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Ever wondered what's actually in your cleaning products?  In Australia, over 80 000 chemicals are registered for use in food, packaging, clothing, water, cleaning and personal care products. Yet 75% of these chemicals have not been tested for their toxic effects on humans and the environment!  Exposure to some of these chemicals are linked with lots of health issues, such as asthma, autoimmune disease, cancer, neurological problems, birth defects and fertility issues.  Children are...

Plants are natural air purifiers. NASA conducted a whole lot of studies on plants as a means to purify the air in space stations and their findings can be applied to our homes.  The air in our environment is full of toxins such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene (known as ‘volatile organic compounds’) which are released from many household items such carpets, furniture, some wood, plastic, computers and paint. What...