ILOG 3 day Smoothie Challenge – Will You Join Us?
13 Apr 2012 9 Comments
in Diabetes, Diet & Weight loss, God's Green Herbs, Green Living, organic food, recipes, Smoothies & Juices Tags: green smoothie, Green smoothie fast, green smoothies, ILOG, Leaf vegetable, organic food, organic girl, smoothie challenge
It’s unfortunate but we recently discovered high quantities of black and brown colored mold in our home. This is second time we have gone through this and experienced all kinds of health complications because of it. We have been in essence homeless for a month and have moved 3 times since the mold was discovered. I wrote an article that discusses how mold affected us the first time and how it can harm your health; you can check it out by clicking here.
Needless to say we are trucking through with God’s help and we are thankful that it was discovered sooner than later.
With all the madness and stress, I have noticed that I am not sleeping as much and I am having trouble falling into a deep sleep. I am having cravings, experiencing a bit of dry hair and feeling tired more than I should.
I know stress is a nasty enemy and coupled with the effects of being around toxic mold, it can play some not so nice tricks on our health.
Hence the “ILOG (I Love Organic Greens)” Smoothie Challenge that I am about to start in a few days to give my body a jump start at cleansing and strengthening my immune system.
As a family we have embraced the greens in smoothies for almost a decade and we have seen the benefits in our overall health. I have written many articles on delicious green smoothie recipes that I have taught people to make over the years and made for our family.
This is a challenge I am doing with a few friends but you can join in on the fun if you like. The challenge is quite easy to follow as not everyone is used to drinking their salad; so to start off we are going to stick to the basics and leave room for a healthy cheat if needed.
Regardless of how long it takes you to muster up the courage to actually do a 3 day or 5 day or 20 day fast, this marks the beginning of a new journey. And a lot of things can happen in 3 days. There are 3 sunrises and 3 sunsets to witness, laughs to savor and beautiful outdoors to embrace. No matter where you are or what you are doing, you have 3 days; what you will do with them is all up to you, but the sky is the limit.
Don’t be intimidated or think that you have to be some food guru or health expert to do this. All you need is some will and your doctors approval.
And just in case you are wondering, I am not a raw foodie, nor am I a vegetarian. My friends, family and followers in some 185 countries know me as La Chica Organica which means, The Organic Gal. I like to live simply and I try my best to eat a healthy balanced diet which is based on the needs our family has. Eating organic as much as possible is one of my top priorities, I do so to avoid ingesting high levels of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, genetically modified organisms, hydrogenated oils and anything that looks like FrankenFood. I also enjoy making raw food dishes and desserts and I incorporate them in our diet as much as possible.
In other words, we try to keep in real, and by real I mean, “Real Food.” Food that is living and not created in a lab by mad food scientists.
The reason for this is simple. If we put dead foods into our body we will most likely only get dead, lifeless results in the end; like the many sicknesses and diseases that are plaguing our society. In many cases they are the result of a dead food diet. Living foods however are life building foods that aid our body in the healing process.
Living foods are those foods taken directly from creation and consumed usually immediately. Living foods consist of all the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fiber and antioxidants our bodies need to survive. By giving us these perfect foods God knew He would be helping our bodies deal with cancer, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and many other diseases.
Now for the fun part. Just how do I plan on doing this?
The process is easy. Take a few days to prep by creating a shopping list of your favorite fruits, vegetables, herbs and leafy greens, remembering to choose organic when possible.
During prep days, you should eliminate one to two cooked meals (including animal protein) a day and replace those meals with salads, fruits, smoothies and raw or lightly steamed vegetables. By the last day of your prep time you should not be consuming any animal protein, pre-packaged foods, fast food, junk food, sodas, coffee, or anything that does not grow in the ground or on a tree.
You can keep organic almond milk, coconut milk, rice milk or hemp milk in your diet if you choose to during this time.
I recommend prepping for 3-5 days depending on your schedule.
Starting the “ILOG” Smoothie Challenge
The goal is to drink green smoothies for breakfast lunch and dinner. Fluids allowed in between are filtered water and pure coconut water.
