Babies, Chemicals and Pure, Honest Skin Care

Hello Everyone,

We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about health and good skincare, organics and purity.
One thing I've learned about us humans is that we might get it in one context and fail to carry it over to another.

So today I want to talk about children and infants, and what chemicals they are exposed to and are consuming. How we can avoid these exposures for them.

First of all, you have to get that the products on the supermarket and drug store shelves are NOT made for the benefit of your children, but for the profit of that corporation or company. Some are more upstanding and have integrity; others spend their energies trying to spin the good words so that you think you're doing the right thing, but you're not.

You can't be a - excuse the pun here - babe in the woods when it comes to organic and pure products. You have to become an intelligent and savvy consumer. You have to take full responsibility for what you consume and what your children consume.

You have to learn to read labels and come to know who are the integrity players and who is not.

Rule of thumb here: if it's in the supermarket or Walmart or Target, you're going to have to be really, really careful. Most of the integrity players in the health and wellness industry are the multilevel marketing companies like One Group and the Miessence Line and their new Baby Care Line. You're going to have to do your homework. Use the Internet and Google them, read what their philosophies are; what's their mission statement. Now, go to the products ingredients and read. Everything you don't understand, Google it.

You can go into the archives of my blog to read past posts about the difference between the labels of "natural", "organic" and "certified organic". What's important, of utmost importance is that if you are saying yes to a chemical, you do it willingly and fully aware.

When it comes to infants and children, their exposure to chemicals is extraordinary. Never before in the history of the world have children been born with toxins already in their bodies like they are today. They come in with toxins into a toxic environment. As you would with cleaning up your own exposure, you must do the same for them. The best you can do, is the best you can do. What I mean by that is this: you begin. You wash their clothes in non toxic soaps, you make sure they are wearing natural fibers (cotton, linen, silk, rayon, hemp); you feed them only organic foods and pure water. You make sure that if they are on formula, that it's not just "organic" you're looking for, but NO SUGAR as well. And as far as the soaps, lotions, and potions you apply to their delicate skin, it is as pure as you can find.

Babies absorb chemicals! Baby lotion, powder and shampoo can lead to higher concentrations in an infant’s body of phthalates, chemicals linked to allergies and altered reproductive development, a US study shows. The study conducted at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute http://www.seattlechildrens.org/home/about_childrens/press_releases/2008/02/003170.aspfound that babies treated with common baby care products such as lotion, shampoo, and powder were more likely to have phthalates in their urine than other babies. Phthalates are chemicals commonly found in personal care and other household products, including plastic children’s toys, lubricants and chemical stabilisers in cosmetics and personal care products.

Animal studies of phthalates have found that they can harm reproductive system development, and studies in humans have found that prenatal exposure or exposure through breast milk can alter hormone concentrations, the study says.

Lead author Dr Sheela Sathyanarayana, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington medical school, describes the findings as “troubling”: “Babies may be more at risk than children or adults because their reproductive, endocrine and immune systems are still developing,” she says. She adds that phthalate exposure in early childhood has been associated with altered hormone concentrations as well as increased allergies, runny nose and eczema.

Yes, these products cost more money. Quality costs more money in the short run, but I promise you this. Pay now or you will pay later. You deserve only the highest and best quality and so do your children. America is learning the hard way that cheap has cost us big time in our health, in our environment and in our well being. Choose Life. The products I recommend without any equivocation are those marketed by One Group. Yes, I market these products, but I also use them. After a very, very long search for products that I could honestly recommend without any second thoughts or reservations. I invite you to visit: http://www.honestskincare.mionegroup.com

Our children are our future. Nothing is too good for them, or us.

Thanks for reading!

Kath

De-Toxifying Your Experience

http://www.naturalnews.com/019434.html

Good Day Everyone,

Today I'm going to talk to you about detoxifying your life. As I've discussed in past blogs, the cumulative effect of toxins in our lives has made us sick to the breaking point. The most important way this is experienced is in the increased dis-eases in our immune systems. More and more folks are coming up with autoimmune diseases such as MS, fibromyalgia, etc. I am including a link to the book, The Hundred Year Lie, by Randall Fitzgerald, his site as well as a site from an interview with Mr. Fitzgerald in Natural News. Read them both, get the information and take action.

