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When it comes to de-toxifying your family’s lifestyle, oftentimes parents feel overwhelmed. To make things more manageable, Healthy Child developed the 5 Easy Steps.

These steps were identified by our scientific advisors as the fundamental actions that will truly help protect your children’s health and development.

What are they?

Join us Thursday September 2nd at 6pmPST/9pmEST to find out!

Already familiar with the 5 Easy Steps? Join us to share your experience of making them a habit – and maybe identify 5 new steps you’d like to try!

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RECAP:

Don’t be overwhelmed when trying 2 detox your home, use the 5 easy steps 4 biggest bang 4 buck

QUESTION 1:  Do you know the 5 easy steps? What r most important ways 2 reduce toxic exposures?

• Step #1: Avoid pesticides – do you have tips for this step?
• Pesticides linked 2 asthma, cancer, learning disabilities, reproductive disorders, and more.
• Prevent pests through good sanitation and food storage habits, and by preventing their entry structurally.
• Take off your shoes at the door to prevent tracking pesticides indoors.
• Step #2: Use non-toxic products – what toxic products have you ditched?
• Buy or make non-toxic cleaning products.Check out these recipes http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/recipes_for_safer_cleaners/
• Use the cosmetics database to find safer personal care products http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
• Visit Shop Healthy to find safer product recommendations and print pocket shopping guides http://healthychild.org/live-healthy/shop-healthy/
• Step #3: Clean Up Indoor Air – how do you keep indoor air clean?
• Grow Fresh Air with these 8 powerful plants http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/growing_fresh_air_with_8_powerful_plants/
• Ventilate by opening windows, even for a few minutes/day. It’s the 2nd best solution after prevention.
• Test for radon and install carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
• Step #4: Eat healthy – what r your family’s healthy eating tips?
• The easiest way to eat healthier is to make ur food instead of buying processed convenience foods.
• Look for foods with few and identifiable ingredients.
• Buy organic when possible – esp “dirty dozen” produce w/most pesticide residue http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_4/
• Step #5: Be Wise with plastics – how can we reduce use of plastic?
• Plastic is generally toxic to produce, toxic to use, and toxic to dispose of.
• Look for natural alternatives like textiles, solid wood, bamboo, glass, stainless steel, etc.
• Esp avoid using plastics with food and bev (hot, fatty, acidic foods promote chemical leaching).

QUESTION 2: What steps have you found easiest/most difficult?

• Most people find taking off shoes at door and making their own cleaners the easiest.
• Cost is always an obstacle. Don’t beat yourself up 4 what u can’t do. Kudos 4 what u can.
• No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

QUESTION 3: What steps will you commit to after what you’ve learned tonight?

• Download the 5 Easy Steps brochure http://healthychild.org/uploads/File/FiveStepsFlyerUpdate6-09.pdf
• Learn more abt the 5 Easy Steps using our interactive website http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_4/
• Teach the 5 Easy Steps to others by using our DVD http://healthychild.org/live-healthy/hchw_products/creating_healthy_environments_for_children/

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