According to the EPA, Indoor Air is often more polluted than outdoor air.

Most people are unaware of this simple fact. Most would believe the reverse to be true. However, within the last decades, the medical and scientific communities have begun recognizing the dangers posed by indoor air pollution.

One of the main causes of indoor air pollution is exposure to various chemicals found in everyday household products. While certain people may be more sensitive than others (including those with compromised immune systems, fetuses, children and the elderly), and some chemicals may bring on adverse reactions only after years of repeated exposure, ordinary household products are full of toxins linked to cancer, birth defects, genetic changes, and heart disease — just to name a few health risks.

Household toxins are present in such common products as cleaning supplies, cosmetics, personal care products. Every 13 seconds in this country a family calls a poison center due to a problem caused by a common household product. In contrast, the Europeans are much more careful about regulating which chemicals are safe for household use.

According to the EPA, most homes have airborne concentrations of hazardous chemicals that are two to five times higher than outdoors. A consequence of working from home may be increased exposure to indoor air pollution and all of its health risks.

My suggestion for today : stop using traditional cleaning products! That one act will eliminate or reduce the presence of many toxic chemicals in your home such as chlorine bleach, ammonia, and formaldehyde.

If you’d like to go further than just cleaning up your own home, keep in mind that there is a successful home business model that promotes the use of effective, inexpensive line of non toxic cleaning products.

Lisa Jo