Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  These include household cleaning products such as dishwashing products, laundry products and all types of spray cleaners. That is really where we got started, because it is largely through those household cleaning products that people pollute the air in their homes. According to the EPA, the air in our homes is two to five times more polluted than the air outside of our homes.
Mike: Wow. | | One of the reasons that we're so focused on cleaning products made with vegetables instead of petroleum is that people don't think that when they clean their homes with natural cleaners like Seventh Generation, they're actually helping to reduce our dependence upon petroleum.
Mike: It's a very good point. We really have to think about all the factors that come into play with these products. One of the main questions I'm often asked about the Seventh Generation product line is, "How do they make them so effective if the ingredients aren't these harsh chemicals? | | If you can buy organic and if you can buy natural household cleaning products that don't have those chemicals in them, then do it. We know that dioxin, for example, which is something that's created when paper is bleached with chlorine, is the most dangerous carcinogenic chemical on the face of the earth. It is 300 times more toxic than Agent Orange. Now, why would you want to bring products that have even the smallest amount of dioxin residue into your home? It just doesn't make sense to me.
Mike: Right. | | That is really where we got started, because it is largely through those household cleaning products that people pollute the air in their homes. According to the EPA, the air in our homes is two to five times more polluted than the air outside of our homes.
Mike: Wow.
Hollender: Our homes are so largely polluted that the California Air Resources Board evaluated the second greatest source of air pollution after automobiles in the state of California, and it was household cleaning and personal care products, including paints and stains. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts |  A Web site for information and links to environmentally-friendly cleaning products for the home, automobile, laundry and personal care for infants, children and adults.
Living Organic: Easy Steps to an Organic Family Lifestyle
Helen Porter, Helen Quested, Patricia Thomas and Adrienne Clarke ISBN: 1570716803
Book Description: A step-by-step guide to practical, non-toxic alternatives, this book discusses the food we eat, the cleaning products and fabrics we use in our homes, the chemicals we use in our gardens and how we can maintain the well-being of our families. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  By the way, even as we are offering this natural laundry product, I simultaneously support companies like Seventh Generation who have a full line of eco-friendly cleaning products. Please shop for eco-friendly cleaning products every chance you get. Laundry is just one category: There are many others. Be mindful of everything you use on your skin, in your home and around your property. Everything you buy eventually ends up in the environment. It's your choice of whether you want to nurture it or poison it. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts |  And if do-it-yourself cleaning products aren't for you, there are many brands on the market that do not contain harsh chemicals but work expertly well. Nontoxic, environmentally friendly household cleaners are now available in most health food stores as well as many mass market stores (see Resource Directory, page 265, for leads).These can still be a little pricier than regular toxic cleaners, but your health is worth it. If you feel the need to keep a few regular, chemical-laden cleaning products, store them in airtight containers and keep them in the toolshed or garage. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  These are poisons like hydrogenated oils (heart disease and cancer), high-fructose corn syrup (diabetes and osteoporosis), genetically modified corn (kidney failure), processed sodium (high blood pressure), MSG and yeast extract (obesity, migraines and worse), aspartame (neurological harm), artificial food colors (behavioral disorders), and hundreds of untested chemicals used in cosmetics, body care, laundry and home cleaning products. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  CAUSE cancer: (in no particular order)
Smoking cigarettes
Mammography radiation - see articles on mammograms
Chemotherapy and radiation
Perfumes and fragrance products
Cosmetics and personal care products - see articles on personal care products
Home cleaning products, including laundry detergent, dryer sheets, etc. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Please shop for eco-friendly cleaning products every chance you get. Laundry is just one category: There are many others. Be mindful of everything you use on your skin, in your home and around your property. Everything you buy eventually ends up in the environment. It's your choice of whether you want to nurture it or poison it.
