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7 ways to make your home a healthy one and what GreenHomeWellness.com can do to help
Many of the common, everyday chemicals in your home can contribute to not only harming the environment but your health as well. Symptoms such as headaches, gastrointestinal disturbances, anxiety, depression, nervousness, fatigue, irritability, inability to concentrate, hyperactivity, joint and muscle pain and many more can be the result of these chemicals.
Here are 7 steps that will make your home a safe and healthy one:
Use non-toxic and natural household cleaning products.
Most everyday cleaning products are very harmful to your health. Baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, lemon and vinegar are great alternatives and can be used for just about anything. When looking at residential or commercial cleaning products find ones that are free of phosphates, petroleum solvents, NTA, ETDA, caustics, dyes, perfumes, NPE's and other endocrine disrupters, pH extremes, toxic preservatives and carcinogens. Do not confuse non scented with unscented, unscented products usually have an additive to mask the scent while non scented have no scent added.
Our EcoEthic and Down East cleaning products meet all of the above criteria while still being highly effective cleaning products.
Wear only natural fiber clothing and organic clothes, if possible.
Synthetic fibers and non-organics are treated with high levels of formaldehyde and even petroleum. Billions of dollars are spent on pesticides for cotton fields each year worldwide, with over 600,000 tons of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on U.S. cotton fields alone.
Our brand of organic cotton is hand picked and pesticide free (and really luxurious!)
Throw away your perfume and cologne.
They contain chemicals contributing to asthma, central nervous system disorders, immune dysfunction and a variety of other health problems.
Use natural unscented laundry soap and fabric softener.
They also contain chemicals contributing to asthma, central nervous system disorders, immune dysfunction, etc.
Don't use air fresheners.
Just like cologne and laundry products, they contain chemicals that contribute to immune dysfunction and central nervous system disorders.
Use non-toxic and all-natural personal health care products.
Shampoos, makeup, body soap, deodorant, feminine napkins, tampons, etc., usually contain many of the same harmful chemicals mentioned above in colognes and laundry.
Don't use bleach or chlorinated household products such as paper towels, toilet paper, coffee filters, etc.
Scientific studies have linked chlorine and chlorination by-products to cancer of the bladder, liver, rectum and colon as well as heart disease, arteriosclerosis, anemia, high blood pressure and allergic reactions. Chlorine is a highly toxic substance at high concentrations.
Our Rainshow'r dechlorinating water filters remove 90% of all chlorine from your bath and shower water.
It is still difficult to quantify the effects that these known toxins are having on our health but as the saying goes, better safe than sorry. Making changes to our everyday behaviour now will pay dividends in the long run.
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