Harmful ingredients in our skin care.

Are you aware that most of the personal care products used daily contain toxic chemical ingredients that are

absorbed through the skin, inhaled or ingested? These chemicals are linked to cancer, birth defects, learning

disabilities and other health problems. These chemicals are in products such as baby wash, lotion, shampoos,

deodorant, and make‐up. The cosmetics industry says it is safe to put toxic chemicals into personal care

products because the amount in each product is too small to matter. But none of us uses just one product a day -

and small amounts of toxins can add up significantly enough to do harm, especially when they are also in our

food and drinks.

Here is a list of the top 20 unwanted ingredients commonly found in your skin products, with their side

effects.

1. Isopropyl Alcohol -

qualities). Isopropyl alcohol is found in hair color rinses, body rubs, hand lotions, after-shave lotions, fragrances and many

other cosmetics. This petroleum-derived substance is also used in antifreeze and as a solvent in shellac. According to Ainhalation or ingestion of the vapor may cause headaches, flushed skin,

Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients,

dizziness, mental depression, nausea, vomiting, narcosis and coma. .

2. Antibacterials

like E. coli and Salmonella enterica. Triclosan, widely used in soaps, toothpastes and deodorants, has been

detected in breast milk, and one recent study found that it interferes with testosterone activity in cells. Numerous

studies have found that washing with regular soap and warm water is just as effective at killing germs.

3. Mineral Oil -

skin just like plastic wrap covers any given vessel. The skin's natural immune barrier is disrupted as this plastic coating

inhibits its ability to breathe and absorb (moisture and nutrition). Your skin's ability to release toxins is impeded by this

"plastic wrap," which can promote acne and other disorders by slowing down normal cell development causing the skin to

prematurely age. Petroleum distillates are possible human carcinogens. They are prohibited for use in cosmetics

in the European Union, but are found in several U.S. brands of mascara, foot-odor powder and other products.

Look out for the terms "petroleum" or "liquid paraffin."

4. Propylene Glycol (PG) (PEG) (GLYCOL, PROPANE) As a wetting agent and solvent, this ingredient is actually the active component in antifreeze.

There is no difference between the PG used in industry (brake & hydraulic fluid, paint, floor wax) and the PG used in

personal care products. It is used in industry to break down protein and cellular structure (what the skin is made of) stripping

the Natural Moisture Factor, yet is found in most forms of make-up, hair products, lotions, after-shave, deodorants,

mouthwashes and toothpaste. It is also used in food processing. Because of its ability to quickly penetrate the skin, the EPA

requires workers to wear protective gloves, clothing and goggles when working with this toxic substance. Skin contact,

dermatitis, kidney damage and liver abnormalities can inhibit cell growth in human tests and can damage membranes

causing rashes, dry skin and surface damage. There is no warning label on products such as stick deodorants, where the

concentration is greater than that in most industrial applications, leaving the immune system vulnerable. They are also

potentially carcinogenic.

5. Imidazolidinyl Urea and DMDM Hydantoin -

says formaldehyde can irritate the respiratory system, cause skin reactions, trigger heart palpitations, immunesystem

toxicity, and cancer in humans. Exposure may cause joint pain, allergies, depression, headaches, chest

pains, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness and loss of sleep. It can also aggravate coughs and colds and

trigger asthma. Yet it still turns up in baby bath soap, nearly all brands of body products, antiperspirants, nail

polish, eyelash adhesive and hair dyes.

6. Bronopol

the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines under certain conditions. It is found in expensive over-the-counter

products, but also in “natural” products.

7. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)

closely related compounds are found in car wash soaps, garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers. Yet both SLS and

SLES are used more widely as one of the major ingredients in cosmetics, toothpaste, hair conditioner and about 90% of all

shampoos and products that foam. According to the American College of Toxicology, both SLS and SLES can cause

malformation in children's eyes, and damage to the immune system, especially within the skin. Skin layers may separate and

inflame due to its protein denaturing properties. It is possibly the most dangerous of all ingredients in personal careResearch has shown that SLS, when combined with other chemicals, can be transformed into nitrosamines, a

products.

potent class of carcinogens, which cause the body to absorb nitrates at higher levels than eating nitrate-contaminated food.

According to the ACOT,"SLS stays in the body for up to five days..." Other studies have indicated that SLS easily

penetrates the skin and maintains residual levels in the heart, the liver, the lungs and the brain.

8. DEA (diethanolamine) MEA (momoethanolamine) TEA (triethanolamine) -

fisted on the ingredient label in conjunction with the compound being neutralized. Thus look for names like

Cocamide DEA or MEA, Lauramide DEA, etc. These are hormone disrupting chemicals and are known to form

cancer causing nitrates and nitrosamines. These are commonly found in most personal care products that foam,

including bubble baths, body washes, shampoos, soaps and facial cleansers. On the show, CBS This Morning,

Roberta Baskin revealed that a recent government report shows DEA and MEA are readily absorbed in the skin.

