15 Ways To NOT Get Cancer (#9 Saves Money, Too!)

Natural Cleaner. Vinegar, Baking Soda, Salt, Lemon

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9. Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies

When you limit your exposure to toxic chemicals and carcinogenic substances, you immediately lower your risk of cancer. It’s difficult to trace back 20 or 30 years’ worth of chemical exposure and say that this product or that cleaner caused the cancer. What is known is that commonly used household cleaners do cause serious health consequences in adults, in our reproductive organs, and especially in the developing brains of our children.

For example, studies have shown that women who use the most cleaning products (hotel maids and housekeepers for example) have twice the risk of developing breast cancer as women who rarely use these products. Air fresheners, mold, and mildew cleansers have the strongest connection with the development of breast cancer. Some of the worst offenders are:

Phthalates
Terpenes
Styrene
Benzene
Petroleum solvents
Triclosan
Butyl cellosolve
Formaldehyde

Perhaps the worst part of this is that you pay a good deal of money to be exposed to carcinogenic chemicals. The good news is that you can replace all those toxic cleaners with natural and safe alternatives. Plain soap and water is a great antibacterial agent. Hydrogen peroxide and vinegar is a great bathroom, kitchen and cutting board cleaner. Vinegar can be sued to clean almost everything in your home except marble. Vodka can remove most red stains, like wine, as well as kill wasps and freshen up upholstery. There are literally hundreds of cleaning product recipes online for cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizing almost everything in your home. Give your body a break from carcinogens and save some big bucks doing it. What more could you ask for?