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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, Christmas is almost here again! How the year has flown. Time to get the cards sent out, work out the gift list and the menu, put up the tree and decorate the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This time of great joy and celebration means having extra cooking and food preparation, entertaining family and friends, flaming brandy Christmas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As much fun and as beautiful as it can all be, this time of year can also bring with it an increase in the risk of accidents, injuries, fires and burglaries. I thought I would share a few safety guidelines with you to make your Christmas season safer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With a house full of visitors to look after it is easy to get distracted. One of the leading causes of house fires is unattended cooking. Try to keep an eye on what it is you have in the stove or the oven to avoid the risk of fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put matches, lighters and other dangerous objects well out of reach</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Store dangerous chemicals and cleaners out of reach or ensure that you have safety locks on the cupboards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a swimming pool, ensure that the gate is secured and if children are swimming, that they have adequate adult supervision </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Read labels to make sure that they are not made from toxic plastics. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check the toy for sharp points or edges, small parts that can be swallowed, strings or cords that could cause strangling if the child wraps it around their neck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Don't advertise to burglars what gifts you have purchased by leaving empty containers or packaging outside the house. Unfortunately Christmas time is an opportunistic time for thieves to rob houses and vehicles, so please be security conscious and don't leave items around that might entice someone to commit a crime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some families have heirloom ornaments and decorations that get passed down through the generations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By observing a few simple safety precautions you can be sure to have a very safe and happy festive season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I thought I would write about sustainable hemp. No, it is not the "far out man" raid the refrigerator type of hemp LOL. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have seen hemp products in markets before and have never really taken much notice because I felt kind of strange about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then on facebook I saw this page </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MODERNCLOTHNAPPIESatSHP" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cloth Nappies at Sustainable Hemp Products</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and it peaked my curiosity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To my surprise there were nearly 2,500 people, lots of them Mums, clearly supporting this page and purchasing the hemp nappies (diapers) and other products made from hemp. I checked out </span><a href="http://www.sustainablehempproducts.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">their website</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and was quite amazed at what I found. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.sustainablehempproducts.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sustainable Hemp Products</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> are all about trying to contribute their bit towards sustainability and reducing carbon footprints. They have all kind of clothing for babies and toddlers, personal care items for women and other products made from either industrial hemp, bamboo, organic wool and organic cotton, or a mix of materials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you look at the picture above of the hemp crop and then look at these beautiful items it is hard to believe they were made from this material.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also have their own label, "</span><a href="http://www.sustainablehempproducts.com.au/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Born of Nature</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"and manufacture a range of baby, toddler and children's clothing, nappy (diaper) accessories and women's cloth menstrual pads made from hemp and organic bamboo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No....I am not a shareholder, nor do I get anything for writing this....I simply love the whole ethics behind this business and admire their efforts to bring to the world safe and natural products that will not harm our children or ourselves while at the same time not ravaging the earth to do so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is great that businesses such as Sustainable Hemp Products are making safer alternatives in clothing for our babies. Regular clothing and disposable nappies are so full of toxic chemicals that it is unbelievable they are allowed to be sold as items to be worn next to baby's sensitive skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Is the air quality in your home making you sick?</span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I <a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/airquality/indoorair/index.html"target="_blank">read</a> that Australians spend 90% or more of their time indoors, whether that be at home, in cars, public buildings, schools, recreational buildings, restaurants or offices. Are you one of those people?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Nowadays, buildings are much more sealed and a lot of places keep windows closed because they have air conditioners either cooling or warming them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Studies have shown that poor indoor air quality can significantly impact on our health as well as creating huge costs to the economy. In fact, the CSIRO estimated that the cost of indoor air quality in Australia could be as much as $12 billion a year! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source</b>:</span></i> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="fn5" name="fn5"><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><i>Brown, S.K.</i></span></b></a><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> (1998) Beating the $12 Billion Cost of Polluted Air. CSIRO Press Release, Ref 98/55.</span></span></i></span><br />
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<b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Well we have all heard about dust mites, fungi and mould but there is much more than that. Most homes also have air toxics such as formaldehyde. Formaldehyde can be emitted from carpet, perfumes, furniture and more. If you want to find out the nasty truth about this carcinogen <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/formaldehyde">you can read about it here.</a> Housework can actually be very dangerous! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have you ever stopped to think how many chemicals you release when you open the dishwasher after it has stopped? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What about your household cleaners with their poisonous chemicals and toxic perfumes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What do you spray insects with? More chemicals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have you checked out what is in the personal care products you are using - the deodorants, hairspray and more?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">How do you get rid of odours in your home? Do you spray air freshener - or perhaps you have those plug in air fresheners or the other type that release fragrance? They are all loaded with chemicals - and the plug in type are a fire risk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Add to that a bit of pet dander and a good dose of carbon monoxide and you have the perfect recipe for sick building syndrome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I want you to try this little experiment so you get the picture. Grab some random cleaning agents, personal care products and laundry products and add up all the different chemicals they contain. How many? Did you read the warning labels? Do you know the effects of those chemicals when they are combined with one another or the safe levels for the air or the cumulative effects of constant exposure over many uses? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well you would think someone would know, but <i>many chemicals present in indoor environments have not been thoroughly tested <u>and little is known about their long-term health effects</u>.