Being in your own home should feel safe, but there can be dangers to your health that you may not even be aware of.

A wide variety of consumer products and materials, both solid and liquid, are classified as cancer-causing because of their chemical ingredients emitted as gases called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Examples of these chemicals are acetone, benzene, butanol, ethanol, formaldehyde, and toluene.

Your home is an enclosed space, so these VOCs are ten times more toxic than when you are outdoors. Those who are more likely to be affected are children and the elderly, and those who have chronic illnesses and respiratory problems. Their adverse effects on your health can be short-term or long-term. Conditions include headache, nausea, lack of coordination, skin allergy, eyes, throat and nose irritability, asthma attack, liver and kidney damage, and cancer. Continue reading →

Cell phones are one of the most ubiquitous items of the 21st century. Almost everyone owns a cell phone, and much of our daily activities revolve around our cell phone use. We use cell phones for a variety of reasons. We install apps to help us do almost everything and anything!

They monitor our health, fitness, our finances, keep notes, keep us updated on the latest happenings around the world… and yes even more than all that! Twenty years ago, some of us owned a cell phone, today they are a part of everyone’s lives.

As we all know, different electrical components make up our ‘can’t-live-without’ cell phones, such as printed circuits and wires, buttons, lights, and battery. Concern about the health effects from toxins found in these parts, and cellphone usage in general, has grown over the recent years, along with the number of hours we spend using cellphones and other electronic gadgets. Continue reading →