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12/10/2007 3:54:46 PM
Welcome all:) I thought I would start a post with some great information about the products we use in our homes and the hidden dangers. Create a Safer and Healthy Home 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. 1. An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air. 2. Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960. 7. Cancer is the Number ONE cause of death for children. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and absorption. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day. 11. There are more than 3 million poisonings every year. Household cleaners are the Number ONE cause of poisoning of children. 12. 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. 13. ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have long been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds. 14. Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known to cause all types of headaches. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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." There are solutions, alternatives and ways that we can make a difference. Get more info today and we can share with you our mission, our belief and help you make a difference in your life. Health and Wealth. Go to: www.saferforyourhome.com and http://www.micheleuca@truewealthathome.com for more information:) Take care, Michele Brooks
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Re: Welcome !
12/10/2007 10:03:05 PM

hello Michele...thank you for this eye opening information...

  Happy Holiday....Larry

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Re: Welcome !
12/19/2007 6:32:31 PM

 Hi Michele,

Thank you for the information I will check it out

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Re: Welcome !
12/20/2007 11:58:40 AM

Michele,

With the info. you gave us it is even more important to get out of the house and get fresh air.  In Lima, Ohio that would not be fresh air as we have a gas refinery which unloads tons and I do  mean tons of emissions into the air.  We have one of the largest cancer rates, and birth defects in the nation here in Lima.

I also was distressed to hear the other day that people living in mobile homes (where I chose to downsize to) have formaldehype.  What for?   It is said that people in New Orleans are suffering from more headaches,l living in mobile homes.  My daughter claims headaches  occur soon after coming into my mobile home. She says it is not the cat and dog....so famaldehyde may be the culprit. 

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Re: Welcome !
12/23/2007 7:45:59 AM
Hi Shirley,
Thank you for your post and I sure will remember Rushing Travel agent when I travel. Let me know what you think about my website at www.changestoresforlife.com ok:)  I hope you have a happy holiday!

Talk soon
Your friend Michele
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