</i> Stop and think about the implications of that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All the research I have read indicates a lack of understanding around health effects from <i>constant exposure</i> to the chemical cocktails we are exposed to. So, the manufacturers have no idea what the long-term effects are of being constantly exposed to thousands of chemicals and the governments don't seem all that interested in properly regulating it which means....................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I always like to be solutions focussed and provide ways that you can avoid or at least reduce issues that might negatively impact on your health, so here are my tips.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go through your cleaning products and either make your own safer versions or buy products that are definitely organic and not 'green' fakes.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Open up the windows to let fresh air through the place</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pot plants are nature's air filters and they do a fantastic job of keeping the air much safer in your home. They were really in vogue when I was a young house-wife but you don't seem to see a lot of pot plants in as many homes nowadays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you are thinking about replacing your household cleaners with cheaper, effective and chemical free cleaners then I would absolutely recommend that you get hold of <a href="http://www.greencleanersquickcash.com/">Green Cleaners Quick Cash</a> by Helen Anderson. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This book has recipes for making every imagineable kind of household cleaner you would ever wish for. These cleaners match what commercial cleaners do as far as effectiveness in cleaning the house but at a fraction of the cost and most importantly, with no fear of getting nasty health problems. I refer to and use this book all the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another of Helen's books that I use constantly is <a href="http://www.herbsthenaturalalternative.com/">Herbs the Natural Alternative.</a> Relative to this article, there are many ways to replace toxic personal care products through the use of herbs and essential oils. I love this book and have used the recipes for cooking, healing, relaxing baths, candle-making (most candles are highly toxic), mouth washes, body mists and so much more. They are not hard to make, are fun and kind to your household budget as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope you enjoyed this information and hope that you find it useful. If you do, please share it with your friends and family so we can all enjoy better health together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love chocolate! If you love chocolate too then let me tell you chocolate loves you as well - if you eat the right kind that is. A match made in heaven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There is plenty of information available about the benefits of eating <a href="http://www.mygreensoapbox.com/2011/09/naughty-but-good.html">dark chocolate</a>. It can be a fabulous stress reliever thanks to the high levels of magnesium it contains. If you are one of those unfortunate women who suffer PMS eating a little dark chocolate may help to even out the mood swings that hit when your progesterone levels drop. The magnesium in the chocolate is the mood leveler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Studies have shown too that eating dark chocolate can really elevate your 'feel good' levels through the release of seretonin. Really when you think about it, eating a few squares of dark chocolate is like having a yummy health pill! Magnesium, calcium, potassium, iron, antioxidants - it's all there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Eating dark chocolate regularly also has anti-aging effects, reduces our risk of heart attack and cancer and can even help us to remember things better. Gotta love that chocolate!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyway, I started thinking about chocolate and wondered how it was made so I started doing some research. One of the first sites I came across was one called <a href="http://www.coconutmagic.com/">Coconut Magic</a>. They had a fantastic recipe for chocolate that I tried out. Not only was it scrummy, it was also healthy. I added some chopped macadamia nuts (1/2 cup) to mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Coconut oil is very healthy for you. Coconut Magic tells you all about the health benefits and uses for coconut oil. I am a convert! Just so you know, I am not an affiliate - I simply like to recommend things that I like and know are good. </span><br />
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your mouth or on your lip <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that you know
from experience means you are about to get a dreaded cold sore. Don’t you just
hate that! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">For the next week or so you are going to suffer all the
various stages from the initial tingling and itching, to the clusters of
blisters over your sore inflamed skin. You might even feel unwell and have a
temperature or like you are getting the flu. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t feel like being seen by anybody
looking like that either and you feel embarrassed. It is pretty hard if not
impossible to hide or cover up cold sores.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">What are cold
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Cold sores are actually a visual manifestation of a virus
that can lay dormant in your nervous system for years. The cold sore virus is
actually called Herpes Simplex 1.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Cold sores can be triggered by a few things such as when you
get sunburn, you are rundown and your immune system is low or when you are
suffering from stress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Cold sores are highly contagious so it is best not to be
kissing people or sharing your eating and drinking utensils, your lipstick or
your towels and such. Make sure you wash your hands often. Try to leave the
sores alone apart from when you are treating them. If you release the liquid
from the sores it can make them spread even more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for when you have an outbreak and also a couple of small tubes of toothpaste
that only you will be using. Why? Well apparently the herpes virus can last for
a week on your toothbrush. It is best to throw it away and use a new one. Use
your own small tube of toothpaste as this too will have live virus on it where
it touches the bristles of the brush when you are loading it up with
toothpaste. I found that and other really good information at <a href="http://library.mothernature.com/l/the-doctors-book-of-home-remedies/cold-sores_2605.html">Mother Nature.<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">There are some lifestyle changes
that you can make which might help to reduce the occurrence of cold sores. Stress
for example. Try to make some changes to your lifestyle and include some
meditation, yoga or going for a walk. Exercise can help to reduce stress in
general. You might want to look at your work – life balance to see if there are
things you can do to cope without so much pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sun can trigger off a cold sore then take suitable precautions such as wearing
lip balm, a shady hat and not staying out in the sun too long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that are rich in L-arginine because it strengthens the virus. The bad news is
that chocolate is one of those foods. Nuts, coconut, soybeans, oats and a quite
a few other foods are high in L-arginine as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a list of L-arginine foods <a href="http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arginine-rich-foods.html">you can check out here</a>. </span></div>
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balance out the L-arginine by eating foods that are high in L-lysine as this
makes the virus weaker. I actually found that a bit confusing as I found some of the
same foods on both sides?? Chocolate was one of them. I think the key is to make sure that the L-Lysine rich foods outweigh the intake of the L-arginine rich foods so that they work in synergy with one another to keep the balance and not stir up the virus.</span></div>
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taking a supplement containing L-lysine is apparently very effective, so either
ask about it next time you are at your local health store or shop for it
