That's an interesting question. Clearly pesticides are a problem - eating organic or unsprayed whenever possible, is really better.
Avoiding plastics as much as possible - I drink from a PBA-free bottle and since I am chemically sensitive, I KNOW it is different. I don't use plastic cutlery but actually carry around bamboo in my purse.
I never use the microwave. And I recommend using safe cleaning products - for women or men who clean the house, this is essential. There are lists of safer or really safe products like using wet newspaper to clean windows, or olive or other oil on furniture. Clean silver with toothpaste (really works), etc. We have a section on toxins on our website www.annieappleseedproject.org
I removed every cleaning product in my house that was not natural. You can you many natural products to clean your house. One of my favorites is mixing lavender oil with water and spritzing it around as a air freshener.
Next you need to take a look at all of the bath and beauty products that you use everyday. I was shocked to learn that many mainstream face moisturizers contain phyto-estrogens. Many of us have been slathering these on our faces for years. Begin by getting rid of every product that your skin absorbs - lotions, sunscreens, makeup, deodorant (this is an important one) etc. The next step is to clean up your soap, toothpaste, mouthwash - everything that you put on your body but wash off. You can look up specific products on this website: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
I don't buy anything until to look it up on this and other websites. You can't just go to the drugstore and pick up any old brand of beauty aids at this point. It takes some time to clean all of this up but its worth it in the end. You might pay a little more for these more natural products but every extra step with our health counts!
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Avoiding plastics as much as possible - I drink from a PBA-free bottle and since I am chemically sensitive, I KNOW it is different. I don't use plastic cutlery but actually carry around bamboo in my purse.
I never use the microwave. And I recommend using safe cleaning products - for women or men who clean the house, this is essential. There are lists of safer or really safe products like using wet newspaper to clean windows, or olive or other oil on furniture. Clean silver with toothpaste (really works), etc.
We have a section on toxins on our website www.annieappleseedproject.org
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Green-You-Easy-Detox/dp/141654125X
I removed every cleaning product in my house that was not natural. You can you many natural products to clean your house. One of my favorites is mixing lavender oil with water and spritzing it around as a air freshener.
Next you need to take a look at all of the bath and beauty products that you use everyday. I was shocked to learn that many mainstream face moisturizers contain phyto-estrogens. Many of us have been slathering these on our faces for years. Begin by getting rid of every product that your skin absorbs - lotions, sunscreens, makeup, deodorant (this is an important one) etc. The next step is to clean up your soap, toothpaste, mouthwash - everything that you put on your body but wash off. You can look up specific products on this website:
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
I don't buy anything until to look it up on this and other websites. You can't just go to the drugstore and pick up any old brand of beauty aids at this point. It takes some time to clean all of this up but its worth it in the end. You might pay a little more for these more natural products but every extra step with our health counts!
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