Ive posted about how bad HFCS is before, but I found this great article by another blogger that I just had to share!
High Fructose Corn Syrup = Bad
It turns out that HFCS has MERCURY!!!!! eeek!!! I am shocked!!!! that is B-A-D. bad, bad, bad. Hmmmm, mercury has been linked to neurological damage and conditions like autism and its in tons and tons of typical American foods - soda, bread, ketchup, crackers, etc.
American food is poisoning our children.
Avoid HFCS at all costs.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Win an Ergo Carrier
Check out this contest at Sage And Savvy for your chance to win an ERGObaby carrier! Carrying your baby is great so awesome - convenient, and great for your relationship! Great for dads too!
Stevia Deal is back
This deal was gone the last few months and I was so bummed! But its baaaaaaack!
Get a twin pack of Sweetleaf Stevia (the only brand I use) on Amazon for only $19.95 with free shipping. AND if you subscribe to get it delivered every 1, 3, or 6 months, it drops to $25.95! You can always go back and cancel that subscription if you want to. Thats only $13 per 4oz bottle!!!! The 2oz bottle sells for that at all our local stores. Its like Buy One, Get One Free!
LINK
Get a twin pack of Sweetleaf Stevia (the only brand I use) on Amazon for only $19.95 with free shipping. AND if you subscribe to get it delivered every 1, 3, or 6 months, it drops to $25.95! You can always go back and cancel that subscription if you want to. Thats only $13 per 4oz bottle!!!! The 2oz bottle sells for that at all our local stores. Its like Buy One, Get One Free!
LINK
Friday, April 10, 2009
Organic Wear Mascara
HERE is a rebate form for Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara. Its worth $9.95, which is the retail price so you get it for free!
From their site:
Its also 100% recyclable (thumbs up!)
Its at least better than regular mascara and its FREE!
From their site:
100% Free of Harsh Chemicals, Synthetic Preservatives, Parabens, Clumping,
Smudging, Flaking, Fibers & Dyes.
Its also 100% recyclable (thumbs up!)
Its at least better than regular mascara and its FREE!
Raw Milk
You may have heard of people drinking raw milk and wondered why on earth someone would want to do that with all of our modern technology to make it "clean" and "healthy".
Here is an article on the health benefits of drinking milk raw i.e. the way God intended *Wink wink*)
We were able to get some frozen at one point but it isnt the same reconstituted :(. But Monday we will get our first fresh raw milk and I am SO excited. Its from a local dairyman who runs a certified raw dairy. This means that the government comes and regularly tests the milk. He also takes the milk to get tested himself, to be sure it is safe.
Basically milk right out of the cow is full of good healthy bacteria and the enzymes needed to digest it properly (because God is smart). When its pasteurized and homeogized (sp?) that kills any bad bacteria but also kills all the good bacteria, good enzymes, vitamins, etc. It basically makes a dead, hard-to-digest product, far from what God originally created it to be.
Interestingly, many people who are allergic/intolerant to store-bought milk, can drink raw milk.
A little tidbit from a fiesty writer who I enjoyed reading:
Its still ILLEGAL to sell raw milk in many states - this is almost as absurd as the states in which its illegal to have a homebirth or practice midwifery outside of a hosptial...dont even get me started!!!! Here it TX they can only sell it to you if you go and get it yourself. Thankfully Im not hooked up with an awesome lady who goes down every other Monday and gets it for everyone and then I just have to pick it up at her house nearby. Im so excited to try it!!!
Also, even at $7/gallon, we will save money over buying the Caleb and JJ almond milk! and thats the same price as organic milk at Costco :)
Here is an article on the health benefits of drinking milk raw i.e. the way God intended *Wink wink*)
We were able to get some frozen at one point but it isnt the same reconstituted :(. But Monday we will get our first fresh raw milk and I am SO excited. Its from a local dairyman who runs a certified raw dairy. This means that the government comes and regularly tests the milk. He also takes the milk to get tested himself, to be sure it is safe.
Basically milk right out of the cow is full of good healthy bacteria and the enzymes needed to digest it properly (because God is smart). When its pasteurized and homeogized (sp?) that kills any bad bacteria but also kills all the good bacteria, good enzymes, vitamins, etc. It basically makes a dead, hard-to-digest product, far from what God originally created it to be.
Interestingly, many people who are allergic/intolerant to store-bought milk, can drink raw milk.
A little tidbit from a fiesty writer who I enjoyed reading:
It's also rather amazing the amount of energy the state will spend tryingto put the clamps on people who have a couple of cows or a small herd of dairygoats. It's legal to drink milk from your own cow, so farmers began to sellshares of a cow to people who could then pick up "their" milk from "their"cow. But the state swooped in and put a stop to it,
If the government put this kind of effort into mass-produced peanuts, five people might still be alive.source: Swallow peanuts, but choke on raw milk
Its still ILLEGAL to sell raw milk in many states - this is almost as absurd as the states in which its illegal to have a homebirth or practice midwifery outside of a hosptial...dont even get me started!!!! Here it TX they can only sell it to you if you go and get it yourself. Thankfully Im not hooked up with an awesome lady who goes down every other Monday and gets it for everyone and then I just have to pick it up at her house nearby. Im so excited to try it!!!