“Repeated skin applications of DEA-based detergents resulted in a major increase in the incidence of two cancers

- liver and kidney cancers." Diethanolamine (DEA) is a possible hormone disruptor, has shown limited evidence

of carcinogenicity and depletes the body of choline needed for fetal brain development. DEA can also show up as

a contaminant in products containing related chemicals, such as cocamide DEA.

9. 1,2-Dioxane in Surfactants/detergents

conditioners, cleansers, lotions, and creams, besides household products such as soaps and cleaners, contain

surfactants or detergents such as ethoxylated alcohols, polysorbates, and laureths. These ingredients are generally

contaminated with high concentrations of the highly volatile 1,4 dioxane, which is both readily inhaled and

absorbed through the skin. Epidemiological studies on dioxane-exposed furniture makers have reported

suggestive evidence of excess nasal passage cancers. It is a known animal carcinogen and a possible human

carcinogen that can appear as a contaminant in products containing sodium laureth sulfate and ingredients that

include the terms "PEG," "-xynol," "ceteareth," "oleth" and most other ethoxylated "eth" ingredients. The FDA

monitors products for the contaminant but has not yet recommended an exposure limit. Manufacturers can

remove dioxane through a process called vacuum stripping, but a small amount usually remains. A 2007 survey

by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found that most children's bath products contain 10 parts per million or less,

but an earlier 2001 study by the FDA found levels in excess of 85 parts per million.

10. Parabens

common preservatives that appear in a wide array of toiletries. A study found that butyl paraben damaged sperm

formation in the testes of mice, and a relative, sodium methylparaben, is banned in cosmetics by the E.U.

Parabens break down in the body into p-hydroxybenzoic acid, which has estrogenic activity in human breastcancer

cell cultures.

11. Nanoparticles

increasing number of cosmetics and sunscreens. Most problematic are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide

nanoparticles, used in sunscreens to make them transparent. When possible, look for sunscreens containing

particles of these ingredients larger than 100 nanometers. You'll most likely need to call companies to confirm

sizes, but a few manufacturers have started advertising their lack of nanoparticle-sized ingredients on labels.

12. Lead and Mercury - Neurotoxic lead may appear in products as a naturally occurring contaminant of

hydrated silica, one of the ingredients in toothpaste. Lead acetate is found in some brands of men's hair dye.

Brain-damaging mercury, found in the preservative thimerosol, is used in some mascaras and until recently, in

many vaccinations.

13. P-Phenylenediamine

lung irritation and cause severe allergic reactions. It is also listed as 1,4-Benzenediamine; p-Phenyldiamine and

4-Phenylenediamine.

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shampoos and anti-itch creams. Coal-tar-based dyes such as FD&C Blue 1, used in toothpastes, and FD&C

Green 3, used in mouthwash, have been found to be carcinogenic in animal studies when injected under the skin.

Some artificial colors, such as Blue 1 and Green 3, are carcinogenic. Impurities found in commercial batches of

other cosmetic colors such as D&C Red 33, FD&C Yellow 5, and FD&C yellow 6 have been shown to cause

cancer not only when ingested, but also when applied to the skin. Some artificial coal tar colors contain heavy

metal impurities, including arsenic and lead, which are carcinogenic. The use of permanent or semi-permanent

hair color products, particularly black and dark brown colors, is associated with increased incidence of human

cancer including lymphoma, myeloma, and Hodgkin's disease.

15. Hydroquinone

and there is limited evidence that it may cause cancer in lab animals. It may also appear as an impurity not listed

on ingredients labels.

16. Talcum Powder

associated with increased risk of ovarian and lung cancer, are the primary ways this substance poses a

carcinogenic hazard.

17. Lanolin

such as DDT, dieldrin, and lindane, in addition to other neurotoxic pesticides.

18. Chlorine -

processing, sewage systems and many others, can effect health by contributing to asthma, hay fever, anemia,

bronchitis, circulatory collapse, confusion, delirium diabetes, dizziness, irritation of the eye, mouth, nose, throat,

lung, skin and stomach, heart disease, high blood pressure and nausea. It is also a possible cause of cancer.

19. Fragrance -

cause obesity and reproductive and developmental harm. Avoid phthalates by selecting essential-oil fragrances

instead. “Fragrance” is present in most deodorants, shampoos, sunscreens, skin care, body care and baby

products. Many of the compounds in fragrance are carcinogenic or otherwise toxic. "Fragrance on a label can

indicate the presence of up to 4,000 separate ingredients. Most or all of them are synthetic. The FDA reports have

included headaches, dizziness, rashes, skin discoloration, violent coughing and vomiting, and allergic skin

irritation. Exposure to fragrances can affect the central nervous system, causing depression hyperactivity,

irritability, inability to cope, and other behavioral changes".

