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Hidden Toxins in our Home
1 Mar 2007
OUR MAGNIFICENT BODIES
Hidden Toxins in the Home
as printed in The Lakeshore Guardian MArch 2007
Toxins in the home can make us sick. They can initiate illness and make reversing illness and improving health difficult. Toxins can harm memory and brain function, the immune and respiratory system, and can be found anywhere in the home and the food we eat. Obvious sources are cleaning products, unwashed fruits and vegetables, mold and mildew. Other toxins may be invisible such as mold spores and stagnant air circulating throughout the home.
Unfortunately, many toxins found in the home are hidden. Mercury is considered one of the most toxic substances on earth. If your walls are painted with latex paint, if you eat fish from polluted waters, or have mercury based fillings, chances are you are getting up to 700 times more of this neurotoxin than our ancestors did.
Another neurotoxin even more deadly than mercury, is lead. Lead poisoning is linked to abnormal brain, nerve, immune and kidney function. You may be getting lead from ceramic mugs, water pipes, drinking water, cigarettes, lunch meats and beauty creams.
Eliminating obvious sources of toxins and boosting our immune system, gives our magnificent bodies the opportunity to rebuild. Learning about the foods and products we use and eat and making healthier choices will give us the armor to continue to rebuild our health. Dealing with indoor air pollution is a great place to start.
Air pollution in the home is really quite serious and negatively affects our health daily. Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air due to weather-tight construction and inadequate ventilation indoors. This creates high levels of unhealthy air. Indoor pollutants can be 1000 times more likely to reach our lungs than pollutants released outdoors! Since many of us spend about 90% of our time indoors, achieving clean pure air is essential for our health.
Finding the sources of indoor toxins and implementing a plan to keep the air clean and pure is imperative. You can start by eliminating toxic household cleaners and replace them with natural cleaning products such as Orange TKO or Enviro-One. This eliminates releasing additional toxins in the home. Next, recognize that mold, mildew, formaldehyde from carpets and furniture, and smoke to name a few, all contribute to indoor air pollution. These sources, along with pet dander, can also contribute to allergy symptoms and respiratory illness. Do your best to remove the toxins that you can - smoking in the home, mold and mildew. Professional remediation may be necessary for mold.
There are many types of air purifiers and different types of air purifying technology. The chart below shows that Photocatalysis technology is superior to other forms of air purifying technology such as ozone, UV, ionizer, etc. Over the years I have used several different air purifying technologies in my home (Hepa filter, Ozone, Electrostatic Filter, and Photocatalysis), and have found that Photocatalysis is extremely effective. I now have three Pionair units in my home (the Pionair uses Photocatalysis) and the difference is noticeable.
Eliminating toxic cleaning products, smoke, mold, etc., and achieving pure clean air is a fantastic start to eliminating toxins in the home. Unfortunately, many other hidden toxins remain such as laundry detergent, chlorine bleach, toothpaste, deodorant and other personal care products, formaldehyde in carpets, mercury in latex paint, nickel in margarine and hydrogenated fats, copper in mushrooms and corn oil, cadmium in ceramics, pesticides, rubber carpet backing, silver polish, etc.
Unfortunately, the list of hidden toxins goes on. We need not become afraid of our homes and what we eat with this knowledge, but rather be educated and armed with the knowledge that we are in charge, and that we can remove the obvious, have fresh indoor air, and learn about the hidden toxins and avoid their known sources.
Our immune system can become weakened when exposed to these toxins, but can also become strong to overcome these same toxins! Lightening the load on our immune system through achieving fresh clean air and eliminating as many toxins hidden or otherwise, may be just the boost our immune systems need to begin to fight back. Magnificent natural healing can take place within our bodies when we allow it!
References:
- http://www.seventhgeneration.com/household_hazards/toxins_home.php
- http://www.pionair.net/technology.html
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/renting/chi-0208160352aug16,0,4128810.story?coll=chi-classifiedrenting-hed
- http://www.searo.who.int/
- Journal of Natural Medicine January 2007 Bulletin, by Dr. Nan Fuchs
*DISCLAIMER: These statements are the opinion of the writer based on extensive research. The information provided here is intended for educational purposes only. It is not meant to either directly or indirectly diagnose, give medical advice or prescribe treatment. Unless specifically referenced, the information has not been scientifically validated or approved by any government or regulatory agency.
Jenine Cohoon, MHN, PhDc
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