On the Lookout for Going Green Tips
Everyone is on the lookout for going green tips. I recently read Green Goes with Everything by Sloan Barnett and I am more convinced than ever that using non-toxic, green cleaners is not optional! You might think that what you don’t know won’t hurt you, but all you have to do is look around at the increase in asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart conditions, ADD, autism, and more to realize that something terribly wrong.
The Toxic Truth about Household Cleaners
Sloan exposes the toxic truth about household cleaners you use every day, as well as personal care products, baby products, clean food, and clean water. In the book which is chocked full of going green tips, she tells how she subjected herself to having 17 vials of blood drawn to test the levels of toxins in her own blood. She then gives a detailed account of the toxins found in her and what products might have caused them.
Sloan shares with us a way to categorize chemicals we commonly use in our homes by the kind of damage they can do, either alone or in combination with others:
“Carcinogens are chemicals that cause cancer.
Teratogens are chemicals that cause birth defects.
Developmental/reproductive toxicants are chemicals that damage the normal development of a fetus, infant, or child or damage reproductive tissues.
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with normal hormone functions, which can lead to premature puberty in girls and feminization of male fetuses.”
Have you ever stopped to think how strange it is that products that are suppose to clean our home have warning labels on them? They are supposed to be getting rid of bad stuff when in actuality, they are making your home dirtier.
And get this: the labels on your cleaning products don’t even have to list all the bad stuff that is inside them. The government only requires companies to list “chemicals of known concern” on their labels. Sloan gives a list of toxic ingredients and tells their respective dangers: things like ammonia which is fatal if swallowed; skin, lung, throat irritant; can cause blindness and formaldehyde which is a known carcinogen. She goes on to list types of household cleaners and what chemicals they might contain.
Go to the Household Products Database at the National Institutes of Health and look up some of your own cleaners. Or look up an ingredient such as butyl cellosolve right at this site. Believe me, you will be shocked!
Throughout the book, Sloan gives lists of Five Going Green Tips and lists of The Plain Green Truth. (It’s easy to find them because they are on green pages!) Here is just one set of her great “Five Going Green Tips:”
Actions You Can Take: Five Going Green Tips from Sloan’s Book:
“1. Gather all your cleaning products and read the labels.
2. Notice how dangerous and toxic they are. Then, take a deep breath (but not near the cleaning products).
3. Take all the ones that say “Danger,” “Poison,” or contain chlorine bleach and ammonia and put them in a garbage bag.
4. Call your local sanitation department and ask them how to dispose of them safely.
5. Buy green cleaning products and breathe deeply and safely.” (pg. 43)
And here is one of her lists of “The Plain Green Truth:”
1. “Fear not, there are cleaning options that are safe and effective.
2. No one expects you to switch to a green cleaner that doesn’t clean.
3. Because true green cleaners are superconcentrated, you can also end up spending less time and putting less plastic in our landfills.” (pg. 45)
Best of Going Green Tips – Use Proven Green Products!
Each chapter concludes with safe product alternatives for the reader to check out. My favorites are the Shaklee products that are always safe, always natural, and always green. Shaklee has a great line of non-toxic cleaners as well as wonderfully natural personal care products like soap, shower gel, shampoo, etc. Shaklee also has a specialty baby care product line and beautiful skin care. It’s easy to get your home and body care cleaned up with Shaklee products. And Shaklee makes it so that everyone can join and enjoy a 15% lifetime discount with no renewal fees and no minimum ordering.
I am crazy about being green and clean as you can read here. If you want more great going green tips, invest in Green Goes with Everything by clicking on the icon on the right and you will learn a lot more neat things to green up your life. Did you know that Sloan Barnett was instrumental in getting the Shaklee Get Clean product line into the White House and the Vice President’s house? How cool is that?
Leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite going green tips are.
know what chemicals r harming u in your home? @amyhagerup reveals the truth w tips to get rid of them http://bit.ly/8YZK6z #UTribe
[Reply]
know what chemicals r harming u in your home? @amyhagerup reveals the truth w tips to get rid of them http://bit.ly/8YZK6z #UTribe
[Reply]
With 2 small kids at home, I am all for safe cleaning products. We use Shaklee’s cleaning products in our house (not a distributor, just a user). People always get the impression that natural products don’t clean as well. That just isn’t true. Nothing cleans our glass stove top like their Scour Off paste. I think my wife used it to clean inside the oven once too.
.-= Wayne Woodworth´s last blog ..Sleep: Most Important for Longevity =-.
[Reply]
amyhagerup Reply:
June 25th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Thanks for sharing this great testimonial. Yes, scour off is awesome. I used it to get scuff marks off our doors. Inside of oven is a good use too. Laundry concentrate and nature bright are amazing too! thank for commenting, Wayne. Blessings, Amy
[Reply]
know what chemicals r harming u in your home? @amyhagerup reveals the truth w tips to get rid of them http://bit.ly/8YZK6z #UTribe
[Reply]
know what chemicals r harming u in your home? @amyhagerup reveals the truth w tips to get rid of them http://bit.ly/8YZK6z #UTribe
[Reply]
Going green tips: how toxins can hurt & what you can do about it! http://bit.ly/drdVZF
[Reply]
Pingback: amyhagerup.com » Blog Archive » Do Cleaning Products Cause Breast Cancer?
Toxins can hurt you short term & long term but you can do something about it! http://ping.fm/s5foV
[Reply]
To improve your health & your family's health, switch to non-toxic cleaners! http://ping.fm/s5foV
[Reply]
Take steps now to get the toxins out of your home and office environments. What you don't know CAN hurt you. http://ping.fm/s5foV
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://is.gd/PDUlDz #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It – http://wee.fm/5fac Check it out! http://t.co/cGGbXdY
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It – http://wee.fm/5fac Check it out! http://t.co/YDtUuT7
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It – http://wee.fm/5fac Check it out! http://t.co/Hx4zy36
[Reply]
http://t.co/vPDYTnN Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It – http://wee.fm/5fac Great post from Amy! http://t.co/LBEmLkU
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It – http://wee.fm/5fac Check it out! http://t.co/1zbPPUR
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It – http://wee.fm/5fac A powerful message from Amy!! http://t.co/AJPbxbP
[Reply]
> Amy shares some great tips for going green | @amyhagerup | http://t.co/l3GTw4R
[Reply]
Hi Amy, thanks for sharing … Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It … I have 2 “furry friends” running around my house so will definitely need to be more careful about cleaning products.
[Reply]
amyhagerup Reply:
August 25th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
That is so true, Susan. We need to get the toxins out of our homes for our pets’ well-being too. Thanks for stopping by and for commenting. Blessings, Amy
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/rBakGMN #health
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]
Hi Amy, thank you for sharing the article – Preparing For Baby! I did not realize how deadly the effects of keeping a clean home could be on an infant!
Blessings
[Reply]
amyhagerup Reply:
April 9th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Hi Carol, Great to see you here. Actually, we need non-toxic cleaners for ALL of us – not just babies. LOL. Do come again.
[Reply]
Pingback: Preparing for Baby? A Deadly Mistake You Might Be Making | amyhagerup.com
Going Green Tips: How Toxins Can Hurt & What You Can Do About It http://t.co/MO90wPot
[Reply]