Chemical Warfare Agents And Toxic Waste Disguised
As Household Cleaning Products
By Lorie Dwornick
The following information is intended to help you make an informed decision
about the types of household cleaning products you choose to use for
yourself and your families.
You are what you eat, digest and absorb. What you absorb includes what is
absorbed through inhalation and the skin, which happens to be the largest
organ of the body. When the liver is overworked, the skin takes over with
the elimination of toxins. Unfortunately, many toxins are not that easy to
eliminate.
Since WWII more than 80,000 synthetic chemicals have been invented. Most
have been created from petroleum and coal tar for the purposes of chemical
warfare. The sad thing is that hardly any of these substances have been
tested for safety, but have been added to our food, water and cleaning
products without our consent and most often without informing us of any
dangers.
There is a lot of intentional suppression in this industry that adds
approximately 1000 new chemicals each year.
According to the National Research Council, "no toxic information is
available for more than 80% of the chemicals in everyday-use products. Less
than 20% have been tested for acute effects and less than 10% have been
tested for chronic, reproductive or mutagenic effects." More than 4.5
billion chemicals are known and 50,000 are commercially distributed. What is
worse is that tests are only done on single chemicals. There is never any
testing done on combinations, which we’re exposed to on a daily basis.
Imagine what your lifetime exposure is.
It requires a team of scientists, 300 mice, more than $300,000 US, and 2-3
years to determine whether one single suspect chemical causes cancer. These
mice have much higher immune systems than we do. Governments are at the
mercy of economic agendas. Industry interests almost always win over issues
regarding health or government regulation. Only 1% of toxins are required to
be listed on labels. This is mainly because the products donít make any
claims about safety. Companies can also classify them as "trade secrets" to
avoid listing them. Many of the ingredients labelled "inert" are actually
more toxic than the active ingredients. If you don’t know what it is, don’t
use it.
The chemical companies spend billions of dollars each year brainwashing us.
Ninety-one percent of the population applies 300-million pounds of these
poisons annually, often indoors.
City dwellers use more chemicals per acre than farmers and spend more than
$1 billion annually.
The first agent of chemical warfare was chlorine. The war ended with an
abundance of this cheap chemical. In the name of huge profits, it was added
to our water supply and many other products. Chlorine is the number one
cause of breast cancer and can be lethal. Scientists won’t handle chlorine
without protective gloves, facemasks, and ventilation, yet it is in most
store-brand cleaners, including dishwasher detergents. The harmful effects
are intensified when the fumes are heated, as in the shower. It’s in our
drinking water, swimming pools, Jacuzzis, and more.
Fluoride is worse, but space limits its discussion here. Do your own
research and avoid it. It is one of the biggest scams of all time. It has no
benefits whatsoever. It’s extremely poisonous!
Most household cleaners contain toxic chemicals. Ammonia is in almost all of
them and is lethal if combined with bleach (forming chloramine). Industry
requires readily accessible information about chemicals used in the
workplace that includes the effects of combining chemicals. The main manual,
Workplace Hazardous Materials Identification System (WHMIS), contains
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Have a look at this manual. You may be
surprised at how dangerous some products are that you use, unsuspectingly,
in your home on a regular basis.
The government acknowledges that these cleaning products are hazardous, but
regulation only requires labels to indicate if they are: combustible,
corrosive, poison, caution, etc.
One Million poisonings in Canada each year are due to household cleaner
ingestion. Some are fatal. The #1 cause of household poisoning is dish
detergent. What kinds of chemicals are in those products? These statistics
were given before the recent hype over anti-bacterials, which are even worse.
Certain types of bacteria are necessary and beneficial. They eat decaying
debris and keep the "bad" bacteria in balance. Nature is always safest and
was never intended to destroy, like chemicals are.
Each time you wash your dishes, some residue is left on them.
The residue accumulates with each washing. Your food picks up part of the
residue -- especially if your meal is hot and you ingest it.
Dishwashing liquids are labelled "harmful if swallowed." Most contain
Naphtha, a CNS depressant, diethanolsamine, a liver poison, and/or
chlorophenylphenol, a toxic metabolic stimulant.
Do you want to be using harmful products to clean dishes that you and your
family are going to be eating off of?
