| Have you ever given any thought to the
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| | 3 times more likely to cause cancer than
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| fact that you might be causing more harm
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| | outside pollutants. What are some of the
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| than good while using your consumable
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| | other risks involved with using these
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| products? I know that we have used
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| | types of products? Cancers, anemia,
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| household cleaners and personal care
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| | leukemia, liver, lung and kidney
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| products for decades, so why am I
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| | problems, learning and developmental
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| bringing this issue up now? If we do not
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| | issues, reproductive issues, and death
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| educate ourselves on this topic, then in
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| | are just some of the health issues
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| the end, we have no one else to blame but
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| | associated with these toxins. Now it
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| ourselves.
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| | appears that more doctors and scientist
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| The plain and simple truth is that
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| | are discovering that there may be more
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| manufacturing companies spend millions of
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| | correlation between the usage of
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| dollars on advertising their products
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| | household chemicals and the increase in
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| every year. We are blasted on a daily
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| | chronic illnesses, especially involving
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| basis with commercials and ads regarding
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| | children. Such illnesses such as cancer,
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| our consumable products. For the most
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| | ADD, and asthma have been on a steady
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| part, we also believe that if we want to
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| | increase over the past few decades among
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| have cleaner houses and look our personal
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| | our children.
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| best, then we NEED to have, buy, and use
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| | Now you may be wondering what a toxin is,
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| these types of products. Have you ever
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| | and a toxin can be defined as harmful
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| taken the time to research exactly what
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| | chemicals or substances that occur in
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| you are either inhaling or absorbing
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| | nature and or are manufactured. You also
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| through your skin whenever you use these
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| | may be wondering what toxins are commonly
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| products? The sad fact is that the
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| | found in our homes. Listed below are some
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| majority of us have never given that
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| | of the toxins most commonly found in our
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| point any thought. Why, because we do not
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| | homes, just to name a few.
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| know that there is any serious health
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| | Ammonia, benzene, chlorine bleach,
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| risks associated with the vast majority
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| | chloropyrifos, chloroform, deet, dioxin,
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| of these products. We have never been
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| | formaldehyde, methylene chloride,
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| told through these ads or commercials
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| | naphthalene, perchloroethylene,
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| that the chemicals and toxins used in
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| | pesticides, phosphates, phthalates,
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| making these products can be potentially
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| | sovents and volatile organic compounds.
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| dangerous to our health.
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| | What will it take to get the American
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| Manufacturers are only mandated or
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| | people concerned more about their health
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| required to list the potential concerns
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| | and the health of their loved ones? What
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| associated with their particular product,
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| | will it take to get us to recognize that
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| such as: use caution, wear protective
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| | we are allowing hazardous chemicals into
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| gloves, use safety glasses, may be
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| | our households every time we bring major
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| corrosive, or whether the product is
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| | brands of household cleaners into our
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| classified as poison etc. Only 1 percent
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| | homes? What will it take to get people to
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| of TOXINS are required to be listed on
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| | want to further educate themselves on
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| labels. According to the National
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| | this particular subject? You tell me!
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| Research Council, "no toxic information
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| | Better yet, I will tell you. Chances are
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| is available for more than 80% of the
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| | that, until something happens either
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| chemicals in everyday-use products. Less
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| | directly to us, to our family members, or
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| than 20% have been tested for acute
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| | to our friends, we will more than likely
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| effects and less than 10% have been
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| | let this issue go without further ado.
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| tested for chronic, reproductive or
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| | The choice to research this matter more
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| mutagenic effects." A more alarming issue
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| | rest solely upon your shoulders. There
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| revolves around our personal care
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| | are numerous sites that are dedicated to
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| products. Back in 1989, a House Senate
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| | discussing the issues of household
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| Subcommittee asked the National Institute
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| | chemicals and the health risks that are
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| of Occupational Safety and Health to
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| | associated with using these products.
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| analyze 2,093 chemicals used in personal
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| | There are products, some of which are
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| care products. There results were as
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| | home remedies, and others that can be
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| follows: 884 of the ingredients were
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| | purchased, that are designed to be safer
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| found to be toxic. Of these, 778 can
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| | on the environment and safer for and on
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| cause acute toxicity, 146 can cause
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| | us as consumers. The fact of the matter
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| tumors, 218 can cause reproductive
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| | is that we use these types of products on
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| complications, 314 can cause biological
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| | a daily basis, and no matter what, we
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| mutations, and 376 can cause skin and eye
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| | will continue to purchase these products
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| irritations.
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| | for our use. I know and understand that
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| Now, I will say that there are several
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| | we cannot eliminate all of the chemicals
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| factors to consider while determining
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| | and toxins in our homes, but we CAN
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| whether or not a toxin actually causes
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| | REDUCE THE AMOUNTS OF TOXINS THAT WE
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| harm in any particular situation, such
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| | ALLOW INTO OUR HOMES! I personally have
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| as: potency, the rate of exposure; the
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| | switched my household cleaners and
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| dosage, and individual sensitivity. We
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| | personal care products over to more
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| all are very aware of the irritations to
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| | natural products, and I can tell you that
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| our skin, eyes and throats, when using
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| | I absolutely love the products. I love
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| some of these products, but are you aware
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| | the fact that I do not have to wear
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| that those irritations may just be the
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| | gloves or glasses or need to ventilate my
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| tip of the iceberg? Toxins are known to
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| | home when I clean, and I love the fact
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| cause a variety of harms and health
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| | that my family is using products that are
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| issues. The EPA has acknowledged that the
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| | designed to be safer and non toxic. I can
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| air inside our homes is 3 to 70 times
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| | also testify to the fact that the
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| more polluted than the air outside our
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| | household cleaners work just as good as
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| homes. The EPA has also acknowledged that
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| | the major brands, if not better.
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| toxic chemicals in household cleaners are
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