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The Hidden Dangers: 500 Toxic Chemicals Affecting Your Life Daily

Every day, we are exposed to a staggering number of toxic chemicals in everyday products, posing serious risks to our health and well-being. With over 70,000 chemicals in use, many linked to chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and hormonal disruptions, it’s crucial to be informed. From personal care items to household products, unknown dangers lurk in your home. This article sheds light on the effects of these chemicals, emphasizes the importance of reading labels, and offers tips on avoiding harmful substances for a healthier life.

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The Hidden Dangers: 500 Toxic Chemicals Affecting Your Life Daily

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  1. Your Right to Know

  2. 500 Chemicals A Day Affect Quality of Life • The toxic chemicals in products families use everyday have created a serious problem that is impacting their health, quality of life and their very future. • We are the first generation of people ever exposed to such an unprecedented number of chemicals on a daily basis – there are now over 70,000 chemicals commercially produced n the U.S., and the number is increasing • What products in your home contain chemicals where only a few have been tested for safety? 2

  3. No One is Immune – Are You Suffering? Impact from toxic synthetic chemicals in typical personal care products is causing long term chronic and fatal illnesses . . • Breast Cancer • Heart Disease • Alzheimer’s • Multiple Sclerosis • Depression • Arthritis, joint pain • Miscarriages • Hormone Disruption • Immune Deficiencies • Obesity • Parkinson’s • Migraines • Asthma • Lupus • Birth Defects • Acne • ADD, Learning & Memory • Accelerated Aging

  4. Products Causing Chemical Exposure • Synthetics in skin / hair care and household products cause birth defects, learning disorders, obesity, children’s cancers, sexual confusion… • Ingredients in shampoos, dyes, detergents & sunscreens may be mixing up your hormonal signals • Centers of Disease Control ~National Toxicology Program, • 20 years of peer-reviewed studies

  5. Sodium Laureth Sulfate PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) Contain phthalates directly related to birth defects, etc Baby Shampoos, Products that Suds Lotions, Sunscreens

  6. Parabens, PEGs, Hydrocortisones (Steroids) • Harm childhood and sexual development • Stimulate obesity Hormone disruptors • Harm childhood and sexual development • Early breast development • Stimulate obesity

  7. MEA, TEA, DEA, Yellow Dye #5, Fragrances, Parabens, PEGs • Increase a child’s frustration and ability to cope with school and discipline • Cause depression and moodiness • Create emotional disturbances • Cause learning disorders 7

  8. Hormone Disrupting Preservatives • Parabens - methy, ethyl, propyl & butyl • Mimic estrogen, suspected of estrogen-like breast cancer • Penetrate the skin and appear in blood • Found in breast tumors, linked to breast cancer • Male sterility, early breast development 8

  9. Shampoos, Chemical Sunscreens, Acne Products • Male sterility, Feminization In a recent study of the feminization of wildlife, the conclusion is that “Boys will be girls – eventually.” Blame has fallen on the increasing prevalence of a group of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors found in plastics, food packaging, shampoos and pesticides. A reduction in the size of male genitals, a lower sex drive and parts of the testes turning into ovary tissue are among the symptoms that are leading to falling sperm counts and infertility among men. 9

  10. Some Preservatives Cause Joint Pain Imidazolidinyl Urea, Diazolidinyl Urea & DMDM Hydantoin • Formaldehyde connected to: • Inflammatory diseases • Cancer • Other chronic conditions 10

  11. Read Labels And AVOID • Benzoyl Peroxidehormone disruptor and suspected carcinogen found in acne products • DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine)& TEA (Triethanolamine) carcinogen, memory loss • DMDM Hydantoin & Imidazolidnyl Urea / Duazikdinyl urea, 2-bromo-2nitropropane-1, 3-diol -- formaldehyde doning preservatives • FD&C Color and Pigments (coal-tar) toxic… • Fragrances, Synthetic asthma, depression, weaken imune system • PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) birth defects, etc • Parabens suspected hormone disruptors • Phthalatesoften in sunscreens, shampoos & other ingredients on this list, i.e. PEG, Triclosan • Propylene and Butylene Glycol (solvents) • Quaternium 15 (formaldehyde donor) allergen, • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)(detergent solvents) • Sunscreen chemicals: avobenzone, benzphenone, methoxycinnamate, etc. .createsfree radical, pesticides, carcinogenic) • Triclosan – antibacterial agent (hormone ...disruptor, water contaminate) www.thetff.org

  12. ToxicFree® Certification Seal

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