20. Silica

- Crystalline silica is carcinogenic.The catchall term "fragrance" may mask phthalates, which act as endocrine disruptors and mayExposure to chlorine in tap water, showers, pool, laundry products, cleaning agents, fooditself is perfectly safe. But cosmetic-grade lanolin can be contaminated with carcinogenic pesticides- TALC, is a carcinogenic. Inhaling talc and using it in the genital area, where its use is- Found in skin lighteners and facial moisturizers, hydroquinone is neurotoxic and allergenic,. Artificial Colors, Dyes & Coal Tar is a known human carcinogen used as an active ingredient in dandruff- Commonly found in hair dyes, this chemical can damage the nervous system, cause- Tiny nanoparticles, which may penetrate the skin and damage brain cells, are appearing in an- (methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, butyl-, isobutyl-) Parabens, which have weak estrogenic effects, areA wide range of personal care products including shampoos, hairDEA and MEA are usuallyUsed as detergents and surfactants, these- (2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol) may break down in products into formaldehyde and also causeThese release formaldehyde into your body. The Mayo Clinic,PROPANEDIOL, DIHYDROXYPROPANE, METHYLETHYLENEBaby oil is 100% mineral oil. This derived substance, a commonly used petroleum ingredient, coats the- Overuse of antibacterials can prevent them from effectively fighting disease-causing germsThis is a solvent and denaturant (poisonous substance that changes another substance's natural

Harmful or Carcinogenic Ingredients in Our Skin Care

Household cleaning products.

Here's a good article on our household cleaning products. :)

http://www.naturalnews.com/030059_cleaning_chemicals.html

FRANKINCENSE Essential Oil for Healing

Here's a link to someone I don't know, (  I hope she doesn't mind me sharing her blog!) But she talks about Frankincense for cancer. I find this super interesting. I've been reading a lot of info about Integrative medicine, alternative medicine as apposed to chemo and radiation. These are things you need to read up on BEFORE  you get a cancer diagnosis. Had I known a lot of this before I had cancer I may not have had to jump into surgery right away? I do use Frankincense on my neck though, almost daily. Anyway, this is interesting.

http://www.essentialoilsforhealing.com/weblog/?p=1113

However, please, if you are going to buy Young Living oils, please go through ME. :)

https://www.youngliving.org/amyvandergalien

Orange Oil for Cancer

I was introduced to Young Living oils when I first found the lump (Frank) on my neck. I have been using them ever since.

I am a distributor of the oils. I am currently take 12 capsules of Orange oil a day, just in case, because I went against radiation after my surgery. I wanted to share this. :)

You could take a few caps of Orange oil daily just as a preventative!

ORANGE ~ Therapeutic Essential Oil
As an Adjunct Cancer Therapy

by Cynthe on April 11, 2010

Essential oils from the orange tree’s flowers, leaves, and rind have powerfully healing effects… remarkably anti-carcinogenic and anti-tumoral based on it’s high 85%-96% limonene chemistry, ORANGE essential oil has combated tumor growth in over 50 clinical studies.
SOURCE: Essential Oils for Physical Health & Well-Being by Linda L. Smith
Clinical trials using d-limonene as a cancer inhibitor have been conducted for well over a decade. D-Limonene and its digestion by-product Perillyl alcohol have been studied at the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University-Purdue University, with a new JAN 2010 clinical trial taking form at the University of Arizona [currently accepting breast cancer volunteers] as well as various medical center trials.
WHY isn’t Orange Essential Oil’s awesome anti-Cancer properties common knowledge?
My guess…either most oncologists aren’t taught about or aren’t aware of D-Limonene and Perillyl alcohol’s benefits OR there isn’t enough financial incentive to have cancer patients self-administer orange oil for their own recovery as recounted in the personal testimonials at the end of this article.
June 1997 ~ Cancer Chemoprevention and Therapy by Monoterpenes by M N Gould, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison USA
“Monoterpenes are found in the essential oils of many plants including fruits, vegetables, and herbs. They prevent the carcinogenesis process at both the initiation and promotion/progression stages. In addition, monoterpenes are effective in treating early and advanced cancers. Monoterpenes such as limonene and perillyl alcohol have been shown to prevent mammary, liver, lung, and other cancers. These compounds have also been used to treat a variety of rodent cancers, including breast and pancreatic carcinomas. In addition, in vitro data suggest that they may be effective in treating neuroblastomas and leukemias.”
Mark Brudnak PhD, ND is a board-certified naturopath, maintaining a natural health consulting practice in Milwaukee, WI. His interesting article “Cancer-Preventing Properties of Essential Oil Monoterpenes D-Limonene and Perillyl Alcohol“ is well worth reading.
Dr. Brudnak writes “While the MTs [monoterpenes] are indeed used as cleaning (try placing a small amount on the front hubcaps of your car to clean off the black grime) agents, due to their solvent properties, they are far from being poisons. Indeed, nothing could be further from the truth for these wonderful, naturally occurring, and health-promoting substances. While the solvent properties of monoterpenes have been exploited clinically to dissolve gallstones (1), the monoterpenes are also the focus of much investigation in the area of cancer prevention and therapeutics…

Cancer prevention, inhibition, and regression are the most note worthy attributes of the MTs [monoterpenes].

