Vaccination – Behind the Needle

By Deanne Schmid:

Vaccination can be a controversial and emotive issue when it comes to making a choice for our children. There are two extremes to the argument of whether to vaccinate and as we must either choose to do so or not, there is no middle ground. So why are more and more people choosing not to vaccinate? Vaccines are marketed as being safe effective and beneficial to health, but are they? The majority of people are still in the dark on the risks involved. With a wealth of information out there if you want to find it, the choice of saying yes or no needs to be an informed one, for every individual. How can anyone possibly make an informed choice on any subject without factual information?

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Read the labels...

I was pretty disappointed to find out that some of the products that I am currently using that are labeled either "all natural" or "organic" (without the USDA Organic Label) are not all natural or organic and that some of the many ingredients in them contain synthetic ingredients that are toxic and some even harmful to ones health when used. If the products that you are using do not have the USDA Organic Label on them carefully look at the ingredients.

For those of you who plan on making that transition read the labels and make sure what you are getting is really what it says that it is. If the ingredients are questionable then question them. Never put something on your skin that contains ingredients you can barely pronounce -- and that may be potentially hazardous to your health! Enhance your health from the "outside in" with a quality skin care product made from ingredients that are natural, organic and recognizable.

I recently came across a great site that is very informative about USDA Organic products and much more. Check it out at http://www.terressentials.com/

Excerpt from the terressential site:
Many scientists are concerned about the toxic chemicals in shampoos, such as dyes and detergents, being absorbed through the skin and scrambling hormone signals. The US EPA concluded in 1997 that hormone-disrupting chemicals like these can lead to disturbing health effects, including cancer, sterility and developmental problems...According to the dictionary, natural; means existing in or formed by nature without human intervention. That means ingredients like naturally-occurring minerals and organic plant extracts - not ammonium laureth sulfate, decyl polyglucose and cyclopolymethicone. And yet, some companies will tell you that natural means anything that originated somewhere on earth - no matter what they did to it afterwards.

TERRESSENTIALS Pure Earth Hair Washes are made from gentle, detergent-free, naturally-occurring clay minerals with organic botanical extracts and organic essential oils. Our special hair wash is made from an exotic clay that has been used for many centuries as a treasured hair and body cleanser. Our clay is found in only one place in the world - Morocco. It is a unique non-lathering colloidal clay which, when mixed with water, forms a gel that attracts impurities, dirt and oil, washing them down the drain! A truly natural hair cleanser does not contain the suspected carcinogen cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl or laureth sulfate, cocoamidopropyl betaine, olefin sulfonate, disodium cocoamphodi- acetate, PVP copolymer (polyVINYLpyrrolidone, a petrochemical liquid plastic known to cause kidney damage and thesaurosis - damaging foreign bodies in the lungs), EDTA, soy, wheat or oat (hydrolyzed) proteins, MSG, methyl, propyl or butyl parabens, diazolidinyl urea, triclosan, quaternarium 15, sodium benzoate, FD&C colors or synthetic fragrance.

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What does "organic" really mean?

What does “Organic” mean?

That depends. In a general sense, it refers to living things produced in a natural environment without the aid of man-made synthetics. In the US, a food product called “organic” legally must contain at least 95% organic ingredients, not counting added water and salt. A non-food product that is not USDA certified organic, such as a body care product, has no such legal requirements. It can contain just about anything, including chemical preservatives, fragrance oils, detergents and other synthetic ingredients.

What does “USDA Organic” mean?

It means that the product must conform to the USDA Organic food standard – a US federal law – the strictest organic standard in the world. When you see the USDA Organic seal, it´s essentially a guarantee that a product contains no synthetic ingredients. Funny, isn´t it, that you hardly ever see the USDA seal on so-called “organic” body care products? Bottom line: if it doesn´t have the seal, it ain´t the real deal. Simple as that...

Read the full article at

http://www.terressentials.com/organicfaq.html

What kind of Spring are you?

You Are Blooming Flowers

You are an optimistic person by nature. In even the darkest times, you are hopeful about the future. You feel truly blessed in life and can sometimes be overwhelmed with emotions. You have an artist's eye. You are always looking for beauty in the mundane. You have a good sense of aesthetics, especially when it comes to shapes and color.

What Part of Spring Are You?

God is so awesome and so amazing!

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This video is so funny!!!

The Parable of the Carpenter

A master carpenter who worked for the same builder for nearly 50 years announced he wanted to retire. The builder told him how much he appreciated his work. He gave the carpenter a $5,000 bonus and asked him if he would build just one more house. The builder owned a magnificent lot with a spectacular view, and said he wanted to build a dream home there.

The carpenter was bitterly disappointed at the small bonus, but his last building fee would help him buy a small cottage, so he agreed to build the dream house.

The carpenter had always prided himself on his uncompromising commitment to quality, but resentment over this last job caused him to cut corners, ignore details, and accept shoddy workmanship from other workers. He even looked the other way when some of them substituted cheaper materials and pocketed the difference.

When the house was finished, the builder shook the carpenter's hand and, with a huge smile, gave him an envelope with a thank-you card and a folded piece of paper. The carpenter was disdainful until he unfolded the paper and found the deed to the house he had just built.

The carpenter was ashamed to have misjudged his old friend and betrayed his own values, and he was remorseful that the house he would live in for the rest of his life had been made so carelessly.

Our character is the house we live in and it's built piece by piece by our daily choices. Deceit, irresponsibility, and disrespect are like shoddy workmanship. Whenever we put in less than our best and ignore our potential for excellence, we create a future full of creaky floors, leaky roofs, and crumbling foundations.

~By Michael Josephson~