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Alternatives To Toxic Cleaning Supplies

Eliminate Toxic Chemicals

When you go to the store to by cleaning supplies for our home, do you even stop and think about what’s in the bottle or do you just grab the most recognizable brand because that’s the one you have always used to clean your home. Most of us, unless you have severe allergies or sensitivities to harmful chemicals, do not even consider the contents of the cleaning supplies you use in our home. Maybe it’s time to take a closer look at what you are using to clean your floors, counter-tops, bathtubs, toilets, carpets, tables, ovens, dishes or laundry.

But whether or not you know it, toxic chemicals are in the major brand cleaning products you use everyday. If you haven’t read the labels on your cleaning products then now would be a good time to start taking a proactive approach to eliminating toxic cleaning supplies from your home.

Dangers of toxic household cleaning products

A 1985 EPA report concluded that toxic chemicals in household cleaners are three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air pollution and the Consumer Product Commission reported that 150 common household chemicals have been linked to allergies, birth defects, cancer, and psychological abnormalities.

Household cleaning items can pose a serious poisoning threat to children. While the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires that household chemicals be packaged in child resistant containers, accidents continue to occur. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that over 50 children die from such poisonings each year and over 50,000 are hospitalized. These figures emphasize the importance of keeping dangerous household chemicals in their proper containers and out of the reach of children.

Use non-toxic cleaning and washing products

Most detergents are formulated from petrochemicals, and may contain bleaches, synthetic whiteners, and artificial fragrances, all of which can cause skin irritations and breathing problems.

• Use non-toxic cleaning and washing products when possible — products that don’t release toxic chemicals into the air. This means chlorine-free products and cleansers with natural cleaning properties.
• Fragrance-free, vegetable-oil-based soaps are a healthier choice.

What should I do to eliminate toxic household cleaning products

What can you do to create safe home environment so that your family is not exposed to toxic cleaning products? There is a ton of information on the Internet and it can be difficult to wade through it all. But start by taking a look at the labels of all the cleaning supplies you currently store under your sink or in your garage. If the label tells you to call the poison control agency if ingested, then you may want to consider using a safer alternative to clean your home.

It’s not hard to eliminate toxic cleaning products, simply take action and get informed because your house should be a safe environment. If your children have severe allergies or suffer from asthma, then going green inside your home may be a great decision for their health. But regardless of your present health conditions, eliminating toxic household cleaning products is a smart thing to do.

Get started now and make your home a safer place

Keeping your home free of toxic cleaners is now easier then ever because there are wonderful companies providing safe, green household cleaners. If you are concerned about your home environment and want to make it safer for your children, then please consider switching to safe green cleaning supplies. If you are ready to make the switch, then please contact us at 866-770-0300.

Walking Is Man’s Best Medicine

Walking Promotes Health

Walking is man’s best medicine. Hippocrates

Walking is awesome exercise and a great way to maintain your health. There are so many benefits of walking but I have just picked a few for you to consider. There is always time for a short walk so don’t make excuses, just get going and you will see and feel the benefits of walking right away.

For beginners, please start out nice and easy and just go for 10 minutes or so. The important thing to remember is that you are making a commitment to yourself to get moving. Plan to walk a couple times a day for 10 minutes and gradually increase the time as you get stronger. This is the best way to start and it gives you the motivation to do it because you are achieving your goals. If you stay on track, then pretty soon you will be able to go for longer walks and you will have more energy!

Here are some of the key benefits of walking.

• Lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol)
• Raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good” cholesterol)
• Lower your blood pressure
• Reduce your risk of or manage type 2 diabetes
• Manage your weight
• Improve your mood
• Stay strong and fit

Before you jump off the couch and get going, you need to get prepared for a workout. First, you will need the proper walking shoes. Make sure to choose shoes with proper arch support, a firm heel and thick flexible soles to absorb the shock from walking. There is no need to go out and purchase the most expensive footwear. Find something that fits right, is comfortable and feels great when testing them out in the store. Be aware that certain brands offer wider options so take the time to get a shoe that fits you perfectly.

