| The hidden toxins in your home are quite
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| | The third 1 shouldn't be far behind in
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| harmful as they leak into the air and
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| | also being phased out. There are
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| contact your skin. This is scarey when
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| | less-toxic flame retardants, as well as
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| you hear scientists admitting that we
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| | chemicals that are bonded to products so
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| don't know for sure how bad these
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| | they don't leach out, available for
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| chemicals are for you. In fact, most of
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| | use.Convenience also comes at a cost. Did
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| the 18,000 chemicals that are produced
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| | you know that nonstick and
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| each year have never been tested by
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| | stain-resistant coatings typically
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| humans. Many of these toxins are lurking
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| | contain perfluorochemicals, or PFCs?
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| just behind your front door. You may be
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| | They're found in Teflon, Scotchguard,
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| surprised to hear, but it is true, that
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| | Stainmaster and Gore-Tex. They're found
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| the air inside your home can be more
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| | in cookware, clothing, wallpaper, paint
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| polluted than what's outside your home,
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| | and food packaging. They're also found in
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| even if you live in a busy urban area.
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| | us. This is scarey when you consider that
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| This is because modern building
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| | in animals they cause cancer, birth
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| materials, furniture, everyday cleaning
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| | defects and developmental problems, as
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| solutions and other household products
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| | well as high cholesterol. These chemicals
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| release chemicals that linger in the
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| | are turning up in unexpected places,
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| still air of a well-insulated home.So,
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| | including the water supplies of cities
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| you say you'll be vigilant... Well,
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| | with no large-scale commercial use. This
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| chemicals can still enter your home in
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| | could be due to 1 known source: cooking.
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| unexpected ways. For instance, while
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| | (Heating Teflon-coated pans to high
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| labels advise us to use paint strippers,
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| | temperatures releases the fumes that kill
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| adhesive removers and spray paints in
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| | pet birds and sicken people
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| well-ventilated areas, gases can still
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| | temporarily.)Even plastic baby products
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| leak out of the closed containers. These
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| | aren't necessarily safe. Phthalates are
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| products are known to contain methylene
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| | found in some soft vinyl toys, as well as
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| chloride which causes cancer in
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| | in cosmetics such as nail polish and hair
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| animals.Carbon monoxide and benzene are
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| | spray. Studies have already proven that
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| known human carcinogens that are present
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| | infant boys who are born to mothers that
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| in auto exhaust. These chemicals can leak
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| | have been exposed to phthalates had a
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| from an attached garage right through
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| | higher chance of genital abnormalities.
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| porous drywall and into the house.The
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| | Phthalates are found in baby bottles,
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| glues, paints and adhesives holding your
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| | food storage containers and water
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| house together can pollute the air, too.
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| | bottles. It's also used in resins that
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| New construction gives off gases that can
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| | coat the inside of food cans and in
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| irritate the eyes, nose and
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| | dental sealants for children. At low
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| throat.Pressed-wood products emit
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| | doses, this chemical causes reproductive
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| formaldehyde, which at elevated levels
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| | abnormalities in lab animals. This is
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| can cause wheezing in people with asthma.
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| | because this chemical acts like the
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| Thankfully, there are usually no
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| | estrogen that can be found in birth
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| permanent effects.Plug-in air fresheners
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| | control pills. When heated, more of this
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| release a steady stream of pleasantly
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| | chemical will actually leak into your
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| scented formaldehyde into your
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| | food. Some studies have detected leaching
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| home.Scientists admit that they are
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| | even at room temperatures. You also
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| uncertain as to how much exposure, or how
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| | should take note that heavily scratched
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| long, is necessary for many of these
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| | or worn plastic degrades faster.The
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| chemicals to harm your health. This is
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| | long-term health effects of small doses
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| especially true since some people are
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| | of chemicals are difficult to study since
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| more sensitive than others. For instance,
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| | they don't always show up in blood tests,
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| those persons who have asthma or
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| | and if they do, effects might take
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| pulmonary conditions often react more
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| | decades to develop. Animal studies don't
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| strongly. Some symptoms that you want to
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| | necessarily translate into equivalent
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| pay special attention to include feeling
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| | effects on human health either. This is
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| nauseous, weak, or always sneezing. If
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| | why we urgently need more data. The hard
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| you're concerned about these things, but
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| | thing is sometimes the data come too
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| lacking funding, it is nice to know that
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| | late. The other challenge is that there
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| you don't have to gut your house to make
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| | are definite trade-offs in choosing to
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| it healthier. Simply use air cleaners,
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| | use these materials (ie cooking your eggs
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| clean your ducts, and keep the windows
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| | in a nonstick pan means you can use less
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| open so that fresh air can flush out
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| | artery-clogging oil; extra-strength
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| toxic chemicals. However, your biggest
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| | cleaners make housework go faster;
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| problem may be with the harsh chemicals
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| | plastic baby bottles don't break). A lot
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| that are found in cleaning products.Some
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| | of these chemicals truly have made it
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| toxins arrive incognito, in products
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| | more tolerable to live in our
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| without ingredient labels. For instance,
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| | environment. Nevertheless, we should
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| did you know that the flame-retardant
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| | always approach their use with caution.
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| chemicals that are used in thousands of
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| | Where clear, better alternatives exist,
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| household appliances and textiles can
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| | we need to choose the
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| leach out into your home? Polybrominated
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| | alternatives.Reverend Brenda Hoffman, is
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| diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, build up in
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| | ordained by the Universal Life Church,
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| your body over a lifetime. In lab
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| | and has been delivering holistic health
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| animals, they've been shown to disrupt
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| | and wellness advice for over 7 years
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| thyroid hormone balance and alter brain
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| | since receiving a BA in psychology. As a
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| development. Scientists have detected
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| | home-based professional and mother of 1,
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| them in women's breast milk, human hair
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| | she operates a holistic wellness network.
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| and fat cells. Several states are
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| | She invites you over to to learn how to
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| actually phasing 2 of these toxins out.
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| | improve you and your family's health.
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