Non-toxic Homes and Environmental Illness
September 16th, 2009 Posted in Green Living & News, Organic & Chemical Pesticides
Perhaps the only way to avoid the risk of what many, though not all, in the medical community call “environmental illness” is to build a house in the middle of nowhere.
That’s at least what Snowflake, Arizona, resident Kathy Hemenway did to escape and recover from adverse reactions she had to lawn chemicals in Santa Cruz, California, as reported in a July 2009 Los Angeles Times article.
Hemenway’s decision to uproot herself came ironically after previous moves from homes with TV’s and carpet to homes without TV’s and with hardwood floors. She had already made the switch to using natural, fragrance-free shampoos and only natural household cleaners, while avoiding:
- Air fresheners
- Fresh paint
- Pesticides
- Lawn-care chemicals
There was no safeguard from the chemicals and electromagnetic fields that plagued her; she even resorted to using an oxygen machine to get over mild exposures like breathing in exhaust fumes on the road. So Hemenway packed up and moved to the desert where she now resides in a non-toxic house without paint, without carpet, without plywood, without particleboard, without tar paper, without pesticides on the foundation or the land on which the foundation was laid. To boot, the house has what’s called radiant in-floor heating in lieu of forced-air heating.
While the link between air polluting chemicals and disease such as cancer is moot, the medical community does not deny the connection between health risk and the use of fragranced chemical products and pesticides, as well as exposure to electromagnetic fields with the use of TV’s and other electronic devices, such as cell phones.
To avoid some of these dangers yourself, try EcoSMART. The chemical-free sprays are safe way to avoid illness. EcoSMART’s organic pesticides are the perfect non-toxic home remedy to any pests.
Rob Peach
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By Lisa Heard on Sep 24, 2009
I have a 17 month old child and a small house dog. I have had problems in my past resident with small ants, which I tried to get rid of with vinegar. But now in the new place I see a few roaches and back yard taken over by large ants…they also make their way indoors also. I refuse to buy raid and/or black flag. So I’m going to be fighting a losing battle in time, if they reproduce inside my house. Chemicals that kill insects are sure to cause illness or even death to us an/or our pets.
By Ruth Ayres on Sep 29, 2009
I have been using natural oils to combat the ant problems plaguing our home. They are great for the short term, but the little buggers are back in short order. I have tried the EcoSMART ant spray and was extremely happy with the results; however it’s almost impossible to find your product locally. I have asthma and allergies and an extremely effective by the commercial products. I would love to finally find something that doesn’t poison me or my family.
By Teresa Macke on Nov 4, 2009
I would love to test your products. In my own home I am slowly replacing chemical-laden products with natural ones. It is a total mind-set, though, because just the other day I caught myself reaching for the comet at Safeway. I have allergies and am a clean-freak and I always thought that organic or natural products must not be ‘as good’ because they didn’t leave that bleachy smell. But I am slowly changing especailly when I read about what bug sprays and other chemicals can do to even our DNA. Anyway, looking forward to checking back on this website more….