In my case I plan on making a 32 ounce green smoothie every morning, afternoon and evening. Each smoothie should always have 1 or 2 fruits and 2 or more greens or if you can tolerate straight greens then you do not need to use any fruits.
A great starter smoothie is something I like to call my BanKalBoost. Are you ready for this complicated recipe?
1 banana, 5 large frozen strawberries or just a handfull, ½ cup of raw spinach, 1-2 leafs of kale and 1.5 cups of water, almond milk or rice milk. Place your bananas in first with liquid, blend. Then place in greens and blend. Lastly add in your frozen strawberries and blendy blendy then get ready for the green mustache. For an extra punch try adding in a few snips of cilantro or parsley and blend.
They key is variety as to not get bored from the same old green smoothie every day for 3 days. Pears, mangoes, apples, bananas, strawberries, grapes, romaine lettuce, clover sprouts, collard greens, chard, cilantro, parsley and mixed blends of salad greens work well for this challenge.
I personally also take a dose of pro-biotics in the morning before heading out to work to aid in digestion and keep my gut flora healthy.
So if you think you are up to the challenge then you can pretty much get started anytime, but be sure to write about your experience and post it here under the comments section.
For those friends of La Chica Organica that need an extra push, we can set you up under the ILOG Coaching which will prepare you with shopping lists, recipes, fun tips, resources and encouragement for your 3 day journey. To get more information please drop me a line by clicking here. We are aiming at starting our ILOG Smoothie Challenge by Thursday of next week so if you need to sign up for coaching please do so by Monday.
Hope you can join me and raise your green glass, sport your green mustache and say along with me “I Love Organic Greens.”
Oh and just in case you can’t do the challenge right now, don’t feel bad. Check out these awesome fruit and green smoothie recipes below you can make anytime, anywhere.
Most amazing Green Smoothie Ever
Help your Digestion with this Delicious Cost Effective Smoothie
5 Fabulous Healthy Easy to make Smoothies/Juices
Another Great Green Smoothie Recipe that Supports the Immune System & Digestion
More Delicious Signature Green Smoothies by La Chica Organica
Lots of Love – May the Green be with you!
LCO
As a disclaimer I must say that should you choose to do any type of fast you are responsible for your well-being not La Chica Organica. This post and ideas expressed here are not to be taken as medical or health advice. I strongly recommend you consult with a licensed health professional before changing your diet or fasting.
Also if LCO has blessed you with helpful tips or you have a testimonial to share, please feel free to post a comment or contact us here.
At La Chica Organica we are not paid for all of the free resources we offer here, so if at any time you are lead to bless us with a gift or scholarship to continue offering wholesome teachings and wellness education, please just drop us a line by contacting us here.
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Just Who is La Chica Organica? – Inside Story on How it all Got Started
01 Oct 2011 2 Comments
in Baby & Child Health, Beauty and Skin Care, Preggo Mama, Words for the Soul Tags: God, health, Herbal tea, Herbalism, la chica organica, natural health, organic food
I often get emails asking me how I got into health and wellness, herbal medicine and crafting organic products. So here is a little bit about LCO and some of the services I offer.
My passion for health and helping people started from when I was a little girl. I always enjoyed making teas, working with plants, planting, harvesting and being covered in dirt. LOL
Part of my journey began almost 10 years ago when my firstborn was diagnosed with severe asthma and allergies and ended up in a hospital for 6 weeks and then underwent a surgery. He was not even 2 at the time.
I had exhausted all my efforts to keep him healthy and he was on over 5 meds a day and took many antibiotics just in his first year of life. Deep down inside, I knew something was wrong with the amount of medicines he was taking; I knew that doing breathing treatments every 4 hours for weeks was not the answer. So I started to delve deep into research and into my past. A past of herbs, natural foods and living alongside nature. Once armed with the courage, inspiration and determination, I started to do my own case studies on my son and our world was changed forever with what I found out. During this process I could not help but remember as a little girl being told to run out into the garden to cut oregano, peppermint and any other herb that was to be used in my grandma’s kitchen. This thought remained in the back of my head for many years.
After my awakening regarding my son’s health I was on a mission to go back to eating healthier things. Not just for him but for me too. You see there is a story I am not telling you here about a painful condition I had a few yrs before my son was born that required surgery but I did a fruit and vegetable fast for about 6 months and started making little changes and this issue along with my severe constipation cleared up. My perils led me to become a health and wellness research specialist.
