Ukulungiselela usana: Izinto ezi-4 ezibalulekileyo endizenzileyo ukuze nditshabalalise ikhaya lam

Umxholo

• Inyathelo 1: Ukucoca
• Fumanisa ukuba yintoni ekwiimveliso zakho zasekhaya
• Ukunciphisa umda kumhlaba we-electromagnetic
• Inyathelo 2: Ukuhlafuna
• Khetha iipeyinti ezifanelekileyo kwaye ugqibe
• Cinga oomatrasi bakho

Kwisithuba seeyure ezimbalwa emva kokubona iziphumo ezincumisayo kuvavanyo lwam lokukhulelwa, uxanduva olukhulu lokuthwala nokukhulisa umntwana bendikucoca yonke into "enetyhefu" ekhayeni lam.

Ukusuka kwiimveliso zokhathalelo lolusu kunye nezinto zokucoca indlu ukuya ekutyeni, ipeyinti, oomatrasi, nakwilineni, kwakusoyikisa kwangoko ukucinga malunga nomthwalo onetyhefu umntwana wam onokudibana nawo, ngakumbi kwi-utero.

Kwisifundo sango-2016, abaphandi bavavanya abasetyhini abakhulelweyo abangama-77 kwiikhemikhali eziqhelekileyo ezingama-59, kubandakanya:

• Ii-biphenyls ezine-polychlorinated (PCBs)
• iikhompawundi (PFCs)
• izinyithi ezinzima

Olu phononongo lufumanise ukuba umndilili weekhemikhali kwigazi loomama zingama-25 kwaye umndilili wenani lentambo yegazi yayili-17. Ngaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-90 zeesampulu ezibandakanya ubuncinci kwezi khemikhali zorhwebo.

Kwimizamo yokunciphisa ukubonakaliswa kwam kwaye ndigcine usana lwam olusakhulayo lusempilweni, ndakhawuleza ndatywatyusha inyathelo lokuchonga iityhefu ezinokubakho ekhaya kwaye ndizithathe endaweni yazo ngokukhuselekileyo. Injongo kamama No. 1: yenza indlwane esempilweni, yokondla usapho lwam olukhulayo!

Inyathelo 1: Ukucoca

Fumanisa ukuba yintoni ekwiimveliso zakho zasekhaya

Ukuba ujonge ukujonga ukhuseleko lwezinto zokuthambisa, izinto zokuthambisa ilanga, izinto zokucoca indlu, okanye ukutya, iQela eliSebenzayo lokusiNgqongileyo (EWG) sisixhobo esimangalisayo.

Inkqubo yabo yokuPhila ngokuseMpilweni ineskena sebhakhowudi esisebenza ngokuthe ngqo ngekhamera yakho ye-smartphone ukujonga ukungabikho komzimba, umhlaza, kunye neenkxalabo zophuhliso ezinokuthi zihambelane nezithako kwiimveliso zakho zemihla ngemihla.

Zonke izithako zemveliso zibalwa ngombala kunye nenqanaba lamanani. Luhlaza okanye u-1 ngowona ulungileyo, kwaye obomvu okanye u-10 ngowona mbi. Emva koko imveliso iyonke inikwa umbala kunye nenqanaba lokulinganisa lilonke.

Ndiqale ngokuskena izithako kwigumbi lokuhlambela ndaza kwangoko ndakhupha zonke iimveliso ezilinganiswe ngombala otyheli nobomvu. Ngezinto endifuna ukuzitshintsha, ndikhangele uluhlu oluqinisekisiweyo lwe-EWG ukufumana indawo eluhlaza endinokuyifumana kwivenkile yokutya yezempilo okanye kwi-Intanethi.

Ukunciphisa umda kumhlaba we-electromagnetic

Sigqibe kwelokuba sinciphise iindawo ezenziwe ngumbane ezenziwe ngabantu (i-EMF) kwaye sithathe amanyathelo okukhusela usana lwethu olukhulayo kubo. Ii-EMFs zenziwe yiyo yonke into ukusuka elangeni ukuya kwiiselfowuni zethu, ke kubalulekile ukuba ungoyiki. Endaweni yoko, zifundise ngeentlobo ze-EMF (nganye ikhupha ahamba rhoqo), kwaye ulawule ukulawulwa.

