Toxic Prevention Specialists

This Friday, July 27th, were are having an informational meeting and everyone that brings a common toxic household cleaner will be given a toxic-free replacement to take home! This is our way of making a difference, one household at a time. For further information contact us at info@ToxicPreventionSpecialist.com

We spend so much time in our homes. Let’s make our home environments safer by using Toxic-Free consumable products. Contact us directly at
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We will guide you step by step in the process. Act now! “If you don’t prevent it you will get it!”
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Karen and Michael

Our friends and business partners living in Midland, MI are faced with a political battle that threatens the health, safety, and well-being of all of its’ residents. Only common sense is needed to see the harmful effects - both indoors and out - that a coal burning plant would have on the residents - both close-by and down the river. This is truly a wakeup call for us all! Use toxic-free products in your homes. Stop polluting our environment with toxic-waste. Everyone can do this by simply switching stores. Visit our website at http://www.ToxicPreventionSpecialists.com or email us directly at info@ToxicPreventionSpecialist.com
Karen and Michael

During the summer months be sure to prevent additional outgassing of toxic chemicals that are in liquid form but become a gas when the temperature rises. To be most vigilent, eliminate toxic chemicals from your household altogether! In fact, contact us for additional information to convert your homes quickly and easily
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Karen and Michael
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The following article was in the news today. We all need to stop using the toxic chemicals in common store brands of household cleaners, body products, cosmetics etc. The government is never going to step out and protect us because of the strong lobbying groups. Visit our website to learn more: http://www.ToxicPreventionSpecialist.com or email us for specific information: info@ToxicPreventionSpecialist
Karen and Michael
“Marines claim chemical contamination caused cancer, birth defects
WASHINGTON - Thousands of Marine families who lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina over three decades drank and bathed in water contaminated with toxins as much as 40 times over today’s safety standard.
The government disclosed results from a new study the same day lawmakers listened to emotional testimony from families about cancers and other illnesses they blame on tainted tapwater at the sprawling base.
Jerry Ensminger of White Lake, N.C., lost his 9-year-old daughter, Janey, to leukemia. Ensminger, a Marine for 24 years, said toward the end of his daughter’s life, she endured painful treatments.
“I held her and she screamed in my ear, ’Daddy, don’t let them hurt me,”’ he said. He said he reassured her: “They’re trying to help you.”
Marine Corps officials said that Camp Lejeune provided water consistent with industry practices of the time, and that its Marines’ health and safety are of primary concern.
As many as 1 million people were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, according to a document from a federal health agency disclosed at Tuesday’s congressional hearing. That figure is significantly higher than previous estimates. The document estimated the number of residents exposed to such chemicals while living at each of nine U.S. military sites, including Camp Lejeune.
The House Energy and Commerce panel described the sickened Marines as “poisoned patriots.”
The chairman of the committee, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said he will examine handling of the water investigation in 2005 by the Environmental Protection Agency’s criminal division. An EPA investigator, Tyler Amon, acknowledged Tuesday that officials had considered accusing some civilian Navy employees of obstruction of justice.
Amon, who testified despite objections from the Bush administration, said some employees interviewed during the criminal investigation appeared coached and were not forthcoming with details.
Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky, the panel’s ranking Republican, said he was puzzled criminal charges weren’t pursued.
“We have many people who have died,” Whitfield said. “We have many people who have suffered significant health problems.”
Probable carcinogens
Camp Lejeune’s water was polluted from 1957 until 1987 by TCE, a degreasing solvent, and PCE, a dry-cleaning agent. The government describes them as probable carcinogens. The water was believed contaminated by a dry cleaner adjacent to Camp Lejeune and by industrial activities on the base.
A federal health organization, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, said Tuesday that its new modeling and analysis of Camp Lejeune’s Tarawa Terrace drinking water system during the affected years found levels of PCE as high as 200 parts per billion, compared to 5 parts per billion that federal regulators set in 1992 as the maximum allowable level.
Of the 1 million people possibly affected, roughly 75,000 of them lived during those three decades in the Tarawa Terrace neighborhood.
The newly released study is part of the health agency’s ongoing investigation into whether exposure to the solvents caused birth defects and leukemia in babies. It also launched a new Web site, www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/lejeune, for people to learn the levels of contamination that came from their faucets at different times.
Former residents seek nearly $4 billion
At least 850 former residents of the base have filed administrative claims, seeking nearly $4 billion, for exposure to the industrial solvents.
The Navy Judge Advocate General’s office promised lawmakers it will “thoroughly analyze each and every claim utilizing the best scientific research available.”
It is waiting for a government scientific study about how the water affected babies in utero, which isn’t expected until early next year. Each case will be adjudicated separately, said Pat Leonard from the Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s office.
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., complained about the wait.
“It seems like we’re just delaying here,” Stupak said. “Delay. Delay. Delay.”
Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson Jr., the commanding general at Camp Lejeune, said the military today would move aggressively to shut off tainted water even if the contamination did not exceed federal safety standards.
“If this were to occur today and there were no levels that had been determined by the EPA, the water would be shut down until they could find the ingredient that was being introduced in the water,” Dickerson said.
That’s too late for former Navy Dr. Michael Gros, of Spring, Texas. He told lawmakers he was stunned to learn years after his work in the 1980s as an obstetrician and gynecologist at Camp Lejeune that he had a rare non-Hodgkins lymphoma. His medical costs have exceeded $4.5 million, he said.
“I was completely unaware that we had been systematically, unethically and heartlessly poisoned during our three years at Camp Lejeune,” Gros said.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.”

