Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Typical household chemical waste substances include:
Pharmaceuticals, dish soap, skin care products, cosmetics, synthetic hormones used in HRT, cleaning products, car oil, laundry products and foods containing chemical additives.
Most consumers don't think twice about what they flush down their toilets or wash down their drains, but it's time that we all learned to think holistically about our interaction with our planet. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 We are currently seeking writers who would like to cover one or more of the following topics:
Profiles of interesting natural health companies or products
Natural cosmetics, skin care and personal care products
Environmental news: global warming, climate change, etc.
Freedom news: Free speech, health freedom
Yoga, pilates, Tai Chi or other gentle exercise systems
Nutrition and phytonutrients
Raw foods and superfoods
Renewable energy, hybrid vehicles
The housing bubble, the U.S. dollar, national debt and personal finance
New energy technologies (cold fusion, ocean water, etc. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There are many quality skin care product companies to choose from. I currently recommend Pangea Organics (www.PangeaOrganics.com) and the Lluvia line from the Amazon Herb Company (http://amazondreams.amazonherb.net), which are made from rainforest botanicals and contain no artificial or chemical ingredients whatsoever.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I have no financial connection with any of the companies or products recommended here. I earn nothing from the sales of such products. No fees were paid to myself or NewsTarget for inclusion in this article. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Why are extremely toxic, cancer-causing chemicals openly allowed to be used in skin care products, perfumes and personal care formulas sold throughout America?
8) Why are popular laundry products still allowed to be sold in the U.S. when they contain numerous cancer-causing chemicals that get embedded in the fibers of clothing and are easily absorbed through the skin?
9) Why do U.S. health authorities not merely tolerate, but actually encourage the mass drugging of schoolchildren with amphetamine drugs? (Ritalin, Adderall, etc.)
The answer, of course, is: Blame China! |
The Editors of FC&A
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| Not surprisingly, some scientists recommend adding green tea to skin care products for extra protection. Before you buy sunscreen or other skin care products, check the ingredients. If they include green tea, you just might boost your defense against skin damage, skin cancer — and maybe even wrinkles.
Whether you get your tea from a teapot or a tube of sunscreen, you can help your skin win against cancer.
Drink green tea or rub it on your skin before or after any PUVA treatment. |
Stacy Malkan
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 When you see some of the baby skin care on the market you wonder, how the hell are these products still on the market?" Morris observed.)
In a move that ignited a brief firestorm of controversy in the natural products industry, Avalon also removed parabens preservatives and advertised their products "parabens free" — thus putting the spotlight on an ingredient many competitors were using. Tensions boiled to the surface at the 2005 Natural Products Expo West at a panel about the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. During the Q&A session, angry questions flew at Morris Shriftman. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 An entire multi-billion dollar industry in chemical first aid products and synthetic skin care products is made obsolete by aloe vera. That's why I hope Alan Friedman, the founder of Good Cause Wellness, will soon offer a pure aloe vera gel without any other ingredients. That way, it could be used both as a food supplement AND as a first-aid product.
Aloe vera as a natural food preservative
A thin layer of aloe vera gel can be used as a natural food preservative, eliminating the need for chemical preservatives. Research conducted by Daniel Valero, Ph.D. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 By the way, don't you find it interesting that the cancer industry seems to have no interest whatsoever in urging people to avoid eating sodium nitrite, or to stop using cancer-causing skin care products, or to get more sunlight on their skin so they can prevent cancer with vitamin D? As you'll read in many other articles I've written here, it is my firm belief that the cancer industry has no interest whatsoever in preventing cancer, and it primarily interested in treating cancer for profit. This view is generally agreed upon by noted cancer experts such as Dr. Samuel Epstein and Dr. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It's positioned as a high-end skin care product, but many people use it directly on wounds to speed healing. See: http://amazondreams.amazonherb.net/Lluvia_CamuSerum.aspx
Bromelain: An enzyme found in the stems of pineapples, bromelain is useful for reducing post-op swelling. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and boosts the immune system to reduce pain, bruising, tenderness, frostbite, and burns. It is a natural supplement that works the same way as Ibuprofen, the well-known over-the-counter drug. The only difference: bromelain will not harm your liver. |
Stacy Malkan
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| In the third reform, we asked the same questions about skin care, cosmetics and body care products. Why do these products have to have so many objectionable ingredients? And that takes us to Consciousness in Cosmetics."
