Toxins in our products, Cancer causing agents, What Chemicals are doing to us, Benefits of using natural products Environmental issues, Economy, Health. We are all aware of eating healthy and getting enough exercise to stay healthy. Being active and eating healthy foods is only the beginning to having better health. For one thing the economy has created us all to think differently when shopping for fresh fruits and vegetables due to the increase in the costs of basic living necessities. We do less grocery shopping for healthy foods and buy more processed foods to compensate for the higher cost of utilities, housing and gas. There are people all over the world that are suffering due to the higher costs of basic living necessities that are using the food banks more often and then others that are just living pay day to pay day trying to get ahead. Having a healthier Life should not cost extra, it should save us and in the long run save the Government Money on health care costs.

2. Health & Wellbeing
• Toxins in our products
• Cancer causing agents
• What Chemicals are doing to us
• Benefits of using natural products
• Environmental issues
• Economy
• Health

4. We are all aware of eating healthy and getting enough exercise to stay healthy. Being
active and eating healthy foods is only the beginning to having better health. For one thing
the economy has created us all to think differently when shopping for fresh fruits and
vegetables due to the increase in the costs of basic living necessities. We do less grocery
shopping for healthy foods and buy more processed foods to compensate for the higher
cost of utilities, housing and gas. There are people all over the world that are suffering due
to the higher costs of basic living necessities that are using the food banks more often and
then others that are just living pay day to pay day trying to get ahead. Having a healthier
Life should not cost extra, it should save us and in the long run save the Government
Money on health care costs.

5. Toxins in Our Lives
• Respiratory illness in children and adults
• Childhood asthma has increased by 400%
• Cancer is the #1 cause for death in
children between the ages of 5 – 9
• Evidence shows that chemicals in our
environment are the leading cause for
serious health issues.
• Every day we expose ourselves and kids
to dangerous toxins in our homes.

6. Silent Killers

7. In our workplace and our own homes we are exposed daily to toxins. Scientists have
proven that serious health issues are caused by these toxins. Companies that
manufacture our cleaning products, personal hygiene products and food/containers do
not legally have to inform us, the consumer, of the health issues or even the ingredients.
We, as the consumer, have been led to believe that by using these products, we are
Getting rid of germs and protecting our families. But what we are doing is slowly
poisoning them. Laundry soap, shampoo and even sun screen all contain toxins.

8. Reading Labels/ Understanding
• Do you read the labels before you purchase a product?
• Can you pronounce the words?
• In the work place people are made aware of the dangers. In your home it is
up to you to understand the symbols and read the labels on using the
products. However, companies are not required to list all the ingredients in
cleaning products and other household items we use daily. As consumers it
is our responsibility to educate ourselves and others. Tide® announced that
as of September 2013, they will be reducing the amount of 1,4 dioxin in two
of their laundry detergents–Tide Original Scent® and Tide Free & Gentle®.
1,4 dioxin is a by-product of the manufacturing (ie: ethoxylation) process,
which can be stripped out for pennies. It is a known carcinogen; a cancer-
causing chemical. It has been linked in animal studies to an increased risk
of breast cancer. Those Tide® folks sure are smart. They responded to
diligent pressure from a report released by Women’s Voices for the Earth
and a Change.org petition that received over 78,000 signatures. Proctor &
Gamble, the makers of Tide®, also witnessed Johnson & Johnson use this
playbook just a few months ago by publicly announcing that they would be
removing some toxic chemicals from some of their product sometime in the
future.

10. Benefits of Natural
• Healthier lives and environment
• Breathe easier knowing you are using green products
that are not hurting your family or the environment. One
family at a time, we can make a difference to the air we
breathe. The health issues some people suffer from are
due to toxins, babies are born with toxins even. So by
changing to green products we can prevent some
serious health issues. If we don’t do this for ourselves,
we should at least do this for our children and the
environment. Everyone, even plants and animals benefit
with chemical free lives. Something as simple as
washing a floor can help save a child or pet.

11. VS
$15.99/100 FL OZ 64 loads, Bigger bottle means more garbage.
Ingredients:
linear alkylbenzene sulfonates surfactant, C12-16 Pareth-9 surfactant, propylene glycol
process aid, alcoholethoxy sulfate surfactant, water solvent, polyethyleneimine ethoxylate
polymer, glycerine polymer, fatty acid salts surfactant, polyvinyl alcohol film, PEG-136
polyvinyl acetate polymer, ethylene Diamine disuccinic salt Chelant, monoethanolamine
citrate process aid, sodium bisulfite process aid, diethylenetriamine pentaacetate, sodium
captures soil, disodium distyrylbiphenyl disulfonate brightener, calcium formate process
aid, mannanase enzyme, xyloglucanase enzyme, sodium formate process aid,
hydrogenated castor oil process aid, natalase enzyme, dyes colorant, termamyl enzyme,
subtilisin enzyme, benzisothiazolin preservative, perfume
$12.99/710 ML 48 loads,
Smaller bottle means less
garbage.
Ingredients:
Cleaning agents (biodegradable anionic
and plant-derived nonionic surfactants),
solubilizer, fragrance (essential oils),
brightening agent and preservative.

12. CBC Exposes Dangerous
Household Cleaning Products that
could be lurking in your home