Environmental Wellness:
Most people at least say they would like to preserve the environment and everyone seems to speak out against industrial pollution or the green house affect. But what about right at home? Have you ever considered how many household contaminants you have lurking around your home that could be poisoning your family, without you even knowing it? Some of the stats we will share with you on this site will shock you. They are not intended to frighten you, as much as they are intended to inform you as to one of the most important factors we believe is contributing to sickness and disease in many households today.
You should begin by thinking of your home as a toxic waste dump. The average home today contains over 62 toxic chemicals more than the average chemistry lab at the turn of the last century. Since WWII over 70,000 synthetic chemicals have been produced, of which, fewer than 2% have been tested for carcinogenic, mutagenic or birth defects in humans. And, by far, the majority of these chemicals have never been tested for the affects of long-term exposure at all.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a survey which concluded that inside air quality in our homes in North America was anywhere from 3 to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air quality. Further studies by the EPA showed that airborne chemicals in the home were 3 times more likely to cause cancer than those chemicals found in the air outside. With most people today spending 90% of their time indoors, is it any wonder that cancer rates have doubled in the last 30 years?
Speaking of cancer, it has now become the #1 cause of death for children in North America.
Early similar surveys show that cancer has now become the #1 killer of women between the ages of 35 and 54.
These 2 groups of people spend a lot of time at home indoors and some of the primary suspected causes are linked to household products such as cleaners, laundry detergents and pesticides like those you might find in a can of common householddisambiguatet.
Bleach, for example, has been linked to cancer, reproductive problems and brain function abnormalities such as those in children with learning and behavioral problems, like ADD or ADHD. There has been a united US/Canadian Commission lobbying to have bleach banned from household use for some time now, but the multi billion dollar manufacturing companies have a very powerful and financially persuasive lobby that has been successful in preventing that so far.
Since 1980, asthma rates have increased by 600% in North America, with household cleaners, laundry detergents and cosmetics among the prime suspects and known asthma triggers.
Think about what's in the air we breathe. Walk down the aisle at your local supermarket or drug store that houses all the cleaners and take a deep breath - if you can. Still think there's nothing to any of this?
Chemicals get into our bodies 3 ways:Inhalation (we breathe 10,000-20,000 liters of air per day)
Ingestion (think of the pesticides used on your food)
Absorption through our skin (there is a reason they sell stop-smoking and weight loss patches to stick on your skin the ingredients get absorbed!)
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has Found more than 2,500 chemicals in cosmetics that are toxic, may cause tumors, reproductive complications, biological mutations as well as skin and eye irritation.
Currently, in both Canada and the United States, labeling laws do not protect the consumer but rather big business. For example, Pesticides commonly used in the home and around the garden are only required by law to list the active ingredients, on the label. Up to 99% of the contents are usually inert(meaning inactive) ingredients many of which are toxic or poisonous.
The body often stores chemicals in fatty tissue. The brain is a primary target for these destructive organics as it has a high fat content and a very rich blood supply to transport the chemicals there.
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Lupus, MS, Alzheimer, Parkinson, Disease, ADD and ADHD,IBS, Depression and Arthritis are just a few of the diseases and conditions that are now believed to be connected, at least in part, with some chemical exposure.
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