Is Your Home Healthy?
By: Stacy Perez

You may think your home is environmentally safe, but after reading and researching, you may discover your home is environmentally unsafe.

We are creating an awareness by inspiring and educating families about the dangers of toxins and chemicals in the home.

Do you use laundry care products, products to clean your home, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, dish soap or any other types of products daily? Of course you do, but are they environmentally safe? Meaning are the products less toxic or environmentally safer? Did you know exposure to toxins and chemicals in products you use daily may cause health problems, such as, allergies, asthma, ADD, MS, Fibromyalgia, Eczema, and more! Scary, huh?

I bet either some one in your family or some one you personally know has one of the health problems listed. Think about it.

Years ago, you may not have heard of many people having ADD, Fibromyalgia, etc. Today, there are more people that have ADD, ADHD, allergies, asthma, eczema, etc. then ever before. Personally, I know more people today that have one of those health problems then years ago. It seems that there are even more children today that suffer from one of those health problems then before.

Did you ever think that being exposed to products with toxins and chemicals maybe harming you?

Here is a perfect example:

It is time to clean the bathroom. Remember, how you feel before you start to clean. Okay, 30 minutes have past, and you are finally done. How do you feel? I bet you feel worse then you did before you started. It is because you inhaled the fumes from the products you used to clean your bathroom. Did you remember to wear your gloves and your gas mask? Did you know the toxins and chemicals enter your body through your skin or by inhaling or injesting? Read the back of the cleaning product. Is there any warning labels? Do not inhale, drink or put the product on your skin. If you are exposed to the chemicals wash the area exposed or call 911. The back of the product will say something similar to that. Now, if there wasn't toxins and chemicals in the product, then why do they basically tell you to wear a gas mask and gloves while you clean?

Do you have a small child or know of one? Here is something quite disturbing. If you or someone you know has a baby product, like shampoo, go get it. Look at the ingredients on the back of the bottle. Do you see an ingredient called Quaternium-15 listed? Do you know what that is? I bet you don't want to know, but I am going to tell you. It is formaldehyde. Yes, that is correct formaldehyde, the stuff that is used to preserve dead bodies. When I heard that, I felt ill. It is sickening isn't it?

Stores wouldn't sell products that are not safe, right? Wrong, of course they do. Stores sell cigarettes and alcohol, right? They are not save, but people still buy them, right? Manufactures do not have to list exactly what is in the products. If they did more people would understand that purchasing environmentally safer alternatives would be in their best interest for their health.

Do you ever sneeze, get a headache, or feel nauseus when you are down the cleaning isle of the store? The chemicals in cleaning isle are over powering. As soon as I approach the cleaning product isle, I start sneezing. It is in my interest to avoid the cleaning isles!!

Toxins and chemicals in products may make your house smell like it is clean, but it is destroying your body! I have heard this from several people, "I like the smell of chemicals when I clean so I know my house is clean." That is great they love their homes to smell clean, but is the smell worth your health?

If you are interested in environmentally safer products or working from home educating other families, go to: http://www.inspiringparents.com

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Copyright 2000-2008, Stacy Perez, successful work from home mother who has inspired and helped many parents work from home. Visit: www.DotComMommies.com

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