Re: Cleaning products VS Asthma (LONG)

[Guest guest]

I am living proof that Melaleuca is a wonderful company. They focus

on health and wellness...And PREVENTION of illnesses that plague

us!! Their mission is to enhance lives through safer, more cost

effective products that REPLACE what you use now (Did YOU know

there's formaldehyde in baby shampoo?) I have asthma, and since

using their products I have been able to get off of my medications

(Advair, Singulair, and Allegra) completely, because they remove

toxins that are in everyday products and that irritated my lungs. I

no longer have to use my nebulizer after I clean!! Their products

are so much safer for ourselves, and our families. Read below for

more info!! It's disturbing, but good to know...

Here's WHY thousands of people every month are SWITCHING STORES…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

studies have shown that indoor air pollutants are

3 to 70 times higher than outdoors.

The following information came from a conference call with Kay

Heizer, Director of " Healthy Choices " (a non-profit organization

comprised of doctors, nurses, environmental scientists and educators

committed to teaching the public about the hazards of chemicals in

our home and how we can avoid or minimize the risks):

& #65533; 50% of all illness is due to poor indoor air quality

[source: 1989 State of Massachusetts Study]

& #65533; Since 1950, at least 70,000 new chemical compounds have

been invented and dispersed into our environment. Only a fraction of

these have been tested for human toxicity. We are, by default,

conducting a massive clinical toxicology trial, and our children and

their children are the experimental animals. [source: Herbert L.

Needleman, M.D., Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., Raising Children Toxic

Free]

& #65533; 150 Chemicals found in the home are connected to

allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders.

[source: Consumer Protection Agency (CPA)]

& #65533; The United States of America Federal Code of Regulations

exempts manufacturers from full labeling of products if used for

personal, family or household care.

[source USA FCR: Section 1910.1200C, Title 29, Section 1500.82 2Q1A]

& #65533; 3 groups of people are primarily affected by indoor

chemical concentrations because they spend more time indoors and

their immune systems are weaker. The 3 groups are:

Infants and toddlers

Chronically ill

Elderly

[source: 1988 EPA, 5-year study]

& #65533; In 1901, cancer was rare: 1 out of 8,000. Since the

Industrial Revolution, the cancer rate today has risen to 1 in 3 and

by the year 2002, it will be 1 in 2.

[source: The American Cancer Society]

& #65533; The top 12 cancer-causing products(called the " Dirty Dozen " )

in the average home include the following:

& Baby Powder w/Talc

Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste

VO5 Hair Conditioner

Clairol Nice-n-Easy Hair Color

Ajax Cleanser

Lysol Disinfectant

[source: The National Cancer Prevention Coalition]

& #65533; Liquid dish soap is the leading cause of poisonings in the

home for children under the age of six (over 2.1 million accidental

poisonings per year). Most brands of liquid dish soap contain

formaldehyde and ammonia.

& #65533; Of 2,983 chemicals found in personal care products:

884 are toxic

146 cause tumors

218 cause reproductive complications

778 cause acute toxicity

314 cause biological mutations

376 cause skin and eye irritations

[source: United States House of Representatives Report, 1989]

& #65533; The State of California recently passed legislation

requiring a 45% reduction in the amount of toxins found in:

Hairspray aerosols

Furniture polish

Window cleaners

Air fresheners

Shaving cream

Laundry detergents

Nail polish remover

Insect repellent

Hair styling gel and mousse

[source: Healthy Homes in a Toxic World]

& #65533; Out of 2,435 pesticide poisonings in a one-year period, over

40% were due to exposure to disinfectants and similar cleaning

products in the home.

[source: State of California Study]

& #65533; Just by reducing (not eliminating) environmental carcinogens

alone, we would save at least 50,000 lives taken by cancer

annually.

[source: Dr. Lee , former advisor to the Secretary of Health]

& #65533; Most laundry detergent contains a form of NTA. NTA is a

substance we may reasonably anticipate to be a carcinogen. [source:

The Merck Index]

& #65533; Household bleaches which claim to disinfect are classified as

pesticides under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Inadvertently

mixing bleach with other cleaners that contain ammonia produces a

toxic chloramines gas. These toxic gases can cause coughing, loss of

voice, a feeling of burning or suffocation, and even death.