Little by little I was beginning to see all the nasty secrets of the pharmaceutical industry, our health system and the overall medical approach regarding health. My studies led me to discover the truth behind toxic chemicals in food, infant formula, makeup, sanitary napkins, clothes, baby wash, nail polish, antibiotics, cosmetics and everything in between.
During this time I also discovered that nutrient based therapy for many diseases is safe, effective and inexpensive. But that’s the whole point! It’s so good and so easy to use nature for healing that it makes NO $$$ for Big Pharma and medical professionals, so you will most likely not hear about it from your doctor. You can’t patent nature, God created everything in nature and he holds the only patent! So because you cant patent nature, most health care professionals wont bother with nature alternatives!
In discovering these truths I was shocked, appalled, disgusted and saddened. I knew I had to do something……that something evolved into La Chica Organica and later into making my own line of facial cleansers, organic herbal tea mixes, healing balms, salves, diaper rash creams, herbal baths and more. After all I started making them out of love for my own family to ensure we were getting the very best organic products.
Everything I teach people to make and those things that I make myself are all with one thought in mind: “If I can’t use them for our children then it’s not good for anyone else”.
That is why my commitment to health is of utmost importance to me; so I make sure that La Chica Organica’s herbal creations DO NOT CONTAIN petro-chemicals, sodium lauryl sulfate, formaldehyde, mineral oils, parabens, PABA, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and synthetic fillers.
Making quality non toxic creations using all that God blessed the earth with, and educating people about natural solutions is essential to me because I never forgot my days as a little girl cutting herbs and pulling up potatoes while walking barefoot in the yard. That little girl became one of the most important aspects of La Chica Organica’s mission. Why? Well because that little girl represents all of us in our quest for a healthier and safer life. She is one of the reasons for why I do what I do.
That little girl can also be seen in the faces of thousands of poverty-stricken children around the world that die each day because of a lack of proper nutrition and knowledge of natural treatments. My desire is to equip people with life saving knowledge so that they can go out into the world and lead healthier happier lives and impact those that are suffering around them. If I can’t use my life experiences to help others then whats the point of going through hard times? In my lifetime and the life of my extended family I have encountered: cancer, arthritis, ADHD, asthma, allergies, black mold, chronic infections, irritable bowel syndrome, GERD, diverticulitis, back injuries, disability, high blood pressure, constipation, burns, excema, psoriasis, chronic diaper rashes, parasites, depression, nursing, child-birth, multiple childhood illnesses, high fevers, hormonal issues, bad breath, anemia, bone loss, periodontal disease and many other issues to long to place here.
So, as I have gone through life and dealt with various health issues in my family and extended family I have sought to learn as much as I can about them and use all that God created to aid us in recovery and prevention.
But sharing all of this with you would not be complete if I did not mention who was responsible for awakening my curiosity for natural cures, organic foods and herbs. That would be my dear Papi, my dad who is probably strolling in a heavenly vineyard or dancing with the angels. My dad was taken from us because of medical malpractice, but his love, and teachings are alive and etched inside my heart. Dad, I know you would be proud!
It’s not easy, going through life altering events like loosing a loved one or battling with cancer. My life has been full of hard times, good times and suffering, but I have found that if we survive with grace and faith we can share with others what we learned and make the world a better place. That is what I strive to do with each class I teach, with each product I make and with each article I write.
It saddens me when I see people who claim to be health gurus and experts but they have no love for people. Some of them are new to health & wellness but they lie claiming to have years and years of experience, all in an effort to build a deceptive business and take your money.
LCO is not one of those people. Being a health advocate is something I take very seriously, whether it is making an organic diaper rash balm or teaching people about healthier eating. All is the same to me. My motto is that we should live our life everyday as a gift and then give that gift away everyday. My passion for health is my gift, and that gift I give away to you and to others every single day!