Amaza ombane asezantsi abandakanya umhlaba, iindlela zangaphantsi, amandla e-AC, kunye nee-MRIs. Amaza omoya oonomathotholo aquka iiTV, iiselfowuni, iWi-Fi, kunye nezixhobo ezisebenza ngeWi-Fi. Ekugqibeleni, kukho imvamisa ye-microwave. Oku kubandakanya imicrowave kunye nesathelayithi.

Mna nomyeni wam saqala ukutshaja iifowuni zethu kwelinye igumbi nakwindlela yenqwelomoya ubusuku bonke. Eli nyathelo lilula laphucula ukulala kwethu kwaye laphelisa zonke izixhobo ezisebenza ngeWi-Fi kwigumbi lethu lokulala.

Okwesibini, ndathenga ingubo ye-Belly Armor ukuze ndiyisebenzise kwidesika yam nakwisingqengqelo ukukhusela imitha ye-EMF kwii-smartphones, iilaptops, iWi-Fi, kunye nezinye izixhobo zekhaya.

Okokugqibela, njengokuhendwa njengokuba kunokusetyenziswa kunye nezixhobo ezithi zibeke iliso kubushushu bomntwana wethu, ukubetha kwentliziyo, kunye nokuhamba okungama-24/7, sikhetha ukukhawulela uninzi lweemveliso zabantwana ezenzelwe i-Wi-Fi ezivela kwindawo yethu yokugcina abantwana.

Inyathelo 2: Ukuhlafuna

Xa indlu yayihluthiwe imichiza, yayilixesha lokuba sigcwalise indawo yethu yokugcina abantwana ngengubo entsha yepeyinti, ibhedi yomntwana, ibhedi entsha, oomatrasi abatsha, kunye nombhoxo ococekileyo. Into endingakhange ndiyiqonde kukuba le remodel iya kuba kakhulu iyanda ukushiywa okunetyhefu endlwini yam.

Ndibethwe ngumoya ukuba ndifunde iArhente yoKhuseleko lwezeNdalo iqikelela ukuba ungcoliseko lwangaphakathi luphakathi kabini ukuya kahlanu ngaphezulu kunangaphandle. Kwaye emva kohlaziyo oluthile, njengokupeyinta, amanqanaba ongcoliseko angangamawaka e-1,000 aphezulu kunamanqanaba angaphandle.

Ezi zinto zikhutshwa yityhefu zibangelwa yimichiza eguqukayo yezinto eziphilayo (VOCs) ezikhoyo kwipeyinti, ifanitshala, ogqityiweyo, ii-cushion, kunye ne-upholstery.

Khetha iipeyinti ezifanelekileyo kwaye ugqibe

Ipeyinti kwiindonga zakho inokukhupha inqanaba elisezantsi lokukhutshwa kobutyhefu iminyaka. Khetha i-Green Seal-eqinisekisiweyo, zero-VOC yepeyinti. Penda iindonga okungenani inyanga enye ngaphambi kokuba umntwana afike.

Kunyaka ophelileyo, iKhomishini yezoRhwebo yeFederal yehla kwiinkampani ezine ezichaze ukukhutshwa kweVOC kwiimveliso zazo. Ke, ukujonga isatifikethi somntu wesithathu kunokukunceda ugcine usapho lwakho lukhuselekile.

Sisebenzise umsebenzi wokukhangela kwiwebhusayithi yeGreen Seal ukufumana ipeyinti emhlophe ethe tyaba ebesiyisebenzisa kwindawo yethu yokugcina abantwana.

Ukwazi ukuba ipeanut yethu encinci inokuba nomlomo kuyo yonke indawo yokulala iinkuni, sakhetha isiketi seKalon esigunyazisiweyo seGreenGuard (enye inkqubo yokuqinisekisa iqela lesithathu kwimigangatho yokukhutshwa kweVOC). I-Kalon isebenzisa i-lacquer esekwe emanzini, i-lacquer engeyiyo inetyhefu, i-VOC ephantsi, kunye neepesenti ezili-100 ezingenakho ukungcola komoya okuyingozi.