D-limonene (DL) and perillyl alcohol (POH) have been shown to be chemopreventive against mammary (2). liver, lung, UV-induced skin cancers (3), and chemotherapeutic against both experimental mammary and pancreatic tumours. Perillyl alcohol stands out as effective against human pancreatic cancer (4), colon, liver [cancers] (5), to reduce vein graft intimal hyperplasia (6), as chemopreventive against colon carcinogenesis, prostate and lung cancers. (7)
His article has a fascinating discussion of how healthy bodies deal with natural cell mutations ~ for the most part keeping them under control ~  and destroying abnormal cells. With cancers, of course, something has gone seriously wrong. Dr. Brudnak says “The final stage is metastasis. Here, the cancer cells have progressed to the point where they are no longer localized to one ever-growing tumor. They gain the ability to enter the blood vessels (intravasation), move to a different location in the body, stop and exit the blood vessel (extravasation) and establish a new site of tumor development. Eventually, the body becomes riddled with tumors consuming the bulk of available energy. The body is literally eaten alive as evidenced by the cancer associated cachexia (body wasting).
In that dreadfully bleak picture of cancer development, there are some valiantly shining points of light. The MTs [monoterpenes], found in essential oils, are such points of light, offering some hope in the struggle to prevent and treat cancer. The best news is that DL and POH can not only prevent, but also treat cancer. That is to say, the MTs can act before a cancer is established and, in the cases where cancer is already present, they can cause a regression of the tumor.”

Essential oils from the orange tree's leaves, rind, and flowers have powerfully healing effects.

Personal Orange Oil Anti-Cancer Testimonials are Starting to Surface… even though they are anecdotal, these incredible results should NOT be discounted!
Vicki Opfer’s Young Living group in  Arvada, CO reports ORANGE therapeutic-quality essential oil is demonstrating great promise against cancer…helping the body rid itself of cancer. When people are willing to ingest 10ml of orange oil (in capsules) every day [...that's NOT a typo! And it is a lot of Orange essential oil - 2/3 of a 15ml bottle daily], this replicates the amount of limonene in studies which have demonstrated a regression of cancer.
Vicki Opfer writes in her newsletter: “…It’s absolutely amazing that something as simple as orange oil, which is very inexpensive, …rubbed over an area of concern, …neat (without dilution), and liberally (6-8 drops  each [application] ), and often, perhaps even several times a day…might hold the key to the challenges with cancer.”
~ While in Japan recently, a woman of about 45 shared she had been told last summer [2009] her uterine cancer had spread throughout her body and she only had a month to live. The doctors said ~ due to her condition ~ they were not able to offer surgery or chemotherapy. After speaking with a Young Living leader there, she took 10ml of orange oil every day, in capsules. She also rubbed [Young Living therapeutic-quality] orange oil, frankincense, myrtle, sandalwood, and tsuga essential oils all over her belly every day, and drank 4-6 oz. NingXia Red [nutritional juice] each day, as well. She is now CANCER FREE!
~ From C.D. in New Jersey: “My mother-in-law had a grapefruit-sized tumor on her only remaining kidney. Her other kidney had been destroyed by cancer 5 years earlier. The doctors could not treat her because of her deteriorating health, so she began to take 10 ml of orange oil in capsules. She took 2 full capsules every 2 hours for eight hours a day. After 3 months the tumor was gone. She continues to take 1-4 capsules of orange oil and also drinks 2-4 oz. Ningxia Red every day. Her CANCER has NOT returned.”
SOURCE: April 2010 ISHA Aromatherapy Newsletter
Other studies have shown that FRANKINCENSE (Up to 90% Monoterpenes, 12% limonene), MYRTLE, SANDALWOOD, and TSUGA all have excellent inhibition of cancer cells. (Read the Frankincense link for another incredible cancer healing testimonial.)
If you are considering using ORANGE or any other essential oil for your own well-being or for healing from cancer, it’s essential to ONLY use organically grown, AFNOR or EC or ISO certified products for internal and ‘neat’ (non-diluted) topical* applications to assure therapeutic standards. Essential oils are stored in our fatty tissues, one of the reasons they are SO effective as a breast cancer preventative and/or treatment. Those of us who are plump or “well-endowed” will have lots of citrus oil compounds in our tissues if we use those healing oils on a regular basis.
Safety Data: Some people are genetically sensitive to compounds in citrus essential oils. I’m one of those folks (inherited from my father). Citrus oils used daily by those of us, over time (months to years), may cause a sensitivity that creates a very itchy, persistent rash. Suspect it’s a detoxing reaction ~ annoying and bothersome ~ NOT dangerous.
After using LEMON essential oil as a deodorant for several years (a few drops per day), I now cannot use citrus oils directly on my skin, except for my palms & the soles of my feet, without breaking out into a rash under my arms or on the skin surface where it was applied. I can take the citrus oils internally, but they are powerful detoxifiers and occasionally cause a rash that way, too.
ALL citrus essential oils have compounds that may cause sunburn / skin damage with sun exposure, except for GRAPEFRUIT essential oil. This means if you’re applying citrus oils topically, you need to put them “where the sun doesn’t shine” under your clothing or put them on before you go to sleep or when you know you’re going to be inside all day and stay out of the sun for 12 hours after application.

