Making Chemical-Free Purchasing Choices for Optimal Health

When you come to examine it, synthetic chemicals are around us all the time. However, making chemical-free purchases can help alleviate allergies and keep the environment from being polluted with these powerful substances.

In fact, there is a growing body of evidence that would suggest that the synergistic effects of some of the chemicals that people ingest, absorb and inhale can have catastrophic cumulative effects. Many of these chemicals are known to accumulate in our tissues unless cleansed out.

One choice that many people have decided to make is to go with pesticide free organic produce. The organic label also covers all manner of processed food, guaranteeing it will be free of the most common chemical contaminants.

Co-ops are a particularly good place to find organic alternatives to all manner of personal hygiene products as well as all types of organic foodstuffs. While some co-ops decide not to carry meat, many do, as long as it is also certified organic. Nearly all could be considered a chemical free zone.

Another common source of environmental pollutants that people accumulate comes from the furniture, bedding and carpets in our homes. These items cost a lot more than a bottle of shampoo and are generally replaced far less often. However, when it does come time to make a decision about a floor of your own or replacing a worn out blanket, consider the chemical-free options.

The cost of many of these items leads DIY-inclined people to want to make or grow their own versions of just about every product in the home. There is a growing trend, especially among younger women, to make cleaning and bath products at home.

This way, if you choose organic base ingredients, you can produce your own equivalent products, provided you find good recipes or have a talent for such things. You’ll certainly know everything that’s in your products. Another example might be purchasing organic cotton and making your own sheets or curtains.

Just about anything that can be made somewhere else can be made in your home. However, there are very few things that are impossible to create without specialized machinery (puffed rice seems to be one of them). Noodles are perhaps the most common processed food that nearly everyone purchases in one form or another. The extra cost of purchasing such foods organically can be covered and more by growing one’s own organic produce.

For those who have talents that lie outside DIY projects, there are handy people in many large cities who will cater to your desires to keep an organic garden or preparing nutritious, organic meals that are always available for you, ready to go from the fridge. This keeps clients from eating the sort of food that is otherwise prepared with all manner of potentially toxic chemicals.

Very often, the chemicals that are found in food and beauty products don’t even have anything to do with the product’s primary intention. For instance, foods are made moister, chewier, foamer, less foamy, richer, fat-free – you name it, from the color to the consistency, the vast majority of man-made chemical ingredients added to conventionally processed foods are added for effect only. Choosing chemical-free products at the grocery store and farmers’ market can decrease your daily exposure significantly.

Your pets can also benefit from a chemical free diet, as was evidenced by the great pet food recall of 2007. Those who purchased or made their own chemical-free pet food were the only pet owners who didn’t have to worry about differentiating between fast-acting symptoms and something as simple as a stomach ache.

There are also chemical-free alternatives to some of the common pet medications. One example might be safely using wormwood and pennyroyal oils as a substitute for prescription-only, sub-dermal flea control.

There are also things you can use around the house. Many people choose to use chemical-free cleaning products. Besides plain, old soapy water, you can use several common household items to make your own cleaning chemicals if there isn’t an outlet for organic cleaning solutions in your area. Some products, such as natural scouring cleansers, have been chemical-free for over a century.

When you begin carefully assessing where you are most likely to run into chemical fragrances, fumes, dyes and additives; it’s becomes simple to see where you would be best served by making some changes. Chemical-free alternatives for most items and products are available – sometimes from emerging sources that use the Internet to go around the traditional retail model.

Chemical free living is taking hold in North America because people are just now realizing how dangerous business as usual can be. Some of these toxins will persist longer than nuclear waste. Given how even the prescription drugs people take are ending up in drinking water supplies, it is clear that personal and public health are linked. Making a stand for yourself, now, can preserve your own health as well as that of everyone else.

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