Sunday, September 6, 2009
Great New Site I Found
Hello everyone! I found this great site that has a great variety of stuff that is made with recycled products or just some neat stuff you can't find anywhere else. It's pretty cool and seems really reasonable! It's called Green Feet. Click Here
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Are You Living In A Toxic Home?
Most of us are not even aware of the scary statistics that exist in our own homes. The EPA estimates that air pollution in our homes is actually 2 to 5 times higher than outside. This statistic is made up of many different things but a lot of that statistic is actually our made up of our cleaning products. Most of us spend 90% of our time indoors instead of outdoors exposing us even more to those toxins.
Here are some more statics that could really scare you:
* There have been 81,000 chemical have been registered with the EPA in the last 30 years and fewer than 20% have been tested for toxicity.
* The poison control center also reports that 90% of all poisonings actually occurs in our homes and in 2005 there were 218,316 reported poison exposures from household cleaning products.
* 20 million people in the United States suffer from asthma
* 1 in 13 school aged kids have asthma.
* The asthma rate has gone up 160% from 1980 to 1994 for children under the age of 5 and that was the last large study done. Who really knows how much worse the statistics could be today.
We know that these changes are effecting our children. Common household cleaners and appliances give off fumes that can cause developmental damage in children and have been shown to lead to cancer in adults. Dr. Herbert Needlman a pediatrician and professor at the University of Pittsburg states " We are conducting a vast toxicological experiment in our society in which our children and our children's children are the subjects."
Here is an example:
Butyl Cellosolve, found in many household, window, shower and tile cleaners. Is noted by the EPA as a Harmful Respiratory Irritant. When you spray products that contain this ingredient you and your family actually inhale the toxic fumes EPA study shows that women who spend 15 min cleaning the shower scum inhale 3 times the acute limit of this chemical.
The most toxic culprits that can be found in most households are oven cleaners drain cleaners, wood and metal cleaners and polishes, tub tile and shower cleaners, toilet cleaners and chlorine bleach.
So what can you do to change this? First and foremost get rid of all the culprits!! All of the cleaners that are listed above are all designated hazardous household waste. Improper disposal of these items according to the CPA can cause harm to the environment and human health. So you do need to contact your city's waste management to see how they would like you to dispose of these products. You will not make a bit of difference in your home if you do not first and foremost get rid of these products.
Do your research. One of the most important decisions you can make is to decide what you will bring into your home. You can visit the website listed below and find out exactly what chemicals are in each cleaner you are using and who are the worst culprits.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm
Next, find an alternative. There are many brands popping up left and right in stores and online claiming to be non-toxic environmentally friendly cleaners but beware. Educate yourself. Simply changing the bottle that they use for their cleaner does not make it non-toxic and safe for your home. There are many chemicals as well that are not listed on the backs of cleaning bottles because they are not required to. Companies are able to get around this by saying these ingredients are their "trade secrets".
The alternative that I personally use is Shaklee cleaner and later started my own business. I started using them about two years ago because of the background that I found out about the company. It has been a "green" company since the 1950s when green was just a color. Everything about the company says non-toxic and environmentally friendly. Everything is packaged in a condensed form so as not to produce additional landfill waste. So it's not just recyclable it's REDUCED, which we all know is just as important if not more. My favorite product that they have is Basic H2™. It's only $12 and you can use it for years. It will save you thousands of dollars. Just this one bottle I use for all of these purposes and I am always learning more.
* Window Cleaner (the only thing that gets my doggies nose prints off my window without smearing:)
* De-greaser (heavy duty cleaning)
* Unclogging Drains
* Mopping the floor (I mixed it up and put it right in the bottle on my Swiffer)
* Hard Wood Floor Polishing
* Removing Paint
* Washing Dishes
* Mixed as Regular Household Cleaner is a bug repellent
* A couple of drops in bath water to clear up skin irritation and rashes
* Carpet Cleaner (spot remover and in your carpet cleaner as well)
* Laundry Pre-Spotter
* Washing The Car
* In Place Of Armour All
Oh my gosh I could go on forever. As you can tell this one bottle can basically replace everything in your cleaning cabinet and unlike a lot of other non-toxic environmentally friendly cleaners it does not require you to work any harder to get things clean.
I personally went on the quest for cleaning changes when I saw an Earth Day special a couple of years ago on the link between cleaning products and allergies and asthma. My little boy had been diagnosed with indoor allergies at less than 3 months old. By the time he was 5 he was on 6 different allergy medications a day. Within a few weeks of seeing that special I had successfully switched everything in my house. I took all the old stuff out and brought in my handy starter kit. I cleaned my house from top to bottom and for the first time was able to wash his laundry with the rest of the families with the new detergent I got as well. Three weeks later...yes literally 3 weeks..he was off all of his allergy medicine. He is now 7 years old and I am happy to report we have never had to revisit the allergy specialist nor take another allergy medicine or breathing treatment. He hasn't had an ear infection which he had at last count 28 of them in his 5 years. There have been no health problems at all. He rarely even brings any bugs home from school.
I can't even explain the need I feel to scream about these products from a mountain top. After all Shaklee is a great company that has 250 products and every one of those products is natural, non toxic and have nothing but health injected into them. But for me the Get Clean™ lined literally changed not only my son's life, but mine as well. I understand that in these tough economic times we all need to cut corners where ever we can. Understand that this does not have to be at the price of your health. With everything included in the Get Clean™ starter kit you will actually save $2400 over the next year. It's time for you to stop and think before you spray. Really think about what you are inhaling and know there are alternatives out there.
