What are some household items that are surprisingly hazardous to our health?

According to this website (AlterNet. Org) published a personal health - 10 Dangerous Household Products You Should Never Use Again Products that we used for house cleaning (ie..air fresheners, disinfectants, and cleaners )found under our sink are more dangerous than we think. Here are just a few products we should ban from our home forever!

Quote--> Non-Stick Cookware In the 1960's they were a godsend-so we thought. The coating that makes Teflon pans non-sticking is polyterafluoroethylene (PTFE). It releases toxic gasses that have been linked to cancer, organ failure, reproductive damage, and other harmful health effects when PTFE heats up.

If you must use non-stick plan, cook foods on medium heat or less. On the hand try anodized aluminum, stainless steel or cast iron pans with a little cooking oil Plastic Bottles This one isn't new, a lot us have dangers of BPA in those ubiquitous neon water bottles. BPA mimics the effects of hormones that harm your endocrine system.

Although the has has switched to BPA-free plastic, those aren’t the only toxic bottles. When heat, such as the sun, left in your trunk, car, and the microwave on single use plastic bottles. The bottles themselves are spawning ground for and are a soucre of needless waste, it isn't regulated as tap water.

There are more than one million barrels of oil are used to manufacture the more than 25 billion single-use plastic water bottles sold in the U.S. Each year. A reusable, stainless steel or glass bottle is recommend. Conventional Cleaning Supplies These contain toxic chemicals that negatively affect every system in your body.

All purpose cleaners often contain ammonia, a strong irritant that has been linked to liver and kidney damage. Bleach is a powerful oxidizer, which can burn the skin and eyes. Another danger lies in oven cleaners, which can cause chemical burns and emit toxic fumes that harm the respiratory system.

The American Association of Poison Control Centers reports that more than 120,000 children under the age of five were involved in incidents involving household cleaners in 2006, the most recent year for which data is available. Choose a non-toxic, or natural cleaners. Consumers have particularly enjoyed Method and Seventh Generation, which are commonly found on supermarket shelves.

Bon Ami is a safe alternative to Comet and Ajax. You can even mix your own using common household items like vinegar and baking soda. Chemical Insecticides and Herbicides The purpose of these products is to kill pests, you can bet that many of them have ingredients in them that are also harmful to humans.

For example, the active ingredient in Round-Up -- a weed-killer popular with gardeners -- is known to cause kidney damage and reproductive harm in mice. Cypermethrin, one of the active ingredients in the popular ant and roach-killer Raid, is a known eye, skin and respiratory irritant and has negative effects on the central nervous system. Antibacterial Products The Center for Disease Control says that antibacterials may also interfere with immune system development in children.

Triclosan -- the most common antibacterial additive found in more than 100 household products ranging from soaps and toothpaste to children’s toys and even undergarments -- accumulates in the body. Avoid buying antibacterial products or soaps containing triclosan. Soap and water is really all you need to clean most things.

There are plenty of eco-friendly hand washes and other cleansers that are safe for you and easy on the planet. Chemical Fertilizers These are notorious for causing damage to our water supply and are a known major contributor to algal blooms. This causes an imbalance in delicate water ecosystems, killing fish and degrading water quality.

If you have a lawn, choose organic fertilizers rather than chemical ones. Compact Fluorescent Bulb Compact Fluorescent (CFL) One caveat of the low-energy bulb is that it contains mercury. Coal-fired plants are the biggest emitters of mercury.

Using CFL bulbs means you draw less power from the grid, which means less coal is burned for electricity. Because of the mercury, take precautions when disposing of these CFL bulbs. Rather than throwing them in your household trash or curbside recycling bin, take them to a hazardous waste collection Air fresheners These are incredibly toxic and can aggravate respiratory problems like asthma.

Even those labeled “pure” and “natural” have been found to contain phthalates, chemicals that cause hormonal abnormalities, reproductive problems and birth defects. Try simmering cinnamon and cloves to give your home scent, and leave a few windows open to let in freshner. Flame Retardants A common flame retardant that was used in mattresses -- polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) -- is known to accumulate in blood, breast milk and fatty tissues.

This chemical is linked to liver, thyroid, and neuro-developmental toxicity. According to the Environmental Working Group, new foam items often do not contain PBDEs, but foam items purchased before 2005 (like mattresses, mattress pads, couches, easy chairs, pillows, carpet padding), are likely to contain them. Household furniture often contains flame retardants and stain repellents that use PBDE’s as well as formaldehyde and PFOA Plastic Shopping Bags In the United States, only two percent of plastic bags are recycled, which means that the remaining 98 percent is dumped into landfills or blown out to sea.. Bring in your own reusable cloth bags when you go shopping.

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Ammonia Bleach Washing soda Laundry detergent (not laundry soap) Spray insecticides Dishwasher powder Plant food Drain opener Mouth wash with fluoride Peroxide Rubbing Alcohol Body Spray Just to name a few. Just take a trip down the household chemical isle, the HBA isles and the garden supply, and you will see a veritable smorgasbord of dangerous, and harmful chemicals. Even those that seem innocuous could be poisonous even deadly.

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