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In their exceptional, informative book The Healthy Home: Simple Truths of Protect Your Family From Hidden Household Dangers, son and father team Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz tackle the topic of toxins from room to room, starting with the bedroom and ending with the garage and yard. “Every second of every day, we face an onslaught of unnecessary dangers—toxic chemicals, negative energies, unforeseen side effects, and more—in our modern world,” writes Dave, the younger Wentz.
在這本不同凡響、內容豐富的書籍《健康家庭:簡單招式讓你家人遠離潛在危險》里面，父子組合的Myron Wentz和Dave Wentz探究了無處不在的有毒物，從臥室到車庫、庭院。“每時每刻，我們都面臨著各種不必要危險的潛在威脅—現代世界中有毒化學物質、消極力量、不可預見的效應等”，小Wentz(Dave)在書中寫道。
Myron, his father, who holds a Ph.D. in microbiology with a specialty in immunology from the University of Utah, throws in the statistics: “A new chemical substance is discovered every nine seconds during the workday. Chemists discovered the eighteenth millionth chemical substance known to science on June 15, 1998. Many thousands more have been developed since then.” Wrap your brain around that figure for a moment. It looks like this: 18,000,000.
父親Myron擁有猶他大學微生物免疫學博士學位，他用統計學知識告訴我們：“每天平均九秒鐘就會發現一種新化學物質。到1998年6月15日時，化學家已經發現1800萬種化學物質，之后又發現成千上萬種新物質。”抱著腦袋想想那個數字一會兒，那可是：18,000,000。
Their book is an excellent, comprehensive resource to learn how, exactly, we go about protecting ourselves from all the toxins.
這本書可全面有效幫助我們學習如何讓自己遠離那些毒源。
1) Cut down on the wrinkle-free materials. Five minutes of ironing will spare you from a lifetime of PFC exposure.
少用非褶皺材料，五分鐘的熨燙會讓你免于長時間暴露在PFC（全氟化碳）之中。
2) Make certain your body is wrapped in safe, natural material for at least a third of the day by purchasing pajamas and bedding made from organic cotton.
保證自身穿著材料安全，一天中至少三分之一時間應穿著天然材料制成的睡衣，并使用有機棉制造的床上用品。
3) Train and trust your nose. Of all our senses, smell makes the most direct connection between the outside world and your brain.
訓練并依賴你的鼻子，所有感知之中，嗅覺為大腦和外界之間最直接的聯系。
4) Use one-half cup of white vinegar in place of fabric softener in the washer to reduce static cling and soften clothing.
為減少靜電和軟化衣物，可在洗衣機中加入半杯白醋替代纖維軟化劑。
5) Unwrap and air out your dry-cleaned garments for at least two days in an exterior area, like a garage—never is a closet or bedroom.
將干洗后的衣服展開并懸掛在外面至少晾曬兩天，比如車---千萬不要放在衣柜或臥室里面。
6) Whenever you launder your sheets, open your windows and leave your mattress exposed in order to allow your bed to off-gas for the day.
洗床單時，記得打開窗戶通風，以利于床鋪換氣。
7) Unplug your electronic gadgets and appliances when they aren’t being used.
不使用電子元件和設備時，記得關掉。
8) Buy nightlights, alarm clocks, and other bedroom electronics that are illuminated with red light, which is less disturbing to melatonin production than white or blue light.
購買發紅色光芒的夜光燈、鬧鐘和其它臥室電子設備，比起白色或藍色燈源可較少干擾產生N-乙酰-5-甲氧基色胺。
9) Open a window whenever you can to let in some fresh, cleansing air. The air outside is cleaner.
盡量打開窗戶讓新鮮、凈化的空氣涌入，外面的空氣更清新。
10)Cut down on toxic preservatives like parabens, phthalates, and formaldehyde by first replacing products that sit on your skin all day—like a moisturizers—with more natural, preservative-free alternatives.
減少有毒防腐劑諸如苯甲酸脂類、鄰苯二甲酸鹽以及甲醛的使用，而代之以更天然不含防腐劑能像保濕劑一樣整天附著在皮膚上的替代品。
11) Avoid aerosol products that have non-spray alternatives. If you must use aerosols, open a window and run your bathroom fan. Wash products off your face as soon as you get home instead of waiting until bedtime. A few additional chemical-free hours each day could add up to more than six years over a lifetime.
避免使用沒有非噴霧替代品的氣溶膠，非用不可時打開窗戶讓臥室通風。一回家立即清洗臉部而不是等到睡覺時。每天多幾小時無化學品接觸可令你壽命延長六年。
12) Don’t use antiperspirant during cooler months or on weekends when it doesn’t matter if you sweat a little.
