WE LIVE IN A TOXIC WORLD

I’ve personally endured adverse effects from the use of harmful commercial cleaning products throughout my life. It was only when these toxins began taking a toll on my health that I truly comprehended their severity. Did you know that when you clean your floors with toxic chemicals, these substances could potentially be absorbed through your baby’s feet, leading to illness? The root causes of our children’s ailments often elude us. Have you ever wondered why your children suffer from asthma, or why you experience allergies, headaches, coughing, and sneezing? While it might seem like the onset of a common cold, the reality is that these issues could all be linked to the commercial cleaning products we use in our homes and on our bodies.

Our world is saturated with toxins, posing a significant threat to our well-being. These dangers are particularly acute for our children, given the harmful ingredients prevalent in the cleaning products we employ for our homes and personal care. This underscores the importance of adopting eco-friendly cleaning practices. By doing so, we can eliminate environmental factors that contribute to severe health problems. On a daily basis, we unwittingly expose our bodies to these toxins through the use of commercial cleaning products. The consequences of these exposures extend from childhood health disorders like bronchitis to nervous system damage and even cancer, to name just a few.

It’s crucial to reflect upon the reasons behind your children’s health conditions, which might encompass asthma, bronchitis, or skin rashes. Additionally, it’s equally important to contemplate the origins of your own recurring health problems, such as allergies, headaches, and persistent coughing and sneezing, symptoms that are all too frequently dismissed as mere signs of a common cold. The truth becomes evident when you begin to observe that these health concerns often dissipate when you discontinue the use of toxic products and opt for a safer and eco-friendly alternative.

CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

Here are some of the chemical ingredients you should know that are listed in the products you and your children use frequently, or on a daily basis.

Do you know what’s in your toothpaste: – Toxic Toothpaste Ingredients

• Triclosan- shown to decrease gingivitis and plaque. May disrupt your endocrine glands, can cause antibiotic resistance, hormonal issues, prostate, and breast issues.
• Sodium Lauryl Sufate (SLS) – is an irritate, which causes canker sores. SLS is also registered as an insecticide and may have toxic effects to marine life, including fish, insects, and crustaceans.
• Fluoride – is an endocrine disruptor that can affect your bones, brain, thyroid gland, pineal gland, and even your blood sugar levels.
• Artificial Sweetners- Aspartame is made up of aspartic acid and phenylalanine. The phenylalanine has been synthetically modified to carry a methyl group, which provides the majority of the sweetness. In humans, the methyl alcohol travels through your blood vessels into sensitive areas, such as your brain, where the methanol is converted to formaldehyde. Since there’s no catalase present, the formaldehyde is free to cause damage in your tissues. Symptoms from methanol poisoning include, headaches, ear buzzing, dizziness, nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances, weakness, vertigo, chills, memory lapse, numbness, and shooting pains in the extremities, behavioral disturbances, and neuritis.
• Propylene Glycol- is a type of mineral oil, it is used in antifreeze, paints, enamels, and airplane de-icers. It is a known skin, eye, and lung irritant and may cause organ system toxicity.
• Diethanolamine (DEA)-It is a known hormone disupter and can react with other ingredients to form a potential carcinogen called NDEA (N-nitrosodiethanolamine), absorbed through the skin and has been linked to cancer of the stomach, esophagus, liver, and bladder.
• Microbeads-are tiny plastic pellets found in body washes, facial scrubs, toothpaste and more. Plastic microbeads absorb toxins from the water and are eaten by a variety of marine life and, by humans as well.

Mercola.com

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE:

HOMEMADE SPEARMINT TOOTHPASTE

Add water to your desired consistency

• 3/4 cup baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 10 drops spearmint essential oil (or your desired oil)
• water

Brush Away!

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