Toxic Blog

What would you choose to do from home?

There are many legitimate work at home ideas and companies out there. There are also some really bad ones. We mostly hear about the really bad ones and get them confused with some good ones. Well, how do you tell? First, figure out your beliefs and how you want to work from home. How much time do you have to give it (there really are no good get-rich-quick or get-someone-else-to-do-the-work-for-you good opportunities out there)? What do you want to work with? What is your comfort zone: with people, on the phone, on the internet, etc? Are you ready to learn? It has taken me a long time to figure that out. I have been with my company for 5 years and I would never stop being a customer. Why? Let me describe my company - and I would love to take credit for this but I heard someone else say it and I apologize but I don't remember who that was - but here goes:

Imagine for a moment that you are driving to your local grocery store and you see a sign at the corner of a building that reads: "Wholesale store coming soon. All non-toxic products. Safe for you, safe for your children, and safe for your home. Also environmentally safe - in manufacturing,  packing and distribution."

You drive up to the door and see signs hanging inside that say, "Purchase your monthly necessities by the 16th and we'll give you 10% at checkout!" You notice that the products they sell are going to include everything you already buy - soaps, shampoos, household cleaners, laundry detergents, supplements, weight loss products, pharmaceuticals, skin care and cosmetics, and lots more...

Other signs you see state,  "Bring a friend and we'll send you a check for a minimum of 7%  of their purchase!"

Then you see their phone number and email address and under it says, "Call us or visit us online - stay home and save your gas - we'll deliver it to you!" "Do not buy bulk - we'll do this for you every month."

You turn your car around and as you drive out of the parking lot you notice one last sign: "Try us and we'll give you $100 of free products of your choice."

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What do you do? Personally, I don't drag my kids out to the store to hear them tell me what they want today or how they want to walk and not ride or how their sibling is bugging them... I stay home and order my monthly products knowing that I am not exposing them to potentially disabling indoor air pollution and also understanding that my 5-second rule when they drop things on the floor really won't kill them when they eat it! I order only what I need for the month and I rest happily knowing that when I order something I help another family reach their goals for financial fulfillment.

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It's "JUST" Cancer

There are serious effects of "UNNECESSARY" toxic chemicals on our health and environment.  Those who continue to use caustic chemicals in their home, which are contained in typical household products, will wish they had converted sooner once they get their diagnosis. In the early 1900s it was 1 in 8000 that would get cancer, now 1 in  3 or 4 people will be diagnosed with cancer.

Subject: 70-80% of cancers linked to environmental exposures to toxins

Health and the Environment
Original Air Date: December 12, 2006

Many of us don't realize how many toxins are in the environment around us. In fact, the things we use to make our world cleaner may actually be the things that are poisoning us, says Deirdre Imus, wife of radio personality Don Imus. Dr. Oz talks to Deirdre about the importance of having safe, non-toxic environments for our children and about her efforts to enhance health through environmentally friendly measures.

According to Deirdre, Americans are exposed to more than 82,000 chemicals in our environment, yet the Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed fewer than 2 percent of them for safety. "Knowing that information," Deirdre says, "Why wouldn't we decide to identify, control and ultimately prevent those environmental factors that are making us sick?"

Deirdre says her work began more than 15 years ago when she met her husband, who at the time was raising money for kids with cancer. Since then she has launched countless eco-friendly initiatives, including The Imus Ranch for Kids with Cancer, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology and the Greening the Cleaning® institutional program, which helps eliminate toxic cleaning agents and replace them with safer, non-toxic alternatives.

Deirdre says that according to the Center for Disease Control, 70 to 80 percent of cancers are linked to environmental exposures to toxins.With that in mind, she says it's critical that individuals take steps to eliminate toxins from their households. To get started, she suggests eating meat substitutes and organic food, using all "green" cleaning products and buying organic cotton clothing.

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                          Deirdre Imus's website is www.dienviro.com.*

I Gotta come clean: I Can't stand cleaning!

You know I am definitely about getting all toxic chemicals out of my house. I can't stand the idea of contributing to my kids' risk factors for cancer and other diseases that are already in the family line. My side lives until way past 85 (unless an accident takes us first) but my husband's side - oh my goodness. I would rather know that I did not contribute to their possibility of getting these diseases. But I'll tell you - I can't stand to clean - I do it because it needs to be done - but I can't stand it - I'll do it with products that are not toxic and that makes me feel better about it - but I can't stand it. How about you? Are you one of those clean-freak moms that do it because it needs to be done or a clean-freak mom that enjoys cleaning?