DISCLAIMER: NewsTarget does sell the product mentioned here, and revenues help fund NewsTarget operations. | | Over the last several decades, the chemical industry has fudged its science and applied tremendous political pressure to try to prevent the public from learning the truth about the hazards of chemicals used in antibacterial soaps, cosmetics, skin creams, shampoos, home cleaning products and many other similar items. Thanks to the internet, the truth about the toxicity of these synthetic chemicals is finally starting to emerge. A fascinating new book on this subject is called The Secret History of the War on Cancer by Devra Davis. | | Typical household chemical waste substances include:
Pharmaceuticals, dish soap, skin care products, cosmetics, synthetic hormones used in HRT, cleaning products, car oil, laundry products and foods containing chemical additives.
Most consumers don't think twice about what they flush down their toilets or wash down their drains, but it's time that we all learned to think holistically about our interaction with our planet. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Any food item you buy from a retailer that sells toxic cleaning products is, itself, slightly toxic.
Right now, nobody is talking about this. This risk of chemical cross-contamination hasn't even been admitted to by mainstream scientists, the FDA, the EPA or any government agency. And yet it's a huge issue that impacts virtually all consumers; even healthy consumers who think they're reading labels and making smart shopping choices. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Using soap berries in your laundry, kitchen, shower and home helps support this industry that, until recently, had virtually disappeared thanks to the popularity of chemical-based cleaning products that now dominate Western society (which is increasingly poisoned and dying from cancer and Alzheimer's disease -- no coincidence). But now, the soap berry industry is surging back, and you can be part of this rebirth of an industry that the planet desperately needs if we are to survive as a civilization.
As I said, it's about much more than cleaning your laundry. It's about survival. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts | | Heather's Naturals & Organic cleaning products www.heathersnaturals.com
1 (877) 527-6601
Seventh Generation™ www.seventhgeneration.com 1 (800) 456-1191
Colon
(General Health, Structure and Function, etc.) A.D.A.M. Healthcare Center adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Structure-of-the-colon.htm
The Colon Cleansing and Constipation Resource Center www.colon-cleanse-constipation.com
(Toxicity and Diseases)
The Colon Cleansing & Constipation Resource Center www.colon-cleanse-constipation.com www.colon-cleanse-constipation. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  The causes of cancer are well known: Toxic chemicals in foods, cosmetics, personal care products, home cleaning products, and so on. So why don't we, as a nation, take steps to outlaw the things that cause cancer while promoting the things that prevent cancer?
The reason, once again, is because there's too much money at stake here. The corporations are in charge, and as long as they're running the show, cancer cures or prevention strategies that really work will simply not be tolerated. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | And some of us may not realize the level of toxicity emanating from our cabinets, as we take for granted cleaning products we falsely think are "safe" and use them liberally around the house, and around our families and children.)
When the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed 2,983 chemicals used in personal care products, they found that 884 of the chemicals were toxic, 314 caused biological mutations, 218 caused reproductive complications, and 778 caused acute toxicity. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Remember: This natural soap isn't going to foam up like phoney cleaning products made by chemical companies, and it sure doesn't smell like fragrance chemicals. So don't expect it to look or smell like the products you might have been using. However, soap nuts get things really clean. The soap works so well that it's actually being studied right now as a way to decontaminate soils from exposure to toxic chemicals. How's that for a natural solution? Nature's soap can save the planet from man's soap. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  The dried herb is also sometimes included in sachets to repel moths from stored clothing and is sometimes used in cleaning products. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | If you feel the need to keep a few regular, chemical-laden cleaning products, store them in airtight containers and keep them in the toolshed or garage.
Home Office
If you have a home office or room where you store arts and crafts, you may want to rethink how you store glues, ink cartridges, liquid paper, rubber cement, carbon paper, and so on. Keep all of these products, which will be labeled as toxic, in sealed containers. As with any other room, you should keep this one well ventilated and place a large plant or two in a corner. | | Common cleaning products, formaldehyde, toluene, and benzene are all solvents (meaning they are capable of dissolving other substances) we can typically encounter in daily life when we pump gas, shop for clothes, buy a new car, and pick up laundry. These fat-soluble chemicals collect in the fatty tissues of the body rather than being excreted quickly. They are particularly damaging to those who are deficient in essential fatty acids, because a body deprived of essential fats is a body that will grab onto oily substances—even if that includes toxic substances like diesel fuel? |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Rather than affixing warning labels, we may need to restrict the components of cleaning products in cerrain instances or modify or outright prohibit specific delivery devices, especially delivery systems that form very small droplets of bleach suspended in the ait. It is also important for us to recognize that consumer consumption of chlorine is driven by mass marketing. The advertising industry is not sacrosanct; alcohol and tobacco restrictions provide ample precedent for actions that can be taken in deference to the higher priority of public protection over unfettered commercial access. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Industrial solvents are another source of xenoestrogens and are commonly found in cosmetics, fingernail polish, fingernail polish remover, glue, paint, varnish, cleaning products, carpet, fiberboard, and other processed woods.