天氣陰冷的月份或周末不要使用止汗藥，即使這能給你帶來些許舒適。
13) If you’ve been exposed to mercury, consider taking a supplement containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and alpha lipoic acid to aid in detoxification.
不慎接觸到汞時，建議服用含有N-乙酰-L-半胱氨酸（NAC）和α-酸的脂肪酸物質，達到解毒目的。
14) Give your immune system a boost with the beneficial bacteria found on a probiotic supplement. Just be sure to look in your pharmacy or grocery store for a product that contains “live and active” cultures.
通過補充益生菌提高免疫系統免疫力，確認下藥店或百貨店里所賣藥品含有“活性益生菌”成分。
15) Avoid buying products that contain triclosan and its chemical cousin, triclocarban. Simply wash your hands with regular soap and water to get rid of germs.
切記不要購買含有三氯生極其化學衍生物三氯卡賓的產品。用普通肥皂簡單清洗雙手，去除細菌。
16) Start with good antioxidant protection, supplemental B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and lots of CoQ10. Also, try one or more of the foods that have been shown to lower cholesterol, such as steel cut oatmeal.
未雨綢繆做好抗氧化劑保護，補充維他命B,Ω-3脂肪酸以及大量的Co Q10。盡量食用膽固醇含量低的食物，比如無鐵麥片。
17) Start each day with an alkalizing glass of lemon water by squeezing a fresh lemon (no sugar) into purified water. Make sure you include the pulp.
每日伊始飲用一杯堿化檸檬水，在蒸餾水中加入一個壓榨檸檬（不加糖），保證杯中含有果肉。
18) Trade in your table salt for natural sea salt, which contains a mixture of alkaline complexes. And use pepper or other spices to liven your meals.
食用天然海鹽做食鹽，因為里面含有豐富堿性混合物。飲食中添加辣椒或其它香料來增進食欲。
19) Maintain a good distance—at least ten feet in front or five feet to the side—between yourself and the microwave when it’s on.
保持適當的距離---使用微波爐時，要與之保持正面至少十步，側面五步的距離。
20) If you must use a PTFE-lined pan, keep your stove’s burner on medium or lower. Also, never preheat an empty pan.
非要使用PTFE（聚四氟乙烯）內襯的平底鍋時，應保證爐頭處于中等或更低溫度。另外，絕對不要預熱空無一物的平底鍋。
21) If you plastic wrap, ensure it’s LDPE-based plastic, and regardless of what type it is, never use it in the microwave.
如果你是塑料控，那就保證使用的是LDPE塑料。而且無論何種型號，都不能在微波爐中使用。
22) Purchase reusable grocery bags made of natural materials such as cotton and use them as often as you can.
購買天然材料如棉花做成的可重復使用購物袋，盡可能多使用幾次。
23) Use a pitcher with an activated carbon filter to reduce contaminants in your water. Although it won’t filter out all pollutants, it’s a good start at a low cost.
使用帶活性炭過濾器的水杯，可減少水中污染物。盡管不會濾去所有污染物，可卻也是有益無害。
24) If you are cleaning with products that you wouldn’t eat, wear gloves!
如果正在清洗自己不吃的食品時記得帶手套。
25) Instead of using an aerosol freshening spray, mist your room with real citrus scent,. Simply pour a few drops of orange, lemon, or lime essential oil into a spray bottle of water.
用天然甘橘氣味劑代替氣溶膠清新噴霧劑。只需要簡單將幾滴橘汁、檸檬汁或石灰精油滴入含水噴霧瓶中。
26) Buy the best vacuum you can afford. Optimally, get one with a HEPA “completely sealed” system.
購買支付能力范圍之內最好的真空吸塵器。最好帶有HEPA（高效空氣過濾器）“完全密封”系統。
27) Use a regular, corded telephone when at home or at work.
在家或工作時使用常規有繩電話。
28) If you have Ethernet ports in convenient areas, you can access the Internet using good, old-fashioned wiring.
如果在便利區域設有以太網絡接口，可使用較好的老式網線連接到該網絡。
29) Don’t set your car’s air conditioner or heater to recirculated air. Selecting the outside air option on your dashboard will reduce the number of pollutants you’re circulating inside the car.
不要用汽車空調或加熱器去循環空氣，將操控儀表板選至外部空氣會降低內部循環時產生的污染物。
30) Take a daily vitamin D supplement with at least 2,000 IUs (International Units) during the winter or year-round if you can’t get out into the sun each day.
冬季或者常年保持每日服用至少2000IUs（國際單位制）維他命D，前提是你沒有足夠時間享受日光。
31) Plant a large, diverse range of plants in your yard—native species are best. The more the merrier and healthier.
在庭院里種植一些高大挺拔、品種豐富的植物---自然品種最佳。越種越開心，越種越健康。