It is always important to warm up prior to the walk. You can walk in place, do stretching exercises and start out slowly to get your muscles nice and warm. After about five minutes of slowly walking, then increase the pace but make sure to maintain a pace that fits your level of fitness.

When you walk, pay close attention to your form and posture. Stand tall, chest up and swing your arms to help you increase the intensity of the workout and to build muscle in your arms.

After the walk, it is always a good idea to cool down by walking slowly for five minutes. Also, do some more stretching exercises and make sure you drink lots of water to maintain proper hydration.

Remember, to set your walking goals so that you can easily achieve them but gradually readjust the goals to match your level of fitness. Please do this for your health and stay committed to your plan. You will look and feel terrific and have so much more energy.

Antioxidants Promote Weight Loss

Antioxidants Promote Weight Loss

To maintain a healthy body and a natural body weight, you must eat nutritious foods and eliminate free radicals and toxins. Eliminating free radicals is a foundation for optimal health and wellness! Eliminating toxins from the body with antioxidants can help prevent the production of fat cells, resulting in weight gain prevention.

Why?

Toxins not eliminated from the body are stored in fat cells, in an effort by the body to prevent damage to our organs. By encasing the toxins in fat cells, they are isolated from the body’s more vulnerable parts. It’s a natural defense mechanism, but with an unwanted side effect – weight gain. As the toxins accumulate, they fill up fat cells, and our body produces more fat cells to store the additional toxins. The end result is weight gain. This process does not get better as we age, and it certainly plays a large role in the difficulty of losing weight after passing age 30. After so many years of storing these toxins, it becomes very difficult to expel them from their fatty storage.

This natural phenomenon is the basis for a common misunderstanding: contrary to popular belief, detox alone does not result in weight loss – but there is a crucial link between toxins and weight gain. Rather than resulting in weight loss, detox and eliminating free radicals can help prevent weight gain by preventing toxins from being stored in fat cells. Detox and free radical elimination also provides the additional benefit of countering oxidative stress and its well known negative impact on health and speeding of the aging process.

What’s the best way to prevent toxins from causing weight gain and damage to your body?

Regular intake of potent antioxidants and a diet that limits toxin production are the best solutions. Antioxidants are the scavengers of circulating toxins. Taking antioxidants daily eliminates toxins as they come and before they become harmful or encased in fat cells. The more toxins eliminated by antioxidants, before they become harmful or stored in fatty tissues, the less potential weight gain.

Another great way to eliminate toxins is to use an infrared sauna. Far-infrared radiant (FIR) has the ability to penetrate, refract, radiate and reflect. The human body can absorb FIR because of its deep penetrating ability. When FIR penetrates through skin to the subcutaneous tissues, it transforms from light energy into heat energy. The thermal effect within the deep layers of the tissues causes bloods vessels and capillaries to dilate, promoting a better blood circulation, and the heat so produced helps to get rid of body toxins and metabolic wastes through sweating.

Eliminating Free Radicals is the Key

Once we recognize the process employed by the body to deal with the toxins we ingest and produce, it is easy to see why eliminating free radicals is so important. Toxins are everywhere, and no matter how clean a life we try to live, we ingest and produce more of them than we should. From the fruit we buy at the market to the water that comes from our taps, we are assailed with toxins. Add in air-pollution from small particulates (think buses and trucks zooming by), toxins from the well deserved drink after a stressful day, and second-hand cigarette smoke, and you begin to see that it is impossible to avoid the host of pollutants that are a part of our everyday lives. The modern-day world is a toxic environment. Pesticides, technology, environmental pollutants and urban living ensure this. With all these toxins surrounding us, it’s no surprise that the body must regularly produce fat to counter the toxins.

It is easy to see why antioxidant rich foods and antioxidant supplements can be so important to your health, and to your efforts to prevent weight gain.