And just for fun, the name La Chica Organica™ started as a joke from my husband when we were still dating. In English it means The Organic Chic. He and many of our friends know that in most cases if it’s not Organic and healthy I don’t want it, although I sometimes find my self having to make wise non organic choices, like when the family goes out to eat Greek Food or when we are visiting friends who don’t share my passion for wholesome organic food, but ultimately I pay the price with an upset stomach or some other irritating symptom. So I try to steer clear away from bad food unless it’s the only option and starvation does not win by popular vote. LOL (Laughing out Loud)
So now that you know a little bit more about LCO, here are some of the services we offer.
Services for you and your family
LCO is a fun-loving mom of 3 beautiful children that enjoys sharing life building truth as a Health and Wellness Educator and Natural Health Researcher. Her passion is also seen in the creation of her own line of organic herbal products for her family and the beautiful art of herbal crafting she teaches families.
Quite often, she is asked to share with moms about the value of using herbs for healing everyday ailments. Her and her husband work together from time to time and have enjoyed doing home visits, cooking classes and supermarket chaperone classes together. Part of her mission is to teach people all around the world about optimal health through proper nutrition and help parents make wiser food choices for their children. She has a deep faith in God and believes that He created all the plants, trees and herbs for our well-being. Her own life testimony of her families’ transition from bad health to better health has helped many families make healthier choices in their own life.
Personal Consultation
Are you wondering how you can benefit from a class with La Chica Organica?
Are you trying to eat healthier and find the task of grocery shopping too confusing?
Are you wondering how to incorporate healthy smoothies and juices into your daily routine?
Do you want to get your children to eat more green nutritious foods?
Are you an employee that wants to start a healthy eating program at work?
Need help learning about the toxic ingredients to avoid when shopping?
Need natural and safe solutions you can make to eliminate ants and bugs in your home or office?
Let LCO help you on your journey to renewed wellness. From creative classes at your local grocery store, to meeting you at your home or place of business, LCO has a plan that will fit your needs and the needs of your family. She has helped many people on an individual and group basis by teaching them how to create healthy meals in the kitchen, how to shop like a health guru, how to use herbs for sickness and so much more!
Don’t delay your journey to a healthier more vibrant you! Contact her below to arrange a private Health and Wellness session as soon as possible.
Pricing is established based on individual needs. LCO offers a variety of services:
At Home Visits – Prefered by many, these personalized visits covers specific family needs pertaining to any area of health. LCO’s home visits will teach you the art of herbal medicine making, the ins and outs of incorporating more raw food, how to make green smoothies and detoxing juices, how to set up a healthy kitchen and pantry and many other topics. Recipes she has shared include: how to make organic vinaigrettes, how to make organic mustard, how to make organic raw and vegan deserts, how to make organic baby food using ancient super-foods, How to make organic herbal honey with your favorite herb or flower and many other recipes.
On the Job Health & Wellness Training – Fun class for employees wanting to eat healthier, manage stress and work in a group to improve their overall health. LCO will share ideas, recipes, videos and do a demonstration of how to prepare brain boosting smoothies and juices at work.
Supermarket Chaperone - This is by far one of LCO’s favorite classes. It’s a fun, interactive class that is taught in several segments at various local grocery stores. Each person will learn the basics of shopping for healthy foods, the difference between organic foods, GMO and conventional foods, toxic ingredients to avoid on food labels, raw foods and plant-based diets, fruits and veggies to buy for juicing and so much more. You can take one class or all of them. Classes can also be done via conference call for people who cannot join a local class.
God’s Green Herbs – Remedies & Solutions You Can Count On – Very fun and informative class. LCO has offered this class to churches, women retreats and families. Learn about essential herbs that each household should have and how to use them. Some of the topics LCO will cover are: which herbs can be used for a sty, bleeding, muscle aches, canker sores, fever, high blood pressure and much more.
Immunity Boosting Herbal Medicine – Learn how to make your own herbal medicine at home and how to save hundreds of dollars a year by crafting your own remedies. This class is a favorite for mommies and daddies alike. Some of the topics covered are: making cough medicine, fever reduction tonics, making cold and flu remedies, immunity boosting tea blends and much more.
Raising Children Using Herbs
Juicing and Smoothie making for Newbies - An LCO customer favorite. You will learn a step by step plan on how to incorporate healthy juices and smoothies in your diet. LCO will share recipes, techniques and benefits associated with each drink.
