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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 04:19:12 AM
What I thought was really interesting was that mainstream media would share at the end some ideas for all natural cleansers to use.
here is the link if anyuone is interested in reading it.
http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/07/20/use-of-household-cleaning-products-linked-to-breast-cancer/
farmgirl sister#43
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 25 2010 : 07:08:12 AM
Denise: There is a line of products called "Physicians Formula:Organics available in the drugstores and Target. Just use a light hand as it can go on heavy. They have powders, blush, mascara... Also, there is a shop called the "Body Shop' that makes great lipsticks. They are made with food-grade, organic, and fair trade products. Burts Bees lip glosses are good but the shimmer balms are heavy in mint. Aveda products are natural but not necessarily organic. Some things I find at Whole Foods. Just remember to read the ingredients. Hope this helps. :)
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
| Annab |
Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 03:34:06 AM
Yup. I am slowly making a grand sweep of it all and transitioning over to cooking with all stainless and glass. (This includes getting rid of teflon coated cookwear too) There's only colon cnacer in my family. But why take chances.
For cleaning? I'm a minimalist probably b/c there's far more exciting stuff going on outside and I hate being inside tied down to the sweeper or dust rag.
I usually clean up as I go so it doesn't get as overwhelming.
Harsh chemicals will produce a migraine, so cleaning products either have to be diluted or a home remedy |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 05:20:00 AM
Nicole~ where do you find organic makeup?
I switched from plastics except tupperware ( I only store stuff at room temp in them) quite a while ago. If you heat in it or freeze in it the dioxines leach into the foods and they are carcinogenic.
farmgirl sister#43
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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| Annab |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 03:31:06 AM
Please also don't forget that there are studies out there that have linked people with high dispositions for breast cancer and the use of plastics...especially when heated. The chemicals that leech out actually causes cancer cell growth, especially in people who already have the gene for breast cancer |
| sherrye |
Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 07:53:10 AM
goodmorning farmgirls, i love this post. i have a medical condition called porphyria. sounds like (poor fear ee a), a human can either inherit ( as in my situation) or you acquire it through chemical exposure injury.the disorder is also known as chemical sensitivity or multiple chemical sensitivity or simply MCS. there are many websites for these conditions. i know of one excellent site called chemical injury information network. they received the nobel prize from germany for their research. very respected site in the community.
Even though the body has barriers such as skin, 10 seconds after being exposed to a chemical it is in through your eyes. just a thought. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 3:14:17 PM
Thank you so much for posting this. I have passed it on. I had a breast cancer scare last year and was always such a clean freak. After coming here, I switched to homemade cleaners and have gone organic, even use organic lipstick and glosses.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
| natesgirl |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 09:56:32 AM
My mom has had health problems for most of her life. She took a job 10 years ago as a housekeeper for a big hotel. Her health has gotten continually worse. For the last 4 years she's in the hospital at least twice a year. Her doctor thinks it's all the chemicals she's around all the time. She now has COPD on top of everything else. My dad agrees and has made her promise to retire before christmas. When she goes to the hospital and then has to stay home for a long time, she gets a little better. Then she starts slidin downhill as soon as she goes back to work. I have switched all our home cleanin to vinegar and bleach for some of the really bad stuff. I am workin on gettin my mom to switch her home cleanin to more natural things.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
| Annika |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 09:43:52 AM
my paternal side of my family is just chock full of cancer, so anything I can do to stave if off is good news to me!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| nut4fabric |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 09:41:11 AM
Hey Jessie, I'm with you! LOL Seriously my mom had breast cancer 33 years ago at age 51 and she is a clean freak. You could and can eat off her floors any day of the week, but she is a vinager and water user so she doesn't fall into that catagory of chemical cleaners. However she is from the generation that used lots of aeresol things. She is also one of the healthiest people ever, growing up I can only remember her being sick once in the 19 years I lived at home. My family I would say it's genetics with cancer, my great grandmother and aunt both died from different cancers and then my mom with breast cancer.
Kathy |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 09:41:00 AM
lol! that thought had crossed my mind, Jess! but those bathrooms can get nasty. 
farmgirl sister#43
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
| Sitnalta |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 08:25:48 AM
I have no doubt this is true. All those chemicals coming into your airstream and then turning into toxins that get into your bloodstream. I do have an easy and safe and of course always natural solution to this-- I JUST WONT CLEAN!! :D
hugs
Jessie
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
Farmgirl Sister #235 |
| Annika |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 08:16:33 AM
I don't doubt it for a minute.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| nut4fabric |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 08:14:27 AM
Denise When I was pregnant the first time my Doctor forbid me to use any aerosol sprays (hairspray, deoderant,spray paint, cleaners, etc) as he suspected they were cancer inducing.
Kathy |