A few times I unsuspectingly used anti-bacterial soap while visiting and
suffered from side effects each time. They include: rough, dry hands, a
feeling in my nose as if it had been sanded with coarse sand paper until
raw, and the strong smell of ammonia. These effects lasted at least 20 hours
after exposure.
Washing your hands with cold water inhibits the spread of bacteria and
germs. Hot water encourages growth of unwanted organisms. But in most cases,
the bacteria are much safer than the chemicals used to kill them. You can
use plain vodka or vinegar as a disinfectant if you are uncomfortable using
payphones, washrooms, shopping carts, etc. in public places.
Remember, people are organisms.
I spilt some Brand X dish soap on the grass, which I immediately soaked with
water until there were no more suds. About a week later the grass was dead.
If it kills the grass, what is it doing to us?
Many household products contain harmful chemicals. For example, formaldehyde
is in almost all cleaning products, including laundry detergents, toothpaste
and shampoo.
Laundry detergents contain phosphorus, enzymes, ammonia, naphthalene,
phenol, sodium nitilotriacetate and countless others. These chemicals can
cause rashes, itches, allergies, sinus problems and more. The residue left
on your clothes, bed sheets, etc. is absorbed through your skin, as is
everything else you touch. Thus, the success and popularity of transdermal
patches. Don’t fall prey to the bombardment of advertisements strongly
suggesting that you absolutely need these products. You don’t, but their
profit margins do. If declining health is what you desire, use these
products.
Disinfectants are usually phenol- or cresol-based and deactivate sensory
nerve endings. They attack the liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, and the
central nervous system (CNS) and it takes over a year to eliminate the
unhealthy effects of spraying 2 ounces, even with heavy cross ventilation.
Oven cleaners are one of the most toxic products people use. They contain
lye and ammonia, which eat the skin, and the fumes linger and affect the
respiratory system. Then there’s the residue that’s intensified the next
time you turn your oven on. Use sea salt and baking soda instead.
Air fresheners interfere with your ability to smell by releasing
nerve-deadening agents or coating nasal passages with an oil film, usually
methoxychlor, a pesticide that accumulates in fat cells and over-stimulates
the CNS. Dryer sheets fall into this category. They are extremely toxic.
Avoid them. (The only reason you require fabric softeners is because the
chemicals in laundry soap create the static. It may take several washings
with chemical free detergents to eliminate the chemical residue static. Your
patience will be well rewarded.) Some other common ingredients include:
P-dichlorobenzene, naphthalene and formaldehyde. Fresh, organic citrus
juices, vinegar, spices, and essential oils will do a better job, risk free.
Pesticides are dangerous. They are responsible for asthma, bronchitis,
eczema, migraines, death, hives, joint and muscle pain for 16 million people
in this country and the numbers are growing. Antibiotics are pesticides. You
may be surprised to find out just how many everyday products contain
pesticides, such as toothpaste and shampoo. Most public buildings are
sprayed with pesticides on a regular basis. Donít count on your doctor to
inform you of this. Medication and treatment for the effects of these
chemicals is a very lucrative business. Doctors serve the
pharmaceutical/chemical industry, not you.
Pesticides are the #2 cause of death by poisoning in this country. They can
linger for more than 30 years. Inhalation can lead to nausea, cough,
breathing difficulties, depression, eye irritation, dizziness, weakness,
blurred vision, twitching, convulsions and more. They are stored in body
fat. Long-term they damage liver, kidneys, lungs, and lead to paralysis,
sterility, immune suppression, brain haemorrhages, decreased fertility,
sexual dysfunction, heart problems and coma. Diazanon is a carcinogen,
teratogen (serious birth defects), mutagen (genetic damaging) and it causes
death. Pests are not life threatening.
Flea collars are pesticides and release a continuous supply to the pet. In
addition to the great harm caused to your pet, it is absorbed through your
skin every time you touch your pet. Leave your pet a dish of brewer’s yeast;
it will instinctively eat it as needed and repel fleas naturally. Please
don’t let the vet turn your pet into a drug addict because of chemical
exposure and unnecessary vaccines.
Lice shampoo is a pesticide and is absorbed into the brain. Lindane, the
main ingredient, causes convulsions, seizures, cancer and death. You can use
your favourite shampoo several times a day, every day. The lice will be gone
in less than a week. Lice are not dangerous.
