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In reply to the discussion: Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought [View all]KT2000
(22,150 posts)to look - maybe it is the Motrin as some people have liver damage from NSAIDS, but your environment, AKA the air you breathe is a big factor in health. Check the labels on everything you use and look up the ingredients.
1. Do you or your neighbors use yard chemicals? Weed & Feed has 2.4-D, Roundup has glyphosate and inerts that are even more dangerous.
2. New carpet? possible neurotoxins
3. Furniture made from particle board? urea formaldehyde which off-gasses for a long time. Fabric on furniture is often treated with fire retardants as is your mattress.
4. Pesticide use inside the home? Lots of bad stuff that no living thing should be around.
5. Cleaning products have many chemicals. Check out what you are using at www.ewg.org
6. Laundry soaps have brighteners and some dryer sheets have lots of chemicals including chloroform.
8. Personal care products may have formaldehyde under several different names such quarternium-15. Really learn what is in the products you are using because these chemicals enter the body through the skin.
7. Are there pollution sources near your home?
For most things there are safer alternatives. It is amazing what can be accomplished with white vinegar, baking soda and water.
Besides ewg - Environmental Working Group, the publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health NIH) called Environmental Health Perspectives has some really good information if you like reading studies. Please learn and protect yourself - doctors do not consider environmental exposures when treating people for illnesses.