online. There are some supplements containing L-lysine that are specifically
made to reduce the incidence of cold sores.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Some people swear by the lemon
treatment. This should be used <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">as soon as
you feel the first signs of the cold sore</i> coming on. Cut a very thin slice
of lemon and place it over the affected area and leave it there for at least 15
minutes. Throw the slice away when finished and use a fresh slice for every new
application.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It apparently stops the
itching and is a remedy that has been used for many years in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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commercially made type is apparently very powerful against cold sores. You can
buy it in a delicious tea form from your health store.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Applying full fat milk with a clean cotton ball is another natural remedy that has been used for years with good effect. Recent studies have found that a substance called monocaprin, a fat found in milk and it has the capacity to kill the virus on contact. Amazing how so many of Grandma's remedies are now proving to have some basis.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ha8YahOT2UcN63-bYhNXj9UA3bRlxZ9BOF7xQh8w4QTCB-QYCLrDYhqT_1tJyeBGCC8bowtBJzJoT9Yww2cbh_pblZ-ROqhzmA9h7SvJ2x3XJJKZkNo9DJNAsEvC8IAwrIU-L-xhezTM/s1600/avocado" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ha8YahOT2UcN63-bYhNXj9UA3bRlxZ9BOF7xQh8w4QTCB-QYCLrDYhqT_1tJyeBGCC8bowtBJzJoT9Yww2cbh_pblZ-ROqhzmA9h7SvJ2x3XJJKZkNo9DJNAsEvC8IAwrIU-L-xhezTM/s200/avocado" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love avocados! They are an incredibly versatile anti-aging power fruit with nutrients that contribute to longevity, good health and to beauty as well. Including an avocado a day in your diet is a pretty smart thing to do for your health.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Health Benefits</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Avocados are a wonderfully rich source of antioxidants, potassium, folate, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, copper, dietary fibre, magnesium, beta carotene, oleic acid and sodium.<br /><br /><br />Avocados have more potassium per ounce than you will find in bananas, so they are an excellent fruit to eat if you want to protect your heart and arteries, reduce high blood pressure and decrease the risk of heart attack and stroke. Potassium is also credited with helping to <strong>reduce belly fat</strong> and fluid retention.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also contain pantothenic acid, which is B5 vitamin. This acid is an important contributer to the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Also, i</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">f you are suffering from any kind of stress related condition and chronic fatigue, B5 can help to manage those conditions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B5 is used by the adrenal glands to work with a range of hormones that manage stress hormones. The adrenal glands release cortisol in response to stress and this is one of the big contributors to <strong>belly fat</strong>. Belly fat is dangerous fat and can lead to all kinds of serious health problems including chronic fatigue, inflammation and lowered immune system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use every part of the avocado including the skin - <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>yes, even the seed! </em></span>From my research, the avocado pit contains some powerful ant-cancer properties. Check out what Dr Tom Wu had to say about eating the seed of avocados.<br /><br /> <br />"When I eat the avocado I always eat the seed. It is packed with very good nutrients. It has the life force. Is a very high Qi food! It is also the highest in soluble fiber. This soluble fiber binds to the fat and excess cholesterol. Then we can lower cholesterol and improve heart function naturally. we can improve the blood circulation by pulling out all the fatty deposits in our circulatory system with the soluble fiber of the avocado seed. Soluble fiber is very difficult to get in our diet. Oatmeal has some, but it cannot compare with the avocado seed. Any heart disease patient must eat the avocado including the seed." <a href="http://www.aquarius-atlanta.com/feb06/youarewhatyoueat.htm"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br />In case you are wondering who </span><a href="http://seniorsaloud.blogspot.com/2009/06/cancer-survivor-dr-tom-wus-recipes-for.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Tom Wu</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is, he is a cancer survivor who was given no hope when he was 30 years of age. He had terminal lung cancer which had spread to other organs in his body and he beat it by changing his diet. He has continued to live a healthy life without so much as a cold well into maturer years. Dr Wu has been awarded by both the American Cancer Society and the United Nations "World Famous Doctor Award" for his breakthroughs with cancer and diabetes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have also read testimonials where people swear it has fixed their gout problems and others that talk about increased energy and feelings of well-being. I know that my chrons disease seems to be under much better control when I eat avocados including the seeds regularly and that I feel more energised.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those of you who have heard that avocados are full of fat and make you fat, check out this video.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Vitamins A, D, E and omega 3 contained in avocados are anti-aging, softening and soothing to the skin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pureed avocado applied to burns, itchy skin and nappy rash will bring soothing relief. Even rubbing the inside of the avocado skin has positive effects. It can also reduce the occurrence of those unwanted age spots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apply mashed avocado under each eye with a gentle circular motion. Lay down and relax for 20 -30 minutes then rinse off with warm water and pat dry. The puffy appearance will be greatly reduced!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mash 1/4 of an avocado and mix into it 1/2 teaspoon of wheatgerm oil, 1/2 teaspoon of rosehip oil and 4 drops of essential lavendar oil. Apply to hands. It leaves them feeling very soft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Blend together 1/2 an avocado, 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of honey. Apply this mix to the roots of the hair first and work into the ends once you have done the roots. Pop on a shower cap or wrap your hair in plastic wrap and leave it in for around 30 minutes. Rinse it out thoroughly with warm water (not hot).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This leaves your hair incredibly shiny and silky soft and nourishes your scalp as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simply rub the face and neck with the inside of the avocado skin. Massage into the skin with your clean finger tips and leave on overnight. Wash off in the morning with warm water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think most of us are aware that avocado is an excellent substitute to use for butter when we are making sandwiches. We are also pretty familiar with using avocados in salads or as the main ingredient in guacamole. You can also buy avocado oil and that is excellent to use in salads as well.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">You really need to think about how you tackle this job safely. Safely?? Yes, believe it or not, most of the commercially prepared carpet deodorizers are very toxic. Have you checked out the ingredients list? If you have been sprinkling away merrily without a second thought, you might be shocked at what I am about to share with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">It is not safe for whoever has the job of sprinkling or spraying carpet deodorizer either because of the risk of inhaling the spray or fine powder. The 'fake' perfumes also cause the quality of the indoor air to drop. The house is already bombarded with chemicals and fumes that come from furniture, carpet, clothing and more.