[source: Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home, Household

Hazardous Waste Project, 1989]

& #65533; Women who work in the home have a 54% higher death rate from

cancer than women who work outside of the home. [source: 17- year

EPA study]

& #65533; 150 chemicals found in the home have been connected to

allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders.

[source: The Consumer Protection Agency)

& #65533; As more toxic chemicals have been introduced to our everyday

environment in greater amounts over the last 20 to 30 years, the

level of toxins stored in adipose tissues (fat cells) of our bodies

have risen. Bioaccumulation studies have shown that some toxins

store in our bodies for life. Greater and greater amounts are being

stored at younger ages. One study showed that in the fat of 100% of

the people tested was 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, a chemical found in most

household deodorizers and room fresheners.

& #65533; Diseases that used to occur later in life are now appearing

at younger ages. Diseases that used to be rare are more frequent.

For example: There has been a 28% increase in childhood cancer since

the addition of pesticides into household products. Cancer is now

the #2 killer of children – second only to accidental poisonings.

Since 1977 the rate of cancer among American children has been

steadily rising at a rate of nearly 1% each year. [source:

National Cancer Institute]

& #65533; There is an increased risk for leukemia in children where

parents have used pesticides in the home or garden before the

child's birth.

[source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute]

& #65533; Some products release contaminants into the air right away,

others do so gradually over a period of time. Some stay in the air

up to a year. These contaminants, found in many household and

personal care products can cause dizziness, nausea, allergic

reactions, eye/skin/respiratory tract irritations and some cause

cancer.

[American Lung Association]

& #65533; Asthma was once a very rare disease. Now the condition is

extremely common – the asthma rate has tripled in the last 20 years

with nearly 30 million Americans currently afflicted. [source:

Consumer Federation of America , 1997]

& #65533; In one decade, there has been a 42% increase in asthma (29%

for men, 82% for women). The higher rate for women is believed to be

due to women's longer exposure times to household chemicals.

[source: Center for Disease Control]

& #65533; Childhood asthma has increased by more than 40% since

1980.

[source: Environmental Health Perspectives, June 1997; 105 (6)]

& #65533; Asthma death in children and young people increased by a

dramatic 118% between 1980 and 1993. [source: Environmental

Health Threats to Children, Environmental Protection Agency 175-F-96-

001, September 1996]

& #65533; The average child visits the doctor 23 times in the 1st 4

years of life, with the most common complaint being respiratory

ailment.

[source: National Center for Health Statistics, 1997]

& #65533; Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in adults and children is

also rising – in 1993, 4.5 million children took the drug Ritalin so

they could sit still long enough to learn. By 1998, 11.4 million

children were being drugged with this powerful Class-2

narcotic. [source: Your Children and Ritalin, The Detroit

news (March 8. 1998)]

& #65533; Even small doses of neurotoxins, which would be harmless to

an adult, can alter a child's nervous system development. [source:

Environmental Health Perspectives 106 Supplement 3:787-794 (June

1998)]

& #65533; Developing cells in children's bodies are more susceptible to

damage than adult cells that have completed development, especially

for the central nervous system. During the development of a child,

from conception through adolescence, there are particular windows of

vulnerability to environmental hazards. Most disturbing – until a

child is approximately 13 months of age, they are virtually no

ability to fight the biological and neurological effects of toxic

chemicals. [source: Herbert L. Needleman, M.D., Philip J. Landrigan,

M.D., Raising Children Toxic Free]

& #65533; Today, children have chemical exposures from birth that their

parents didn't have until they were adults. Because children are

exposed to toxics at an earlier age than adults, they have more time

to develop environmentally triggered diseases, with long latency

periods, such as cancer. [source: Environmental Policy and

Children's Health, Future of Children, Summer/Fall 1995; 5(2): 34-

52]

& #65533; Formaldehyde is a highly toxic substance. It is a highly

suspected cancer-causing agent. It damages the neurological

connectors in the body. It is an irritant to the eyes, nose, throat

and lungs and may cause:

skin reactions

ear infections

headaches

depression

asthma

joint pain

dizziness

mental confusion

nausea

disorientation

phlebitis

fatigue

vomiting

sleep disturbances

laryngitis

& #65533; One in five people are sensitive to formaldehyde.

