Household products contain chemicals that pose a risk to those who come into contact with them. Here we include both humans and pets. Cleaners and polishes, bleaches, disinfectants and sterilizers, detergents, dust removers and deodorizers are products that, when routinely used, significantly increase the risk of disease.

Exposures to toxic components may arise out of the routine household activities including cooking, cleaning and laundering. Apart from the evidence that most households/offices contain over 63 hazardous products that together contain hundreds of chemicals, recent studies have demonstrated a direct association with disease.

"Scientists and doctors are discovering that there is a connection between our health and the use of common, every day household chemicals. If yours is the typical home, you probably use dozens of cleaning and personal care products, purchased at the local grocery store, that contain chemical ingredients that may be harmful to you and your children." (Debra Lynn Dadd, "Lets Stop Poisoning Our Children!")Poisoning

Most people think of "ingestion" when they think of poisoning. Although this is common, poisoning by inhalation or absorbtion is actually more common. When something harmful is swallowed, the stomach actually begins breaking down and neutralizing the poison before it is absorbed through the blood stream. But when you or your pets inhale toxic fumes, the poisons go directly into the bloodstream and quickly travel to organs like the brain, heart, liver, and kidneys.

Many products give off toxic vapors which can irritate your pets and your own eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, give you headaches, muscle aches, and sinus infections.

Do you know that one square centimeter of skin (the size of a dime) contains 3 million cells and 4 yards of nerves? Many medicines work by being absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin. Look at the Nicotenepatch. Any chemical that touches the skin can be absorbed and spread throughout the body. This same absorption occurs every time a cleaning product touches your dogs feet or your skin. This can even happen when you come in contact with a surface that was treated with a chemical, days or even weeks earlier. Some cleaning products leave a dangerous lingering toxicity. This can be as simple as your dog or cat (or a young child crawling) walking across a floor that was mopped with a cleaner even days earlier!

With today's increasingly toxic environment, our pets are coming down with serious and inexplicable health problems.

There are natural chemical free alternatives for household cleaning that are much better for your pet and your family. I personally use Young Living's Thieves cleaning concentrate which is a wonderful blend of essential oils known for their antibacterial/anti virial properties and a pure, safe soap base. For more information, click here: Young Living Thieves Cleaner

I have also used and recommend Microbest cleaning products which are Non-Toxic, Non-butyl, Bio-Degradable, Have No Phosphates and have a Neutral pH.

Jeannie
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