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I am going to share some recipes with you that you can make in a jiffy – in fact you can even get the children to help you. The bonus of making these recipes is that they in fact provide a lot of benefits that commercially made deodorizers do not. You will be getting more bang for your buck PLUS you will be safeguarding your family’s health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">Steam cleaning is a good way to freshen up carpets and rugs and removing odours. I have one that cleans tiles, wooden floors and steam cleans the carpet and it works quite well as far as getting rid of carpet odours. It was not expensive to buy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">If you want to neutralize carpet odours it can be as simple as sprinkling either corn-flour (cornstarch) or bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) over the carpet. Leave it there for at least an hour while you go off to do other things. Vacuum and the odours will be gone. I usually do this once a week to stay on top of it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The basic mix that I use is 1 cup of bicarbonate of soda and 10 drops of essential oil (not the fragrance – the real stuff). You can add more if you like a stronger perfume and you can also mix different oils together. What type of essential oil you choose is dependent on what it is you are trying to achieve. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I use a glass jar as a container, pop the lid on and shake the contents to disperse the oil through the bicarbonate of soda. I like to let it ‘brew’ for around 24 hours so that the bicarbonate of soda really takes up the aroma of the essential oil. When I am ready to deodorize the carpet I simply pour some into a sieve and sprinkle it around.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Some people prefer not to use anything with an aroma. If that is you, either use the bicarbonate of soda on its own or power-up the effect of neutralizing odours by adding <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">grapefruit seed extract</b> in essential oil form. Grapefruit seed extract does not have a noticeable aroma but it has incredible effects on neutralizing odours.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Adding <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">lavender</b> to the basic mix is a wonderful way to perfume the room and it has calming, soothing and relaxing qualities. This aromatic is a bactericide, anti-viral and anti-fungal. It it is also a natural insecticide and deters insects such as moths.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lemon essential oil imparts a lovely fresh scent. Lemon oil has a calming and uplifting effect and has antiseptic and anti-viral properties. You could mix this with the lavendar and use on bedroom carpet for a relaxing night's sleep.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A word of caution before you rush off to put pennyroyal on your pets, I have read that using it directly on your pets can cause them some serious health issues, so to be on the safe side, please don’t go putting drops on their fur.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tea tree oil is another great oil to use as it gives off a great clean spicy aroma, repels insects and is a very effective disinfectant as well as a deodorizer. Tea tree oil also kills mould spores. That is good to know as carpets can develop mould underneath and particularly in the underlay caused by spillages and carpet cleaning.</span></span></div>
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I thought you might enjoy this video too as it shows another great recipe for making carpet deodorizer which I have tried and found I really liked.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The men are coming on board as well and taking their hair styling and products quite seriously nowadays.</span><br />
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Our hair takes quite a beating when you think about it - blow drying, straighteners, curling irons, hair colours, hair products of all description and of course the elements such as sun and wind.Then to top it all off, we often lead stressful lives and don't eat as well as we should. This all negatively affects the health of our hair.<br />
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Your hair can tell the story of your health . I had some tests done on a hair sample to find out what my allergies were. Quite remarkable when you think about it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have always been proud of my thick shiny hair and was horrified a couple of years ago, when I started losing it in large amounts. It fell out everywhere and became quite sparse. You could almost see my scalp through the hair. After a blood test, I found out I was severely deficient in Vitamin D as a side effect of my Chrons Disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank goodness it is almost back to its former healthy state thanks to taking a holistic approach to addressing the condition. I now have a ‘halo’ of new hair growth. I have waist length hair and the ‘halo’ gives my hair a ‘shocked’ appearance that I have to slick down and 'tame' with some coconut oil LOL.<br /><br />I used a combination of diet, vitamins and minerals and some natural hair remedies to restore the health of my scalp and hair. My scalp had become dry and very sensitive. I actually went off to a Naturopath and had some allergy tests done and found out that I was allergic to the shampoo and conditioner I was using at the time. Little wonder when I read the ingredient list with the sneaky chemicals in the so called ‘natural’ hair care products. Grrrrrr!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.primage.com.au/">Charlene</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is a wonderful lady I share similar natural health and lifestyle philosophies with and she asked me if I would write something about dry and sensitive scalp conditions and how it can</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be addressed naturally. It is quite a common problem. With the personal experience of my own hair dramas I feel I have something positive to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have included some scalp moisturizing tips for you as well Char, so next time you are using your <a href="http://fineheath.itworks.net/">wrap</a> to firm, tighten and tone, give your scalp and hair a treat while you are waiting for the <a href="http://fineheath.itworks.net/">wrap</a> to do its magic.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br />I have done quite a bit of research about hair and it has been quite an interesting journey. It became apparent to me that having healthy hair and scalp entailed addressing both internal and <em>external</em> factors. For example, changing your shampoo to something that suits your hair will make a difference whereas feeding your hair and skin from the inside as well as addressing what products you use will <em>significantly</em> improve the outcome.</span></div>
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acids</strong> such as flaxseed oil, salmon oil and evening primrose oil .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I like to take Krill oil which not only helps my hair and skin but also seems to have reduced the inflammatory pain I was getting. No yucky fishy after- taste either.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The <strong>B group vitamins</strong> are extremely important for healthy hair, including B5 (Panthothenic acid), B3 (Niacin), B6 (Pyridoxine),B7 (Biotin) B8, (Inositol) and B12 . </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">You can find the above in a Vitamin B complex supplement form or you can chose food sources such as eggs,milk, whole grains,beans, carrots, cauliflower, brazil nuts, oats, bananas, avocadoes, tuna, beef, liver, potatoes, wheatgerm, chicken,oats, turkey, green peas, lentils, sunflower seeds, walnuts,citrus fruits, brown rice and legumes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A fantastic source of Vitamin B can be found in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.vitaguide.org/brewers-yeast.html">Brewer’s yeast</a> which is rich in minerals (including GTF, or glucose tolerance factor, a biologically active form of chromium) and B-complex vitamins, as well as in protein, and provides all of the essential amino acids. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Brewer's Yeast can have quite a strong flavour in powder form, but I have found a very tasty way to have it every day. I have provided a recipe for a delicious green smoothie that is fabulous for hair a bit further down in the blog. Of course, you can always take it in tablet form. It does incredible things for your hair and skin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Strong healthy hair and scalp also benefits from <strong>Vitamin A</strong> -but not too much or it can actually cause hair loss. Around 5,000 IU is adequate. Vitamin A particularly benefits the scalp because it helps to produce healthy sebum which is an oily substance that keeps the hair and skin moisturized. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwSWHYbEavWSgVGY5XPN4sZ5v8FPY3g7A0bVwWXIQvsS_I-QbjV3We4Na_Y9aNbz9kZpOZ6KBJr3GFmaRB_Au0yjMhcaJnkGDsnBv9zKcAUklEDARWY3ze6dkwJnN8FLoziiQi41pzZXo/s1600/fresh+vegetables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; height: 84px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 124px;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwSWHYbEavWSgVGY5XPN4sZ5v8FPY3g7A0bVwWXIQvsS_I-QbjV3We4Na_Y9aNbz9kZpOZ6KBJr3GFmaRB_Au0yjMhcaJnkGDsnBv9zKcAUklEDARWY3ze6dkwJnN8FLoziiQi41pzZXo/s1600/fresh+vegetables.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Vitamin C</strong> is another important antioxidant that is beneficial to hair and skin, so make sure you eat plenty of strawberries, kiwi fruit, pineapple, tomatoes, green peppers, rockmelons (cantaloupe) and dark leafy vegetables such as spinach. Make delicious tropical fruit smoothies to get a good variety of fruit into your diet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Vitamin E</strong> is excellent for improving circulation to the scalp. If you are on medication for high blood pressure you should consult with your Doctor first to make sure it is safe to take the supplement. Try to include raw seeds, wheat germ oil, nuts, cold pressed vegetable oils and dark leafy vegetables in your diet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>My Fabulous Smoothie Recipe for Great Hair</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pop all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Very tasty as well as healthy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have a dry or itchy scalp, dandruff, want to reduce hair breakage and hair loss, promote hair growth and have shiny hair, this is the conditioner for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mix well and pour into a spray bottle. Label it and keep it in the fridge. Don't forget to shake the bottle well before each use. You can use this everyday if you wish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now if all of this seems like too much work I can highly recommend some natural hand made products of the highest quality and purest of ingredients to enhance the health and beauty of your hair. No, I am not an affiliate - I just know the products are excellent and that the distributor is a reputable passionate natural health advocate like myself, so am confident in recommending them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://facebook.com/toxicbeautyblog">Robin Adler</a> is the founder of Toxic Beauty and she has some wonderful speciality <a href="http://www.aubrey-organics.com/Category/123_1/Special_Care.aspx">treatment shampoos and conditioners for sensitive scalp</a> available. Robin also has a great product called <a href="https://www.mcssl.com/SecureCart/Checkout.aspx?mid=740BC881-4DCC-4D0F-B8DF-181B37E43D04&sctoken=84d77e8165a74fac8f87eae6a25fcbdb&bhcp=1">Infuse Hair Strengthener & Thickener</a> which actually feeds the hair follicles, invigorates the scalp and restores it to good health, reduces hair loss and restores natural hair growth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, I hope you enjoyed the blog. Please feel free to comment and share. I love to hear what you think.</span></div>
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numerous reports about the toxicity and health risks associated with the use of
air fresheners. Frankly, it is very scary because literally millions of people
use them. Even using an aerosol spray can to disperse the product into the air
is dangerous, because they rely on chlorofluorocarbons which are toxic to
inhale and are harmful to the planet. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">A University at California Berkeley study in April 2006 found that many
traditionally used floor, window and bathroom cleaners and air fresheners could
create toxic conditions, either alone (especially in small spaces, like
bathrooms), over extended exposure (say, by a cleaning professional) or when
combined with high levels of ozone. Of particular concern were products
containing glycol ethers and those containing terpenes, a class of compounds
found in pine, lemon and orange oils that is similar to formaldehyde when mixed
wi</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">th ozone.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;">While
some companies use terpenes as an active ingredient due to their solvent properties (think Pine-Sol), others use limonenes from orange and lemon
peels simply for fragrance. Almost any product with a lemon or orange scent
contains these potentially toxic compounds, says William Nazaroff, the study's
lead author, even if the product calls itself "eco-friendly."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you think it is safer to use plug-in
air fresheners, think again. Recent studies show that these are also hazardous
to your health and represent a toxic threat to the quality of your indoor
air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, formaldehyde is just
one of the toxic chemicals used in some plug in air fresheners. Not only does
it contribute to poor indoor air quality, but it is also a known carcinogen.
What is more, there are concerns now being expressed that plug in air
fresheners are also a fire hazard risk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fire investigators have found plug in air fresheners to be the alleged
starting point for some homes that have caught fire.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><em><strong>So, do we have to live with the
odors, germs and bacteria that are present in even the best kept homes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unequivocally NO!</strong></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My house always smells fresh and
fragrant, but not at the expense of my health or that of my family. I will
share with you how to make air fresheners that will enhance your home
environment, make you feel good, reduce the risk of getting sick through
air-borne viruses and bacteria, cost you hardly anything to make and are
effective. As opposed to being harmful, these air fresheners will be conducive
to your health and well-being.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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multi-purpose air freshener</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon eucalyptus essential oil</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 teaspoon lemon essential oil </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 teaspoon lavender essential oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 teaspoon sandalwood essential oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups distilled water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup vodka</span></li>
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well. Label and date the bottle and keep it in a cool dark place. Shake well
before use. The vodka extends the life of this spray and it will last for months</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">This spray smells absolutely
wonderful and has many benefits. Use it to deodorize, lift mood, to ward off
colds and flu, to breathe easier if you have a cold or asthma and to keep
mosquitoes and flies away as well!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMfdb69u54UFvp415iUz3ETG8jEXqX2lhelpIP7KulpirSrgmPG77c8mlmIrSngmmeqzrd0Ch6bqRlug1RgbOsUVij5QSyuxGKQIRdQzgzMLxVFvxX7LxK9lCXGnmonMLii7nyW2yNZwb/s1600/WINDOW+CLEANER.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMfdb69u54UFvp415iUz3ETG8jEXqX2lhelpIP7KulpirSrgmPG77c8mlmIrSngmmeqzrd0Ch6bqRlug1RgbOsUVij5QSyuxGKQIRdQzgzMLxVFvxX7LxK9lCXGnmonMLii7nyW2yNZwb/s200/WINDOW+CLEANER.bmp" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sun was shining and I could hear lawn mowers and other sounds of people happily taking advantage of the great weather to get outside in the garden to do a few chores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What a beautiful day! A great day to take advantage of being outdoors. I must remember to go pick a few fresh herbs to use in our tea tonight.Then I thought about the new 'friends' I had made the other day. Some lorikeets had come to visit. I will make them up a dish of food, take it down, pick the herbs and take in some sunshine while I am at it to get my dose of Vitamin D.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My next door neighbour called out a cheery "Hi. How are you?" "Great thanks Jenny. And you?". I saw Jenny carrying a bucket, cloths and a spray bottle. "I am giving the windows a bit of a clean" she said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I made a mental note to have a chat with Jenny when we have our next coffee to share with her what I had found out from research about glass cleaners and give her a recipe for a safe cleaner she could use. Jenny suffers from asthma and her little girl from irritating skin rashes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Have you checked the ingredients list on your window or glass cleaning products? There are a few nasties there that can have quite a harmful effect on your health.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For example, <strong>ammonia </strong>is found in
