Because Of ...Household cleaners:

Fifty-two thousand household product-related hospital emergency room admissions were reported in 1990. 3

Excess cancer deaths occur among homemakers when compared to woman who work outside the home.4

A toxic chemical, dichlorobenzene, used widely in room deodorizers and moth repellents, has been found in the blood of over ninety-five percent of children and adults tested throughout the country. 11

One of the most common chemicals found in household cleaning products is butyl cellosolve, which is toxic to the blood cells, kidneys and liver.7 It is absorbed though the skin. 8 The nation’s most popular brand of window cleaner, Windex, contains butyl; cellosolve, but is not on the label. 9, 10 This stuff can do a lot more (to you) than just clean your windows.

*-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. (Source: National Institutes of Health)

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: (CDC )

 

from: Living Healthy In A Toxic World, page 12 &13