To Find Out More About The Get Clean™ Starter Kit which can replace everything in your home to a non toxic environmentally friendly alternative from kitchen to laundry and also save you $2400 over the next year visit http://www.SwitchYourHouse.com
Here are some more statics that could really scare you:
* There have been 81,000 chemical have been registered with the EPA in the last 30 years and fewer than 20% have been tested for toxicity.
* The poison control center also reports that 90% of all poisonings actually occurs in our homes and in 2005 there were 218,316 reported poison exposures from household cleaning products.
* 20 million people in the United States suffer from asthma
* 1 in 13 school aged kids have asthma.
* The asthma rate has gone up 160% from 1980 to 1994 for children under the age of 5 and that was the last large study done. Who really knows how much worse the statistics could be today.
We know that these changes are effecting our children. Common household cleaners and appliances give off fumes that can cause developmental damage in children and have been shown to lead to cancer in adults. Dr. Herbert Needlman a pediatrician and professor at the University of Pittsburg states " We are conducting a vast toxicological experiment in our society in which our children and our children's children are the subjects."
Here is an example:
Butyl Cellosolve, found in many household, window, shower and tile cleaners. Is noted by the EPA as a Harmful Respiratory Irritant. When you spray products that contain this ingredient you and your family actually inhale the toxic fumes EPA study shows that women who spend 15 min cleaning the shower scum inhale 3 times the acute limit of this chemical.
The most toxic culprits that can be found in most households are oven cleaners drain cleaners, wood and metal cleaners and polishes, tub tile and shower cleaners, toilet cleaners and chlorine bleach.
So what can you do to change this? First and foremost get rid of all the culprits!! All of the cleaners that are listed above are all designated hazardous household waste. Improper disposal of these items according to the CPA can cause harm to the environment and human health. So you do need to contact your city's waste management to see how they would like you to dispose of these products. You will not make a bit of difference in your home if you do not first and foremost get rid of these products.
Do your research. One of the most important decisions you can make is to decide what you will bring into your home. You can visit the website listed below and find out exactly what chemicals are in each cleaner you are using and who are the worst culprits.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm
Next, find an alternative. There are many brands popping up left and right in stores and online claiming to be non-toxic environmentally friendly cleaners but beware. Educate yourself. Simply changing the bottle that they use for their cleaner does not make it non-toxic and safe for your home. There are many chemicals as well that are not listed on the backs of cleaning bottles because they are not required to. Companies are able to get around this by saying these ingredients are their "trade secrets".
The alternative that I personally use is Shaklee cleaner and later started my own business. I started using them about two years ago because of the background that I found out about the company. It has been a "green" company since the 1950s when green was just a color. Everything about the company says non-toxic and environmentally friendly. Everything is packaged in a condensed form so as not to produce additional landfill waste. So it's not just recyclable it's REDUCED, which we all know is just as important if not more. My favorite product that they have is Basic H2™. It's only $12 and you can use it for years. It will save you thousands of dollars. Just this one bottle I use for all of these purposes and I am always learning more.
* Window Cleaner (the only thing that gets my doggies nose prints off my window without smearing:)
* De-greaser (heavy duty cleaning)
* Unclogging Drains
* Mopping the floor (I mixed it up and put it right in the bottle on my Swiffer)
* Hard Wood Floor Polishing
* Removing Paint
* Washing Dishes
* Mixed as Regular Household Cleaner is a bug repellent
* A couple of drops in bath water to clear up skin irritation and rashes
* Carpet Cleaner (spot remover and in your carpet cleaner as well)
* Laundry Pre-Spotter
* Washing The Car
* In Place Of Armour All
Oh my gosh I could go on forever. As you can tell this one bottle can basically replace everything in your cleaning cabinet and unlike a lot of other non-toxic environmentally friendly cleaners it does not require you to work any harder to get things clean.
I personally went on the quest for cleaning changes when I saw an Earth Day special a couple of years ago on the link between cleaning products and allergies and asthma. My little boy had been diagnosed with indoor allergies at less than 3 months old. By the time he was 5 he was on 6 different allergy medications a day. Within a few weeks of seeing that special I had successfully switched everything in my house. I took all the old stuff out and brought in my handy starter kit. I cleaned my house from top to bottom and for the first time was able to wash his laundry with the rest of the families with the new detergent I got as well. Three weeks later...yes literally 3 weeks..he was off all of his allergy medicine. He is now 7 years old and I am happy to report we have never had to revisit the allergy specialist nor take another allergy medicine or breathing treatment. He hasn't had an ear infection which he had at last count 28 of them in his 5 years. There have been no health problems at all. He rarely even brings any bugs home from school.
I can't even explain the need I feel to scream about these products from a mountain top. After all Shaklee is a great company that has 250 products and every one of those products is natural, non toxic and have nothing but health injected into them. But for me the Get Clean™ lined literally changed not only my son's life, but mine as well. I understand that in these tough economic times we all need to cut corners where ever we can. Understand that this does not have to be at the price of your health. With everything included in the Get Clean™ starter kit you will actually save $2400 over the next year. It's time for you to stop and think before you spray. Really think about what you are inhaling and know there are alternatives out there.
To Find Out More About The Get Clean™ Starter Kit which can replace everything in your home to a non toxic environmentally friendly alternative from kitchen to laundry and also save you $2400 over the next year visit http://www.SwitchYourHouse.com
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