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Washed clothes may be free from grime but can be very toxic.

Your Laundry Detergent may be Hazardous to Your Health

By Joan McDaniel                         

Before I start this article, I would like to ask;

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What does everyone have against dirt?  When I was a kid, I made mud pies for me and my friends. What is so dirty about dirt?  We Americans seemed obsessed with getting rid of dirt like we are with bacteria.  Most of the products sold in the grocery store are labeled anti-xxxx. We want all dirt gone and all bacteria dead (Germ Theory), and that goes for both good and bad bacteria.  Is our concept of clean made us dependent on toxic chemicals? It also seems to me to be a little unbalanced when the producers of personal and household cleaners seem more concerned about harm to the environment than harm to the human body.

 Please note: Without God’s gift of dirt our plants would not grow and without good bacteria, what we eat would turn to garbage and never be digested. So……………….

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Before you reach for that laundry detergent you better read a little further.

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