When my
oldest son Andrew turned three years of age, I decided to use a cleaning
service. Shortly after they began cleaning, he began to develop a neurological
eye-blinking tic that progressively got worse and he became very self
conscious.
My
husband and I spent hours, researching on the Internet, considering many
different reasons why this was occurring in our healthy and happy
three-year-old. We thought perhaps he needed his eyes tested, or maybe he had
allergies to something,
maybe
it was nutrition, or maybe the stress of having a new sibling in the home
impacted him so much this was a coping mechanism. I made appointments with
allergists, optometrists, pediatricians, finding out he had great eyesight, no
huge red flags on allergies, and no explanation as to why these tics were
occurring.
Well,
as time continued, so did his tics and it was a daily struggle, but as Summer
ended, his tics miraculously dissipated. Ironically, I had also quit using my
cleaning service in order to save money.
As time
progressed, Andrew was Tic-Free. As the holidays approached, I decided I missed
that “clean” smell from my cleaning service, and asked them if I could purchase
the cleaning products. Within a month’s time, Andrew’s tics returned. I had
that mommy “gut” feeling that maybe, just maybe, it was the products I was
cleaning with, but I wasn’t completely sure.
So, a
couple months back, I made the final discovery. I noticed in my garage I had
some left-over deodorizer and thought it would help freshen my car. Within TWO
days, Andrew’s Tics were full force!
I
quickly cleaned out my car with a steam cleaner (water only). Thankfully, after
the last episode, Andrew’s tics went away within a week’s time. Finally, after
a couple years, the mystery was solved!
I soon
learned that indeed chemicals in just ordinary household cleaners are extremely
toxic and I quickly started to think to myself, what else am I putting around
my family that is causing damage that isn’t obvious. I have completely switched
to using Shaklee’s non-toxic and green products.
Scotty & Marti Scott
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