      

Knockout by Suzanne Somers

Honestly, everyone should get this book. Especially if you don't have cancer, it will make you aware of things, and if you know someone with cancer, you can help them.

Go here and buy the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Knockout-Interviews-Doctors-Cancer-Prevent/dp/0307587592/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286972503&sr=8-1-spell

Another book I highly recommend is Beating Cancer with nutrition. Get this one too.

http://www.amazon.com/Knockout-Interviews-Doctors-Cancer-Prevent/dp/0307587592/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286972503&sr=8-1-spell

But since you don't have the books yet, I'm going to just share different things from the Knockout book.

"When the FDA did an internal audit of itself it's own report stated that it lacks the scientific capability and competence to evaluate new medical technologies. What this means is that the FDA no longer has the scientific legitimacy to be the sole arbittrator of what works and what doesn't."

There's interesting info about the FDA here www.lef.org.

" my awful experience became the fuel for this book you hold in your hands. It led me to write Knockout so that, if I could help it, no one else would ever feel as stressed, frightened and helpless as I did"

"Take it seriously. It's your life- no one will be as sorry as you if you end up sick. No one can do this for you. How badly do you want health?"

"With cancer soon likely to be the number one killer in our country, we have to start now to change our diets and lifestyles if we are to avoid this fate"

"Patients are not offered chemosensitivity tests to determine if the chemo they will be administered is even a fit. The patients do not even know about such testing because for the most part they do not know it exsists"

(So they can test you ahead of time to see if the chemo will even work, why wouldn't they do this to every single person before they give it them?!! Chemo is SO bad for your body, makes sense to make sure it's going to kill the cancer if your going to subject your body to all that damage!)

" Since 1945 food companies have been adding chemicals to our food. In 1970, 262,000 TONS of Msg wer added to American foods. These FAKE foods are bad for our health"

"We are undergoing environmental assaul unprecedented in the history of mankind. Our air is pollutted; our water is bulling with fluoride, aluminum and other chemicals. Our houses are like chemical plants from all the toxins used to keep the house "clean". We spray poisons and "freshen" the air with chemicals. We clean with toxins, and the buildup is killing us!  Couple this with toxicity from the chemicals in our food- preservatives and artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, animals fed with corn and  it all results in cellular destruction, which is a sure route to cancer"

"most people eat very little "real" food and do not realize it."

( I have found this to be very true, even when I was trying to eat healthy, try to look at the back of the box of whatever you are making, or the can. Read it. How many ingredients are in it that you can't even pronounce? Those are all bad for you! Try to not eat from boxes or cans at all! yes of course it takes longer to make meals and it's more effort, but who cares! This is your life here people!)

" Chemotherapy is mostly inappropriate, ineffective, and in fact dangerous for most of the people who receive it, yet up to six hundred thousand Americans every year get chemo at their doctors recommendations"

( If you decide to go this route, at the very least do Immunotherapy along side of the chemo!)

" Everything in our bodies comes from one place: our diets. From our bones to our brain cells, we are made up of nutrients that come out of the diet. And when you consider the exquisiteness of our brains, I want to feed it the best of everything I can for my benefit. Nutrition is key. It's the foundation. It's not the end, it's the beginning. It's the ultimate foundation for good health. If you don't have that, nothing else is going to work to well."

Honestly, I WAS on of these people!! I would have coffee and a doughnut for breakfast, or sugar cereal, which is no better then a doughnut or cake by the way. I'd snack on food out of bags when I was hungry, ate WAY too much sugar for my own good. I am new to all of this. I am really trying to eat totally different then I did before. To eat clean, real food that I make myself.  I am just trying to share with you what I am learning in this process. I know change is hard, but it comes a lot easier after a cancer diagnosis. So if you don't want one of those, take these things seriously. Can you just make a few small changes? One thing at a time?

One more book recommendation!

This book has enlightened to to many things I had not thought about either, especially when it comes to my son's health with Asthma and the things I have been using in my house.

