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"VOCs can be found in cologne and can be released by many other products in your home: carpet adhesives, glues, resins, paints, varnishes, paint strippers and other solvents, wood preservatives, foam insulation, bonding agents, aerosol sprays, cleansers, degreasers and disinfectants, moth repellents, air fresheners, stored fuels, hobby supplies, dry-cleaned clothing, and cosmetics. Even though you will be doing what you can to reduce these airborne chemicals in the future by choosing eco-friendly alternatives wherever possible, I highly recommend investing in a good air purifier for your home." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Besides being used as an herb in flavorful dishes, rosemary is also used in cosmetics, disinfectants, shampoos, herbal medicine, and as a potpourri. The oil of rosemary is formed either from distilled flowering tops or from the stems and leaves. About 100 pounds of flowering tops yields about eight ounces of oil. Rosemary (Rosmariunus officinalis) ROSEMARY'S NO BABY A Serving of Food Lore... Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean area. Many cultures view rosemary as a symbol of love and fidelity. Brides have often worn a wreath of rosemary during their wedding ceremony." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"A by no means complete list would include fur, feathers, wool, perfumes, chemicals used in hair care products and cosmetics, insecticides, household cleaners and disinfectants, oil and petrol fumes, and the fumes from gas heaters. Three of the most common are moulds, foods and drugs. Mould spores are being increasingly suspected as causes of asthma because, like pollen, they can be released into the air in huge numbers. You don't have to live in a damp suburb to have mould in your home, either: moulds can survive in a variety of places." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"According to her research, commercial seafood farms use massive amounts of pesticides, antibiotics, and disinfectants to combat disease in the crowded environments where the fish and tiger prawns are raised. To make them grow faster and larger, their diet includes growth hormones. Farmed salmon are fed pink dye to colour their flesh." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"It found prescription drugs, as well as fragrances, insect repellents, disinfectants, and other household chemicals, in 80 percent of the 139 streams sampled in Iowa and twenty-nine other states. Just what it means to be swallowing the flotsam and jetsam of thousands of medicine chests is a mystery that Dr. Kolpin says may not be solved for generations. The levels of any one drug in the rivers are so low that it would take many years of drinking the water to get even one therapeutic dose." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Disinfectants Disinfectants reduce the concentration of germs (just like plain soap and water); they do not kill all germs. Most disinfectants contain toxic substances, such as chlorine, ammonia, phenol, ethanol, and cresol (a chemical that can be absorbed through the skin and can damage the liver, kidney, lungs, pancreas, and spleen or affect the central nervous system, causing depression, irritability, or hyperactivity). Instead of using disinfectants, clean thoroughly with soap and water; hot water alone kills some germs and bacteria." - Arthur C. Upton, M.D., Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide (Get the book.)

"The Lion's Den Wherever you store household cleaners, detergents, disinfectants, bleaches, stain removers for the laundry, and so on, aim to tackle this place gradually. Replace one or two products a week with natural ones, and try making your own where possible using the ideas on pages 63-65. Every year, about half a million tons of liquid cleaners go down the drain in the United States alone." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "We tend to have some idea that the products under the sink—like the stinky sprays, disinfectants, and bleaches—are quite hazardous, but we forget about all the other potential toxins in our daily routines. (And some of us may not realize the level of toxicity emanating from our cabinets, as we take for granted cleaning products we falsely think are "safe" and use them liberally around the house, and around our families and children." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"She can smell disinfectants. If these odors bother your child and she can perceive them faster than anybody else, it means that she is probably becoming sensitized to the abundance of chemicals that we have now managed to put in our food, air, water, clothing, homes, schools and workplaces. "What else do you notice if a child is sensitive to something in school? The child may get an A one day, and an F the next day in the same subject." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"A study published in the October 2003 edition of Environmental Health Perspectives found that teens showed a fourfold increased risk of illness from exposure to disinfectants than adults. • Several Seattle public schools found that the lead concentration in their water fountains exceeded the 20 parts per billion recommended by the EPA. • Many items containing mercury are found in schools. At a school in Connecticut, the simple act of cleaning out a supply closet resulted in twelve broken mercury laboratory thermometers." