BE YOUNG BUG BUSTER
Every year approximately one-third of the American population uses insect repellents to deter mosquitoes and other pests. Currently, DEET is used in up to 230 different products in concentrations of up to 100%!
Did you know that DEET is a pesticide intended to kill insects? In case that idea by itself isn’t enough to motivate you, read on to discover the health issues it is known to cause. DEET sprays can melt plastic bags and fishing lines. Does that make you wonder what it can do to you?
Prolonged exposure to DEET can impair cell function in parts of your brain -- demonstrated in lab research by death and behavioral changes in rats with frequent or prolonged use. When these rats had their skin treated with the average human dosage equivalent (40 mg/kg body weight) of DEET, they performed far worse than control rats on physical tests requiring muscle control, strength, and coordination. This is consistent with reports of symptoms after military use of DEET in the Persian Gulf War.
Exposure causes neurons to die in several parts of your brain- including areas that control muscle movement, memory, concentration and learning. Rats given small doses of DEET for 60 days had a harder time accomplishing even the easiest tasks, things as simple as walking.
Heavy exposure to DEET and other insecticides can cause eye and skin irritation, memory loss, headaches, weakness, fatigue, muscle/joint pain, nausea, tremors and shortness of breath. Symptoms can appear months or even years after use. It gets worse...
Exposure to DEET combined with other chemicals is more dangerous than DEET alone. Medications can react with DEET and increase your risk of problems. Not only that…
Skin care products you use on a daily basis including deodorants, soaps, make-up and sunscreens containing various synthetic chemicals can also put you at increased risk of chemical contamination when combined with DEET.
Long-term and regular use of DEET can cause brain deficiencies particularly in children, and even more so when combined with other chemicals or medications. Children are more susceptible than adults to subtle brain changes caused by chemicals in their environment. Their skin more readily absorbs these chemicals and there’s greater danger of damaging their still-developing nervous systems.
Never, ever use any DEET-containing product on infants! Or on anyone else that you care about!
Other potential hazards can lurk in commercial bug sprays, such as the chemical permethrin(in the synthetic pyrethroid family), all of which are neurotoxins.
At relatively high doses, its effects are known to include tremors, loss of coordination, elevated body temperature, aggressive behavior, and learning disruption. Even at sub-lethal doses it can cause aggressive behavior, disruption of eating habits, and agitation. Lab results suggest that it is more dangerous for children than adults. The EPA labeled it as a carcinogen because it causes lung tumors.
Permethrin is also toxic to honeybees and other beneficial insects, fish, crayfish, and shrimp. It causes deformities in tadpoles and reduces the number of oxygen-carrying cells in the blood of birds. Unfortunately it's found in streams and rivers throughout the United States.
I'm sure you can agree that using sprays containing permethrin is not only bad for you, but bad for the environment!
Let’s not forget about the S.D. alcohol used as an anti-bacterial agent, denatured by toxic solvents such as acetone, turpentine and benzene which make it poisonous in moderate to large amounts. Ingestion may cause nausea, vomiting, impaired perception, stupor, coma and even death.
Oh, and what about the “inert” ingredients that are supposedly harmless? Two popular commercial insect repellent brands have high percentages of unspecified inert ingredient. Unfortunately, it's impossible to know for sure what 'inert' includes, since companies choose not disclose it on their labels or to the public. Care to speculate?
Now there's a much better alternative for you and your family ... it doesn't have to be a choice of either bugs or poisons. You can be rid of both with BUG BUSTER from Be Young!
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and AAP (American Association of Pediatricians) have posted cautions about using DEET products on infants and toddlers. This, plus concerns for their pets and the environment, is leading many parents to actively search for more natural products.
Be Young’s Natural BUG BUSTER Spray is an ideal natural flea and tick spray for your pets! Keeping harmful chemicals off pets make sense not only for your pet's sake, but also for your children's (and your own) sake. When your kids pet the dog or cat, the chemicals transfer from pet to child ... and think about how often kids put their hands in their mouths!
Be Young BUG BUSTER is your environmentally responsible way to enjoy the outdoors this summer. It's not toxic to you, your children, your pets, your yard, or your planet! You only have one life and one planet -- yours to protect as well as enjoy.
Ingredients: virgin olive oil, aloe gel, grapeseed oil, colloidal silver, almond oil, avocado oil; Essential oils: lemon, eucalyptus, basil, citronella, grapefruit, tangerine, spearmint, ylang ylang, tea tree, geranium, lavender.
Renee Waters ND
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Ph. 920-922-8950
