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shop online in our homes. On average we spend 13-15 hours per day in our homes. The Center for Disease Control has re- cently measured 212 different chemicals present in our bodies, 75 of which have never before been measured in the United States population. A variety of these human and animal toxicity studies have linked chemicals common in household cleaning products with a wide range of health risks. One of the most common offensive ingredients, according
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wise person once said, “Home is where the heart is.” They were right. As human beings we cocoon in our homes. They are our dens. We eat, sleep, work, and even
to a 2006 study by the University of California Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is ethylene-based gly- col. This substance is used commonly as a water-soluble solvent in cleaning agents and classified as a hazardous air pollutant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. According to the non-profit Cancer Prevention Coalition, some other problem- atic chemicals found in many household cleaners include crystalline silica, an irritant to the eyes and lungs and a likely carcinogen, and butyl cellosolve, which has been linked to kidney and liver problems and is reportedly toxic to young cells. No wonder chronic fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog are all on the rise among our populace. Our homes, where we eat, sleep and breathe, are inundated with high levels of toxins. We are literally living in toxic overload. There may not be much you can do right this moment to
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stop the FDA and EPA from deeming toxic chemicals as safe and condoning the dumping of thousands of chemicals into our environment every year, but you can at least start doing your small part by de-toxing your home. Let’s start with the floors in our homes. Carpets cover the floors of many homes. Children play for hours on them, infants crawl on them and deeply breathe in their fumes, proud homeowners inhale that “new carpet smell,” and all the while we are being poisoned by the chemicals, allergens, and toxic dust that lurk in our carpets. Whether you have new or old carpets, they probably contain more toxins and allergens than you are aware of. For new carpets; there are volatile organic compounds or VOC's. These include toluene, benzene, formaldehyde, ethyl benzene, styrene, acetone, and a host of other chemicals. Some of these have already made the EPA's list of Extremely Hazardous Materials. Known carcinogens such as p-Dichlorobenzene are in new carpets, as are chemicals that produce fetal abnormalities in test animals. These chemicals can also cause hallucinations, nerve damage, and respiratory illness in humans. If you think that sounds bad, older carpets can be even more of a hazard than new ones. Not only do they contain the chemicals listed above, but they also have had years to accumulate pounds of dust mites, dirt, pesticides, and other toxins brought in on shoes, feet, and pets' paws. Did you know that your carpet can hold 8 times its weight in toxin filled dirt? You can’t even see the trapped dirt that carpet hides. The EPA
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