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Phenol, often an ingredient in conventional laundry detergents, all-purpose cleaners, air fresheners, disinfectants and furniture polish, metal polishes and cleaners, fabric softeners and dryer sheets, is a known mutagen and suspected carcinogen. It can severely irritate or burn skin, eyes, nose, mouth, throat, and lungs. Phenol can also interfere with the ability of the blood to carry oxygen and cause bronchitis to develop. Higher exposures can cause a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which can lead to pulmonary edema." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Essential oils (see page 160) are excellent disinfectants, and ketchup is useful for cleaning copper and brass. And you only need a few basic supplies to maximize the efficacy of these environmentally friendly cleaners. First off, I recommend that you buy a microfiber mop, some washable microfiber cloths, and a microfiber duster. Microfiber is excellent at cleaning up messes, and because it's washable, you don't have to keep replacing your rags and mops every few months." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "According to the American Academy of Pediatrics' Green Book, "Epidemics involving absorption of chemicals through the skin in newborns include hypothyroidism from iodine in Betadine scrub solutions, neurotoxicity from hexachlorophene, and hyperbilirubinemia from phenolic disinfectants used to clean hospital equipment." If you're interested in learning more about your birthing options, do some online research. You can find information on freestanding birthing centers (for example, www.greenhousebirthcenter." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Sulfur is involved in another pathway that helps dismantle, process, and alter neurotransmitters, steroid hormones like testosterone and estrogen, drugs, industrial compounds, phenolics (benzene-derived compounds commonly used in plastics, disinfectants, and pharmaceuticals), and toxins from both intestinal bacteria and the environment. When your body is deficient in dietary sulfur,your body cannot effectively detoxify certain substances. And some of these substances that rely on the so-called sulfation pathway to be broken down and eliminated can be highly toxic." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Thereafter, instead of preventing rodent populations and other pest problems from becoming a health and safety issue in the first place, urban and rural America went overboard with traps, poisons, and disinfectants in an attempt to clean up the mess and fight the pests that resulted from the lack of sanitation and recycling. America's love affair with disinfectants and the Orkin Man stems from its inefficient urban sanitation facilities and legitimate paranoia about rats, mice, lice, roaches, filth, and plague." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"Since it has an oily outer membrane, it resists drying and most disinfectants. PARA-TB is almost invisible to the human immune system. It penetrates inside of other living cells and multiplies, thus averting detection by the immune system. PARA-TB actually uses germ-fighting cells called phagocytes to disseminate infection to other parts of the body. [Immunology Cell Biology 77: 364-72, 1999] The main distinguishing feature of paratuberculosis is its slow growth." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Irritating leaks can issue from disinfectants and compounds intended to make our workplaces cleaner. Many of these agents are known to cause cancer in animals. Some, like formaldehyde, are proven to cause cancer in humans. In their daily use of these compounds, even at low doses, those working to keep the facilities free of infection were coming down with severe and sometimes disabling symptoms, placing themselves at risk of cancer and other chronic ailments years later." - Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer (Get the book.)

"Antimicrobial Effects: One study suggested that Tea Tree oil is similar in mechanism to the membrane-active disinfectants such as chlorhexidine and quaternary ammonium compounds by denaturing proteins and disrupting membrane structure. This is based on microscopic observation showing a loss of cell constituents and a breakdown of the cell wall after treatment of E coli cells with Tea Tree oil as well as the observation that pells were killed prior to autolysis. Tea Tree oil was also able to kill E coli cells in both the exponential phase and in the stationary phase of growth." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.) "Treating seeds or sprouts with chlorinated water or other disinfectants, diminishes but does not eradicate the pathogens. Gamma irradiation, on the other hand, controls Salmonella and E coli 0157:H7 on alfalfa sprouts at doses approved for irradiating meat (which are higher than the 1.0 kiloGray dose used for fruits and vegetables) without affecting germination of seeds and constitutes the best preventive measure now available for decontaminating sprouts and other agricultural products (Taormina et al, 1999; Stephenson, 1997)." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"These substances include animal hair, asbestos, bedding, carbon monoxide, disinfectants, dust, electromagnetic fields, formaldehyde, hair sprays, household cleaning products, lead, low-level radiation from television screens and computer monitors, mold, paint, pesticides, pollen, radon, solvents, and tobacco smoke. Some products used in the home emit volatile components into the air, among them certain plastics (which emit styrene), solvents (benzene), carpets (4-phenylcyclohexene [4-PC]), and manufactured wood products such as pressed-wood furniture and kitchen cabinets (formaldehyde)." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Phenol and cresol in disinfectants can cause dizziness, and kidney and liver failure. Oven cleaners often contain lye and sodium hydroxide, which can burn the skin, the eyes, and the respiratory tract, and butoxy-ethanol, which can poison the blood, liver, and kidneys. Scouring powders and cleaning solutions often contain chlorine bleach, the number-one cause of poisoning in American homes." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) "Other alternative household cleaners include grain alcohol as a solvent instead of toxic butyl Cellosolve, and plant-oil disinfectants such as eucalyptus, rosemary, or sage rather than triclosan, which is found in everything from detergents and soaps to lotions and mouthwashes. Bathroom Cleaners: Hydrochloric acid and sodium acid sulfate, both of which are found in toilet bowl cleaners, can burn the skin and eyes or cause vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach burns if swallowed. Other common toilet cleaners contain phosphoric acid, which can cause blindness if it gets into the eyes." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Adult Care Acne Treatment Cream ($5-99for 1 ounce) contains 2% resorcinol along with 8% sulfur, both topical disinfectants that can be effective against acne-causing bacteria. The tradeoffs are that tesorcinol can be exceedingly irritating and drying to skin (Source: Contact Dermatitis, April 2007, pages 196-200), and sulfur, while less irritating, can cause superficial dryness. Still, this may be a worthwhile option for someone with acne whose blemishes have not responded to benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid or to prescription options." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.) "I do not recommend cleansers just because they contain alpha hydroxy acids (AHA) or beta hydroxy acid (BHA) or topical disinfectants such as benzoyl peroxide or triclosan. These ingredients are quite helpful in other skin-care products, but in a cleanser they are rinsed off your face and down the drain before they have a chance to have any effect on your skin. Another concern is that these ingredients can inadvertently get into your eye when rinsing the cleanser off your face." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.) "Therefore, it never makes sense to use irritating ingredients on skin when they have no additional beneficial purpose (as topical disinfectants or certain exfoliants do). These ingredients can only hurt the skin and contribute to complications that make matters far worse for skin, not better. What about counter-irritants?" - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.) "CLEARASIL (Skin care only) CLEARASIL AT-A-GlANCE Strengths: Inexpensive; effective topical disinfectants with 10% benzoyl peroxide; a good BHA option for those who prefer pads; a decent selection of water-soluble cleansers and topical scrubs. Weaknesses: As is true for most anti-acne lines, irritating ingredients with no benefit for skin take precedence; only one sunscreen and it's part of a lackluster three-step kit; no lower-srrengrh benzoyl peroxide products (10% has a higher chance of causing irritation than 2.5% and 5% versions)." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"Many disinfectants, drain cleaners, and other household chemicals have toxic properties. Fortunately, there are environmentally friendly alternatives. For example, an effective, nontoxic disinfectant can be made at home by mixing V2 CUP borax with 1 gallon hot water. Try clearing your drains by pouring V4 cup baking soda down your drain and follow it with V2 cup vinegar. Close the drain until the fizzling stops and then flush with hot water. Q To reduce your exposure to natural gas, pesticides, radon, smoke, and other chemicals in the household, ventilate your home well." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"But if this normal response, that is, an infection, is undermined or prevented by artificial disinfectants or antibiotics, antibodies are no longer made and the immune system is weakened and begins to malfunction. By contrast, letting the infection take its full course strengthens the immune system, making it much more resilient to disease-causing germs afterwards. Exaggerated cleanliness and fear of infection usually go hand in hand." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Some of the environmental contaminants that frequently cause problems include air pollution; gas, oil, or coal fumes; formaldehyde; chlorine; phenol; carbolic acid; insecticides; disinfectants; paint strippers; paint; hair sprays; household cleaning products; metals such as nickel, mercury, chrome, and beryllium. Chemical allergies often manifest themselves as skin reactions." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "CHEMICAL POISONING Like toxic metals, poisonous chemicals such as chlorine, disinfectants, heavy metals, herbicides, insecticides, petroleum products, and solvents can enter the body and decrease the functional capacity of its organs. This is chemical poisoning. Some chemicals are absorbed through the skin; others may be inhaled or ingested. The body's immune system is threatened by these chemicals and tries to cleanse the body of the poisons. Damage to internal organs, especially the liver, may occur." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

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