Green Tomorrow

Now that the green movement has gained some momentum, which many families are awaiting a child may wonder how they can make healthy choices the house before their child is. Here are 3 simple changes that can be made to go green for his child, and create a safer environment for her and the rest of your family!

Switch: dangerous household chemicals

Switch: A selected number of versatile products which are not toxic, and eco –

Lots of popular cleaning and household products are not only hazardous to health, but are dangerous to the environment. Common cleaning products containing phthalates, petrochemical, perfumes and other chemicals. These chemicals can be easily inhaled and ingested while they are in use, and can be fatal if ingested by small children. In addition, the Internet is ripe with stories of families who switched to more natural products, and we have noticed a reduction in asthma, eczema and allergy symptoms immediately. In the age of disorder, many have closets full of half-used toxic cleaning products for each task of cleaning under the sun. You can simplify your house and green his first child is to get rid of toxic products and their replacement with only a few safe and environmentally friendly products.

Switch products: Chlorine Bleach, conventional Wipers (WC Boil cleaning, Window Cleaners, oven cleaners, Tile & Mildew cleaning, laundry detergent, fabric softener, etc.) Ammonia, solvents, Bugs & Pest Chemicals, Weed Killers, antibacterial soap

Switch to: Oxygen Bleach, eco-Wipers, vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice, Borax

Switch: 24 hours Electronics

Switch: Peace & Quiet, House Plants

E ‘surprising number of electronics that we have in our homes than when I was growing. Yes, I remember when we got our first color television (Yay! Sesame Street color), when I was 6 or 7. Today in my house we have 2 TVs, 2 desktop computers, 1 laptop and many other radios, video game machines and media players. What many people are not aware of is that when these devices are running many of them are clean-polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are used as flame retardants on most electronic equipment. Levels of these chemicals in breast milk has been increasing over the past 25 years and are now researchers, connecting them to endocrine problems, such as thyroid dysfunction and PBDEs are a suspected neurotoxin, a substance that can damage the central nervous system.

Switch: Turn off your TV, computer and video game, when not in use.

Switch: Get the family outside, where the quality is better and where you’re more likely to interact in the area in front of the TV. Plants houseplants add to your furniture can drastically reduce the level of indoor pollutants. Frequent vacuuming and dusting can also help reduce levels of ingestion by children.

Switch: Nasty plastics

Switch: safe plastic, glass

Plastics have been in the news a lot recently due to new studies involving other chemical, bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in baby bottles, in a number of health problems, including hormone disruption, cancer and reproductive disorders. While plastic serves a number of important functions in our society, if science observation that some might not be safe if swallowed. One study found that the amount of BPA that leached into the contents of the container was dramatically increased when the container was heated and scrubbed.

Switch: # 3 Vinyl / PVC (lunch boxes and bags), # 6 Polystyrene (fast food), # 7 Polycarbonate (baby bottles, water bottles reusable)

Switch: # 1 PET (bottled water), # 2 HDPE (milk jugs), # 4 LDPE (plastic wrap), # 5 PP (ziploc food containers)

Avoid using disposable plastic products whenever possible, your tote water or drinks in a reusable and safe bottle. Microwaving avoid plastic instead use glass or microwave-safe ceramic. Using baby bottles of glass or plastic safe.