| Pesticides, home building materials and home | | | | Often Toxic |
| furnishings are all often very toxic products even | | | | Home building materials and home furnishings are |
| though most of us use them. We are discovering | | | | more and more often being made out of toxic |
| more and more how very toxic they are. If we | | | | materials. The US has very few to non-existent |
| have strong bodies, and are not exposed to that | | | | regulations for chemicals in these products, and |
| many chemicals, our bodies will just get rid of | | | | oftentimes the home building materials or home |
| them. But today most of us are overloaded with | | | | furnishing products made for America in China |
| toxins in our air, our foods and our water, so any | | | | contain up to 100 times the levels of chemicals |
| ways we can look for to reduce our exposure to | | | | allowed in these products in other countries, like |
| these chemicals can help us to get healthier and | | | | Japan and the European Union. It is very difficult |
| help us to avoid cancer. We can and should do all | | | | to find furniture made out of real wood today, |
| we can to eat the right foods in our diets and add | | | | for example. The alternatives, plywood and |
| whole-food based supplements to help us | | | | particle board, used not just in furniture, but also |
| detoxify and ensure we are getting the nutrients | | | | with cabinets, sub floors and more, often out-gas |
| we need, but if we are still exposed to too many | | | | carcinogenic formaldehyde for years. Carpets |
| toxins, most of us will experience problems | | | | often out-gas toxic chemicals as well, and attract |
| sooner or later. In fact, even if you eat the best | | | | toxins that are tracked in from the outside, such |
| diet and the best food in the world, if you | | | | as VOCs from paints and herbicides applied to |
| continuously expose yourself to enough toxins, | | | | lawns. Hard surface floors like tile and hardwood |
| you will end up sick one day. Many researchers | | | | are generally less toxic and a good alternative if |
| think that much of the increase in cancer we | | | | you are looking for a way to make your home |
| have experienced over the past century is | | | | more green. |
| caused by the toxic chemicals that our bodies are | | | | Perhaps the most important area to look at |
| unable to get rid of. | | | | making more healthy is your bedroom - after all, |
| Pesticides Are Made to Kill Living Creatures | | | | you spend 1/3 of your life there, and most |
| Pesticides are often very potent neurotoxins that | | | | mattresses today are full of fire-retardant |
| have bad effects on our bodies, whether we | | | | chemicals. In fact, they contain more chemicals |
| know it or not. Often it takes years before these | | | | than a barrel of oil! And you are breathing this |
| adverse effects show up. Sometimes we may | | | | night after night, exactly when your body is trying |
| use these products for years and then one day | | | | to detoxify itself from all the other chemicals you |
| we reach our limit and poof, we apply a pesticide | | | | were exposed to during the day. So look for a |
| to the lawn and we get sick with headaches, | | | | non-toxic natural mattress, pillows, sheets and |
| dizziness or other problems. Kids are often more | | | | other bedding items. Your body will thank you, |
| affected by pesticides than adults. In fact, kids | | | | and you may find you sleep much better as well! |
| who live in homes where pesticides are used (this | | | | Most of us today try to eat better and get |
| includes ant and spider sprays, flea collars and | | | | enough exercise, but we do not often think about |
| more), are far more likely to get leukemia. There | | | | our homes as sources of toxins that can and do |
| are many less toxic alternatives to use if you | | | | make us sick. Although the green alternatives do |
| have a pest problem, so it is worth it to look into | | | | sometimes cost more, if it keeps you or your |
| them. | | | | loved ones from getting cancer down the road, |
| Home Building Materials and Home Furnishings | | | | isn't it worth it? |