Synthetic hormone replacement drugs and birth control pills. Synthetic hormone repla cement drugs such as Premarin, Prempro, Femhrt, Menest, Ortho-Est, Activella, and many other brand names, as well as birth control pills, contribute to the development or worsening of estrogen dominance. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Some people have allergies to gluten (wheat, barley, oats), which can lead to congestion and increase insomnia, as can allergies to detergents and the cleaning products you use on your clothes or sheets. One note: Decongestant nasal sprays are addictive and raise your blood pressure. Saline or antihistamine sprays (or a prescription steroid spray) are better options.
YOU Tip: Think Opposite. You'd think that the way to treat a lack of sleep is to get more of it, but one way that sleep docs treat insomnia is by making their patients sleep less. | | Plus, their employees may be able to help you navigate the toxic terrain of household cleaning products. You can also check for the green seal label (www.greenseal.org).
Earth-friendly products include:
Get Clean (available over the Web in concentrated form that might save you money) Seventh Generation Ecover
Greening the Cleaning Sun & Earth Biokleen Mrs. Meyer's Orange Plus
Chapter 18
YOU fretting Stronger people exercise because they want to run faster. Some people exercise because they want to be the league MVP. Some people exercise because they want to make oncoming eyeballs pop. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Note: I have absolutely no financial interest in any products mentioned in this article)
6) Avoid all cancer-causing food ingredients (like sodium nitrite), cosmetics (all popular brands), personal care products, home cleaning products, cigarettes, etc. Nearly everyone who has cancer gave it to themselves! You can avoid that by avoiding the things that promote cancer (like hair coloring chemicals, nail polish, chlorine pools, etc.)
7) Educate yourself. |
David Steinman
See book keywords and concepts |  Within months, Hollender's group had packed their new catalog with previously unheard-of things like energy-saving lightbulbs and devices, water conservation items, nontoxic cleaning products, and even bathroom tissue made from unbleached recycled paper. They also started selling their products to natural food stores and coops until one day in 1995 they realized they had two growing businesses but only enough time and energy for one. So they sold the catalog to a company in Boulder, Colorado, called Gaiam, which renamed it Harmony, and it is now part of Whole Foods. | | But levels vary within homes, depending on where cleaning products were used or stored. Ellis tested three products mentioned in the CBC report: Pledge, Clorox Wipes, and Lysol Disinfecting Spray.
Measuring the ambient- air around these products, Ellis found that the levels increased significandy where they were stored. Pledge registered 273 parts per billion (ppb) VOCs, which is like a drop in a pond. (However, anything over 500 ppb could be a problem for people with sensitivities, says the report.) Clorox Wipes came in at more than 1,000 ppb. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | Indoor pollution typically comes from formaldehyde, aerosol spray products, air fresheners, asbestos, microbes and mold spores, carbon dioxide, house dust, cooking gas, colognes, and cleaning products. In a poorly ventilated building, these pollutants are concentrated and can give rise to a number of symptoms. Airborne chemicals can also come from lead-based paints, indoor pesticides (e.g. |
David Steinman
See book keywords and concepts | | There is growing evidence that the solvents used in cleaning products have a deleterious effect on our children, particularly on their intelligence. Indeed, for fans of the body count, we've moved from studying rats to studying the unborn child.
At the Hospital for Sick Children, affiliated with the University of Toronto, scientists have begun to see these changes in a whole new generation of petro-babies—children who have a little less intelligence, are a little less able to deal with stress, and are a little more prone to aberrant social behavior, according to an in-depth report. |
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