You Buy Organic Foods, Do You Buy Organic Products?
We talk a lot about organic foods, I want to talk about something a little different - organic products, and my experience with them so far.
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 its “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.