LCO offers personalized classes also. So if you see a few areas above and would like LCO to combine certain topics, fell free to drop her a line below and she will tailor a class for you!
Group pricing for classes start at $40 and up. Personal consultations start at $75 per hour with a 2 hour minimum.
Phone and Email Support
Some people have asked La Chica Organica™ for phone and email support because they simply cannot make all the changes on their own and they need encouragement and guidance on their journey to renewed wellness. A simple phone call and supporting emails can be all you need to get going and take charge of your health. This is also a favorite with LCO fans and friends all over the US and internationally.
Preliminary phone consultation (1 hour) $60
For those that require more assistance she can also set up 6 days of supporting 30 minute phone calls and supporting emails for $300
To schedule a personal health and wellness at home visit, to invite her to speak at your church or office or to receive information about classes, please fill in the contact information below.
Please be sure to check out the Testimonials Section.
Spanish consultations are available, just mention it in your request.
For more information on classes please contact LCO below
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Until next time, may you and yours be blessed.
Lots of Love
LCO
Are you Ready for Beyond Organic? Its nothing you have ever seen or heard of until now!
07 May 2011 Leave a Comment
in Green Living, organic food Tags: Amasai, Beyond Organic, Beyond Organic florida, Jordan Rubin, organic food, probiotic
In a post I wrote last week I told you how La Chica Organica is building a team of dedicated people across the country to help bring organic, nutrient rich, beyond organic products to the world. You can read the post and watch the video here.
Beyond Organic is a food and beverage company with unequaled quality and efficacy. We are vertically integrated with 8,000 acres, thousands of cattle and produce millions of gallons of water per day from our pristine springs.
Here is some detail about the product line to be launched in October of 2011…
1.) Reign Supreme Mountain Spring Water:
Reign originates from the pristine Clear Blue spring right here in America, a renewable resource naturally free of contaminants. Reign is up to 20 times more pure than leading water brands which makes it the ideal vehicle for nutrient transport and detoxification.
2.) Reign Botanical Infusions:
The combination of Reign pure spring water with clinically studied botanical compounds to support vital systems and functions of the body
-Reign Energy Infusion
-Reign Diet Infusion
-Reign Beauty Infusion
-Reign Fitness Infusion
3.) Probiotic Water:
The first probiotic infused spring water combines the purest water with a clinically studied (12 published papers) probiotic that can survive high heat and moisture and is safe for all ages to consume.
4.) GreenFed, Cultured Dairy:
These living dairy foods are 100% greenfed and are loaded with probiotics, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, omega-3 fatty acids and CLA. Our dairy herd produces milk that is free of beta A1 casein which is a key contributor to many health problems in western culture (neurological, immunological, digestive). We will produce a novel cultured dairy beverage inspired by an African tribe known as Amasai as well as the first organic, 100% greenfed, probiotic infused raw cheese that is highly tolerable by many who typically are dairy sensitive.
5.) 100% Greenfed beef:
Greenfed beef using kosher slaughter methods for animal welfare and human health. High levels of CLA and other key nutrients are assured in every bite.
6.) Probiotic Chocolate
Certified organic, dark chocolate infused with probiotics and flaxseed making this treat a good source of antioxidants, fiber, omega-3 fats and probiotics.
7.) Probiotic Flax Oil
The first probiotic infused certified organic flaxseed oil.
Here are some helpful links to provide more information:
Recent webinar:
http://beyondorganicinsider.com/home/Webinar.aspx
Sign up here with my personal enroller code:
http://www.beyondorganicinsider.com/becomeaninsider.aspx?enroller=2748
Product videos
http://www.beyondorganicinsider.com/products.aspx
Beyond Organic South Florida Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Organic-South-Florida/
Hope you can join us!
La Chica Organica
Get affordable organic/kosher animal products that are hormone and antibiotic free!
01 May 2011 Leave a Comment
in Green Living, organic food, Organic Living Video's Tags: Beyond Organic, Beyond Organic Insider, Garden of Life, Jordan Rubin, organic food
La Chica Organica was recently invited to partner with a very well-known health and wellness expert in a new organic food company. It’s called Beyond Organic and its the new company of New York Times Bestselling Author, Jordan Rubin. Beyond Organic will soon be offering organic & kosher meat, probiotic enhanced waters, probiotic chocolate, organic dairy products and other exceptional natural food items.
