Potential DANGER in your kitchen - Gas Stoves & How It Can Effect Your Health

You may use it on a daily basis and never have known that you potentially are putting yourself & your loved ones in your home in harms way.

In the recent years there has been increasing concerns about the dangers of gas stoves in homes.

As a result of burning natural gas at high temperatures, gas stoves create Nitrogen Dioxide - an invisible by product that is harmful to humans. Researchers have found that gas stoves increase the risk of harmful emissions in the environment posing a human health hazard.

Even while your stove is turned off (unburned gas) you're at risk for potential leaks, exposing you to benzene which is a known carcinogen (cancer causing substance).

Researchers found that children with gas stoves in their home were 20% more likely to develop respiratory illnesses. People who had gas stoves in their homes were found to be at greater risk for asthma, lung disease, and increased mortality.

Resources To Help

There are alternative stove options/resources available (see below)

Kitchen Electrification for Renters - Switch is On

African American mortality rate alarming!

There is a cause for concern regarding expecting

mothers of African American descent. Black women are a whopping 3+ times more likely to die during pregnancy/childbirth than their white counterparts.

Blood pressure disorders (preeclampsia & eclampsia) and heart failure were one of the leading causes of maternal mortality (DEATH) for Black women. Also not too far behind was severe bleeding or blood vessel blockage as further causes of death for expectant Black mothers.

Source:prb.org

In regards to ectopic pregnancy white & hispanic women were at a much lower risk of mortality than Black women. Ectopic pregnancy was the 5th leading cause of death for Black pregnant mothers.

It is clear that the medical system needs urgent reform. It is with urgency that the issue of racial disparities within the medical system be brought to a resolve so that actual preventative measures can be set into place to help combat the alarming death toll numbers for Black women bearing children.

Poverty can Effect Brain Development new study finds.

According to new study findings by the American Journal of Psychiatry, Black children living in poverty are at an increased risk for brain developmental issues. Trauma & stress were showed to be key symptoms.

Harvard University researchers performed MRI scans on 7,350 white and 1,786 Black children and there were still a greater number of mental health issues for Black children outweighing those of white children.

Systemic racism & financial hardships were found to be the route causes of mental illness for Black children.

A deficit of gray matter was found in their brains, those stressors were found to be the contributing factors. Prolonged exposure to adverse experiences can lead to immune and metabolic disruptions.

PTSD, depression,anxiety, and suicide attempts were common mental health issues that were found to effect the Black community far beyond those of non black backgrounds.

We must place emphasis on the need to tackle the major issue of systemic structural racism that plagued historically disadvantaged Black communities.