It's called~

Green goes with Everything, by Sloan Barnett.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Green+goes+with+everything

If your reading this blog, you obviously care about your health, so don't just sit there, make some changes!  :)

Feeling angry at Cancer.

Can I just say, I am really bothered by Cancer right now. I am angry that all these things are ignored by the FDA. All the chemicals we are using in our homes, on our bodies, in our cleaning products, our food etc that should have HUGE warning labels on them not to use or eat them, but they don't. You can do research and find out why the FDA doesn't keep a watch on these things, or require the manufacturers to put these warnings on their labels. Some have warnings in small print, but we pay no attention.

I too was one of these people that paid no attention to these things. I had that attitude " oh everything causes cancer these days so why worry about it all?" Wow, that was stupid thinking! Look what my ignorance got me, a cancer diagnosis. Now I just wish I could send an email to everyone in the world and tell them my story, and warn them about these things so they make changes. But I can't. I am one small person with a blog that not many people know about, but it's the best I can do!

I want you all to know that I did not start this blog to sell Shaklee products. Sure I may put in a plug for them sometimes because they are awesome, :)  However, I just want people to be aware. Having cancer is so not fun. Facing death like that is not fun. It's still not fun. Every time I have an aliment I think, is it cancer??  To be honest, it sucks and it's scary. I'm trying to make others aware of ways they can take care of their bodies, and their children's bodies so they don't go through what I have. Getting two emails in one day about people having cancer and being scared makes me so angry, I hate cancer. I lost my mom to it when I was 11. Now I've been through it.  I want to share some things from a book I am reading in my next post.................... 

Personal care products.

Look for these in your personal care products. More then likely the shampoo, lotion, deodorant, facial care products you are using for yourself or using on your children are toxic and cause cancer and other illnesses.

Chemicals to Avoid in Personal Care Products:

Cocoamide DEA, diethanolamine, TEA, triethanolamine, MEA -- Used as a shampoo thickener and foam stabilizer. According to the MSDS for Cocoamide DEA, this chemical is harmful if swallowed or inhaled and contact with skin, eyes, and clothing should be avoided.

Propylene glycol, propylene oxide, polyethylene glycol -- Listed on the FDA government website as a known carcinogen. This is a common ingredient in many moisturizers and lotions. It has also been connected with kidney and liver damage in scientific testing. Propylene glycol has also now been connected with common skin rashes and skin damage.

Sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate -- A common ingredient in shampoos and liquid soaps. SLS may be the most dangerous ingredient used in personal care products. SLS is the active ingredient in garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and industrial strength soaps. This is a very corrosive chemical used to clean industrial and greasy surfaces.

Sodium Fluoride -- The fluoride that is added to drinking water is hydrofluoric acid. This is a compound of fluorine, which is actually a chemical byproduct of aluminum, steel, cement, phosphate, and other assorted ingredients. Fluoride in this form has no nutritional value and is one of the most caustic industrial chemicals. Fluoride is also an active ingredient in rat and cockroach poisons.

Mineral Oil, Petrolatum and Coal Tar -- Used in many moisturizing products. Mineral oil is a petroleum by-product that interferes with skin's ability to eliminate toxins. Because of this it promotes acne and other skin disorders. Mineral oil has also been associated with premature aging. Any product that contains mineral oil may be contaminated with cancer causing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

(Isn't baby oil mineral oil?!)

You can buy products through me from Shaklee, or you can go to a health food store and find something with the Us Organic label on it. Why would you put poison on your body?!

Toxic chemicals in your house

I came across this great article this morning, I wanted to share it for those of you who are "oblivious" to these things, as I was just 5 short months ago before I was diagnosed with cancer.  Now I am using all Shaklee products for laundry, dishwasher, shampoo, skin care, etc.... Read on!

http://www.naturalnews.com/001061.html

How Is Immunotherapy Used to Fight Cancer?

I just had a sweet friend email me and tell me that her mom has cancer in her ovaries and her abdomen and she's looking for answers.

I have another Friend, who has a good friend who has cervical cancer and is now in chemotherapy for it. 

People need answers, and they need to be able to take control when they are given a diagnosis.

I have been doing lots of reading on chemo and radiation and cancer and people really need to know that there are other options out there.  I will write more about this in the morning, but I wanted to share something. I go to a Dr in Illinois for Immunotherapy, once a month I go for an infusion to help boost my immune system. If you are going through chemo or know someone who is, please share this with them.

My friend Sarah did this while she was getting chemo and it really helped her immune system to build itself back up while the chemo was killing the cancer. I don't give this stuff justice by the way I speak of it, but it's amazing. 

