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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Why People Are Switching Stores

The top 12 cancer-causing products (called the“Dirty Dozen” ) in the average home include the following:

· Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder w/Talc

· Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste

· VO5 Hair Conditioner

· Clairol Nice-n-Easy Hair Color

· Ajax Cleanser

· Lysol Disinfectant

[Source: The National Cancer PreventionCoalition]

Here’s WHY thousands of people every month are SWITCHING STORES…

Environmental ProtectionAgency
studies have shown that indoorairpollutants are
3 to 70times higher than outdoors .

The following information came from a conference call with Kay Heizer,Director of “Healthy Choices” (a non-profit organization comprised of doctors, nurses, environmental scientists and educators committed to teaching the public about the hazards of chemicals in our home and how we can avoid or minimize the risks):

50% of all illness is due to poor indoor airquality[Source: 1989 State ofMassachusettsStudy]

Ø Since 1950, at least 70,000 new chemical compounds have been invented and dispersed into our environment. Only a fraction of these have been testedfor human toxicity. We are, by default, conducting a massive clinical toxicology trial, and our children and their children are the experimental animals. [Source: Herbert L. Needleman, M.D., Philip J.Landrigan, M.D., Raising Children Toxic Free]

150 Chemicals found in the home are connected to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders. [Source: Consumer Protection Agency (CPA)]

The United States of America Federal Code of Regulations exempts manufacturers from full labeling of products if used for personal, family or household care. [Source USA FCR: Section1910.1200C, Title 29, Section 1500.822Q1A]

3 groups of people are primarily affected by indoor chemical concentrations because they spend more time indoors and their immune systems are weaker.The 3 groups are:

· Infants and toddlers
·
Chronically ill
·
Elderly

[Source: 1988 EPA, 5-year study]

In 1901, cancer was rare: 1 out of 8,000.Since the Industrial Revolution, the cancer rate today has risen to 1 in 3 and by the year 2002, it will be 1 in2 .[Source: The American Cancer Society]

The top 12 cancer-causing products(called the “Dirty Dozen”) in the average home include the following:

· Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder w/Talc

· Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste

· VO5 Hair Conditioner

· Clairol Nice-n-Easy Hair Color

· Ajax Cleanser

· Lysol Disinfectant

[Source: The National Cancer Prevention Coalition]

Liquid dish soap is the leading cause of poisonings in the home for children under the age of six (over 2.1 million accidental poisonings per year). Most brands of liquid dish soap contain formaldehyde and ammonia.

Of 2,983 chemicals found in personal care products:

· 884 are toxic

· 146 cause tumors

· 218 cause reproductive complications

· 778 cause acute toxicity

· 314 cause biological mutations

· 376 cause skin and eye irritations

[Source: United States House of Representatives Report, 1989]

The State of California recently passed legislation requiring a 45% reduction in the amount of toxins found in:

· Hairspray aerosols
·
Furniture polish
·
Window cleaners
·
Air fresheners
·
Shaving cream
·
Laundry detergents
·
Nail polish remover
·
Insect repellent
·
Hair styling gel and mousse

[Source: Healthy Homes in a Toxic World]

Out of 2,435 pesticide poisonings in a one-year period, over 40% were due to exposure to disinfectants and similar cleaning products in the home. [Source: State of California Study]

Just by reducing (not eliminating)environmental carcinogens alone, we would save at least 50,000 lives taken by cancer annually. [Source: Dr. Lee Davis, former advisor to the Secretary of Health]

Most laundry detergent contains a form of NTA. NTA is a substance we may reasonably anticipate to be a carcinogen. [Source: The Merck Index]

Household bleaches which claim to disinfect are classified as pesticides under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Inadvertently mixing bleach with other cleaners that contain ammonia produces a toxic chloramines gas.These toxic gases can cause coughing, loss of voice, a feeling of burning or suffocation, and even death. [Source: Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home, Household Hazardous Waste Project,1989]

Women who work in the home have a 54%higher death rate from cancer than women who work outside of thehome. [Source: 17-year EPA study]

150 chemicals found in the home have been connected to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders. [Source: The Consumer Protection Agency)

As more toxic chemicals have been introduced to our everyday environment in greater amounts over the last 20 to 30 years, the level of toxins stored in a dipose tissues (fat cells) of our bodies have risen.Bioaccumulation studies have shown that some toxins store in our bodies for life. Greater and greater amounts are being stored at younger ages. One study showed that in the fat of 100% of the people tested was 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, a chemical found in most household deodorant fresheners.