RIGHT NOW You Can Join La Chica Organica in this awesome venture for Free by clicking here
For those of you locally in Florida, Jordan’s native home, he will be hosting several free talks and gatherings in the Palm Beach area in the weeks and months to come. But the magic does not stop in Florida. Jordan will be traveling all around the country and discussing this new organic company and giving his testimony about how he went from about 100 pound and suffering from Crohn’s disease to a healthy young man and now father of 3.
Our goal is to create an environment that focuses on 3 Dimensional Success. We want to make a difference in your life by empowering you to:
Change Your Diet… by consuming the worlds healthiest, sustainably produced foods and beverages the way that God intended you to eat.
Change Your Life… by getting educated on the foods & beverages that you consume daily. As well as, helping you create a residual income which will allow you to accomplish the dreams that you have always wanted to achieve.
And last but not least……..Change Your World…by partnering with both domestic and international organizations to provide food, shelter, and clothing to widows and orphans around the world in need.
This is an exciting time as Beyond Organic has many great things in the works. Beyond Organic is working hard on their prelaunch customer and distributor list, called “Beyond Organic Insider”. The exiting thing is that YOU have the opportunity to become a founding member (for a limited time).
Why this matters?
Well for starters you will be among the first people offered to buy their meats, dairy beverages, cheeses, spring waters, and more. You will also be able to invite others to join!
This is especially a great opportunity for those that eat meat and dairy and are concerned with the antibiotics and hormones in all store-bought non organic meats and dairy.
Click here to Join La Chica Organica in this awesome venture!
Come and join me, let’s make a difference together for those people who want to enjoy truly organic meat, dairy, chocolate and much more. You wont be sorry you did.
Blessings to you and yours.
LCO
Do This Now & Protect Your Body from Toxic Chemicals
18 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in Allergies and Asthma, Baby & Child Health, Beauty and Skin Care, cancer, Green Living, Preggo Mama, Toxic Food Ingredients/Additives Tags: Environmental Working Group, health, organic food, Personal care, toxic baby wash
It’s a terrible fact that we live in a world were pesticides are sprayed freely over all our lawns, crops and plants. 
Our children are exposed to thousands of these chemicals just by playing on grass that has been treated with pesticides. Even babies in the womb are exposed to these deadly chemicals and are born with weakened immune systems because of them.
Your bathroom is no safer. If you are a normal person you probably use about 20 different products a week, the number gets higher with women. In most cases those products are loaded with cancer causing chemicals, endocrine disruptors and neuro-toxins. Most baby shampoos are anything but safe for a baby. We know this because of the lawsuits in previous years against Johnson and Johnson for putting known carcinogens in their products. Its terrible to think that we can be exposing our most precious gifts to these nasty chemicals. So don’t sleep on this people. Your children are a gift and they only have you as a parent to take care of them!
And if you’re a guy or a gal that uses cologne/perfume, you’re also exposing your body to harmful substances, and almost all of the chemicals used in these fragrant sprayable poisons have not been assessed for safety.
So what’s a person to do with all this? How do you keep your family safe from all the chemicals and junk floating in the air and placed inside most commercial products?
You only have to do 2 things.
The first thing is to visit one of my favorite websites made possible by the Environmental Working Group. It’s called “Skin Deep Cosmetic Database”, it’s a fantastic safety guide to thousands of cosmetics and personal care products that men, women and children use every single day.
If you ever need it in the future I always keep a link to this site on the lower right hand side of this page. Remember to protect yourself and your family from the harmful disruption toxic chemicals pose on our bodies; by avoiding them and by making wiser choices when you go shopping, and if you ever need help just post a comment and I will be glad to get back to you.
The second thing you can do to protect yourself and your family from toxic chemicals in food and cosmetics is to follow10 suggestions below provided by Mike Adams over at Natural News.
