(go slather-less if you are going to only be in the sun short term and soak up that necessary vitamin D)

Click here to see how your current sunscreen rates!

Thanks to EWG, there is a updated database of the most safe, chemical free sunscreens available out there. Toss all of your banana boat garbage and go chemical free this summer!

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http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2010/04/50-best-health-coach-blogs-you-should-be-reading/

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• Chemicals in Our Diets Produce Fat People
  By Kim Evans
  Natural News, Sept 14, 2009
  Straight to the Source

Most people don`t think about how chemicals in their diets affect their weight or weight loss efforts. But the man-made chemicals you consume on a regular basis can play a big role in whether you`re fat or not – even if those chemicals don`t contain a single calorie.

To understand this, you’ll need to know that your liver is your primary detoxification organ. Your liver is also your primary fat-burning organ. Therefore, the more unnatural chemicals you consume on a regular basis, the more time and energy your liver needs to spend detoxifying you. But, the more your liver is consumed with the role of detoxification, the less time and energy it will have for burning fat. It`s really that simple.

For example, we all clearly agree that pesticides are poisons; their primary purpose is to kill living organisms. We know that most non-organic foods are laced with pesticides, and we understand that pesticides don`t magically become non-poisonous inside our bodies. Our bodies see pesticides as poisons too.

How does your body treat a poison? It attempts to detoxify it. This means your body attempts to render the poison harmless, and then removes it from your body, generally through your colon. Your colon is your primary organ used to eliminate toxins from the body, and your liver is the organ most often responsible for rendering poisons harmless.

But what happens when people eat unnatural chemicals in most meals?

Our livers become overwhelmed with the need to detoxify all of those chemicals and poisons, and the poisons start to back up in our blood. The fact that this is happening in just about everyone has been confirmed by several looks inside the average person`s blood.

Your liver will also store toxins and poisons for you that it was unable to render harmless. It does this to keep those poisons out of your bloodstream and from circulating in your body.

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Come and Learn and Taste and See how the Food you Eat makes you Feel and Act! Saturday, November 21, 2009
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
12 West Main Event Center
Downtown Mesa, AZ

• What we eat affects our behavior and how we function
• ADD, Depression, Anxiety & more can be corrected with diet
• Diets that produce a superior healthy people: physically, mentally, even psychologically
• Toxins, chemicals, food sensitivities do affect your health and behavior
• Taste delicious foods for improving behavior, dealing with food intolerances, and promoting superior health and wellness!

Speakers:

Erleen Tilton, Holistic Nutrition Specialist – Statistics show that the increase of processed foods parallel with the increase of prescription drugs for disorders such as: ADD, Bi-Polar, Schizophrenia, Depression, as well as violence, aggression, suicidal tendencies, insomnia, irritability and more.

Jerelyn Gardner – Dr. Weston Price’s studies of cultures having: no tooth decay or crowded teeth, no cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, hormonal problems, mental illness, or immorality, but more amazingly there was no crime, they were honest, courageous, of good character, trustworthy, and dedicated to their families. What kind of a diet did these cultures eat?

Dr. Rob Ellsworth, NMD – We are exposed daily to chemical toxins and poisons: heavy metals, plastics, herbicides, pesticides, cleaning supplies, skin care products, food, drinking water and the air we breathe. Toxins contribute to illness, create nervous disorders, headaches, fatigue, accelerate aging, and decrease immunity to disease. There are solutions!!!

Pre-registration Cost: $35 per person, $60 per married couple
Registration at the Door: $40 per person, $65 per married couple
Public Welcome – Spreading the Information is Welcomed too!
Cost includes a Luncheon of Demonstrations: Wraps with fresh-made Hummus and Veggies, Variety of Beans & Sprouts, Baked Salmon (baking without a microwave); Super Healthy Salads; Cheesy dishes made with cashews; Desserts made without dairy, sugar, wheat, or soy!

Don’t miss this opportunity to bless the lives of those around you! Come and get this vital information first hand! Come to a day full of learning at such a small cost!

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We have never had seasonal flu shots and we won’t be starting to do so this year despite the fear tactics employed by so many. The key is in building a very strong immune system and knowing your natural means of fighting bugs should you happen to bring any home.

I have seen many articles come across my e-mail based on this topic so I figured I would offer some of them here for your own educational process. I do admit most everything you read here will support my own views, hey, it’s my blog! If you want to read about opposing views, there are many out there and it isn’t hard to find them. I hope this helps you process of deciding where you will stand…

What I know:

• You don’t want to take the chances of getting Guillain-Barre syndrome, a reaction of the body’s immune system from receiving vaccinations. My husband has had it after multiple vaccinations in his early 20′s,  and I was afraid I would loose my fiance at the time, or best case we would have to find a new first apartment with handicap access. Not a good time! Guillain-Barre rates were out of control after the last H1N1 vaccination fiasco in the early 70′s.
• avoid sugar (kills your immune system), get enough rest (elementary children need 10-11 hours a night!), wash your hands (don’t use anti-microbial soaps),  Have positive thoughts (negativity decreases your immune system), manage your stress (stress lowers your immune system), excercise, take vitamin D, take probiotics, cover your mouth with the hollow of your elbow, not your hands that you will then touch things with and spread germs (teach this to your children!), if you are sick or have sick kids STAY HOME!, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth as much as possible, avoid artificial colorings and flavorings, eat whole, organic foods, avoid processed, packaged, boxed, canned foods, drink lots of pure, non-tap water
• take a good quality multi vitamin, probiotic, vitamin D and multi mineral to boost your immune system. Costco, walgreens, grocery stores and walmart, will not carry quality products!