Diseases that used to occur later in life are now appearing at younger ages. Diseases that used to be rare are more frequent. For example: There has been a 28% increase in childhood cancer since the addition of pesticides into household products. Cancer is now the #2 killer of children –second only to accidental poisonings. Since 1977 the rate of cancer among American children has been steadily rising at a rate of nearly 1% each year. Source: National Cancer Institute]

There is an increased risk for leukemia in children where parents have used pesticides in the home or garden before the child’s birth, [Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute]

Some products release contaminants into the air right away, others do so gradually over a period of time. Some stay in the air up to a year. These contaminants,found in many household and personal care products can cause dizziness, nausea, allergic reactions, eye/skin/respiratory tract irritations and some cause cancer. [American Lung Association]

Asthma was once a very rare disease. Now the condition is extremely common – the asthma ratehas tripled in the last 20 years with nearly 30 million Americans currently afflicted. [Source: Consumer Federation of America ,1997]

In one decade, there has been a 42%increase in asthma (29% for men, 82% for women). The higher rate for women is believed to be due to women’s longer exposure times to household chemicals. [Source: Center for Disease Control]

Childhood asthma has increased by more than 40% since 1980. [Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, June 1997; 105(6)]

Asthma death in children and young people increased by a dramatic 118% between 1980 and1993. [Source: Environmental HealthThreats to Children, Environmental Protection Agency175-F-96-001, September 1996]

The average child visits the doctor 23times in the 1st 4 years of life, with the most common complaint being respiratory ailment . [Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 1997]

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in adults and children is also rising – in 1993, 4.5million children took the drug Ritalin so they could sit still long enough to learn. By 1998, 11.4 million children were being drugged with this powerful Class-2 narcotic. [Source: Your Children and Ritalin, The Detroit news (March 8.1998)]

Even small doses of neurotoxins, which would be harmless to an adult,can alter a child’s nervous system development. [Source:Environmental Health Perspectives 106 Supplement 3:787-794(June 1998)]

Developing cells in children’s bodies are more susceptible to damage than adult cells that have completed development,especially for the central nervous system. During the development of a child, from conception through adolescence,there are particular windows of vulnerability to environmental hazards. Most disturbing – until a child is approximately 13 months of age, they are virtually no ability to fight the biological and neurological effects of toxic chemicals. [Source:Herbert L. Needleman, M.D., Philip J. Landrigan, M.D.,Raising Children Toxic Free]

Today, children have chemical exposures from birth that their parents didn’t have until they were adults. Because children are exposed to toxics at an earlier age than adults, they have more time to develop environmentally triggered diseases, with long latency periods, such as cancer. [Source: Environmental Policy and Children’s Health, Future of Children, Summer/Fall1995; 5(2): 34-52]

Formaldehyde is a highly toxic substance. It is a highly suspected cancer-causing agent. It damages the neurological connectors in the body. It is an irritant to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs and may cause:

· skin reactions
·
ear infections
·
headaches
·
depression
·
asthma
·
joint pain
·
dizziness
·
mental confusion
·
nausea
·
disorientation
·
phlebitis
·
fatigue
·
vomiting
·
sleep disturbances
·
laryngiti

One in five people are sensitive to formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is commonly found in:

· drugs
·
mouthwash
·
hairspray
·
cosmetics
·
cleaning products
·
perfumes
·
waxes
·
hair settinglotions
·
shampoo
·
air fresheners
·
fungicides
·
fingernail polish
·
floor polishes
·
dry cleaning solvents
·
toothpaste
·
laundry spraystarch
·
antiperspirants
·
… just to name afew

DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE PRODUCTS IN YOUR HOME THAT CONTAIN FORMALDEHYDE?

Due to the increase in toxic buildup in our bodies, including the toxic build up of formaldehyde,dead bodies are not decomposing as fast as they used to.

· Bodies now start to decompose within 7 to 10 days after death.

· During the Vietnam War, Vietnamese bodies started to decompose within 24 to 48 hours. However,Americans didn’t start to decompose for 4 to 5days.

· Twice as much formaldehyde was needed to embalm a person 20 years ago compared to today.

How many of thesenames would you have recognized asformaldehyde ?

· Formalin
·
Methanal
·
Methyl Aldehyde
·
Methylene Oxide
·
Oxymethylene
·
Bfv*
·
Fannoform*
·
Formol*
·
Fyde*
·
Karsan*
·
Methaldehyde
·
Formalith*
·
Methylene Glycol
·
Ivalon*
·
Oxomethane
·
Formalin 40
·
Formalin
·
Formic Aldehyde
·
Hoch
·
Paraform
·
Lysoform*
·
Morbocid
·
Trioxane
·
Polyoxmethylene

* denotes tradename

The following products are just a few that are so toxic that they should be disposed of in a toxic waste dump:

· floor careproducts
· furniture polish
· window cleaners
· bug spray
· nail polish remover

[Source: Water Pollution Control Federation]

Warning labels on containers refer only to toxic hazards from ingestion; however, only 10% of health problems from chemicals are caused by ingestion. 90% arecaused by the inhalation of vapors and absorption of particles.