How Is Immunotherapy Used to Fight Cancer?: Cancer Prevention & Treatment eHow.com

Doctors and nutrition

This is interesting info. I know some of you don't like to believe this, but medical doctors are not trained in nutrition, unless they take it upon themselves to go for extra education. Read on........

http://www.naturalnews.com/030010_doctors_illiteracy.html

White tea

Since I wrote about green tea being so good for you, now that I have been doing some research I have found that White Tea is even better!! This was a pleasant surprise for me because I drink white tea too, and frankly, I like it better then green tea!  I have been getting tea from my friend Chris, who has her own tea business called christiani-tea. I might as well put in a plug for her because she is the one that got me started on drinking tea in the first place! It's darn good tea too! Thanks Chris!

Anyway, apparently all tea~ Black, green, white, and oolong teas are all derived from the leaves of the warm-weather evergreen tree Camellia sinensis the difference is the processing. The more processing the tea goes through, the darker the tea becomes. For this reason we can see that the common black tea undergoes the most processing. Black and oolong teas are partially dried, crushed and fermented, while green and white teas are simply steamed. White tea is subject to the least possible processing. The tea is derived from the young plant in early spring and, since they contain no chlorophyll, has silvery white leaves.
So, because the white tea has the least amount of processing, it has the MOST polyphenols. Polyphenols are antioxidants. (Which are very good for you).

Some of the benefits of white tea are~

~ Fighting problems that involve bacterial, inflammatory and viral elements.

~ Beneficial in influencing the health of the skin, heart, kidneys, circulatory system and brain.
~ Anti-aging benefits

~ Increased energy

~ Increases metabolism

~ Reducing stress 

~Prevention of many cancers, prevent the development of new cancerous growths while inhibiting the growth of existing growths. ( I like that!!)

~ Great for your skin, teeth and bones

As I was reading some of this when I came across the part about it increasing metabolism, I thought that was interesting because I've still been losing weight, about a pound a week, but not trying too. Granted, I am trying to eat "clean" these days, but I have to wonder, is it the tea that is causing the weight loss?

At any rate, this stuff is good for you! And if you get some good flavored white tea like peach, or pomegranate, and add a little honey to it,  it's really quite tasty!

I think I may go brew a cup right now. lol.

Cold and sinus tidbit

Interesting, I am going to try this!!

COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder

daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

Green Tea

I found more interesting info on Green Tea. I suggest that everyone drink a cup or two a day! Even if you don't like the taste, chug it down!  I don't mean the so called Green tea that you by already made in a plastic bottle either, that stuff is full of sugar and preservatives. Just buy some green tea bags and make yourself a cup, it's pretty easy. Some info I found on Green Tea~

~Green tea protects your DNA. that's now a proven scientific fact.

~Green tea drinkers seem to avoid weight gain, depression, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

~ It purifies the body by eliminating free radicals. Free radicals are those unstable molecules that cause disease and age your body.

~Green tea promotes the healthy turnover of cells in your body. Technically, it's called "apoptosis." And it prompts old cells to die off so that new, healthy cells can take their place. Apoptosis also prevents cancer by blocking the uncontrolled growth and spread of damaged cells.

~ Green tea also protects your DNA, the tiny building blocks found inside nearly every cell in your body.

~Researchers took samples of the participants' blood and urine before and after the month-long study. Their analysis showed that the group who drank green tea reduced their DNA damage by 20 percent. And that was after just 30 days of drinking green tea!

If you ask me, this is a pretty simple way to help yourself be healthier! It also says that the more you drink the better, so if you like the taste, try to drink it a few times a day. I have noticed that it does help my energy level too! 

Oh, one more thing, I used to be a coffee drinker, and I used to hate the taste of green tea! You can "acquire" a taste for it! I still love coffee and have it as a treat a few times a week, but I am really trying to stick w/the green tea. So don't give me that excuse that you love coffee and hate the taste of tea.  :)

Orange Oil (Limonene) and cancer

OK, I just have to put this in my blog! I am excited about it.  When I first got the lump on my neck that we used to call "Frank", before I knew it was a cancerous lymph node, and just thought it was  a swollen lymph node, I was introduced to Young Living oils from a friend, then I actually sought out a distributor of Young Living online, (she happened to be an RN) and I met with her and started putting the oils on my neck. During that time I became more interested in the oils and aromatherapy and I became a distributor of Young Living to get the products cheaper. ( I am no sales lady). So, by being a distributor I had access to different web sites, and message boards, etc, and after I found out that I had cancer, I also found out about limonene, which is found in citrus fruits, in the peels. Young Living has orange oil that is extracted from the peel. 

 What I found out about the orange oil (limonene) is that it kills cancer cells. You have to take 10ml of it a day, which is a lot of oil, (in capsules it was about 12 capsules a day) so after my surgery, and when I could start swallowing pills again, I started taking the orange oil, because I was told that I might have cancer cells in "transit" from the base of tongue to the lymph nodes in the neck, and I decided against radiation. I wanted to kill off any cancer cells that "might" be there!

