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The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

Of course, all those cleaning chemicals lying underneath your sink are also emitting unnoticeable fumes into the air you breathe. 8:30 A.M. Don't you love the smell of that new car? On your way to work you sit in a sea of gases coming from the plastics, fabrics, solvents, and glues in your car. These include polyvinyl chloride, xylene, styrene, and ethylbenzene. If you open your window to let in the fresh air, you inhale the fumes from the cars around you. (The off-gassing of chemicals from a new car can take months or years to go away.

Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means Ron Garner See book keywords and concepts

It is a bitter and acidic mixture made from dried and ground grapefruit seeds that is proving to be a potent alternative to toxic medicines and cleaning chemicals. Its wide variety of applications include its use as a fungicide, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antiviral, preservative in food and medicines, and as a sanitizing and disinfecting agent. It kills germs but does not harm people. It first gained attention from farmers for its ability to protect produce, fish, and poultry from bacteria, fungi, and parasites.

From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life C. W. Randolph, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Environmental estrogen, or xenoestrogen (pronounced "ZEE-no-estrogen"), can be found in pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, plastics, fuels, car exhausts, dry cleaning chemicals, industrial waste, and meat from animals that have been fed estrogenic drugs to fatten them. It is also found in the synthetic estrogen and progesterone (chemically termed progestin) of birth control pills and hormone therapies; these synthetic hormones are secreted in women's urine, are flushed down the toilet, and eventually make their way back into the food chain.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

Most houses are also stocked wall-to-wall with toxic chemicals, and I'm not just talking about the cleaning chemicals. Most people, for example, do their laundry in a variety of chemicals that directly promote cancer and liver dysfunction. What are those chemicals? They're the fragrance chemicals found in brand-name laundry detergents. These fragrance chemicals are carcinogenic, and yet people soak their clothes in them, then put them on their skin where those chemicals get absorbed right into their bloodstream (especially if they sweat a little).

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Merely coming into contact with various substances, such as pesticides, soaps, shampoos, hair sprays, residues from laundry products or dry cleaning chemicals on clothing, or any other of a vast array of other seemingly innocuous household items can unleash a maddening attack of hives. The severity of a hives outbreak can vary from case to case as well as from person to person. Some people can break out in hives if they merely touch a certain type of plant or bush; others may develop hives only with considerable exposure, such as overconsumption of a certain food.

Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts

The article states that Americans are exposed to a variety of potentially dangerous chemicals in their homes from products such as computers, frying pans, shower curtains, cleaning chemicals, bug sprays, etc. A study found thirty-five hazardous industrial chemicals in household dust samples. This brings home the fact that hazardous chemicals are in our daily lives. All of these chemicals are known to be harmful to the immune, respiratory, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems. Infants and children are especially vulnerable!

Eat To Beat Cancer: A Research Scientist Explains How You and Your Family Can Avoid Up to 90% of All Cancers J. Robert Hatherill See book keywords and concepts

Cigarette þHigh protein intake þTea (studies indicate that heavy use of black tea increases the rate of kidney cancer, particularly in women) þOccupation (those who work with cadmium, asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dry cleaning chemicals, and arsenic have high rates of kidney cancer) þObesity Stomach Cancer Remarkably, stomach cancer is one of the few cancers that has declined in recent years—although variations do exist around the globe. Increased stomach cancer rates are associated with people who eat highly salted and smoked foods.

Intelligent Medicine: A Guide to Optimizing Health and Preventing Illness for the Baby-Boomer Generation Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

It's interesting that alcohol is a model of a simple hydrocarbon, related to the many hydrocarbons that pervade our environment in the form of cleaning chemicals and petroleum products and byproducts. So vitamin C should aid in processing these environmental pollutants as well. Other nutrients and vitamins that help the liver detoxify include N-acetyl-cysteine, an amino-acid precursor to glutathione. It's used in cases of Tylenol toxicity in hospitals, as when children swallow the contents of a bottle.

