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Comment on Apple Juice Colon Cleanse by subway coupons

subway coupons — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:30 +0000

i am reading your blog for a while now, good job!

Comment on Trend Spotting: Brussels Sprouts by paula antonini

paula antonini — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:08:15 +0000

This is our favorite way to cook them: chop a leek, finely chop a bag of brussel sprouts. Saute both in olive oil until the edges start to brown a bit. Drizzle a teaspoon of agave nectar over and stir. Salt and pepper to taste. Scrumptious!

Comment on Natural remedies for Eczema by Catherine A. McClarey

Catherine A. McClarey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:33:47 +0000

We use 1 tsp. tea tree oil, 1/2 cup white vinegar, and 1/2 cup borax in each load of laundry as a color-safe disinfectant (per a suggestion on the eBay discussion boards). It’s really cut down a lot on trip to the doctor’s office for antibiotics over the last couple of years.
I’ll have to remember that tip about tea tree oil with a carrier oil to heal eczema-cracked skin. My husband and I both get such dry, chapped, irritated hands in the winter — and what varicose veins have done to my right ankle is not a pretty sight. (I can get Elidel cream for the eczema in those two areas, but it’s so expensive!)

Comment on Natural remedies for Eczema by Jill Shelley

Jill Shelley — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:16:49 +0000

I love it when you give alternative health tips! My grandson has eczema so I will pass this on to his Mom. Thank you!

Comment on Organic Cheater Brands: Watch Out for Toxic Skin Care Products by Elizabeth Yarnell

Elizabeth Yarnell — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:58:22 +0000

Thanks for responding for OCA, Alexis! I’m glad to provide a forum for topics like this and add to our understanding of organic and natural certification standards.

Comment on Apple Juice Colon Cleanse by Elizabeth Yarnell

Elizabeth Yarnell — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:52:49 +0000

Yvette- I have never done a grape juice cleanse, but if it has worked for you that’s great.

It is possible to do too many cleanses in too short of a time period, so I would always err on the side of caution. If you need to do a colon cleanse more frequently than once a year I would consider changing your diet and visiting a colon hydrotherapist.

Sasha- I find the best results with cloudy apple juice.

Comment on Apple Juice Colon Cleanse by Yvette

Yvette — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:21:25 +0000

Also I meant to ask you how often should a person go through a colon cleanse?

Thanks,
Yvette

Comment on Apple Juice Colon Cleanse by Yvette Johnson

Yvette Johnson — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:12:19 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,

My Mom and I used to do this and it really works….however we have done it with Grape juice as well. Is apple juice better? We are anemic and so the grape juice has the iron in it so it helps.

Thanks,
Yvette

Comment on Apple Juice Colon Cleanse by Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:19:37 +0000

My husband bought me Kirkland Signature Fresh Pressed Not from Concentrate Apple Juice Pastureized. It is 100% Apple Juice, no other ingredients. Will that work???
Thanks!

Comment on Organic Cheater Brands: Watch Out for Toxic Skin Care Products by Alexis Baden-Mayer

Alexis Baden-Mayer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:01:11 +0000

Melange Public Relations says:

“Several years ago it was decided that our products would be certified through the widely recognized and respected German based certifier BDIH.”

BDIH certifies “Natural” claims only. The BDIH standard has no organic requirement. It disallows petrochemicals in cleansing ingredients, and allows only a few nature-identical synthetic preservatives. It allows sulfation and hydrogenation.

BDIH is a strong “Natural” claim, but doesn’t certify Szep Elet as an organic brand. The position of the Organic Consumers Association, is that, if Szep Elet wants to credibly market their products as organic in the United States, they need to be USDA certified.

The fact that Szep Elet wants to pass off its BDIH “Natural” certification as an organic claim means that they either don’t understand or don’t respect what organic means to US consumers.