What are YOU Breathing? Can Perfumes & Air Fresheners Make YOU SICK & FAT?

  

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Did you know the scent within many perfumes and colognes along with plug-ins (and many other household and beauty products have chemical fragrances or parfums in their ingredients i.e., Febreze, Lysol, Clorox Bleach, Dawn, Tide, Irish Spring, Fabuloso etc) which contain many harmful chemicals.

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG.org), many of the chemicals in these synthetic fragrances contain phthalates, which can disrupt hormones, worsen asthma, allergies, lead to headaches, fatigue, weight gain (as these chemicals get stored in the fat), weaken the immune system, and even possibly cause cancer.

What to do?

Use natural products. Seventh Generation (SeventhGeneration.com, laundry, cleaning products), Ecos (ecos.com, air freshener, cleaning, laundry), Dr. Squatch (drsquatch.com, natural cologne, deodorant, face wash, lotion, hair products), Shea Moisture (sheamoisture.com, soap, hair products) don’t contain many of these harmful chemicals.

 *When doing laundry, add ½ cup distilled white vinegar in the fabric softener area. This acts as a natural fabric softener cleaner, deodorizing, and removing pet hair. Don’t worry, clothes won’t smell like vinegar. They smell CLEAN! J

These ecofriendly products can smell nice and be just as effective at eliminating odors, killing germs, and cleaning your body, clothing, dishes, floors, toilets, and countertops, among other things.

The nice part is you don’t have to call Poison Control if your child or pet accidentally consumes these products, or gets too much of them on their skin or breathes too much of them in.

Consider using the app YUKA and check EWG.org  which can help you get clear information on the health impact of the products you consume. 

References:

1.https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/ask-ewg-what-fragrance

2.https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/expert-panel-confirms-fragrance-ingredient-can-cause-cancer

3.https://www.ewg.org/areas-focus/toxic-chemicals/phthalates

4.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9623908/

5.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322388#:~:text=Immunosuppressive%20effects%20of%20phthalates%20have,et%20al.%2C%202020).

                                                     

Dr. Tanya Gold, MD is board-certified in family medicine and holistic medicine and is a registered yoga teacher. She believes the body is meant to heal. She is the proud owner of Dr. Gold’s Optimal Living Institute (@dgoli), and author of 7 Habits of Extremely Happy People. Audio book now available!  Dr. Gold has been in practice for over 20 years and is an expert in the field of natural pain relief and holistic medicine. Remember YOUR HEALTH MATTERS!

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