That question never occured to me until I became chemically sensitive. I had to be very selective where I went. Even to the extent of my family & friends homes. Some people just don't understand how deadly that spray of air freshner* or the table washed in bleach** can be to someone who suffers with this type of problem.
- Some 20 million Americans have asthma
- An average of one out of every 13 school-aged children has asthma
- Asthma rates in children under age five have increased more than 160% from 1980-1994
- Common household cleaners & appliances give off fumes, which can potentially increase the risk of children developing asthma.
*febreze has hydrochloric acid in it. Linked to reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (asthma) We know asthma is on the rise & so are all the air freshners. No wonder when I walk into a room sprayed with febreze it causes me to have shortness of breath.
**Clorox has sodium hydroxide in it. One of the side effects is irritation to the respiratory tract. Another fact is 75% of all caustic injury to the esophagus of kids under 5 years old.
Please visit that earlier blog to see many other cleaners & their hazzards.
What are we doing?
This is Ethan our grandson. This picture was taken one night after he had a TERRIBLE reaction to the detergent that the babysitter had on her clothes. His folks were away for a few hours and when they came home, they were told that he had been screaming for a while and she was unable to calm him down. This was NOT normal for our little happy Ethan. When Kara picked him up, she could instantly smell strong detergent on him. She immediately took his clothes off, gave him a bath, and he calmed right down. He had a rash on his face and his little eyes were puffy, all because of the detergent on clothes!
This Christmas we were made aware again of how powerful chemicals can be to little ones who suffer from chemical sensitivities. This is Isaiah our grandson. He was admitted into the hospital for respiratory issues. He had a terrible cough, shortness of breathe, and his blood oxygen levels weren’t coming up. He spent Christmas night and 2 more nights in the hospital….all because of a chemical reaction. While the family was away for the holiday, someone else (who thought they were doing them a favor) cleaned their house in Clorox bleach, and little Isaiah couldn’t take it! Again, all because of a cleaner! Scary stuff!
Why does this have to happen to these innocent little ones?
Why does this have to happen to us adults?
81,000 chemicals have been registered with the EPA in the last 30 years and fewer than 20% have been tested for toxicity!
PLEASE take responsibility & KNOW how SAFE the products are that you are using in your home.
To learn more about the Safe, Non toxic Get Clean products I use check out
http://flemming.myshaklee.com/us/en/whynow.html#/healthyhome