The phrase refers to his company's recent efforts to reformulate products in response to the Compact for Safe Cosmetics. Morris explained the history of Avalon's change of consciousness. |
| When one follows the numbers — Step 1 "straightforward skin care" through Step 9 "nail care and polish" — one is overwhelmed with how-to tips for an elaborate makeover that recommends no less than 25 cosmetic products. Step 9, at least, recommends selecting a nail polish without formaldehyde, which "increases dryness and yellowing," according to the website. But it does not mention that formaldehyde is also a known carcinogen. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 Because in the world of skin care, there is an entire business known as claim substantiation. Laboratories, including those at some respected universities and colleges, are expert at setting up a study so that the results will back up whatever the label or advertisements say a product can do. One important thing that many consumers and physicians aren't aware of, and this includes lots of physicians who are involved in these bogus studies, is the question, "Under what conditions were the studies performed?" Maybe it takes some experience even to ask. |
Stacy Malkan
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| Osea, an all-natural skin care company, was the first to sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics,
Something has come between me and my Calvins followed by a handful of others. The tone of these letters was distinctly different, friendly and even welcoming. Within a few months, 35 companies had signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, all of them smaller companies from the natural products industry.
Eternity Moment
The campaign had made special efforts to get the attention of mega-corporation Unilever. |
| Advertisement for the premium brand of SK-II skin care products1
More recently Chinese authorities made a discovery of their own about SK-II products: the high-end skin whitening cream and powders contained the toxic heavy metals chromium and neodymium. "Hundreds of angry Chinese women have taken to the streets of Shanghai demanding refunds for US-Japanese cosmetics after authorities detected banned chemicals in some of the products," reported the Agence France Presse in September 2006. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Next, for all the women reading, if you want some seriously good skin care products made only with wholesome, healthful ingredients, don't miss the Lluvia skin care line. The Camu C serum is my favorite product is this category, and I've found it actually accelerates the healing of skin wounds (scrapes and the like), too.
The Amazon Herb nutrition products are simply astonishing in their potency, application and value. One of my favorites is the Pure Camu product, made of pure camu camu powder from the Amazon rainforest.
I'll tell you a secret about camu. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Many of those chemicals are encountered in the morning during showering, shaving, skin care, hair care and application of cosmetics. Other chemicals are encountered in breakfast foods, including bacon, sausage, processed milk, breads and other processed foods. By the time the average consumer leaves their home in the morning, they've already poisoned their liver, pancreas, kidneys, heart, lungs and brain. A typical American consumers has over 300 different synthetic chemicals in their body right now. Is it any wonder degenerative disease rates have skyrocketed in the U.S. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| In fact, simply removing the gel from a living aloe vera leaf and placing the raw gel on your face is far superior to even the most expensive eye cream or skin care product on the market.) And while most people are only familiar with using aloe vera externally, aloe also enhances skin health when used internally. Drink more aloe and your skin glows!
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Aloe vera stabilizes blood sugar in diabetics
Diabetic patients who take aloe vera for 3 months experience a significant drop in fasting blood sugar levels. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Toiletries, such as shampoos, conditioners, and skin care products, are thought not harmful as long as they are not ingested. Patients with open skin lesions, such as with dermatitis herpetiformis, may have reactions on the skin or systemically if gluten gets into an open wound.
The education of the person newly diagnosed with celiac disease should consist of a team approach between the patient (or parents); the gastroenterologist; the primary care physician; the dietitian; and local branches of national support groups. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Natural skin care Recipes
Citrus Sugar Scrub
2 cups white cane sugar
2 cups vegetable glycerin
1 teaspoon vitamin C crystals
5 drops orange essential oil
Combine ingredients in a bowl. Scoop some scrub onto your hand and massage gently over entire body. Rinse well with warm water. Store remainder in a glass jar. Keep in a cool, dry place and use within two weeks.
