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Did You Know?

Indoor air is often two to five times more contaminated than outdoor air.
Childhood asthma has nearly doubled in the last 20 years (American Lung Assoc.) and some cleaners may be triggers to asthma attacks.
The average home contains 25 gallons of hazardous chemicals - a major portion of these can be found in household cleaning products.
Over 90% of all poisonings occur in the home.
Cleaning products are involved in 11% of poisoning exposure in children under 6 years of age.
Adding some house plants will help your indoor air quality.
Open your windows frequently to air your home out. Let the stale air out and fresh air in!
The average home usually has up to 10-15 different cleaners. Usually it only takes 3-5 green cleaners to clean a whole home or office. Green Cleaning can SAVE you money!
When it comes to green cleaners think about this.... Why would you use a chemical that could be harmful to you and the environment when you could use something natural and safe to do the same job?

http://www.imusranchfoods.com/index3.aspx?categoryid=105: Deidre Imus' green cleaning products are available on this site. All proceeds go to the Imus ranch for children fighting cancer.

http://www.dienviro.com/index1.aspx?BD=17957: I can not say enough about this website. Deidre Imus the author of Greening Your Cleaning has a variety of resources available here. She has research, articles, information and ideas how to get schools and the community on board with green cleaning, not to mention a whole list of commerical industrial grade products. These products are school and hospital approved. Great website to spend time on!

http://www.howardnaturals.com/: Purchase green cleaning products here.

http://www.shaklee.com/ Shaklee makes a wonderful green cleaning product line. You can purchase laundry soap, organic wipes, and a wonderful organic super concentrate here! This was part of Oprahs favorite things in 2007! My favorites are the Organic H2 Concetrate (makes glass cleaner, multipurpose, floor cleaner, and heavy degreaser), and the Scour Off. Essentailly if you wanted to you could clean your whole home with these 2 products and save a ton of money on all other cleaners!

http://www.healthychild.org/ : Great website for all kinds of information.
http://www.pollutioninpeople.org/: Studies about pesticides and chemicals found in people.
http://www.safecosmetics.org/: Type in any cosmetic company to find out if they have signed the safe cosmetic contract. Search for natural alternative cosmetics.
http://solarkateco.blogspot.com/2006/02/green-house-cleaning-natural-house.html: Great blog on resources and reccomended books for assisting you in cleaning green.
http://renotahoe.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/NaturalMarkets.htm: Some natural food markets in the Reno area.
http://www.seventhgen.com/household_hazards/toxins_home/evaluate_your_home.html: Take this home evaluation to help determine how safe your home environment is.
http://www.allnaturalme.com/
http://www.greenhome.com/info/magazine/001/makemyself.html: Make your own green cleaners. List of ingredients and some recipes.
http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/realmoney/articles/greencleaners.cfm: How to make your own green cleaners, and a list of green cleaning products and where to get them.
www.earthcareonline.org
www.earthministry.org
www.restoringeden.org
www.eco-justice.org
www.targetearth.org
www.letstendthegarden.org
www.ewasteawareness.org: recycle your used cell phones to protect health and the environment
www.earth911.org especially good for businesses who want to start making changes to go green
www.eco-cycle.org working to build zero waste communties
www.seventhgeneration.com- great resources to download and step by step instructions on how to go greener!www.greenmaven.com
www.allorganiclinks.com: Find a library of organic companies online
www.greenhome.com
Northwest Coalition for Alternative to Pesticides
http://www.pesticide.org/
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/
Pesticide Action Network of North America
http://www.panna.org/
Environmental Research Foundation
http://www.rachel.org/
For more information about healthy pet care visit the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.ahvma.org/
For more information about the hazards of common flea and tick products visit the Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/
The Organic Consumers Association
www.organicconsumers.org

LOCAL RECYCLING COMPANIES:

Clean Harbors Environmental: http://www.cleanharbors.com/ Recycles aerosols,car batteries, florescent lights, etc..
Independent Sanitation: 775-835-2971 Recycle a lot different things
Mail Box Etc: Everywhere. http://www.mailboxetc.com/ Recycle packing peanuts.
Earth First Recycling: 775-626-2286 Recycles cardboard, wooden pallets and shrink wrap.
Batteries Plus: http://www.batteriesplus.com/ Recycle batteries.
RSW Recyling: http://www.wm.com/ Recycle glass, plastic, aluminum cans, newspapers, magazines, etc... They offer payment for recycling. 775-329-8822 (Reno & Sparks)
Shred It: http://www.shredit.com/ Recycles and shreds paper. 775-853-1212