Taking antioxidant supplements daily combats this daily inundation of toxins, serving as the foundation for optimal health and wellness. By incorporating antioxidant rich foods like blueberries or black beans, with their powerful blend of natural antioxidants, into your daily life, you can prevent the buildup of toxins in your body. This helps to avoid your body producing fat cells to store the unwanted toxins, and helps you avoid weight gain – just one of the many health benefits associated with antioxidants.

Green Drink Recipe

Green Drink Recipe

Green drink has been described as swamp water and it really looks like it too but this is a great way to get your daily fix of greens without having to chew like a cow all day.

This drink will take some getting used to but there are some alternative ways to sweeten the taste to make it easier to go down. You can add apple to give it a more sweet flavor or even replace the water with apple juice but if you are trying to cut out sugar then just grin and bear it because you know this is going to make you feel great and boost your energy. This is a variation of Dr. Oz’s green drink recipe.

Green Drink Recipe

• 1 apple cored (this is optional but it definitely helps with the taste)
• 2 big handfuls of spinach or about 4 leaves of swiss chard
• 1/4 cup of chopped parsley or cilantro
• 1 celery stick, chopped
• 1 lemon – juice only
• 1 medium cucumber chopped
• 1 small zucchini chopped
• 1 avocado

Put all the ingredients in a blender and add spring water just below the top of the ingredients and puree quickly for about 1 minute. This will make 2 glasses of lovely green drink that is satisfying and nutritious. I use a Vitamix but if your blender is smaller then you may have to adjust the size of the ingredients to make sure it all fits. Some people prefer to drink it cold so you can either add ice or put it in a glass jar and let it sit in the fridge for an hour before drinking it.

The green drink has a strong flavor that will take some time to get used to especially if you are used to drinking soda, juice or sweet tea. If you make a commitment to drink this every morning, you will start to fill better and eventually lose the cravings for unhealthy processed foods.

Green Drink Optional Ingredients

• More cucumber
• Raw carrot
• Unsweetened fruit juice (apple works well)
• Banana

Enjoy this recipe for green drink and let us know if you enjoy it. We love to hear about your success!

Where Can I Buy Protandim?

Buy Protandim Today Wholesale

When you have a product that is in BIG demand, everyone wants to know, “Where can I buy Protandim?”

Since Protandim is not sold in stores, you can only purchase the product from a LifeVantage distributor. Now,  you may have seen the ABC Primetime Investigative report on the internet and thought about purchasing a bottle to try it out but never got around to ordering it. I would encourage you to give it a try because of the dramatic health benefits Protandim offers.

Dr. Oz recently devoted an entire show to the amazing benefits of antioxidants and how they can protect your cells against cancer. Since we live on planet earth, our bodies are constantly under attack by free radicals. From the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) we are exposed to on a daily basis. Too many free radicals in our system may cause mutations of our DNA which can lead to cancer. So the answer is to protect our cells by eating antioxidant rich foods and taking the proper supplements like Protandim.

Since Protandim activates our own bodies ability to produce antioxidants, it is far more powerful than any direct antioxidant like blueberries. Protandim gets into the cells of your body and turns on your internal antioxidant factory to fight free radicals at a ratio of 1,000,000 : 1 every second. Your body essentially reduces oxidative stress by lowering the amount of free radicals in your body and slows down the aging process. You can see the clinical studies for yourself at www.pubmed.gov by searching for Protandim.

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Antioxidant Rich Black Beans (No Gas Recipe)

Antioxidant Rich Black "Turtle" Beans YUM!

Are you looking for a good antioxidant rich food that packs a ton of fiber and protein to your diet and is super easy to make?

I would recommend cooking some black “turtle” beans for dinner because it is healthy, easy to prepare, delicious and super inexpensive. If your family loves Mexican food, then this is going to be a real treat. The best part about this recipe is that you don’t have to worry about playing the who dealt it game after dinner. I am going to show you a little trick that will remove the gas element from the beans.

Here is what you will need to make the black beans.

