The American Cancer Society estimates that 90-95% of all cancers are environmental and preventable. That means you can do something about it...TODAY!!

Removing toxins from your home doesn’t just protect you and your family, it preserves the generations who will come after you.

The average person applies 300 harsh chemicals to their body every single day, and 80 of those harsh chemicals before breakfast! Most from four things - soap, makeup, shampoo, and hair care. The biggest pollutants in our home are fabric softener, dryer sheets, air freshener plug-ins, and candles. You are literally poisoning your family every day with the stuff that you can't pronounce in your home, like your bright blue dish soap, the cleaner you use for your kitchen counter, processed food, and more. Health and safety data only exists for 15% of all the harsh chemicals out there, even though so many are known to cause asthma or endocrine disruptions.

There are over 185,000 known harsh chemicals actively used in products in the United States today. The average person puts 300 chemicals a day on their skin through 4 things: soap, shampoo, makeup, and hair care. 80 of those chemicals are used before breakfast. The FDA says to date, less than 15% of all chemicals in the U.S. have been thoroughly studied for their side effects. Common side effects of chemical uses: endocrine disruptors, which make you gain weight, skin issues, asthma, and even cancer. There is a better way to get the poisons out of your home. It comes down to making smarter decisions.

Why is it important to clean with natural ingredients?

You’re at the grocery store and you see a cleaner on the cleaning aisle. It looks cute and makes promises of a germ-free environment. You assume it’s safe for use because it’s sold at the store. Most people assume cleaning products on the grocery store shelf have been tested and are safe for use, but that is simply not true!

Just because a commercial cleaner promises a germ-free environment doesn’t mean there aren’t hidden dangers and other risks associated with its use. Conventional cleaning products contain many endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can wreak havoc on your respiratory system, cellular health, thyroid, adrenal glands, and even mental clarity. Indoor air quality is five to seven times more toxic than outdoor air quality mainly due to conventional cleaners.

The facts:

• Children born to women who held cleaning jobs while pregnant have an elevated risk of birth defects, according to a 2010 study by the New York State Department of Health. -- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20029025

• Some ingredients found in cleaners may be linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental toxicity, allergies and irritation, burns and poisonings. Source: EWG

• According to the U.S. EPA, cleaning products contribute to concentrations of many common pollutants that are two to five times higher inside homes than outside. Source: EPA.

• Studies show that many toxicants invade our bodies. They have been found in blood, urine and breast milk, as well as in the umbilical cord blood of newborns. Sources: CDC, EWG.

• Nurses who used disinfectants to clean surfaces at least once a week had a 24 percent to 32 percent increased risk of developing lung disease. Sources: Newsweek, Eurekalert.org.

• Regular use of cleaning sprays can have as much of an impact on health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, according to this study. Sources: Newsweek, Thoracic.org.

Because of the Toxic Substance Control Act, companies did not have to clear even a basic safety review before using a chemical in a consumer product. Instead of requiring chemical manufacturers to demonstrate that their products were safe before they went into use, the law required the government to prove that a substance caused harm in order to control or replace a dangerous chemical. The law has been slightly updated for newly created chemicals, but the 80,000+ chemicals created in the last century are still being used in the marketplace. Yikes.

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