IS YOUR HOME A HEALTHY HOME?

There are two major risks in your home today - hazardous chemicals and poor indoor air quality.

"Each year, over 1 million children are accidentally poisoned in their homes. 250,000 of these victims are hospitalized. 3,000 children will end up in intensive care. Dozens more will die. Thousands of children and adults are permanently disfigured or injured through contact with chemicals in the home, each year."

OSHA states that over 650,000 hazardous chemicals exist today and 100's are being added every year.

There are no federal or state regulations on what chemicals go into the products you use in your home. Unless you read the Material Safety Data sheets on each product, you don't know what you're up against. Most people don't read these, they just trust in the companies that manufacture these products. The problem is that most of these companies don't have our best interests at heart.

Warning labels on containers refer to toxic hazards from ingestion; however, many health problems from chemicals are caused by the inhalation of vapors and absorption of particles.
"Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health, but many do not know that indoor air pollution can also have significant harmful effects. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies of human exposure to air pollutants indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally more than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels. These levels of indoor air pollutants may be of particular concern because it is estimated that most people spend about 90% of their time indoors. Comparative risk studies performed by EPA and its Science Advisory Board have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental health risks to the public."

"50% of all illness is due to poor indoor air quality."

"…even a very low exposure to a cancer-causing chemical may result in cancer if the chemical happens to alter cellular functions in a way that causes cancer to develop."

Exposure to toxic and cancer-causing chemicals can have long term effects for you and your family. Look at what some scientific studies have uncovered:

"In 1946 1 in 20 women had a risk of getting breast cancer. Today, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will get breast cancer."

"There has been a 126% rise in prostate cancer from 1973 to 1991. Over 50% of American males have problems with their prostate."

"Male sperm count has dropped as much as 50% in recent decades."

"Infertility is increasing and widespread, with over 2 million couples who want children and are unable to conceive."

"Attention Deficit Disorder in adults and children. In 1993, 2 million children were treated with the drug Ritalin. In 1995, it doubled to 4 million. It's expected to reach 8 million by the year 2000."

There are many connections between the chemicals contained in the household cleaners and personal care products you use in your home and health. Many families have discovered that by eliminating products with these chemicals from their homes many existing health problems improve or disappear.

Why risk using unsafe, poisonous or carcinogenic productsin your home when there's another alternative? For more information you can click on the Health Cafe button.