Ok, so Sex & the City and Stroller Strides may not be the most obvious bedfellows, but recent advice from the EPA supports my point. If you're a fan of SATC you will remember the episode when Carrie & Stanford went to a friend's baby shower & was told to take her shoes off at the door. She was apalled as her shoes "made her outfit" and in true Carrie Bradshaw style cost hundreds of dollars. Of course, her shoes got stolen & hilarity ensued. Shoes weren't allowed in the house because the parents were worried about tracking in the dirt from outside- and as it turns out, they were right!
In a recent warning about lead exposure, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) specifically recommends that shoes remain outside the house. According to a report called the Door Mat Study, lead-contaminated soil from the outside causes almost all the lead dust inside homes, and it notes that wiping shoes on a mat and removing them at the door cuts lead dust by 60 percent. The study explains that limiting the amount of dust and track-in may also help reduce exposure to lawn and garden pesticides, wood smoke and industrial toxins, mutagens, dust mites, and all
What should you do? Leave the dirt at the door. Wiping our shoes off and leaving them at the door reduces the amount of contaminated dirt tracked in. Think about this, your babies and kids are the ones who spend the most time on the ground in your home – crawling and playing.
Stroller Strides is proud to join with LUNA and its partner, Healthy Child Healthy World in the “Change Agents” program - designed to build a strong community of women through social networking with the end goal of inspiring action and effecting positive change surrounding women’s health.
Creating a healthy and safe home for our children is of utmost importance. This important health tip was provided by “Moms with a Mission,” an educational program designed for LUNA Moms Club members. To find out more about Luna Moms Club in your area click here.
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