The first place you might notice a weakened immune systems is that you are getting colds and flu easily and they are lasting a longer time. A good cold now and again gives your immune system a good work out. Gets the gang going and pumps up their strengths. But when it takes too long to recover and you find a viral infection going into a bacterial infection and you need antibiotics, your immune system is compromised.

The immune system is the body's natural way of fighting dis-ease. It - the body - knows how to be well. But in these times, after a life time of Western culture and industry and medicine, we are experiencing something that no other culture has before: the build up and cumulative effect of toxins in the body which are weakening our immune systems.

These toxins are everywhere, of course. Toxins are in the water, in the soaps, in the foods, in the cosmetics, in the personal care products, in the upholstery, in the air.

So to begin to give your body and your immune system a break takes some deliberate thought and conscious attention. Take notes and then get busy cleaning up and limiting your exposure.
Toxins are synthetic chemicals that are used in just about everything from your food to your tires to "make life better." We'll skip that part, as it is a useless debate. We're getting sick and having a poorer quality of life as a result of the pervasiveness of these chemicals. Period.

So. First thing you need to do is go through the inventory of the foods you eat and as best you can switch over to organic and certified organic foods. And perhaps the other "first" thing you need to do is stop purchasing and consuming all prepared foods, packaged foods, processed foods as these almost assuredly have chemical preservatives. You want to go to whole, fresh and organic foods as much as possible and where ever possible.

Secondly, you must take an inventory of the personal care products you are using. I can tell you that unless you are using certified organic personal care products you ARE consuming more toxins. The worst of these are the preservatives and enhancers that are formulated into the products. The preservatives, of course, are placed there to give them a longer shelf life and to prevent the growth of mold and bacteria. The enhancers are really dangerous, as they open up the skin pores so that the chemicals can penetrate more deeply, and thus the absorption of the chemicals is more efficient into the body. This makes the product more 'effective'. Say no more.

Thirdly, you must look at the items around you in your environment: fabrics, cleaning products, laundry soap and dryer sheets, carpeting and floor coverings, paint and laminates. Anything NOT 100% natural is comprised of chemical alterations that impart to you and yours - the baby crawling on the floor. A side note here is that using all these anti-bacterial cleaning agents actually diminishes your immune system's ability to fight these bugs. Anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning products like too much antibiotics in the body debilitate your own body's ability to produce the required antibodies to naturally fight off sickness and remain well. Once you enter that abyss of antibiotics to get well, it's a hard road back to relying on your own body to do its job. This is where you will need to consume probiotics.

Fourth, you need to realize that it is the "synergy" of the chemicals that cause the havoc. All these free and loose chemicals coming in from such diverse directions into the body is akin to a chemical lab where there are uncontrolled reactions happening. Chemicals that shouldn't mix are being joined together in your body. For example: drinking a cola and eating Frito's creates benzenes in your body - carcinogens. So it's not just the single chemical from this and that, but the combinations and their reactions with resulting new chemicals within the body, as well.

Fifth, start using your good Common Sense. If it's not natural, it's probably not good for you.
But simply do the very best you can and STOP worrying about it. Just the chemical load that you consciously remove from your experience, your body will reward you with a giant sigh of relief and thanks for lightening the burden. Trust your body, because its natural state is well and balanced. It is always striving to regain that healthful balance. Always.

Sixth, and perhaps most importantly, is to rid your mind of toxic thoughts. Focus yourself on creative and life-giving images, ideas and activities. Cut loose toxic, negative people, news casts, thought forms and experiences. You don't have to consume those things into your mind, either.

Seventh, find trusted suppliers for all your consumptions: food, cosmetics, personal care products, water, clothes, carpet and ideas - including television shows, radio shows and newscasts, love and friendship. If it doesn't FEEL good, it's toxic.

Thanks for reading!


Kath