Regular shampoos contain harsh chemicals. Baby shampoos advertised as gentle
and "no tears" contain some of the worst chemicals, including anesthetizing
agents to cover up the burning sensation that would otherwise be caused when
the chemicals contact the eyes. Imagine what effect these agents have on the
eyes and brain, especially after repeated uses.
Sodium laurel sulfate and other forms of this substance lower brain acuity
and attribute to blindness, yet they are commonly used in shampoos,
toothpastes and other personal hygiene products.
Everything that touches your scalp is absorbed into your brain first, so
think twice before choosing to bleach, dye, or perm your hair. Use natural
alternatives, if you must.
Effects of these toxic chemicals include: illness, allergies, asthma, ear
infections, learning disabilities, nervous disorders, respiratory
difficulties and more. The American Cancer Society stated "environmental
pollution causes cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, coughing, asthma, nervous
disorders, emphysema, wheezing, nasal congestion, burning eyes, headache,
burning, tingling, skin flushing, muscle aches, irritability, mental
confusion, unco-ordination, hyperactivity and other debilitating illnesses."
The EPA depends on industry-sponsored tests for approval. In 1981, one
company was found guilty of falsifying over 90% of more than 2000 studies.
Those products are still readily available.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Chemicals Commonly Found in Homes
identified 150 as linked to allergies, birth defects, cancer and
psychological abnormalities. Ten percent cause high blood pressure (HBP) and
migraines and 20% are responsible for mental disturbances.
Indoor air in the home has been found to have five times higher toxic
chemical concentrations than outdoor air. This is also true in rural areas.
A five-year study conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
showed many indoor air samples to be 70 times more toxic. Could this be why
almost everyone is sick, especially children and those working in public
buildings with no fresh air intake?
A scientific paper at the "Indoor Air Conference" in 1990 in Toronto stated
"because of household cleaners, housewives have a 55% higher risk of
contracting cancer."
With all these dangers well-documented and well-known, industry still spends
millions of dollars each year to convince us that we need these products. It
is much more dangerous and expensive to dispose of these toxins in hazardous
waste dumps, which are few and far between.
Exposure to toxins has synergistic and cumulative effects. They are known as
xenobiotics (foreign to the body). The body was not designed to eliminate
them, so it accumulates them. Doctors usually treat these toxic overloads
with more poisons. Is it any wonder our healthcare costs are skyrocketing
while we keep getting sicker and sicker? There are huge profits being made
at the expense of our health.
The main ingredient in most weed killers is 2,4-D (dichlorophenoxyacetic
acid). When combined with 2,4,5-T (trichlorophenoxyacetic acid) it forms
"Agent Orange." Use of these products creates more resistant weeds while
harming us. These chemicals eventually end up in our water table and in
edible crops planted in the vicinity.
When was the last time you saw bees, butterflies, dragonflies or ladybugs?
They are almost extinct because of the overuse of these and other similar
chemicals and pesticides. Are we next on the endangered species list? The
effects of these chemical poisonings are often given names and treated as
new diseases. We know differently. Treat your lawn with dish soap, coke &
beer, diluted with water every month or so and use a mulching mower. Longer
grass shades weed seeds. Plant basil to keep mosquitoes and other pests
away. There are many books available about companion planting and beneficial
insects, to keep the unwelcome ones away without compromising you
You, your pets and children walk on and absorb the harmful chemicals applied
to lawns and gardens. Avoid them. Weeds grow where soils are barren and
deficient in certain nutrients -- the very ones that these weeds provide.
They have longer roots that reach lower into the ground to provide those
hard-to-reach nutrients, while preventing soil erosion. If you donít want
them to spread, at least cut off the buds/flowers. Itís usually the chemical
dependent lawns that attract the weeds and produce larger ones.
These chemicals affect your lawn the way drugs affect you. The more
dependent you are on drugs, the sicker you become and the more drugs you
take. It’s a never ending, vicious cycle of addiction. The less drugs a
person takes the stronger their immune system is, and the healthier they
are. It’s best to avoid them all. The same goes for your lawn. It may take a
couple of years for the "withdrawal symptoms" to subside, but the wait will
be more than worth it. There is an entire ecosystem below the surface that
works interdependently to ensure your soil, and your crops, flourish. The
chemicals also kill all these beneficial microorganisms, worms, etc. Nature
is our friend, treat it as such.
