How to reduce the chemicals you're exposed to every day
Posted on Aug 31st 2008 3:00PM by Bethany SandersThere are chemicals everywhere in our every day life. Though some are absolutely necessary from a public health standpoint -- chlorine to sanitize drinking water, for one -- others have been linked to certain health issues.
Though it's impossible to avoid chemicals altogether in our modern world, there are steps you can take to reduce your own "chemical load," or the amount of chemicals that you carry around with you in your body. At Mark's Daily Apple, they recently suggested 8 different ways to reduce you chemical exposure in your day-to-day life.
We gave up household cleaning solutions several years ago in our house, because they'd often trigger my asthma. Instead, we use a variety of natural ingredients like vinegar (great odor absorber), baking soda, and good old hot, soapy water. When I smell a chemical fragrance or cleaner now, it doesn't smell "clean" to me, it smells toxic.
Want to learn more? Check out this NYT article on how to reduce chemicals and make your home more environmentally-friendly.
Though it's impossible to avoid chemicals altogether in our modern world, there are steps you can take to reduce your own "chemical load," or the amount of chemicals that you carry around with you in your body. At Mark's Daily Apple, they recently suggested 8 different ways to reduce you chemical exposure in your day-to-day life.
We gave up household cleaning solutions several years ago in our house, because they'd often trigger my asthma. Instead, we use a variety of natural ingredients like vinegar (great odor absorber), baking soda, and good old hot, soapy water. When I smell a chemical fragrance or cleaner now, it doesn't smell "clean" to me, it smells toxic.
Want to learn more? Check out this NYT article on how to reduce chemicals and make your home more environmentally-friendly.