many glass cleaners and the ammonia fumes can irritate skin, eyes and the
respiratory system. Not a good chemical to have around if you suffer from asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ammonia based glass cleaners accounted for 6,356 poison
exposures in 2005. </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial bold"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control
Centers' National Poisoning and Exposure Database (2005)</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Petrochemicals </strong>can also be found in some glass cleaners. They can cause allergic irritations of the skin, lungs, sinuses and eyes.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Butyl cellosolve</strong> is another chemical that can lurk in glass cleaners. This chemical can damage bone marrow, the liver, kidneys and the nervous system. Inhaling the chemical can cause irritation and tissure damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Ethylene glycol</strong> can cause developmental defects as well as reproductive defects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Chlorine</strong> can irritate and damage the throat and eyes as well as affecting the respiratory system. It is toxic to the brain and nervous system and causes premature skin aging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now I am sure we have all used a manufactured window cleaner at one time or another and have felt the fine mist settle on our face and skin when we spray it, particularly when cleaning exterior windows. We have also used them in confined spaces such as bathrooms where the chances of inhaling the spray are fairly high. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Now that you know what is in glass cleaners, would you be happy to keep using such a chemically laden cleaning product?</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can purchase window cleaning products minus the chemicals, but a lot of them usually cost more. Most of us are watching our budgets with the cost of living rising across all fronts, so I thought I would share with you a recipe to make your own at home that is very effective, easy and cheap to make.</span><br />
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non-toxic, hypoallergenic, free of fumes and caustic chemicals and
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the spray bottle and store it in a cool dark place. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">Spray on surface and wipe off with newspaper for a streak free
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<em><strong>This recipe is provided with permission from Helen Anderson, author of "Green Cleaners - Quick Cash"</strong></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love H</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">elen Anderson's books and can recommend Green Cleaners - Quick Cash. Helen has provided information about the dangerous chemicals in household cleaners and recipes for making your own safe cleaning products for any cleaning job in the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cheers for now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sonja</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Soap is something most of us
use every day in one form of another. It is a globally distributed product that
the majority of the world’s population use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If soap isn’t safe, it sure
is going to affect a whole lot of people and particularly vulnerable little
babies who don’t have mature immune systems. I started to research everything I
could find about what goes into soap.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">What
I found out shocked me!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first thing I found
disturbing was that the Food Drugs and Administration body do not consider bar
soap to be a cosmetic, so bar soaps have no requirements to comply with any
colouring guidelines. That piece of information set off my alarm bells
immediately. It is common knowledge that a lot of artificial chemicals are toxic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bar soaps, liquid soaps and
bubble bath come in a range of pretty colours and beautiful scents. They smell
and look wonderful! All very alluring isn’t it? But you need to avoid using
them if you are not sure of their source.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The fact is that most colours
are produced from coal tar and can pose serious health risks, including cancer.
Toxic chemicals such as acetone and hexane have been used to extract colours
from plants.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Natural
colours are NOT natural!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As for fragrances, nearly
off of them originate from a petroleum source and are extremely dangerous to
human health. Did you know that over 3,000 aromatic synthetic chemicals hide
behind the word ‘fragrance’? Manufacturers do not have to disclose them because
they are ‘trade secrets’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The bottom line is that most
companies are out to make profits and the bigger the profit the better they
like it. Their focus is not on the outcomes for people’s health or the
environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manufacturers
care about the financial health of their bank accounts, not the health of those
who use their products.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For example, they will use
cheap dangerous synthetic fragrances such as ‘natural’ lemon because the real
thing, organic essential oil, costs at least fifty times more. They prefer to
use beef fat that is loaded with antibiotics, growth hormones and pesticides
because it is cheaper than using vegetable based oils. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">While I can understand the need to keep
the cost of products down, I do not consider profit margins a valid reason for
knowingly poisoning people!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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non-ethical companies don’t care about the rising numbers of migraine
headaches, skin rashes, hyperactivity disorders, seizures, depression, asthma
and other respiratory diseases caused by inhaling ‘fake’ perfumes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">They don’t care how many
neurotoxins are infiltrating the blood stream and attacking the immune systems,
spinal cords, brains, livers and nervous systems of our babies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">During my research I came across a press
release dated February 8, 2007 on a breast cancer website with the heading, <em>“Cancer-Causing
Chemical Found In Children’s Bath Products”</em>. In part it read, “<st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:state> – A hidden
cancer-causing petrochemical has been found in dozens of children’s bath
products and adult’s personal care products, in some cases at levels that are
more than twice the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations lenient recommended
maximum”. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Who
would know there was so much toxicity in one small bar of soap! It is almost
safer to slip on a bar of soap than to use it!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">So what can we do?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is fine to know all the
negatives about something, but that is not much use if we are not going to
discuss ways to overcome them. I get frustrated with articles that do not
provide solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Learn to read labels<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Don’t blindly trust what
manufacturers say. An EWG study showed that 35% of products labelled ‘natural’
contained artificial chemical preservatives, and 80% of products described as ‘gentle’,
‘soothing’ or ‘hypoallergenic’ contained ingredients linked to allergies and
skin irritation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you want to know what is
in the soaps and personal care products you use for your family, check them at
the <a href="http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/">EWG Skin Deep data base</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">and while you are there also check out the section titled Children’s Product Guide.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Purchase Fragrance Free Products</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">At least you are reducing
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Use Soap, Gel and Shampoo Sparingly</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Make your mantra ‘ More is