Who ever thought of the sun as being toxic? Direct sun rays can be very dangerous to humans, especially in excess and/or without propper protection. The eyes are very delicate and need shading on a regular basis. Anyone exposed to prolonged direct sunlight should wear powerful sunscreen - with zinc oxide as the active ingredient. Direct sun rays have been made even more dangerous with the ozone effect - global warming!! To avoid toxic effects of direct sunlight be sure to arm yourself and your family with sunblocks containing zinc oxide. In addition, take special care with small children since their body surface areas are greater in proportion to their bodies than that of adults. In addition, sun damage is something that one may not see the immediate harmful effects until years later. For more information contact us at
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Karen and Michael

Yesterday, in the news, the further shocking dangers of processed foods rang out loud and cleal through a the long time food giant and supposedly long-time friend from babies and moms, Gerber!** Please, take care of what is around your babies - as well as the rest of your families. Processed foods are processed and you do not really know what is in the processed foods; the labels show you what SHOULD be there! Consider the toxic chemicals and inert matter that land in your food items from an factory. For example, WHAT DO THEY CLEAN WITH? What residue of toxic cleaning chemicals will actually end up in baby foods? Check our website and learn what you can do to protect yourself and your family. http://www.ToxicPreventionSpecialist.com
Karen and Michael

**”Baby food maker Gerber has issued a national recall for two of its popular 8 ounce cereals, ORGANIC Rice and Gerber ORGANIC Oatmeal because of a possible chocking hazard.

The company announced the recall on its Web site and said there had been complaints of choking by product users, but there had been no reported injuries.

The company says the problem may be that some of the cereal remains lumpy and won’t dissolve in milk or other liquids. The products with all UPC codes, 15000 12504 for Gerber ORANIC Rice UPC Code, and 15000 12502 for Gerber ORAGNIC Oatmeal are subject to the recall.

Consumers also can call the Gerber Parents Resources Center at 18004437237 or 1-231-928-3000 to return the product and get a full refund.”

What are you using for repellents? Be sure to read the label! Pesticides and Insecticides are also carcinogenic to humans and some of our pets as well. We choose to use toxic-free products that are safe for us and our dog Ruby! You too can convert your home use products. Visit our website and ask for more information. http://www.ToxicPreventionSpecialists.com
Karen and Michael

The actions of today will show their results tomorrow! By making your homes safe today the health benefits will show in the future. Using toxic household chemicals today will have effects on our generation and generations after us. The daily exposure to toxins in our home is a constant gnaw on our immune system. In addition, preganant moms also carry these toxic risks to the fetus. Furthermore, look at the effects on 9-11 emergency workers that were on the job at ground zero. Their respiratory, immune and hematologic systems are in serious trouble. To protect yourself and your family it can be as easy as changing stores! Yes!! Take the first step! Take the toxic chemicals from YOUR home and see the health benefits in the years to come. Karen and Micahel
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Today we visited a rehabilitation institute. One patient who was recovering from brain surgery - recurrent malignancy - was talking about using Chlorine Bleach to rid his home of mold! We were caught off guard! This was a man that had a life-long exposure to toxic paints and still did not put the pieces together! Toxins in our home can be of chemical and/or biological nature. For Toxic Mold, hear a woman’s story on her site: www.moldenvironment.com For Toxic Chemicals in our midst visit our site ToxicPreventionSpecialists.com
Contact us so we can assist you in making your home safer; for children, adults, and pets alike!!! There is no time like the present!Think Green Live Green Earn Green! Karen and Michael