Lavender Salt Glow
2 cups fine sea salt 4 cups almond oil 30 drops lavender essential oil
Place all ingredients in a wide-mouth jar. Mix together. To use, wet entire body and massage onto skin. Rinse well and towel off to dry. |
| Cosmetics and skin care creams that contain chemicals get into the bloodstream the same way They don't just stay on top of the skin. Propylene glycol, for instance, is used in many cosmetic creams and makeup as a moisturizer or as an effective carrier of active ingredients through the skin layers and into the bloodstream. Although it is listed by the FDA as "generally recognized as safe," it is also listed on several government and environmental safety sites as being a suspected skin irritant that can also be toxic to the nervous, immune, and respiratory systems. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 The holistic approach also takes into account nutrition, subtle energy imbalances, counselling and skin care. Aesthetic aromatherapy is the use of oils by beauty therapists to treat skin problems and aid relaxation and weight control.
Stress is a huge emotional burden, so it is no surprise to find that many common stress-based disorders such as PMT, eczema, acne, psoriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome, digestive disturbances, insomnia, sinusitis, headaches, muscular aches and pains respond well to aromatherapy. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 INDICATIONS AND USAGE
AMYGDALAE DULCES
In cosmetics, as an expensive base for ointments and skin care.
AMYGDALES AMARES
In the past, bitter almond was used as a remedy for coughs, vomiting and nausea in the form of bitter almond water. It was also used as a taste corrigent.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
AMYGDALAE DULCES
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages.
AMYGDALES AMARES
Bitter Almonds are poisonous. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 It's also no accident that it's an important ingredient in so many high-end skin care products.
Vitamin C also boosts levels of a group of cells in the body that are programmed to target and kill tumors as well as protect against a variety of microbes that might be out to do you damage. These cells are called natural killer cells (NK cells), and they're one of the big guns of the immune system. In one study published in Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, high doses of vitamin C enhanced natural killer cells by 78 percent. |
KC Craichy
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 Aubrey Organics (www.aubrey-organics.com)—completely natural hair and skin products, with organic ingredients, and devoid of synthetics or petrochemicals.
« Bee Alive (www.beealive.com)—natural skin care products.
¦ Burt's Bees (wwwl.burtsbees.com)—natural personal care products, from cosmetics to hair care.
¦ Evan's Garden (www.evansgarden.com). These makeup and facial care formulations are derived from live plants, pure essential oils, trace minerals, and antioxidants. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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 I think it is vital that you take the most natural route possible when it comes to skin care, especially when it comes to correcting certain problems such as acne, dermatitis, or eczema. The more you turn to prescription medications, the more you expose your body to harmful side effects. If you insist on taking medication, make sure you are 100 percent aware of all the possible side effects by reading the insert or going onto the drug company's Web site. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Bovine colostrum is available in capsules, tablets, pow-dered drink mixes, liquid preparations, food bars, and skin care products.
Bovine colostrum has been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information):
Rating Health Concerns ickti Certain types of infectious diarrhea (page 163) Who is likely to be deficient?
As bovine colostrum is not an essential nutrient, no deficiency state exists.
How much is usually taken?
Most manufacturers recommend 1,000 to 4,000 mg per day of freeze-dried colostrum. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
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 It is also a common ingredient in many natural body care products—in healing soaps for skin disorders, mouthwashes and toothpastes, skin care creams and lotions, hair tonics, and dandruff shampoos. In the U.S., juazeiro and its uses are virtually unknown. As more major U.S. body and hair care manufacturers are launching more natural formulas and herbal formulas in their product lines, it should only be a matter of time before juazeiro is discovered here and a market is created for it. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Don't buy skin care products you wouldn't eat, because most things you put on your skin get absorbed into your body anyway. That's how you save the environment: Through purchasing decisions, not by recycling the discarded boxes of toxic products.
There is great hypocrisy in the recycling system. If it is about saving the planet, you shouldn't be buying those products in the first place. If it is about saving the planet, stop putting those pesticides on your lawn. If it is about saving the planet, stop poisoning your body with prescription drugs. |
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