SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Don’t stick with non-stick

What would you rather have – fried eggs that lift easily out of the pan, and pans that wash clean easily OR would you rather reduce your chance of developing CANCER?

The US Environmental Protection Agency safety review makes it fairly clear that a key chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon non-stick coatings, and described, as “an indestructible, toxic chemical that pollutes nearly every American's blood” is a "likely human carcinogen."

Dupont Teflon’s makers (and seven other companies) recently signed an agreement with the EPA, voluntarily – to say they would reduce the use of the suspect chemical (PFOA) by 95% over the next half a decade – with the objective of its total elimination by 2015…

So, only another 9 years of potentially increasing our Cancer risk every time we cook with a non-stick pan then!

[The Environmental Working Group posted their article on 30/1/2006 that refers to this report in more detail at: http://www.ewg.org/issues/pfcs/20060130/index.php]

As you try to find ways to defuse your ‘toxic time bomb’ – and reduce your exposure to carcinogens – you should consider investing in glass cookware, or at least good quality stainless steel pans. They may burn on the bottom if you take your eyes off them, and they may need a bit more elbow grease to clean…but ‘exercise is good for you’…and avoiding Teflon’s even better…

And naturally we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t remind you that EVERY DAY that you continue to use run-of-the-mill body wash, shampoos, moisturizers, conditioners, after shaves…etc…etc you are exposing yourself to a whole mass of toxic chemicals…The amount of Teflon you consume might be relatively small...but your personal care and cosmetics products may be absorbed by your body in considerable amounts daily.

So throw out those non-stick pansand all your old body care, hair care, oral care and cosmetics.

Buy some glass pans. And if you want to find 100% natural personal care and cosmetics, 100% beneficial products that are free from synthetic chemicals and petroleum derivatives, and do not hide ingredients like Sodium (or Ammonium) Laureth (or Lauryl) Sulphate, or any parabens, or any of the other commonly used toxic substances…
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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Simply a safer alternative:

For you and your family's bodies and hair
(many more products available at www.saferalternative.com )

Prices shown in $US

13420 Intensive Body Cream $25.95

13201 Sunflower Body Wash $10.95

13220 Liquid Hand Soap $11.95

12101 Desert Flower Shampoo (Normal to Dry Hair) $14.95

12102 Lemon Myrtle Shampoo (Normal to Oily Hair) $14.95

12201 Clarifying Hair Rinse (oily/problem scalps) $11.95

12301 Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner (all hair types) $14.95

12401 Protect B5 Hair Repair $19.95

PLEASE NOTE:
Using these shampoo products will help you 'detox' your hair care regime -
"You may experience a hair detox for the first few weeks if you've been using hair care with silicone derivatives. Your hair may feel knottier and dryer than usual during the detox phase. Be assured, it will improve. Clarifying Hair Rinse may assist with stripping your hair of chemical residue and Protect B5 Hair Repair will help to detangle and smooth your hair." (For more info see product details at http://www.saferalternative.com)

With body care you should notice the positive impact immediately - nourishing, natural oils and fragrances. They SMELL great and FEEL 'right' - and your skin will start to glow with health and feel less dry as soon as you make the change and 'choose to defuse' your toxic-time-bomb.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Hey! Baby – Wipe it out!

Maybe you use them to freshen your own hands up when you’ve been 'snacking' in the car on a run out?

Maybe you just use them for their prime purpose – to wipe and clean your little ones precious little ‘botty’? But just what do you think you are wiping all over that softest of soft spots when you use a 'baby wipe'?

Baby wipes...don’t they just give you the impression that they are caring, gentle, hygienic, fragrant...the very smell of the nursery...and ideal for keeping those tiny private parts clean, wholesome and safe! Thank the powers that this is marvel of ‘hygienic’ technological innovation came along to save our poor babes from being flannelled down with warm soapy water!

Think again! Have you seen the huge list of ingredients described in microscopic detail on the side of most packs of baby-wipes...usually alongside some acknowledgement by some ‘authority’ of the efficaciousness of this wonderful product, the fact that they are ‘clinically tested’, suitable for ‘sensitive skin’ and the like...

