For Moms and Dads

Doesn't happen often but my seemingly alter ego is going to try and appease those reading this blog by being somewhat articulate and educational. Speaking of educational ....kids back to school and yay! time for learning! Also time to combat the neurotoxins sprayed, wiped and placed on little hands nationwide. Neurotoxins that are the equivalent, as some radicals claim, to "agent orange" found in the herbicide that has been proven to cause many ill effects to our Vietnam vets. Yes, our bleach, lysol and anti-bacteria soaps are directly linked to ADD, ADHD, learning disabilties, asthma and allergies. Enough, Mom? Cause it's up to you to help change it and here's why.

I was teaching in the Miami school system for a day and these kids were sharp! It was an "occupational day" and they invited us as we have different jobs than most of the parents (meaning we aren't doctors or lawyers) and they wanted to expose the kids to a field of work that was environmental and original for the area. These kids knew about chemicals and so did their teachers but when I asked the teachers why they couldn't make changes to natural cleaners and soaps, they told me that the county makes them use the cheapest and easiest.....great! The state thinks that it's cheap and easy to drive back and forth to the allergist, pay for meds or suffer with a child who is told they have a learning disability? When they are buying the bleach by the five gallon drum are they aware that the fumes released into the air not only harm our childrens' lungs but also, their brains? Not to mention the thousands of accidental overdoses that happen in the country every year. And here's the one that really gets me....walking into a room where a "plug-in" air freshener hits you with the sickeningly sweet essence that is 100% unhealthy and toxic for human beings, animals and the air!
So, Moms and Dads, add together the triclosan in the Purel going on your child's hands, the "disinfecting"
wipes leaving toxic residues on the desks where your child rubs their arms, the bleach cleaning the bathroom (which, by the way, does NOT kill mold) and the "air fresheners" clouding the rooms with synthetic fragrance known to cause brain damage and then ask why your child has a headache at the end of the day, can't focus or develops allergies and asthma.
And if you don't believe me......go do some research and stop buying into the chemical companies please!