Cinga oomatrasi bakho

Sichitha phantse isiqingatha sobomi bethu silele kumatrasi. Ikwayenye yezona zinto zingcolisa umzi wethu kunye nasemizimbeni yethu. I-EWG ilumkisa ukuba oomatrasi abaninzi bazele ziikhemikhali ezinokuthi zingcolise umoya wokulala zize zenzakalise imizimba yethu, efana:

• polyurethane foam, enokuthi ikhuphe ii-VOCs
• iikhemikhali ezinokucaphukisa inkqubo yokuphefumla okanye zibangele ezinye iingxaki zempilo
• ilangatye nekudodobalisa iikhemikhali ezinxulumene nomhlaza, ukuphazamiseka kwencindi yedlala, kunye nokwenzakalisa amajoni omzimba
• Izigqubuthelo ze-PVC okanye ze-vinyl ezinokonakalisa ukukhula kweenkqubo zokuzala

Eyona nto imbi kukuba, oomatrasi bebhedi zezona zaphuliweyo. Ngombulelo, i-EWG ikwabonelela ngesikhokelo sematrasi sokukunceda ukhethe ukhetho olungena mkhemikhali.

Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, sagqiba kwelokuba siphucule bonke oomatrasi ekhaya lethu siye kwi-Essentia foam yememori yendalo. I-Essentia yenye yeenkampani ezimbini eMntla Melika ezenza oomatrasi bamagwebu e-latex. Benza oomatrasi babo ngokubhaka i-hevea ubisi (umthi womthi) kwisikhunta.

I-Essentia ibonakala ngokugqithisileyo ngezixhobo ezisetyenzisiweyo. Umzi mveliso wabo bobabini ziMigangatho yokuPhathwa kweMpahla yeHlabathi kunye noMgangatho weLatex weHlabathi weLanga oqinisekisiweyo.

Ngokuphathelele kwisibeleko sethu, sakhetha i-Naturepedic, inkampani engagcini nje ngokubamba amabhaso okusingqongileyo kunye neziqinisekiso zomntu wesithathu, kodwa ikwalilizwi elisebenzayo kutshintsho lomgaqo-matrasi ukukhusela impilo yeentsapho zethu kwimichiza engeyomfuneko, kubandakanya abo bacima umlilo.

Iikhemikhali ekufuneka ujonge ukuziphepha zi-flame retardants. Khetha ifanitshala engenantambo engenanto kunye neemveliso zegwebu, kubandakanya imethi yokulala, oomatrasi kunye nezinto zokulala.

Isifundo e-Indiana University sifumanise ukuba ukwenza utshintsho kutshintsho lokulala olungena brominated- kunye ne-organophosphate ngaphandle kokukhathalela emini kukhokelele ekunciphiseni iipesenti ezingama-40 ukuya kuma-90 zeepesenti zokukhutshwa komoya (kuxhomekeke kwimichiza). Abaphandi bagqiba kwelokuba bazithathela kancinci izibonelelo zokususa ukudibana ngqo kweekhemikhali nomntwana.

Enye indlela yokujikeleza umgaqo-nkqubo wokulibazisa umlilo kwisithuthi semoto kukukhetha isihlalo semoto ngendwangu emelana nomlilo ngokwendalo, njengoboya be-merino. Ngokwam, sabhalisela i-Uppa Baby Mesa kwi-merino yoboya. Yisihlalo sokuqala kwaye kuphela ngendalo esingatshiyo kwimoto kwiimarike ukunqanda nakuphi na ukudibana ngqo nolusu lweentsana zethu.

Okokugqibela, ukuba uthenga "isithuthi sosapho" esitsha, shiya iingcango zivulekile kunye neefestile phantsi kangangoko kunokwenzeka ukukhupha imoto kwaye ususe ukubetha kwayo.

Ukukhulelwa lixesha elonwabisayo nelimnandi- kunye nethuba elifanelekileyo lokulungiselela indawo yakho kwaye uyenze ingabinayo ityhefu kangangoko kunokwenzeka, kubo bobabini usana kunye nawe!