LINKS FOR HEALTH & NUTRITION RELATED ISSUES:

http://www.gettingadamback.com/: Get this E Book! It is a mother's triumph over Epilepsy and Autism. Awesome information. Inspirational and is a must read even if you are not suffering with these conditions.

http://www.mercola.com/ : Health information by Dr. Joseph Mercola. Information includes fluoride, fake sugars, cell phones, microwaves, organic foods, and much more.

http://health.wellness.edietstar.com/Child_Health/Epidemic/index.html: Epedemics children are facing and how to prevent them.

http://www.cspinet.org/liquidcandy/index.html: Crucial information related to soft drinks and the role sugar is playing in the decline of our health.

www.hps-online.com/foodprof1.htm : More information on sugar.

http://www.vipirg.ca/assets/publications/rip_releases/dairy_footprint.htm%20 Information on dairy.

www.milksucks.com Crucial information about dairy and the treatment of the animals.

http://www.909shot.com/: A non-profit educational site with stories about some of the negative effects of immunizing your child.

http://www.thinktwice.com/: A collection of information to parents considering vaccinations.

http://www.herballure.com/Great resource for a lot of different health information relating to current issues of interest. You can also purchase Dr. Sherri Tenpenny's DVD's on Vaccines (The Risks, The Benefits, The Choices) here.

http://www.mindbodyhealth.com/aspertame2.htm: Article discussing aspartame and its effects.

http://www.aquamd.com/fluoride/index2.cfm: Fluoride information.

http://www.bariumblues.com/microwave_%20ovens.htm: Microwave info.
http://www.mercola.com/forms/turbo_oven.htm: Microwave info.

http://www.chetday.com/microwave.html : Microwave info.
http://www.mofga.org/food.html: Organic vs. inorganic info.
http://www.organicfood.co.uk/sense/betterforyou.html: Organic vs. inorganic info.
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/23/organic_food.htm: Organic vs. inorganic info.
http://www.mercola.com/2000/aug/13/abc_news_apology.htm: Organic vs. inorganic info.

http://www.darcof.dk/research/health.html: Organic vs. inorganic info.

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/toxicchemicalsan/a/flouride.htm: Flouride and thyroid

http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/28/toxic_world.htm : How to live healthy in a toxic world.

http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/13/poison_centers.htm: Poison control calls and household cleaners!

http://www.saffronrouge.com/body-care/toothpaste: Natural body care products

http://www.relfe.com/health_natural/pH_human_body_balance_health_level_3.html: PH Balance article. Ph is critical!

http://www.mercola.com/2002/jul/3/feminine_hygiene.htm: Shocking truth about feminine hygiene products.

http://www.mercola.com/2004/dec/25/washing_hair.htm: What's in your shampoo?

SOME SUGGESTED READING :

Local:

Reno's Great Green Guide: Helps you find local eco-friendly products and services.

http://www.nevadaeconet.org/
If you purchase Reno's Great Green Guide at one of several local businesses, the proceeds go to benefit Nevada EcoNet. Places to get the guide are Sundance Bookstore, Dharma Books, REI, LIV - Eco-chic Boutique, La Terre Verte, Patagonia Outlet, Great Basin Food Co-op, Paper Moon, Rock-a-bye, and La Galleria. It's also available by mail from Nevada EcoNet. Send a check for $11.75 ($10 plus postage), and your mailing address, to Nevada EcoNet, P.O. Box 10786, Reno, NV 89510.

Green This by Deidre Imus (Great easy read to give you a lot of valuable info on going green and cleaning green). I call this the basic Green Cleaning 101!

Clean House, Clean Planet by Karen Logan

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

The PH Miracle by Robert and Shelly Young

Death By Diet by Robert Barefoot

Reclaiming our Health by John Robbins

Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About by Kevin Trudeau

Natural Health Remedies (An A-Z Family Guide) by Janet Maccaro

90 Immune System Makeover by Janet Maccaro

The Great Physcians RX by Jordan Rubin with David Remedios

The Makers Diet by Jordan Rubin

DeTox or Die: by Sherry Rogers