For most of us, our personal exposure to chemicals and toxins is an important issue but not necessarily something we spend a ton of time deeply considering. We think about our exposure in much simpler, superficial ways. We try not to inhale smoke, we turn the other way when spraying a bug, we wear gloves when cleaning and are concerned about the purity of the water we drink.
What we don’t consider is how many toxins our bodies absorb not only through inhalation, but through what we eat, what we touch, what we put on our skin, what we wear and even what we wash what we wear with!
Director Ed Brown’s film Unacceptable Levels addresses the problem, below the surface. We’re all absorbing chemicals and toxins into our bodies all the time, but where and how they go there? Well that’s exactly what he hopes to point out.
For more info on this great film premiering May 9th please checkout the website Unacceptable Levels.
To shop for #TrulyToxinFree goods, please visit TrueGoods.com where each product and product line is carefully selected and is “truly toxin-free.”
Danielle D says
This site will be SO helpful!! I find it extremely difficult to find certain products such as sunscreen that I am 100% confident it. Thank you so much!
Allison O'Connor says
Im not sure I really want to know. It scares me!
Elizabeth says
Such an important film! Thanks for sharing Julie :)
Lara CLinton says
I have been blissfully unaware of this for a long time until I started seeing how a lot of our ingredients in food & body products are banned in other countries! Now I am a lot more interested in what goes near me.
Hayley Elliott says
Just recently I have really started thinking about this…in depth. It’s very overwhelming. I think this film would be great for me (and everyone else) to watch. I’ve gotten to where it’s a fear for me to use our microwave since I’ve watched and read experiments on how bad they are for us. I’m mostly worried about my kids because it seems exposure to chemicals and toxins is just getting worse.
Sara says
My son has a very critical medical condition it requires him to take a lot of medications so know what chemicals an toxins are harmful to him are very important.
Cristy Doris says
Last year I was concerned about my daughter getting bitten by mosquitoes but far more concerned about spraying her with a bunch of chemicals to keep bugs away. I found an awesome alternative at a health food/supplement store. All natural materials and it worked like a charm!
Michelle T says
Thanks for posting this! The information in this film need to reach all the people! Hopefully it helps bring more attention to all of these chemicals used everyday in the world around us!
Rachel N says
This is something I should probably watch but I am kind of scared to.
Erin B. says
I never thought much about this until my daughter was born! I try to use chemical and toxin free products on her as much as possible. Will definitely be checking this out :)
Annette Centorbi says
Thanks for this info, I knew about some of this, but not about the film and the website on toxin free stuff, will look them both up, this is so important for our future generations
Leayra G says
Great article
brittany says
Thank you for this site! I love that we are becoming more aware of these things for our families and for the environment! There are so many great alternatives that are toxin free!
Amanda V says
Definitely be something to watch. Thank you for sharing. We don’t realize how much this effects our health.
Amanda V says
Definitely something I need to see. We don’t realize how much our lives are being effected by this.
Hannah says
Wow I am so glad to hear someone finally made a film on this and that there is more information available about it these days. So important. Thank you for sharing!
Alysha says
I never really thought about this until I was pregnant with my first child and then I really only considered his products. While pregnant with my second child (and still a continuing process), I really started to switch everything in our house to toxin-free options. I never realized how many toxins were in my house!! Thanks for the truegoods website! Another resource I like is the ewg skin deep database: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Jennifer Nutter says
nothing is toxin free. not even the air is toxin free. but we can cut back on ‘toxins’ . personally, we do unbleached flour, homemade bread, foods. gardening as toxin free as possible, we did a soil test,no ‘miracle grow’ or ‘dustings .
Brenda P says
This is a topic I’ve been thinking more and more about. I’ve tried to start with the most obvious thing in my house, cleaners, and I’ve eliminated most products, but we still have done convenience items that I can’t seem to pry away from everyone! My oldest daughter and I also recently starting making our own organic body products. We would like to continue expanding and experimenting in this area!
Audrey M says
very interesting, excited to check this out.
Laurie P says
always amazes me….
Brandi says
I’ve just recently started becoming concerned about chemicals. Now that I’m learning I make sure I research every product before we purchase it! Thanks for this great information!
Sarah Griffin says
It is scary to think of all the toxins we can put into our bodies on a daily basis without really giving it much thought. I am so glad to have the resources and the choice of what we use.
Rebecca T says
I’m looking forward to seeing this. I definitely have my head in the sand when it comes to toxins and the products I use. I need to learn more for my own health and especially my baby’s.
Kymberley Leveque says
Thank you for this! Very interesting!
Daniella says
This is probably the best reason to use cloth.
Kristina Hartwell says
I am very interested in watching this documentary!
Maureen L says
I was just wondering about where I could go to look for a safe sunscreen for my little one. I worry about this stuff. Thanks!
Julie says
This is a great chart letting you know what’s in the different brands and how they’re rated. http://www.ewg.org/2014sunscreen/