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The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

Battery acid is around 1, drain cleaners are around 14. All your bodily fluids—blood, urine, and saliva— and your tissues have optimal ranges for balance between acid and alkaline. When foods are "burned" in the body (i.e., digested), they leave an ash that can be acid, alkaline, or neutral, depending on the food itself. Acidosis results when there is a depletion of the alkali reserve in the blood and tissues. One theory that has been around forever is that imbalances between the acid and alkaline are associated with ill health and disease. The q standard Westernized diet is highly acidic.

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

Many disinfectants, drain cleaners, and other household chemicals have toxic properties. Fortunately, there are environmentally friendly alternatives. For example, an effective, nontoxic disinfectant can be made at home by mixing V2 CUP borax with 1 gallon hot water. Try clearing your drains by pouring V4 cup baking soda down your drain and follow it with V2 cup vinegar. Close the drain until the fizzling stops and then flush with hot water. Q To reduce your exposure to natural gas, pesticides, radon, smoke, and other chemicals in the household, ventilate your home well.

Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

If you have small children, avoid keeping highly toxic products, such as drain cleaners, in the home, the garage, the shed, or any other place that children can access. • Buy medicines and household products in child-resistant packaging, and be sure that caps are always on tight. Do not remove child-safety caps. Avoid keeping medicines, vitamins, or household products in anything but their original packaging. • Store all of your medicines and household products in a locked closet or cabinet—including products and medicines with child-resistant containers.

Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide Arthur C. Upton, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Most chemical drain cleaners are too dangerous for use and, actually, do not work very well. Instead of drain cleaners, opt for a safer declogging method, such as a plunger or a plumber's snake, available at most hardware stores. If you still choose to use any type of drain cleaner, wear rubber gloves and protective glasses or wraparound goggles. Furniture Polish Many furniture polishes contain toxins, such as phenol and dinitrobenzene, both of which can be absorbed through the skin (see the information sheets on pp. 377 and 405).

Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise Debra Lynn Dadd See book keywords and concepts

The primary component of drain cleaners is lye, an extremely corrosive material that can eat right through your skin. Even a drop spilled on your skin or a dry crystal that falls on wet skin can cause damage. When ingested, lye quickly burns through internal tissues, damaging the esophagus, stomach, and entire intestinal tract. The internal damage may be irreparable for those who survive lye poisoning. If you change only one cleaning product in your home, this is it. drain cleaners get my vote for the most dangerous unnecessary product in the house.

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

SULFURIC ACID, MONODECYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT SODIUM HYDROXIDE__ Products and Uses: An active ingredient in drain cleaners, oven cleaners, caustic sodas, lye, black olives, brandy, margarine, meat food products, poultry products, wine spirit (brandies, sherries, and so on). Added to hair processing (straightening) products, cuticle removers, and shaving cream products. It is an emulsifier in liquid cosmetics. Precautions: Moderately toxic by swallowing. A mutagen (changes inherited characteristics). A corrosive irritant to skin, eyes, nose, and throat.

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?

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Many household cleaners contain these same chemicals, including stain and spot removers, degreasers, paint and varnish removers, drain cleaners, and septic system cleaners. How often people thoughtlessly empty a jar of old paint remover down the drain and into the septic system, into a nearby ditch, or in a corner of their yard! Once we understand the general principles of the water cycle and drinking water sources, can we ever use and discard hazardous materials without thinking through the environmental consequences?

The following categories of waste may be deposited: drain cleaners, cleaning fluids, batteries, pharmaceuticals, photo chemicals, dry cleaning fluids, radiator flushings, wood strippers, oil-based paints, paint thinners, degreasers, asbestos, antifreeze, brake fluids, motor oil, transmission fluids, polishes, pesticides, aerosol insect sprays, rodent poisons, pool chemicals, no-pest strips, and car batteries. The town will not accept the following materials: radioactive or explosive materials, ammunition, dioxin, water-reactive materials, lithium batteries, tires, and gas cylinders.

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

Exposure to radiation or caustic substances such as acids and drain cleaners can also cause this type of gastritis. While most forms of this disorder disrupt the mucosa (surface layer) of the stomach lining, there are exceptions to every rule. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a bacterium, can cause inflammation underneath the mucous layer that coats the stomach, and has been implicated in stomach ulcers (see peptic ulcer). Another form of gastritis in which the surface remains intact is gastritis associated with pernicious anemia.

Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide Arthur C. Upton, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Ammonia, bleach, disinfectants, drain cleaners, oven cleaners, and toilet bowl cleaners can be used up or given to friends. If your home does not have a septic tank, you can dilute them with water and pour down the drain. Medical Waste. Carefully place syringes in a used detergent bottle and add a solution of one part bleach and ten parts water. When the bottle is full, tape the lid shut and discard it. Do not discard syringes in containers that will be recycled.

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

TRIPOTASSIUM TRICHLORIDE POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE___ Products and Uses: A chemical added in soap, bleach, drain cleaners, liquid fertilizers, oven cleaners, paint remover, varnish removers, cosmetic cuticle remover, shaving lotions, hand creams, and facial blushes. Precautions: Toxic by swallowing and breathing. A strong caustic that is corrosive to tissue in concentrated form. Consumer products contain dilute concentrations. Synonyms: CAS: 1310-58-3 ? CAUSTIC POTASH ? POTASSIUM HYDRATE ?

Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide Arthur C. Upton, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Instead of drain cleaners, opt for a safer declogging method, such as a plunger or a plumber's snake, available at most hardware stores. If you still choose to use any type of drain cleaner, wear rubber gloves and protective glasses or wraparound goggles. Furniture Polish Many furniture polishes contain toxins, such as phenol and dinitrobenzene, both of which can be absorbed through the skin (see the information sheets on pp. 377 and 405). One alternative is mineral oil, which is relatively safe (in the past it was used as a laxative).

Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition Larry Trivieri, Jr. See book keywords and concepts

Kitchen Cleansers Many dishwashing liquids, bleaches, chlorinated scouring powders, all-purpose cleansers, and drain cleaners contain petrochemicals that do not belong in the kitchen. Nontoxic, environmentally safe alternatives are available in every category of cleanser and detergent. In general, look for products that are water-based, free of phosphates and propellants, and biodegradable. Baking soda makes an excellent scouring powder, and vinegar added to water can be used for cleaning windows. Water and Water Filters Drinking pure water is very important for health.

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If you change only one cleaning product in your home, this is it. drain cleaners get my vote for the most dangerous unnecessary product in the house. HOMEMADE ALTERNATIVES • Use a plunger or a mechanical snake (small metal snakes can be purchased inexpensively at hardware stores; large motorized ones can be rented from hardware or equipment-rental stores). • Pour a handful of baking soda and a half cup of white vinegar down the drainpipe and cover tightly for one minute. The chemical reaction between the two will cause pressure in the drain and dislodge any obstructive matter.

The Healthy Home: An Attic-to-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living Linda Mason Hunter See book keywords and concepts

Oven cleaners, air fresheners and disinfectants, furniture and floor polishes, fabric cleaners and stain repellents, drain cleaners, and bleaches all contain an astonishing array of organic compounds, solvents, and toxic chemicals that pollute indoor air. In many cases, ingredients are not listed on the label, leaving the consumer completely unaware of what is in them. Once used, these chemicals evaporate over time, severely contaminating indoor air.

Otherwise, dispose of as outlined below: Highly toxic or corrosive products: drain cleaners, toilet-bowl cleaners, oven cleaners, mothballs, and other highly toxic or corrosive products should be taken to a hazardous-waste collection site or licensed hazardous-waste disposal facility. Solvent-containing products: Furniture polishes, waxes, and other products containing solvents should be taken to a hazardous-waste collection site or licensed hazardous-waste disposal facility.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Ruth Winter, M.S. See book keywords and concepts

The FDA banned use of more than 10 percent in household liquid drain cleaners. If too much alkali is used, dermatitis of the scalp may occur. Its ingestion causes vomiting, prostration, and collapse. Inhalation causes lung damage. SODIUM HYDROXYMETHANE SULFONATE • Sodium Formaldehyde Bisulfite. See Formaldehyde. SODIUM HYDROXYMETHYL GLYC1NATE • See Glycinate.

Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Sodium hydroxide has also been used in liquid drain cleaners, but that use has been limited. When ingested, lye causes internal burns, nausea, and vomiting; it can irritate the lungs when inhaled. In food use with the small amounts ingested, which are usually balanced by other acid products, sodium hydroxide is basically safe and innocuous. Sodium nitrate and nitrite—see Nitrates; Nitrites Sorbic acid—potassium sorbate. Sorbic acid is found naturally in the berries of the mountain ash. For use in food processing, it and its salt, potassium sorbate, are made synthetically.

Try natural drain cleaners, such as hot water with vinegar or baking soda. Wash fruits and vegetables with soap and water. Especially for store-bought, nonorganic produce, diluted clear liquid kitchen detergent can remove about half of the pesticides. All produce should be rinsed and scrubbed with a brush. Also, remove the outer leaves of vegetables when appropriate. Recycle waste products whenever possible. Organic waste, such as food scraps, can be used in the garden as compost. Glass can be reused or recycled, and so can aluminum and newspaper. All this saves energy and materials.

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

The FDA banned use of more than 10 percent in household liquid drain cleaners. If too much alkali is used, dermatitis of the scalp may occur. Its ingestion causes vomiting, prostration, and collapse. Inhalation causes lung damage. The final report to the FDA of the Select Committee on GRAS Substances stated in 1980 that it should continue its GRAS status for packaging with no limitations other than good manufacturing practices. SODIUM HYDROXIDE GELATINIZED STARCH • Starch (see) that has been gelatinized with sodium hydroxide.

Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide Arthur C. Upton, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Oven and drain cleaners contain caustic chemicals that can cause chemical burns. Hair dryers and other electrical appliances can electrocute or start fires if handled improperly. Countless household cleaners, nail and hair products, and office supplies contain toxic ingredients that can poison if they are swallowed, inhaled, or touched to the skin. Other times, exposure to a consumer product can cause long-term, chronic health problems.

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