{"id":23739,"date":"2020-08-28T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucbaby.ca\/?p=23739"},"modified":"2023-10-14T20:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T00:00:05","slug":"harmful-chemicals-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucbaby.ca\/fr\/harmful-chemicals-in-your-home","title":{"rendered":"Harmful Chemicals in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your family exposed to these harmful chemicals?<\/p>\n

Our everyday lives are exposed to many man-made chemicals in different forms, from household cleaners to food packages, cosmetics to personal care products. These chemicals are even present in our food and water. All these chemicals are\u00a0available throughout our homes and can harm our health and can potentially interfere with our children\u2019s physical and mental development.<\/p>\n

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There are thousands of unregulated and regulated synthetic chemicals that affect our health. \u00a0They are everywhere and only a few have been well studied. When a law bans one dangerous chemical, companies start producing slightly different substitutes that do the same thing. \u00a0Or when a chemical is declared as safe for a 25-year-old person, it may not be safe for a fetus or a child. Sometimes, kids display the effects of these chemical exposure decades later.<\/p>\n

Harmful Chemicals and Children<\/h2>\n

Parents bear a lot of burden to protect kids from exposure to toxic chemicals at their own home environment. The most vulnerable are unborn babies. The placenta does not block\u00a0as many chemicals as doctors assume. Man-made environmental substances have potential to alter the fetal development and can be harmful at low dosages ordinarily ingested or absorbed.<\/p>\n

In one research, 287 chemicals detected in umbilical cord blood, 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests.<\/p>\n

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10 Harmful Chemicals in your Home:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. Phthalates or Plasticizers<\/h3>\n

Phthalates or Plasticizers<\/strong>\u00a0is a huge class of chemicals widely used to soften plastics for the manufacturing of children\u2019s toys. Although some phthalates<\/strong> are banned from use in children\u2019s products, pregnant women are still exposed to phthalates<\/strong> used in consumer and personal care products.<\/p>\n

Potential Effects:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Studies showed links between phthalates<\/strong> and\u00a0 asthma, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, breast cancer, obesity and Type II diabetes,\u00a0low IQ<\/a>, neurodevelopmental issues, behavioral issues, autism spectrum disorders, altered reproductive development and male fertility issues.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances)<\/h3>\n

PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances)<\/strong> are \u00a0known as \u201cforever chemicals<\/em>\u201d because once released into the environment they do not break down, and they build up in our blood and organs. PFAS<\/strong> can now be found in everyday products like food, water, air, water-proof jackets and nonstick-teflon pans. They\u2019ve also been\u00a0detected in the drinking water supplies.<\/p>\n

Potential Effects:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n