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Make Your Own Soaps</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It can be fun and at least
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check for reputable companies on line that sell natural safe products such as <a href="http://www.jolinatural.com.au/">Joli Natural Skin Care</a> who make beautiful luxurious safe soaps. Their Australian made products are made with ingredients sourced from Australian manufactuers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The soaps are stunning to look at as well. Check them out. I like the <a href="http://www.jolinatural.com.au/applications/osCommerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=222&osCsid=d55021ed4e46daefa8010ea45c9ed23e">Petit Soap</a> which is a natural Castile soap made with 100% pure olive oil.</span><br />
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My next question. What do you do with your coffee grinds once you have finished enjoying your cuppa? If you are someone who usually throws them away, you might want to stop and reconsider because coffee grinds are actually very useful to recycle.<br />
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<em><strong>Check out this great video from Good Housekeeping Mag for some uses of coffee grounds</strong></em></div>
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I personally use coffee grounds in a few of my beauty routines and not only have great skin to show for it but it also saves me heaps of money and sits well with my philosophy of trying not to waste anything. I have mature sensitive skin and have not had any problems using coffee grounds.<br />
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Coffee grounds are a good source of antioxidants, magnesium and Vitamin E as well as having antibacterial properties, all of which your skin will appreciate and benefit from.<br />
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<strong>Here are a few ways I use them in my beauty routine.</strong> <br />
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<strong>All over body scrub</strong><br />
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I mix a teaspoon of sea salt crystals with coffee grounds and use that as an all over body scrub when I have a shower. Leaves you feeling invigorated and your skin feels really soft and smooth afterwards as well.<br />
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I add a tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of sea salt to coffee grounds and apply it to my face, rubbing in an upward circular motion. Rinse off with warm water. I have found that it reduces the size of my pores, leaves my skin glowing and soft and it also seems to tighten and tone it as well.<br />
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I mix 2 tablespoons of plain yoghurt, 1 tablespoon of organic honey and 1 teaspoon of coffee grounds together until they are well blended. I smooth this on my skin avoiding the eye area and leave it on for five minutes. I rinse it off and pat dry. The skins feels lovely and smooth.<br />
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There are many more uses for coffee grounds - insect repellant, compost for the garden, dyes and more.<br />
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If you have any tips for using coffee grounds please feel free to share them.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My hubby Joe, is an avid gardener, so we are very fortunate to have Lady Finger and Cavendish bananas growing in our back yard. We share the bananas with our neighbours, family and friends. The taste of homegrown untampered with bananas is fantastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, despite sharing them out, we still get left with quite a few bananas so I have had to think of a few ways to use them. I make banana bread and I use bananas in muffins and a host of other recipes. I also put whole unpeeled bananas in the freezer and use them for smoothies when I need them - peeling them first of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>Bananas are a real health food. They contain around 100 calories per banana as well as protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C and water. Great for pregnant women as they also contain folic acid.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beside eating bananas, they can be used for a lot of other things as well. With the price they are, why not get the most use out of a banana? You can use them to replace a lot of unhealthy options for household cleaners and personal care and save money on your household budget as well.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remove surface scratches on CDs - gently rub the surface of the CD in a circular motion with the inside of a banana peel. Buff with a soft cloth. Done! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Time to polish your wooden furniture? Use the inside of the trusty banana peel once again. Apply as you would polish rubbing the surface in circular motions and then buff to a lovely sheen with a soft cloth.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Don't throw the peels away. Put them in your compost pile to add some magnesium, phosphates, sodium, sulfur and calcium to the soil. Fruit trees and flowering plants love compost made from banana peels. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope I have given you a few reasons to go bananas over bananas! Feel free to share some of the ways you use them too.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWn644Pb-_J-NOlQ4OEIGz-oUzeT4VEoNihb1RpHr-0Wx2ibSq5JH5mq368BZqkxcuO4upOIXfR2gI50bTdhwdvKS10389BcGxTMI91CORsYR4nRykLmbLSDibY-l_jEBpq9KOxnLxF2n/s1600/red-wine-glass.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWn644Pb-_J-NOlQ4OEIGz-oUzeT4VEoNihb1RpHr-0Wx2ibSq5JH5mq368BZqkxcuO4upOIXfR2gI50bTdhwdvKS10389BcGxTMI91CORsYR4nRykLmbLSDibY-l_jEBpq9KOxnLxF2n/s200/red-wine-glass.png" width="115" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sit down, put your feet up. Now pour
yourself a nice glass of Cabernet-Sauvignon and relish a chocolate or two. I am
serious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Red wine and dark chocolate sounds like a
naughty combination but they are in fact very good for you.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Red wine is full of antioxidants and other
compounds which can help to prevent heart disease. So, “cheers dears” raise a
glass of red wine and toast to your good health.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em><strong>Now where are those chocolates?</strong></em> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A few
squares (not the whole block!) of dark chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa
has been proven to have lots of health benefits. Lots of studies have been done
on the effect to health of regularly eating dark chocolate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The benefits include
a slowing down of the aging process (don't we love that), positive effects on our memory and brain
function, reduced risk of heart disease and cancer as well as producing a
natural ‘feel good’ high. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you suffer with PMS or PMT, eating dark
chocolate can help to reduce the mood swings. The high magnesium content helps
to even out the roller coaster ride of emotions that are caused by a drop in
progesterone. </span><br />
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various vitamins, calcium, potassium and iron.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Remember, moderation is the key.</em></strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A glass of
red wine and a few squares of dark chocolate may very well put you on the road