Here is the info that I had from Young Living on Orange oil~

Our group has been pioneering many concepts in Young Living. The
most
important is the use of orange oil for helping the body release
cancer. When people are willing to ingest 10ml of orange oil every
day (in capsules), this replicates the amount of limonene in the
studies that were done which showed regression of cancer.

Just recently while in Japan, a young woman of about 45 told me that
she had been told last summer that her uterine cancer had spread
throughout her body and she only had a month to live. The doctors
said that due to her condition, they were not able to offer
surgery or
chemotherapy. After speaking with a Young Living leader there, she
took 10ml of orange oil every day, in capsules. She also rubbed
orange oil, frankincense, myrtle, sandalwood, and tsuga all over her
belly every day, and she drank 4-6 oz. of NingXia Red each day, as
well. She is now cancer free! These kinds of stories are starting to
surface, and even though they are anecdotal, they will help us help
others in the future! This is what keeps me going every day!

A personal story from one of the leaders in my organization:
"My Mother-in-law had a grapefruit-sized tumor on her only remaining
kidney. Her other kidney had been taken to cancer 5 years earlier.
The doctors could not treat her because of her deteriorating
health so
she began to take 10 ml of orange oil in capsules. She took 2 full
capsules every 2 hours for eight hours a day. After 3 months the
tumor was gone. She continues to take 1-4 capsules of orange oil and
also drinks 2-4 oz. Ningxia Red every day. Her cancer has not
returned." C.D. Westwood, NJ

I am not a trained medical doctor, and I am not making any
recommendations to anyone about anything. I am simply passing along
what I have seen and heard. People need to use the best of both
worlds - allopathic and natural medicine. If someone calls me and
says that they have a lump in their breast, my response is, "Hang up
the phone and call your gyn and make an appointment. Then call me
back and let's talk about what we can do while you're waiting to see
your doctor." PLEASE - let's NOT be irresponsible!

I cannot advise anyone about anything either. All I can share is
what
we know:
1. Limonene has been shown through research to not only inhibit
cancer, but also to regress it.
2. Orange oil is 95% limonene. (This is why it is in our Longevity
supplement, which I take every single day.)
3. In order for us to replicate the amount of limonene used in the
studies, we would have to ingest 10 ml of orange oil every day.
For how long? I don't know. Until it was gone, I guess.

Other studies have shown that frankincense (which is 12% limonene),
myrtle, sandalwood, and tsuga all have excellent inhibition of
cancer
cells. If I were using those oils, rubbed on my breasts (for
prevention, which is what I do from time to time) or over an area of
concern, I would use them neat (without dilution) and liberally (6-8
drops of each...), and often, perhaps even several times a day if I
thought I had a problem.

That's about all I can say. I think it's absolutely amazing that
something as simple as orange oil, which is very inexpensive, might
hold the key to the challenges with cancer...

 This was convincing enough for me to try it. I mean the oil is only 10 bucks a bottle if you are a distributor, which is MUCH cheaper then radiation or chemo. I thought it could be a hassle to take 12 pills a day, but what is that compared to going to a hospital every single day for 6 weeks for radiation and all the side effects of radiation! and the orange oil has NO side effects! So I have been taking the orange oil.

I had a PET scan last week at mayo clinic and I am cancer free. Of course, I still give GOD all the credit for my healing. But I do believe that he allows the oils to help. After all, he did create oranges! lol.  :)

So today, I was at a doc appointment and I found a newsletter that was very interesting in the waiting room so I came home and looked up the website and I just found an article on there about Limonene! It got me excited that it's not only Young Living that is trying to promote their product but others are in the know about the Limonene too! I just had to share. Here is the article I found.

Too exciting. I will keep taking the orange oil. I think even if you don't have cancer, maybe you should be taking a maintenance dose of orange oil, just in case your immune system can't fight off the cancer cells that are floating around in YOUR body!

I do have a website if you want to check out the orange oil or consider taking it. Here's the link for that.

Be proactive!

Fructose and cancer

I found another great article on fructose and how it feeds cancer. I would say if this stuff interests you at all you should just subscribe to these newsletters!!
Read on~

http://www.naturalnews.com/029905_fructose_cancer.html

Eliminating scars

Something I came across today, thought i'd share. I have been putting Lavender oil, (Young living of course) on my scar from my surgery, it does seem to be helping and I've gotten lots of compliments on my scar and how it looks. So that's one option, but I thought i'd share the other natural things that you can put on your scars to help them go away.

Lavender oil

Flaxseed oil

Hempseed oil

Grapeseed extract

Vitamin K

Olive Oil

Vitamin E

Massaging your scars often and consistently will help break up the fibrous tissue and can be especially effective when combined with one of the oils mentioned above.

Also, it says it make take a few months if the scars are old so be persistant. I'm thinking it may help with stretch marks too? Can't hurt to try!