Dr. Cass Ingram's Lifesaving Cures Dr. Cass Ingram See book keywords and concepts

Foods that help • avocados (rich in natural B6 and fatty acids) • fresh red meat (rich in carnitine and electrolytes) • sardines, salmon, albacore tuna (rich in fish oils and B6) Things to avoid • food dyes and artificial flavorings • white sugar and chocolate • MSG and sulfites • synthetic perfumes • clothes that require dry cleaning (dry cleaning chemicals damage brain cells) Shigellosis Shigellosis is a diarrheal illness caused by the bacteria, Shigella sonnet It is becoming increasingly common as a cause of diarrheal outbreaks.

Smart Medicine for Healthier Living : Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Adults Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND See book keywords and concepts

Avoid exposure to toxins such as pesticides and cleaning chemicals. These not only stress the body, but can cause breathing problems. ¦ Make baths and showers warm, not hot, and avoid saunas and hot tubs. The heat can be weakening. ¦ Get adequate regular sleep. ¦ Get regular exercise, but take care to stay within the range of your fitness ability. Don't overdo. ¦ Have regular dental checkups with a dentist familiar with your condition. ¦ As much as possible, avoid stress, both physical and psychological.

Optimal Wellness Ralph Golan, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Household chemicals such as dry cleaning chemicals in clothes, mothballs, rug-cleaning and other cleaning fluids, lighter fluids, the contents of most spray cans, solvents, paints, paint thinners, stain removers, varnishes, and other wood finishes; certain detergents, scented soaps, cleansers (especially pine scented), air fresheners, toilet disinfectants, janitorial chemicals, ammonia fluids, bleaches, window-washing compounds, brass- and silver-polishing fluids, furniture polish, even burning petrochemical base wax candles, and tobacco smoke. • Ozone from electric kitchen appliances.

Breaking Out of Environmental Illness: Essential Reading for People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Allergies, and Chemical Sensitivities Robert Sampson, M.D. & Patricia Hughes, B.S.N. See book keywords and concepts

I found numerous harmful items, including cleaning fluid, furniture polish, moldy-smelling clothes, clothes smelling of dry cleaning chemicals, foam mattresses, and other things. With so many toxins right next door, I understood why Patricia and I never could relax and feel symptom-free in her bedroom. This attic project epitomized life with environmental illness, that is, constantly being poisoned and attacked. Although I tried to physically pace myself, I became exhausted and was slowed by diffuse muscle aching. I came across skeletons of dead mice and wasps nesting in the gables.

1001 Chemicals in Everyday Products Grace Ross Lewis See book keywords and concepts

What are some other strong cleaning chemicals we should know about? The caustics such as sodium hydroxide in oven cleaners or drain cleaners are very toxic and corrosive. This kind of product will have definite instructions and warning labels that should be followed carefully. 10. What are some other names for caustics such as sodium hydroxide? They are caustic soda, lye, soda lye, sodium hydrate, sodium hydroxide, and white caustic. 11. Isn't there a lot less pollution in the air we breathe since the automobiles have all those catalytic converters and air pollution control devices?

Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Use ceramic tile, hardwood, or stone as flooring materials, since carpet can hold dust, mold, and cleaning chemicals. Do not use curtains and draperies, since they can also harbor dust. Use paint instead of wallpaper, since the glues used to hang the paper can contain chemicals that cause bronchial irritation. LM Avoid letting furry or feathered animals into your home or car. Their hair, dander, and feather dust can irritate the lungs. LM As much as possible, avoid polluted air. If your current working environment is dirty, dusty, or toxic to inhale, change jobs if at all possible.

Optimal Wellness Ralph Golan, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Increased susceptibility to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Increased susceptibility to cancer laboratory, intradermal (skin) and/or sublingual (under the tongue) testing can be performed on a variety of compounds: formaldehyde, hydrocarbon (auto exhaust), tobacco, perfume, phenols, chlorine, wood smoke, jet fuel, ethanol, natural gas, and several other toxic compounds.

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