to a healthier life, so be naughty – it is good for you.<o:p></o:p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aymie and Button just love their bath time although you would not think so looking at the expressions on their face. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aymie loves the water big time and is quite eager to get in the tub. Button is okay once she is in the water, but it takes just a little bit of persuasion to get her into the spirit of things.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I wash them in the laundry sink in nice warm water and keep a couple of big fluffy towels on standby so that everything is close handy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I learned early in the piece to water-proof myself after having been caught out a couple of times with the big 'shake' they like to do when I am reaching for the towel. Water flies everywhere LOL. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I get a big green garbage bag and cut holes in it for my head and arms and I wear it like a dress. Not exactly fashion on the field, but it does the job.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I have had dogs for several years and absolutely love having them as companions. When I first owned them, I never paid much attention to what was in the shampoos I used on them until I started to develop an ever-growing interest in all things green, natural and chemical free. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><em>When I did check the bottle for the ingredients list </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><em>I was shocked!</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What do you shampoo your best friend with?</strong></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go and check it out for yourself. Look at the ingredients list on the packaging. If the words are longer than wheelbarrow and you can't pronounce them then they are nasty chemicals that may not only harm your beloved pets but also your children. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Products that are designed to kill fleas and ticks (including the collars) can cause brain damage as well as cause harm to your pet's liver and nervous system.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The fragrances in those shampoos aren't natural either. They are derived from petro-chemicals. Petro-chemicals are carcinogenic. Manufacturers use trickery with their wording to make toxic chemicals sound 'innocent'. They make claims about 'all natural synthetic Pyrethrin' for example. We envisage the flower (African chrysanthemum) which is where Pyrethrum is derived from. They in fact make a synthetic derivative of that which is not natural or organic - it is harmful.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">A huge industry is built upon our love of pets and manufacturer's know how to play on our emotions. Be wary and check your labels and do a little research on the internet. There are plenty of good sites in cyberland where you can check out what is harmful to our little friends.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">While on the topic of fragrances, we need to be very careful about what kind of essential oils we put on our dogs too as some of them can cause quite adverse reactions. For example, pennyroyal and Tea Tree oil can have toxic effects. Just because something is natural does not automatically mean it is safe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I make a natural and safe shampoo for my 'girls' that I am happy to share with you. It is very easy to make and quite affordable as it is quite concentrated.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a bottle with a tight fitting lid. Clearly label it. Make sure you give it a shake before each use.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I don't add any essential oils because I like to keep the shampoo as simple as possible to avoid any allergic reactions. I find that this shampoo seems to agree with the ph of the dog's skin. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I find that if you leave the shampoo on for about five minutes, it kills any fleas they might have. To keep fleas at bay, I wash their bedding in my home- made laundry liquid and add some lavendar oil to the final rinse and I keep the carpets well-vacuumed. That seems to do the trick.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Anyway, that's all from us. We are off to have a play with our 'Dad' in the garden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Recently there was a show on television that revealed that some Australian supermarket giants are importing huge amounts of cheap fruit and vegetables from overseas and that several of them, including frozen vegetables contain “a cocktail of dangerous chemicals”. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Some of the pesticides and fungicides are totally banned in Australia, yet these goods not only contain them, but have them in high levels. It was also very concerning that a green grocer was selling so-called organic beans, lemons and broccoli and all were contaminated with toxic chemicals. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><b>IT WAS SHOCKING! </b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">It truly has come to the point where we can trust nobody but ourselves to produce our food. If you laced someone’s food with arsenic it would be considered a criminal offence and you would be charged with attempted murder or similar and penalised accordingly. So, why are these manufacturers and the supermarkets that are aiding and abetting the poisoning of our population allowed to get away with it? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Here Are Some Compelling Reasons to Grow Your Own Organic Food</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: green; font-family: Tahoma;">Exposure to chemicals and pesticides</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">At the front line of production, conventional farmers are subject to an increased risk of prostate cancer. Additionally, those farmers who use pesticides on their farms face the risk of their own children and the children who live nearby, suffering more birth defects, brain or other cancers and hyperactivity disorders than the general population. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Exposure can also lead to,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>abdominal pain, stomach cramps, anxiety, unsteadiness, confusion, depression, diarrhoea, laboured breathing, dizziness, sweating, lost of bladder or bowel control, eyelid, face and neck twitching, loss of memory, kidney pain, nausea, vomiting, unusual weakness and slow heartbeat. Even more serious consequences of long-term occupational or environmental exposures include Parkinson’s Disease and cancer. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #003366;">he side effects of ingesting chemical and pesticide residues</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">If we look at dietary exposure to foods which contain pesticide residues, we find that they have been linked to stomach upsets, head-aches, breast milk contamination, allergies, unexplained ailments, reduction in sperm quality and the list goes on. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Residues from potentially carcinogenic pesticides are left behind on some of our favourite fruits and vegetables. In 1998, the FDA found pesticide residues in over 35% of the food tested. Many U.S. products have tested as being more toxic than those from other countries. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">The concerning part is that current standards for pesticides in food do not yet include specific protection for foetuses, infants or young children despite major changes to federal pesticide laws requiring such reforms. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">This is a global issue. No rigorous safety appraisal has or can be made of the endless number of mixtures of pesticides that humans are exposed to. Don’t be fooled into believing the assertions made by regulators that pesticide residues are no threat to human health. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">As the guardian of your own and your family’s health, <u>the only way </u>you will only truly know what is in your food is to produce it yourself wherever possible. Labelling laws allow too much lee-way and fudging of the facts and pure greed and politics are resulting in a blind eye being turned to a lot of what is going on. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Don’t think you can just wash the toxic chemicals off and everything will be okay BECAUSE IT WON’T BE OKAY. The chemicals infiltrate the actual tissue of the fruit or vegetable. These chemicals do not just flush out of your body either – THEY ACCUMULATE and can result in terrible and deadly health issues later on. We are all in effect ticking time bombs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">It does not matter whether you live in a house or a flat, you can grow good organic food. You don’t need huge garden plots to grow your own safe nutritious food. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">A book I highly recommend you reading <span style="color: #333399;"><span style="color: black;">is How To Grow Organic Food by Helen Anderson</span> </span>It explains all about the risks we are facing today from chemicals and pesticides and then provides very easy to understand information on how we can address that through growing our own food. I got myself a copy and find it invaluable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Please stay informed so that you will be in charge and you will <i><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">know </span></b></i>that your family is eating right.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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