• Clean drinking water
• Bag of dried black “turtle” beans
• Wild Atlantic Kombu Kelp
• Large pot and colander
• Celtic sea salt
• Mexican seasoning

First, you should always purchase quality ingredients from a reliable source. I always buy organic black beans from Sun Organic, my local health food store, Amazon or my monthly food co-op. If organic is available, then buy organic because it is better for your health and the antioxidant rich black beans are sure to be fresh. The next item to purchase is the secret ingredient for removing the gas from the black beans, Wild Atlantic Kombu Kelp. You should also be able to find this at your local health food store, Amazon or local Asian market. The Kelp has natural glutamates that enhance flavor and tenderize beans (basically makes them less gassy). The Kelp also reduces the amount of salt needed to season the beans.

Since I have a big family to feed, I always use my largest pot to soak the beans overnight. I fill the pot about half way with black beans but make sure you have enough room for expansion. They will expand about 2 1/2 times their dried size. After you put the beans in the pot, fill up the pot with drinking water. Then put in a 5 inch strip of Kombu Kelp and let it soak overnight.

In the morning, take out the kelp and place it aside. Drain the beans in a colander, rinse thoroughly and place the antioxidant rich black beans back in your clean pot. Fill the pot with drinking water one to two inches above the beans and place the kelp back in the pot. Turn the stove on high and bring to a boil with the lid off. When it is boiling use a spoon to skim off any foam that has risen to the top and discard. This is a crucial step for alleviating gaseous symptoms from the beans. Cover the pot and lower the heat to low and cook for one hour or until the beans are easily smashable with a fork.

Take the kelp out and discard, pour the antioxidant rich black beans into a colander and rinse thoroughly. Then put the beans back in the pot and season to taste. I typically use Celtic sea salt and Frontier Mexican seasoning because it just adds a beautiful flavor to the beans and it goes quite well in a burrito with brown rice, salsa and guacamole.

I hope you enjoy the black beans as much as we do! Please let us know how they turn out. We would love to hear your feedback. Also, if you have any other seasonings that work well, please share them with us.

TrueScience Antioxidant Cream and Eczema

True Science Antioxidant Cream Provides Eczema Relief

TrueScience antioxidant cream is working

I am amazed at how wonderful my daughter’s skin looks these days. The TrueScience is really helping her eczema because it contains the ingredients of Protandim, found to prevent cell damage internally. My daughter has suffered from eczema her entire life and I am so concerned about giving her steroid creams because it has a real affect on her mood swings.

My sister recently introduced me to an antioxidant cream called TrueScience that is really helping my daughter with her rough, dry, irritated skin. Because she has allergies, she is most sensitive during spring. The pollen in the air causes allergic reactions and she breaks out in a rash. The rash looks like red little bumps and can turn into welts if left untreated. When it gets real bad, then we have to result to antihistamine medication and steroid creams. But not this year, we applied the TrueScience on her skin when we noticed any sort of allergic reaction and it has kept the eczema at bay. Yes, she still gets irritated skin but after applying the cream it gets better.

I am most thankful because my daughter can sleep soundly at night and not have itchy attacks that keep her awake. The TrueScience antioxidant cream works so well for eczema. I highly recommend it!

Here are some additional benefits of TrueScience antioxidant cream.

Intense Hydration. Utilizing a Lamellar Phase Emulsion system, TrueScience forms a superior moisturizing barrier without a thick, oily feel. The skin feels young again, infused with life.

Moisturization. TrueScience provides a high-end moisturizing effect without oily build up. A proprietary blend of plant lipids regulates water levels and decreases water loss from the skin. Results you can see and feel on the surface of your skin.

Toning and Brightening. TrueScience is specially modified to slow the spread of melanocytes, which contribute to uneven skin coloration. Skin looks years younger as tones are evened and the texture is refined. In addition, a process of gentle skin lightening enhances skin’s clarity and makes your skin radiant, vibrant and youthful.

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