Take a closer look at that fine print...you should find some or all of these listed:

- Dimethicone – A known irritant to sensitive tissues, and can cause tumours
- Propylene glycol – that’s right you’ve spotted that ingredient in anti-freeze!
- Methylparaben – a Xenoestogen that mimics the sex hormone estrogen – and a chemical found in 9 out of 10 breast cancer tumors...
- Ethylparaben – The equally suspicious relatives of Methylparaben
- Propylparaben – Ditto...
- Along with numerous other ‘synthetic’ and questionable chemicals that have not been fully tested for safety

...plus of course the odd ‘soothing’ natural-sounding substance – largely to counteract the possible irritant potential of some of the other ingredients!

So what is the risk of regularly (what, say 3, 4, 5 times a day?) wiping these chemicals over a babies most sensitive areas?

Who knows?

Certainly the testing of many of the chemicals in these products has not been anything like exhaustive...

Coincidentally...(and let’s be clear we are not saying there IS a link...the testing just hasn’t been done...YET)...there has been an insidious rise in childhood cancers...acknowledged, in the US, before the end of the last century as having been in the order of a 1% increase per year from the early 1970’s through to the mid 1990’s!

Certainly it is thought that increasing environmental exposure to toxic chemicals is a major influence on this worrying increase.

You can do at least one simple thing to reduce YOUR child/ren’s exposure to unnecessary chemicals risks...Avoid using the many products like baby-wipes that saturate the market today masquerading as ‘safe’ and ‘hygienic’ choices for personal care.

Make a choice to get back to ‘nature’...and use chemical free body care products that contain only those natural substances known for hundreds, if not thousands of years as genuinely good for the skin.

If you are wondering where to find such safe natural products – then just click the link below, for more details about safe and effective products that can be used by your whole family from birth...without fear of exposure to synthetic chemicals and petro-chemically derived hazards:

http://www.saferalternative.com - link will ‘jump’ you over to the World’s first extensive range of certified organic body/hair/oral care and organic cosmetics.

Let's be honest, it not only make sense for yourself...it's your moral duty if you are a caring parent!

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Al Smith
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outside UK - 00 44 1422 846597







Monday, January 16, 2006

"Choose to Defuse"...
It is time for everyone to find a way
To reduce toxic chemicals in their lives
And the lives of those they care about -
We all need to be more conscious about
The food we eat
The stuff our skin comes into contact with
The air we breathe
Everyday
Think! IN, ON, AROUND...
What can you do to lessen your Toxic load
...and that of your loved ones?
No matter how slowly you allow yourself
And your family to be poisoned
The fact is...
You are still being poisoned
But you can do something to make things better
All you need to do is to
"Choose to defuse" - your toxic timebomb today!

Why not start right here?: www.saferalternative.com





Wednesday, January 04, 2006

this is an audio post - click to play

Wishing anyone and everyone who finds this 'blog a happy and healthy new year...
We hope that this 'blog might just assist you in finding safer alternatives in various aspects of your life.

You may well already appreciate that more and more people are trying to find better, healthier, safer ways of living. In the end it is critical that through the gradual increase in consiousness, and through person by person individual decisions, we all make changes to the way we choose to live - to ensure our own health is protected...and perhaps moreover the future health of our children and grand-children is ensured.

Recently seen in the excellent ~ "Organic Directory 2006" (edited by Clive Litchfield, 7th edn. published October 2005, and reprinted in December 2005):

QUOTE:

"Are all 'organic' beauty products really organic?

It is estimated that our skin absorbs over half of what we put on it: a worrying fact, when you consider that most of today's skin care products contain a toxic cocktail of parabens, petro-chemicals and hydrogented fat. In addition, non-organic beauty products can contain harsh surfactants that literally strip oils away from skin and hair, leaving them dry, dull and flaky. Extra care needs to be taken with babies and children as their bodies are still developing so they are a lot more susceptible to chemicals and fragrances present in cosmetics..."

END QUOTE.

If you are looking for a safer alternative for yourself and your family then do take a look at the products and information produced by ONEgroup .

For genuine certified organic skin care and cosmetics of the highest quality - made entirely with beneficial natural ingredients, and containing NO synthetic chemicals, preservatives or colors - see: www.saferalternative.com or contact us to request a catalogue and/or free sample, on (01422) 846597.

Al & Ruth
www.saferalternative.com
A sensible change for a healthier future -
buying certified organic is NOT ONLY
better for you and your family's health -
it supports VITAL organic farming practices
which are a 'safer alternative' for the Earth!

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