What an eye opener!!!
AN ALARMING HIT LIST
(That’s an eye opener)
In one study, an average of 200 chemicals and pollutants, including a number of pesticides – many known to be carcinogens or developmental toxins – were found in the blood of umbilical cords. ( and we wonder why Cancer is the #1 cause of death ( by disease) for children.)
Of the approximately 100,000 chemicals on the global market, less than 10 percent have been tested for health effects.
Centers for Disease Control research on over-exposure to environmental chemicals has found that most of us are walking around with a significant “body burden” of chemical residues … with known toxicity to humans.
More than 25% of all personal care products sold in the United States may contain 1,4-dioxane (also known as para-dioxane) – a suspected cancer-causing agent.
Over 150,000 babies are born with defects each year for reasons unknown. Another 500,000 babies are miscarried early in pregnancy each year with an additional 24,000 miscarried late in pregnancy or stillborn. Infertility is increasing and widespread with over 2 million couples who want children and are unable to conceive.
The asthma rate has tripled in the last twenty years with over 30 million people currently afflicted.
Attention Deficit Disorder in adults and children is rising. In 1993, 2 million children took the drug Ritalin. In 2000, 17 million prescriptions were written in the US for Ritalin and other drugs to treat ADD.
Many feel, if something is harmful to me, then it will be listed on the product’s warning label. We also have government organizations that regulate the chemicals going into our household products and foods.” The problem is that not all ingredients that are harmful are listed as active ingredients. Furthermore, organizations such as the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) can only approve products AFTER they emerge on store shelves.
We need products and solutions that give us safety, true cleanliness, care and enable us to choose what’s best for ourselves, our loved ones and our environment.
Warning labels are required for products containing known carcinogens and or harmful ingredients if ingested or inhaled. However, they do not tell us the possible long-term affects that inhalation causes with the product’s use. They don’t tell us that the very ingredients necessary to kill germs or remove odors are the same chemicals that can cause our immune systems harm when absorbed or inhaled. These warning labels do not say that reactions, inflammation, irritation and illness can last anywhere from a year to several years. And they don’t list all of the ingredients or chemicals used in the product; so supposedly inactive ingredients that can cause a reaction are not visible for consumer review and awareness.
Most product labels will acknowledge potential “minor” irritations, but these may include skin and eye irritations that can progress if not cared for immediately. Minor chemical reactions can also trigger diseases such as Reactive Airway Dysfunction System (RADS) or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS).
REACT NOW: Everyone needs to educate themselves and REACT!
To your health!
Linda