Also, even at $7/gallon, we will save money over buying the Caleb and JJ almond milk! and thats the same price as organic milk at Costco :)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Lead in Crockpots and Plates
Ive heard little bits around the internet about crockpots having lead. This has always concerned me since I use my crockpot often. Well we are thinking of buying a second one for when we have big crowds so I finally buckled down and researched it.
You probably know that NO level of lead is safe. The FDA has a maximum level of lead allowable in the glaze in the crockpot (which is higher than zero - thanks again FDA). The danger of the leaching comes when the crockpot is heated up - and then the lead goes right into your food. things like this are SUCH no-brainers and yet so many experts just wonder why our country and our children are so increasingly sick :(
you can check out THIS article form a reporter who found very dangerous levels of lead leaching from a womans crockpot
From what I could dig up
For sure have lead: Rival and Crockpot brands
Supposedly dont: Westbend, GE and Hamilton Beach
I have a Rival :( I personally think this is a serious enough issue to warrant getting rid of it and getting something that I know is safe. I have some emails in to the other companies to verify that they do NOT use lead in their glaze. Will update!
I also found this really neat report from testing plates. Unbelievably, many are HIGH in lead (outrageous!!!!!). Click HERE for that report. Thankfully the Corelle the kids use is safe.
You probably know that NO level of lead is safe. The FDA has a maximum level of lead allowable in the glaze in the crockpot (which is higher than zero - thanks again FDA). The danger of the leaching comes when the crockpot is heated up - and then the lead goes right into your food. things like this are SUCH no-brainers and yet so many experts just wonder why our country and our children are so increasingly sick :(
you can check out THIS article form a reporter who found very dangerous levels of lead leaching from a womans crockpot
From what I could dig up
For sure have lead: Rival and Crockpot brands
Supposedly dont: Westbend, GE and Hamilton Beach
I have a Rival :( I personally think this is a serious enough issue to warrant getting rid of it and getting something that I know is safe. I have some emails in to the other companies to verify that they do NOT use lead in their glaze. Will update!
I also found this really neat report from testing plates. Unbelievably, many are HIGH in lead (outrageous!!!!!). Click HERE for that report. Thankfully the Corelle the kids use is safe.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Soap Nuts!!!!!!
I am **so** excited to share my new discovery!
If you dont know how toxic fabric softener is read THIS.
We use cloth diapers most of the time with the baby. Because our city has really hard water we've had issues with detergent build-up even with the "right" detergents for cloth diapers. That led to me to looking for something more natural and thats how I found....
Soap Nuts!
They actually arent nuts but the dried fruit of the Chinese Soapberry tree. They contain saponin, a natural cleaner used for thousands of years to clean clothes, just like the plants used by Native Americans for washing.
I ordered some to try and I LOVE them!!!!! They totally removed the residue and got them CLEAN. Same with our clothes. And you dont need fabric softener at all with these!!!! In fact, we had some hand-me-downs for Jayna that had a strong fabric softener smell. I am very allergic to it and I have had clothes before that I couldnt get it out of, no matter how many times I washed them.....but the soap nuts got it out!
The residue from regular laundry detergent (even the "free" varieties) is what makes the clothes stiff and creats a need for the softener in the first place! Soap nuts dont leave a residue.
And they can be turned into a powder or liquid and used for a ton of cool things, for example.....
- shampoo (im excited to try this!)
- cleaning jewelry
- washing pets
- natural pesticide/mosquito repellent
- natural windo cleaner
- dishwashing "soap" (excited about this too!!!)
Click HERE to see the site that Ive found to have the best prices. I just ordered a huge bag to use all the time! You can try a sample for 1 cent plus shipping. I may even buy some wholesale to sell if I continue to be as impressed as I am!
If you dont know how toxic fabric softener is read THIS.
We use cloth diapers most of the time with the baby. Because our city has really hard water we've had issues with detergent build-up even with the "right" detergents for cloth diapers. That led to me to looking for something more natural and thats how I found....
Soap Nuts!
They actually arent nuts but the dried fruit of the Chinese Soapberry tree. They contain saponin, a natural cleaner used for thousands of years to clean clothes, just like the plants used by Native Americans for washing.
I ordered some to try and I LOVE them!!!!! They totally removed the residue and got them CLEAN. Same with our clothes. And you dont need fabric softener at all with these!!!! In fact, we had some hand-me-downs for Jayna that had a strong fabric softener smell. I am very allergic to it and I have had clothes before that I couldnt get it out of, no matter how many times I washed them.....but the soap nuts got it out!
The residue from regular laundry detergent (even the "free" varieties) is what makes the clothes stiff and creats a need for the softener in the first place! Soap nuts dont leave a residue.
And they can be turned into a powder or liquid and used for a ton of cool things, for example.....
- shampoo (im excited to try this!)
- cleaning jewelry
- washing pets
- natural pesticide/mosquito repellent
- natural windo cleaner
- dishwashing "soap" (excited about this too!!!)
Click HERE to see the site that Ive found to have the best prices. I just ordered a huge bag to use all the time! You can try a sample for 1 cent plus shipping. I may even buy some wholesale to sell if I continue to be as impressed as I am!
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