 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.
M. 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.
N. Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and
absorption.
O. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day.
P. There are more than 3 million poisonings every year. Household
cleaners are the Number ONE cause of poisoning of children.
Q. 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.
R. ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have
long been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds. Use of
Ritalin has skyrocketed since 1990.
S. Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known to cause all
types of headaches.
T. Labeling laws do not protect the consumer - they protect big
business.
U. 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.
V. 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.
W. 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.
X. 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.
Y. 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.
Z. 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.
Know your A B C's
by Dr. Joyce M. Woods
Dr. Joyce Woods worked as a medical/surgical nurse, public health
nurse, nurse educator, nursing school administrator, occupational
health consultant. She holds Bachelor of Nursing, Bach of Arts
(Specialist), Master of Education degrees, and has completed her
doctoral degree in the area of "Indoor Air Pollution, and it's effect
on your health".
A. 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.
B. More than 72,000 synthetic chemicals have been produced since WW II.
C. Less than 2% of synthetic chemicals have been tested for toxicity,
mutagenic, carcinogenic, or birth defects.
D. The majority of chemicals have never been tested for long-term
effects.
E. An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70 times more
polluted than outdoor air.
F. Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household
cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air.
G. CMHC reports that houses today are so energy efficient that
"outgassing" of chemicals has nowhere to go, so it builds up inside the
home.
H. We spend 90% of our time indoors, and 65% of our time at home. Moms,
infants and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home.
I. 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.
J. Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960.
K. Cancer is the Number ONE cause of death for children.
L. 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.
M. 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.
N. Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and
absorption.
O. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day.
P. There are more than 3 million poisonings every year. Household
cleaners are the Number ONE cause of poisoning of children.
Q. 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.
R. ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have
long been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds. Use of
Ritalin has skyrocketed since 1990.
S. Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known to cause all
types of headaches.
T. Labeling laws do not protect the consumer - they protect big
business.
U. 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.
V. 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.
W. 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.
X. 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.
Y. 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.
Z. 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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