Whatever you may, or may not believe about organic foods....there is one thing that cannot be disputed.
To get the "certified organic" label....it HAS to go through rigorous testing that other foods do NOT....
This offers a level of protection, and safety, that is not seen in other foods, and does not exist in other foods.
I have been "into" and eating organic foods whenever possible for about 2 years now.....and HAVE, no doubt....noticed benefits in energy, stamina, health....and most of all.....physique.
My bodyfat is MUCH lower, eating organic, whole foods.....as opposed to processed, packaged foods......
Remember this has been MY PERSONAL experience........
So, recently.....I realized, that I have been focusing on only one part of trying to eliminate nasty chemicals from my diet......and I started looking into the products that I use in the house, and the chemicals that they contain....
WELL, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.....by the amount of "nasties" in some of the most average products, that you would NEVER think would contain things like that.....
Take, for one.....Sodium Lauryl Sulfate......
I have seen it in soap, shampoo, toothpaste...and a few others.....
NOW....you look that chemical up, and it says "relatively benign, not very harmful".....
BUT....then you dig a little farther.....and you see.....
It is on Canada's "Environmental Domestic Substance List" as......
Having organ system toxicity....
Strong evidence of irritation, especially around eyes, skin, or if aerosolized. (pretty much how we all use it)....
THEN....and THIS is the BIG ONE......
THEN....it has "contamination concerns" from two of it's "by products".... of this "benign" substance ...when applied to HEAT. (Ummmm, like in a shower, or if you use hot water to brush your teeth ???)...
Ethylene oxide.......A "10-out-of-10".......on a danger scale of 1-to-10....with 10 being the most hazardous.
1, 4-Dioxane......An "8-out-of-10"....on that same scale.
THAT SCALE IS MEASURING HEALTH & CANCER RISKS.......
SO....this "benign" chemical....that is in shampoo, toothpaste, soap, hair gel....etc.....is a SEVERE risk.....but YET, it is in everything....INCLUDING what is directly put in our mouths......
THIS is only ONE......of many, many, many chemicals that are in everything we use.....
I could rant forever on this.....but I want to get to my next....and VERY INTERESTING POINT......
I tossed out....ALL....my "conventional" bath products....and got EVERY, SINGLE one replaced with a certified organic one......about a month ago.
PLEASE REMEMBER.....this is my personal experiences with them......
I find.......that so far.....in a month.....my skin is softer, my hair is most definitely shinier and "more full", my teeth are whiter, and some blemishes I have had for a LONG time on my skin have all but disappeared.
For moisturizing when needed, or for a hair conditioner if needed....i use coconut oil, or jojoba oil....
NOW, don't get it wrong....I am not claiming miracles or anything like that.......but it was a little surprising the "changes" that have taken place.....and some of the things I "took for granted"....like having dry skin from all the chemicals in "normal soaps", which disappeared when I changed products....
BUT, the BIGGEST, WEIRDEST thing that happened was this.......
About a week after I started on the organic products....with NO "conventional chemical products" being used at all.......I would notice a "chemical smell" coming from my pores, when I would sweat from working out.
There was NO DENYING....it was CHEMICAL in nature....as sometimes I even felt that I could almost distinguish what chemical it was.....
THIS was VERY weird to me....for two reasons....
One.....I had not used chemicals on my skin or body for over a week at that point.....
Two.....it had never happened before.....
Somewhere between a week, and twelve days later it COMPLETELY stopped....no more chemical smell AT ALL.....
My sweat smelled "cleaner"....if you can say that about sweat.....
The ONLY thing I can figure, to get it to "make sense to me".....is.....that was a lot of toxins trying to leave my body.....
As I have continued using these organic products....the "chemical smell" has never returned.....but I do notice people asking me "what I use"....because my skin looks so much better.....
We MUST realize.....our skin can absorb between 70%....and 90% of any chemical applied to it.....
Our skin is the largest organ in the entire body.....we must not apply a "plethora" of untested chemicals on it....
The choice is yours.....
I KNOW what MY choice is......and I will never change back after what I have seen....
All I can finish with is......
Be aware....
Read labels and do research as to what these things are....
Make the right choice for your health.....and for your life.
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