Info on the H1N1:

Dr. Mercola on the H1N1

SixWise on H1N1

Jon Barron on H1N1

Is the H1N1 vaccine safe:

H1N1 vaccination for children

Info on flu vaccines:

Dr. Mercola on flu vaccines

Jon Barron on the flu

There are too many article out there to list here, these above sites also have other articles on similar topics.

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1. Get the nutrition you need & enjoy tastier food
   
   Many studies have shown that organically grown food has more minerals and nutrients than food grown with synthetic pesticides. And there’s a good reason why many chefs use organic foods in their recipes — they taste better.
2. Save money
   
   Growing your own food can help cut the cost of your grocery bill.
3. Protect future generations
   
   The average child receives four times more exposure than an adult to at least eight widely used cancer-causing pesticides in food.
4. Prevent soil erosion
   
   More than 3 billion tons of topsoil are eroded from the United States’ croplands each year. In conventional farming, the soil is used more as a medium for holding plants in a vertical position so they can be chemically fertilized. As a result, American farms are suffering from the worst soil erosion in history.
5. Protect water quality
   
   Pesticides — some cancer causing — contaminate the groundwater in 38 states, polluting the primary source of drinking water for more than half the country’s population.
6. Save energy
   
   Modern farming uses more petroleum than any other single industry, consuming 12 percent of the country’s total energy supply. More energy is now used to produce synthetic fertilizers than to till, cultivate and harvest all the crops in the United States.
7. Keep chemicals off your plate
   
   The EPA considers 60 percent of all herbicides, 90 percent of all fungicides and 30 percent of all insecticides carcinogenic. Pesticides may cause an extra 4 million cancer cases among Americans.
8. Protect farm workers & help small farmers
   
   Farmers exposed to herbicides have six times more risk than non-farmers of contracting cancer. And organic farming could be one of the few survival tactics left for family farms.
9. Promote biodiversity
   
   Mono-cropping is the practice of planting large plots of land with the same crop year after year. The lack of natural diversity of plant life has left the soil lacking in natural minerals and nutrients, and single crops are also much more susceptible to pests, making farmers more reliant on pesticides.
10. Help beautify your community
    
    Besides being used to grow food, community gardens are also a great way to beautify a community, and to bring pride in ownership.

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Ten Reasons To Throw Out Your Microwave Oven:

• Continually eating microwave processed food causes permanent brain damage.

• The human body is unable to metabolize the unknown by-products created in microwaved foods.

• Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.

• The effects of by-products remain in the human body long-term.

• Minerals, vitamins and nutrients are reduced by microwaving so that the body gets little or altered components that cannot be broken down.

• The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals by microwaves.

• Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths. This may partially explain the rapid increase of the colon cancer rate in America.

• Long term consumption of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.

• It also causes immune system deficiencies through alterations in the lymph glands and blood serum.

• Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory and concentration, emotional instability and a decrease of intelligence.

Source: www.mercola.com

For more research on this important topic please visit this link: http://www.mercola.com/article/microwave/hazards.htm

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2. BHA and BHT Butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydrozyttoluene are used to preserve common household foods. They are found in cereals, chewing gum, potato chips, and vegetable oils. They are oxidants, which form potentially cancer-causing reactive compounds in your body.

3. Propyl Gallate Another preservative, often used in conjunction with BHA and BHT. It is sometimes found in meat products, chicken soup base, and chewing gum. Animals studies have suggested that it could be linked to cancer.

4. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) MSG is an amino acid used as a flavor enhancer in soups, salad dressings, chips, frozen entrees, and restaurant food. It can cause headaches and nausea, and animal studies link it to damaged nerve cells in the brains of infant mice.

5. Trans Fats Trans fats are proven to cause heart disease. Restaurant food, especially fast food chains, often serve foods laden with trans fats.

6. Aspartame Aspartame, also known by the brand names Nutrasweet and Equal, is a sweetener found in so-called diet foods such as low-calorie desserts, gelatins, drink mixes, and soft drinks. It may cause cancer or neurological problems, such as dizziness or hallucinations.

7. Acesulfame-K This is a relatively new artificial sweetener found in baked goods, chewing gum, and gelatin desserts. There is a general concern that testing on this product has been scant, and some studies show the additive may cause cancer in rats.

8. Food Colorings: Blue 1, 2; Red 3; Green 3; Yellow 6 Five food colorings still on the market are linked with cancer in animal testing. Blue 1 and 2, found in beverages, candy, baked goods and pet food, have been linked to cancer in mice. Red 3, used to dye cherries, fruit cocktail, candy, and baked goods, has been shown to cause thyroid tumors in rats. Green 3, added to candy and beverages, has been linked to bladder cancer. The widely used yellow 6, added to beverages, sausage, gelatin, baked goods, and candy, has been linked to tumors of the adrenal gland and kidney.

9. Olestra Olestra, a synthetic fat found in some potato chip brands, can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and gas. Olestra also inhibits healthy vitamin absorption from fat-soluble carotenoids that are found in fruits and vegetables.

10. Potassium Bromate Potassium bromate is used as an additive to increase volume in some white flour, breads, and rolls. It is known to cause cancer in animals, and even small amounts in bread can create a risk for humans.

11. White Sugar Watch out for foods with added sugars, such as baked goods, cereals, crackers, sauces and many other processed foods. It is unsafe for your health, and promotes bad nutrition.

12. Sodium Chloride A dash of sodium chloride, more commonly known as salt, can bring flavor to your meal. But too much salt can be dangerous for your health, leading to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.

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