Did You Know?

The National Cancer Association released results of a 15-year study concluding that women who work in the home are at a 54% higher risk of developing cancer than women who work outside the home.

Why would that be? Studies have concluded that it’s toxins in the home!

The Toxic Chemical Connection

• Begin by thinking of your home as a toxic waste dump. The average home today contains 62 toxic chemicals – more than a chemistry lab at the turn of the century.
• More than 72,000 synthetic chemicals have been produced since WW II.
• Less than 2% of synthetic chemicals in wide spread use have ever been tested for toxicity, birth defects or their mutagenic or carcinogenic effects.
• The majority of chemicals have NEVER been tested for long-term effects.
• The AAPCC reports in 2013 that household cleaning substances were third in toxicity with human exposure.  Number two in pregnancy related toxicity and pediatric toxicity [under age 5]. (Cosmetics & Personal Care Products were one step above all three demographics)
• Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air.
• CMHC reported that houses today are so energy efficient that “out gassing” of chemicals has nowhere to go, so it builds up inside the home.
• We spend 90% of our time indoors and 65% of our time at home. Moms, infants and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home.
• Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960.
• Cancer is the number one cause of death for children.
• There has been a 26% increase in breast cancer since 1982.
• Breast cancer is the number one killer of women between the ages of 35 and 54.
• Primary suspects are laundry detergents and bleach, household cleaners, and pesticides.
• There has been a call from the U.S./ Canadian Commission to ban bleach in North America.
• Bleach is being linked to the rising rates of breast cancer in women, reproductive problems in men, and learning and behavioral problems in children.
• Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and absorption.
• We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day.
• Bleach is a registered Pesticide
• Bleach and other cleaners have been linked to Cancer, ADHD, Metabolic Diseases & Syndromes, Respiratory conditions, Autism, Asthma, Allergies to name a few!

We owe it to ourselves, our pets, our families, our environment, and our future to change what we put in our homes!

Clean Homes.  Clean Streams.  Clean Conscience.

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