Government regulations require that only the most EXTREMELY toxic substances must contain a warning label. Labels that say the following should be removed from your house immediately:

· “Do not induce vomiting”
· “Corrosive – rinse from skin immediately”
· “Harmful or fatal if swallowed”
· “Call physician immediately”
· “Warning!” (may mean that as little as 1teaspoon of product can harm or kill adult)
· “Danger!” (means that as little as 5 drops can harm or kill an adult)

Phenol is an extremely caustic chemical that burns the skin. Absorption of phenol through the lungs or skin can cause:

· central nervous system damage
· pneumonia
· respiratory tract infection
· heart-rate irregularities
· skin irritation
· kidney and liver damage
· numbness
· vomiting
· and can be fatal

Phenol is a very common chemical and is regularly found in the following common products:

· air fresheners
·
aftershave
·
bronchial mists
·
chloroseptic throat spray
·
deodorants
·
feminine powders & sprays
·
hair spray
·
decongestants
·
mouthwash
·
aspirin
·
solvents
·
acne medications
·
antiseptics
·
calamine lotions
·
cleaning products
·
detergents
·
furniture polish
·
hair setting lotions
·
lice shampoo
·
polishes
·
cold capsules
·
all-purpose cleaners
·
aerosol disinfectants
·
anti-itching lotions
·
carnex
·
cosmetics
·
disinfectant cleaners
·
hand lotions
·
lip balms
·
sunscreen and lotions
·
insecticides
·
cough syrups

· … just to name a few

DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE PRODUCTS IN YOUR HOME THAT CONTAIN PHENOL?

TOXIC PRODUCTAWARENESS

Here is a listof several research sites regarding toxins and chemicals in the home. This is by far not the extent of what is available on the subject. This is a drop in the bucket, but enough to show us why Melaleuca is a GREAT choice!

Childrens HealthEnvironmental Coalition

Anational non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public,specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that affectchildren ' shealth

Center ForChildrens Health and The Environment

Research examining health hazards of environmentaltoxins.

Health andEnvironment Resource Center

Great site to help you learn about toxins in everyday householdproducts: MSDS sheets

U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA)

Chemicals in the Environment: Chemical FactSheets

U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency

Integrated Risk InformationSystem

IRIS Database for Risk Assessment

U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency

IRIS Acronyms and Abbreviations

Integrated Risk Information System Acronyms andAbbreviations

Cancer PreventionCoalition

Carcinogens At Home

RM BarryPublications

Your Melaleuca Non-CompanyInformation Source

NOW with BillMoyers:

Transcript Kids and Chemicals

SCORECARD The Pollution InformationSite

A website where you can check on the environment in your area by puttingin your zipcode.

The Physical and Theoretical ChemistryLaboratory
OxfordUniversity

Chemical and Other Safety Info.

The National MSDSRepository

Search for Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Information

Liberty Zone Cafi and InformationRepository

List of Hazardous Chemicals commonly found in householdproducts.

CHEM-TOX

Researching effects of Chemicals and Pesticides uponhealth

Asthma and Allergy ResearchGroup

Chemical Sensitivity,Asthma and Allergy

Environmental HealthNetwork

Twenty MostCommon Chemicals
Found in Thirty-One Fragrance Products

University of MissouriExtension

Information about Hazardous HouseholdProducts

Minnesota Office ofEnvironmental Assistance

How to reduce Toxic Chemicals in Your home.

ABOUT.COM -FORMALDEHYDE

Information about Formaldehyde in the Home and Possible HealthProblems related to it.

ABOUT.COM INDOORAIRPOLLUTION

Information about Indoor Air Pollution.

Resource for BusinessBuilders

More information about Toxins.

UNSAFEHOME

A Z Toxic Dictionary

COMINGCLEAN

Facts about the Chemical Industry

Chemical EducationalFoundation

Educating consumers on how to handle chemicals in thehome.

State Environmental ResourceCenter

Protecting Kids From Dangerous Chemicals Policy IssuesPackage

National Resource Centerfor

Health andSafety in ChildCare

Individual States Child Care LicensureRegulations.

The National Alliance Against MandatedMental
Health Screening & Psychotropic Drugging ofChildren

Info for Parents of Children who are being Pressured to Diagnose and Drugtheir child for ADHD

Aspartame Disease: AnFDA-Approved Epidemic

Information about Aspartame Disease



6 comments:

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