When Congress passed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
(the legal basis for the EPA’s regulation of disinfectants), it assumed that
they were all toxic. No guidelines were created for identifying non-toxic
agents. In other words, they are all toxic and to be avoided.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards require
testing a chemical to a specified amount listed in the regulation. If it
kills half of a group of test animals, the chemical is toxic by this
definition. If the test animals survive after being exposed to an amount
greater than that listed, the chemical is non-toxic. The tests are done
orally, transdermally and by inhalation. Not very strict or reassuring in my
opinion. And where are the tests for long-term exposure, or on humans?
Beware of toxic chemicals. The danger doesn’t end with their use. Everything
that goes down your drain eventually ends up in your drinking water supply.
This is multiplied by what your neighbours and every other person and
industry put down their drains. More than four million pounds of household
cleaning chemicals go down Canadian drains each year.
Everything that goes down our drains and toilets ends up at the water
treatment plants where they are mixed with even more toxic chemicals,
recycled and returned to us via our water taps (including drugs and poisons
we ingested, inhaled and absorbed, then eliminated). Eventually there will
not be enough water to dilute all these chemicals and we will end up with
pure chemicals coming from our taps. Hence the huge market for bottled water
and point of use filter systems. Avoid distilled and "drinking" water.
The remaining sludge is extremely toxic and is marketed as "natural
fertilizer" called "bio solids." It’s used on farms that supply produce to
our supermarkets and the livestock industry. Whatever goes down the sewers
on the streets goes directly into the rivers. What we do to the planet, we
do to ourselves. If a product is not friendly to the environment, it cannot
be friendly to us.
If a product requires special handling or ventilation, don’t expose yourself
or your environment to it. This is where you, your family and friends have
to live and breathe. Next time you or someone you know feels ill, instead of
rushing off to the doctor to get medicated (poisoned), why not look for the
cause in a household chemical or food additive and eliminate it? This can
save a lot of grief and more toxic overload, which will probably be labelled
as some type of serious illness without looking for the cause.
Children are at higher risk when playing on floors with the residue from
formaldehyde, asbestos and pesticides from common household cleaners. Their
respiration rates are three times higher than adults, and their
detoxification systems are not fully developed and cannot filter these
toxins out. Have you noticed how many children are on inhalers lately? This
is akin to putting the fire out with gasoline. The older you are, the more
years of accumulation of these toxins you will have in your system. There
are tens of thousands of chemicals in use, but if you ever get tested, they
will usually only test for 150 or so, and those are probably not the worst
ones. That’s only about .002%. It’s a joke really.
Personal care and cleaning products are very toxic. Prior to WWII they
didn’t exist, homes were clean, and people had fewer health problems. Do we
really want to compromise our health so the chemical companies can become
wealthy? How many toxic bombs are lurking in your home? There are many safe,
chemical free cleaning products on the market today, or if you prefer -- use
the basics; baking soda, lemon juice, vinegar and water. You’ll be amazed at
what a wonderful job they do.
Please do your own research and use the products that are the safest and
best for your families. There are numerous books on these subjects. Don’t
leave your fate in the hands of multibillion-dollar chemical industries
whose only concern is profit. Your shopping habits create a demand for the
products you buy. If you donít like what is contained in the products
offered in your stores, let it be known and switch products. Encourage
industry to be responsible for their products, as we must be with our
purchases. Educate your friends, neighbours and loved ones. Don’t ever give
anyone authority over your body or your health. It’s your responsibility to
be informed. What you don’t know can harm you, and even kill you. Once the
damage is done, it may be too late.
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Lorie Dwornick is a researcher, educator and activist living in Winnipeg,
MB. She found out first-hand about the corruption in "the system" through
cover-ups, fabrications and deception affecting her own health. This started
her trek to get the answers she'd been denied. When she learns of something
she feels others need their eyes opened up to, she makes it known so they
don't have to go through the kind of ongoing ordeal that's been imposed upon
her since becoming the victim of an accident many years ago. Victims are
being treated like criminals. Lorie – like many researchers -- uncovered all
sorts of things she wasn’t even looking for. As the saying goes, "the lies
are hidden in plain view." She believes that eventually enough people will
be aware of these things to expose the corruption to the extent that some,
if not all, of it can be halted. The truth is almost always the opposite of
what the propaganda machine (mainstream media) tells us. It is about mass
manipulation and control.
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