All of my life, I have been searching for answers to all of life’s most fundamental questions: Why am I here? What is purpose of life? Why do bad things happen to good people? Who is God? Why does He allow all of this?

As a child and again as a teenager, I searched for answers in Christianity, and even though I sensed wisdom and truth in teachings of Jesus--being honest, loving thy neighbor, turning other cheek--there seemed to be something missing. Maybe something got lost in translation.

I didn’t have a problem with not understanding everything about God’s actions--I mean He is God after all, and so how can I expect to understand Him? However, I did feel that I had some legitimate questions about justice. For instance, why do really bad things happen to seemingly good people? Why are babies born with deformities? How could this person’s life of ninety years be equal to that person’s life of 25 years? If all you have to do to go to heaven is believe that Jesus died on cross for your sins, then what kind of a place would heaven be? I mean, I know a lot of people who believe that, and I’m not really sure that heaven would be better than earth if that were case. Also, what happens to people who have never been exposed to Christianity or believe in some other god or religion? Obviously, I had a lot of questions that could not be answered within framework of contemporary Christian religions. Consequently, I gave up search--at least for time being.

When I was twenty-three years old, I became ill. Over next few years, I became unable to work, and I was eventually diagnosed with lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and vasculitis.

I had problems with every joint in my body; I couldn’t stand, sit, or use my hands for any length of time; I had no stamina and slept for about twelve hours every day; I often had acute pain that came and went for apparently no reason and chronic pain that could last for hours; I often could not get comfortable enough to go to sleep; because of amount and kind of medication that I took, I developed a lot of digestive problems; and I often ran a low-grade fever for days, and sometimes, weeks at a time.

Over last two years, vasculitis had become quite bad. I would often break out in large hives all over my body, and would get large spontaneous ‘bruises’ on my legs and arms that were not result of any trauma and which took an unusual length of time to heal. I knew that this could not go on indefinitely, and so I had come to accept fact that length of my life was severely limited.

Every day, people everywhere, unwittingly expose themselves and Mother Earth, to hazardous materials. I say unwittingly, because these chemicals are found in household products that we use every day. Scientists now believe that exposure to these every day products, is a key factor in increase of certain chronic illness in children. Illnesses including cancer, asthma, ADD; birth defects, and many other problems. And if they are toxic to us, they are not helping environment either. As consumers, we are left in dark as to what are really in products we use. Manufacturers are required to list ingredients, but how are you supposed to know what those items do? Most of them you can't even pronounce! We all know that when it comes to Corporate America, profit usually wins out over consumer protection.

YOUR HOME IS THE NUMBER 1 SOURCE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS Because we spend 80-90% of our time indoors, that is where we are more likely to come in contact with toxic chemicals, residues and vapors.