#1) Don’t put anything on your skin you wouldn’t eat! (La Chica Organica’s comments -This is something I believe in 100%. Everything I teach people to make and those things that I make myself are all with one thought in mind: If I can’t use them on my baby and on all the family then it’s not good for anyone else. To check out some of my organic creations just email me at LaChicaOrganica@gmail.com and I can send you our latest winter catalog.) Avoid all mainstream consumer skin care, cosmetics and personal care products, period! Need soap? Try natural, organic brands like Dr Bronner’s, AnnMarie Gianni or Pangea Organics.
#2) Don’t eat foods made with chemicals you can’t pronounce. Read the ingredients labels. If the list of ingredients is too long and complex to figure out, it’s probably made more with chemicals than actual food.
#3) Don’t poison your body with over-the-counter drugs or prescription pharmaceuticals. If you do need to use medication for short-term emergency use, be sure to detoxify your liver afterwards.
#4) Detox your liver, kidneys and colon at least once a year. You can do this with a juice fast combined with detox supplements such as those offered by www.GlobalHealingCenter.com or www.BaselineNutritionals.com (get professional guidance from a naturopath before fasting).
#5) Drink more water. Most people simply don’t consume enough water to effectively remove toxins from their bodies. If you don’t like water by itself, drink fresh vegetable juices such as celery or cucumber juice (which are actually structured water).
#6) Cleanse your body with parsley, alfalfa, red clover, chlorella or chlorophyll. All these substances can help cleanse your body and eliminate toxic substances that may be detrimental to your health. (La Chica Organica’s comments – We do this by adding alfalfa, parsley and other detoxifying herbs into our daily fruit and vegetable smoothies.)
#7) Don’t fill your home or apartment with products that off-gas toxic chemicals: Air fresheners, perfumed candles, particle board furniture, carpets, glues, etc.
#8) Don’t cook on non-stick cookware. These are the worst! Invest in quality copper-clad stainless steel pans and use those. They’ll last a lifetime and they don’t contaminate your body with chemicals. Don’t eat at restaurants that use non-stick cookware. (That’s just about every restaurant in the world, it seems…)
#9) Buy certified organic products. In the USA, the USDA Organic Seal is a trusted seal that genuinely indicates organic quality (both in foods and personal care products). Don’t be fooled by brand names that use the word “organics” in their name but aren’t really organic. For example, “Bob’s Organics” may or may not actually be organic. The Organic Consumers Association (www.OrganicConsumers.org) can keep you posted on what’s what. (La Chica Organica’s comments – If you are ineterestred in finding out what the numbers mean that are placed on all fruits and vegetables in that tiny sticker, then click here. This is a quick and easy way to find out if your produce is Organic, genetically modified etc…)
#10) Get the cancer out of your laundry! Stop washing your clothes in toxic brand-name laundry detergents, and stop using brand-name fabric softeners or dryer sheets. Do you have any idea what chemicals are used in those products? The truth would astonish you.
Ok. I hope you enjoyed this article. But before I sign off I wanted to recommend that you review the must see reports below if you have not already.
Blessings to you and yours
La Chica Organica – Remember to live life as a gift and give that gift away everyday!™
Must See Reports:
Toxic Baby Wash –Johnson & Johnson class action suit.
Not So Sexy – The Health Risks of Secret Chemicals in Fragrance
Shopper’s Guide to Safe Cosmetics
Reasons to Make Chemicals Kid-Safe
10 Americans’ video – how to protect children and families from toxic chemicals
Chemical Pollution – The Toll on America’s Health
As a side note, I recently had a great shopping experience with a company called Cosmetics without Synthetics that sells a line of cosmetics called Earth’s Beauty. I found them on the Skin Deep Database since 8 of their products are rated favorably on the Database. I needed to order mascara since I have not used one for several years now and I wanted to find a safe one I could use occasionally.
So, I ordered a travel size and paid for my order. A few minutes later a very nice lady called me to inform me that they did not have anymore travel sizes in stock and that she would kindly ship out the large size to me at no extra charge. We spoke for a few minutes and she offered to send me a free lipstick sample as well. I received my order in less then 4 days and I am very pleased. This is one company that seems to have it right and they have been a BBB Accredited Business since July 2004 with a current rating of A+. To view their product ratings by Skin Deep click here.
Sources: 10 tips by Mike Adams – Natural News
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