Formaldehyde is commonly found in:

drugs

mouthwash

hairspray

cosmetics

cleaning products

perfumes

waxes

hair setting lotions

shampoo

air fresheners

fungicides

fingernail polish

floor polishes

dry cleaning solvents

toothpaste

laundry spray starch

antiperspirants

… just to name a few

DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE PRODUCTS IN YOUR HOME THAT CONTAIN

FORMALDEHYDE?

& #65533; Due to the increase in toxic buildup in our bodies, including

the toxic buildup of formaldehyde, dead bodies are not decomposing

as fast as they used to.

• Bodies now start to decompose within 7 to 10 days after

death.

• During the Vietnam War, Vietnamese bodies started to

decompose within 24 to 48 hours. However, Americans didn't start to

decompose for 4 to 5 days.

• Twice as much formaldehyde was needed to embalm a person 20

years ago compared to today.

How many of these names would you have recognized as formaldehyde?

• Formalin

• Methanal

• Methyl Aldehyde

• Methylene Oxide

• Oxymethylene

• Bfv*

• Fannoform*

• Formol*

• Fyde*

• Karsan*

• Methaldehyde

• Formalith*

• Methylene Glycol

• Ivalon*

• Oxomethane

• Formalin 40

• Formalin

• Formic Aldehyde

• Hoch

• Paraform

• Lysoform*

• Morbocid

• Trioxane

• Polyoxmethylene

* denotes trade name

& #65533; The following products are just a few that are so toxic that

they should be disposed of in a toxic waste dump:

• floor care products

• furniture polish

• window cleaners

• bug spray

• nail polish remover

[source: Water Pollution Control Federation]

& #65533; Warning labels on containers refer only to toxic hazards

from ingestion; however, only 10% of health problems from chemicals

are caused by ingestion. 90% are caused by the inhalation of vapors

and absorption of particles.

& #65533; Government regulations require that only the most EXTREMELY

toxic substances must contain a warning label. Labels that say the

following should be removed from your house immediately:

• " Do not induce vomiting "

• " Corrosive – rinse from skin immediately "

• " Harmful or fatal if swallowed "

• " Call physician immediately "

• " Warning! " (may mean that as little as 1

teaspoon of product can harm or kill adult)

• " Danger! " (means that as little as 5 drops can

harm or kill an adult)

& #65533; Phenol is an extremely caustic chemical that burns the skin.

Absorption of phenol through the lungs or skin can cause:

• central nervous system damage

• pneumonia

• respiratory tract infection

• heart-rate irregularities

• skin irritation

• kidney and liver damage

• numbness

• vomiting

• and can be fatal

& #65533; Phenol is a very common chemical and is regularly found in

the following common products:

• air fresheners

• aftershave

• bronchial mists

• chloroseptic throat spray

• deodorants

• feminine powders & sprays

• hair spray

• decongestants

• mouthwash

• aspirin

• solvents

• acne medications

• antiseptics

• calamine lotions

• cleaning products

• detergents

• furniture polish

• hair setting lotions

• lice shampoo

• polishes

• cold capsules

• all-purpose cleaners

• aerosol disinfectants

• anti-itching lotions

• carnex

• cosmetics

• disinfectant cleaners

• hand lotions

• lip balms

• sunscreen and lotions

• insecticides

• cough syrups

• … just to name a few

DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE PRODUCTS IN YOUR HOME THAT CONTAIN PHENOL?

Crystal Herndon

Phone:

http://WAHMCrystal.stayinhomeandlovinit.com

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> Hi Everyone!

>

> Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with a company called

> Melaleuca? Or with using " green " natural household products

instead of the

> store bought standard brands? I am interested in trying some of

this

> company's cleaning and laundry products, which are supposed to

kill 99.9% of

> germs using only natural, non-irritating, and very " safe "

ingredients. (I

> am concerned that the chemical fumes from standard cleaning

products

> aggravate my son's asthma. My own sinuses get very irritated when

I use

> products like Tilex and Windex, etc.) This natural stuff sounds

like a good

> idea but maybe too good to be true? I believe this company uses

ingredients

> like tea tree oils and Thyme. I just thought I'd see if anyone

has any

> experience or advice on this subject. Any info would be

appreciated.

> Thanks!

>

>

> Judyjetson7@...

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