AWeber - FOHAC Poisonous Cleanliness #338

Published: Sun, 01/24/16

Fair Oaks Health News

Welcome

January 24, 2016

Poisonous Cleanliness

Hi ,

As a people, we pride ourselves on our appearance. We care for our looks and presentation at a level that in previous times was only available to nobility and the very wealthy. In this day and age this is expected of us, and if we do not, we are excluded from the companionship of polite company. Although this all seems not only natural, but essential, in reality this is a very recent occurrence in human history.

For example, on average we wash our hair four times a week. We shower seven days a week. We roll deodorant or antiperspirant on our armpits and use various other sprays on our body on a daily basis. Yet as little as fifty years ago showers were weekly rituals and deodorants were just being introduced to the public. One hundred years ago personal hygiene meant scrubbing your face before going to church or some social gathering.

We have been sold on the need to be and smell clean. I, like most of you, am in favor of the improved smell, but truthfully there is no biological need for it. In fact, the more clean we keep ourselves, the more likely we are to pick up disease. With cleaning we wash off the protective good bacteria that coat our skin and keep us safe from the typical nasty bacteria in the environment. Yes, I know we have all been taught to fear dirt and the bacteria that might be lurking in it, and I certainly don’t want you to be playing in the sewer, or preparing food without washing your hands after going to the bathroom, but most of the fear is really about selling us cleaning products, not about our health.

This is really the subject of this newsletter – the personal hygiene cleaning products we use every day. Are they safe? If you are skimming this newsletter, then the simple answer is no, they are not safe. Why not?

The world of soaps and cleansers is not what it was a hundred years ago. Since the development of the petrochemical industry, thousands of new poisons have been invented every year and more are put into our lives through such things as shampoos, body washes, antiperspirants, household cleansers, and the like. Most of these new chemicals are never tested for safety before they are used. If you would like to get a fair picture of what I am talking about, go to the Environmental Working Group website. They check and rate products and the chemicals used in the products for safety. They are a good organization to send a donation to as they are really looking out for you.

I have already mentioned the negative impact on the protective good guy bacteria living on our skin that personal hygiene products create, but what about our insides? We think our skin is designed to keep the outside out and the inside in, but that’s not quite true. The skin is covered with pores, which are each like an open mouth. Any chemical you’re putting onto your body, will get into your body. You know how all the gas pumps warn you about not getting gasoline on your skin? Well, gas is just another petrochemical product like all the thousands of other chemicals put into our personal care products.

A huge number of these products are estrogen mimickers, meaning that they mess up your hormones by putting synthetic estrogen-like chemicals into your system. A good example is are the parabens found in so many products. Other nasty chemicals are well known for causing birth defects and cancer. Still others affect the nervous system. Sodium lauryl sulfate, Phthalates, Triclosan, and Methylisothiazolinone are just a few examples of the many dangerous chemicals you are probably putting on your body every day.

For many years now I have made my own soaps and shampoos out of simple natural ingredients that have worked quite nicely. My hair stylist tells me how much she likes cutting my hair because it is always so clean and healthy – no residues of hair products or conditioners. I have very fine hair and until recently my homemade shampoo did not work for Ellen, who has much thicker hair than I. But I have since modified my recipe, and now it works for her as well.

However, for years I have used the rock crystal deodorant, which worked for my body, but not for Ellen’s. A couple months ago I started researching natural antiperspirants and found an excellent option on a website for folks with hyperhydrosis – chronic excess sweating. The option most of the members said worked the best was good old fashion witch hazel. Most witch hazel is in an alcohol base, which dries the skin and kills the good bacteria, but one brand does make an alcohol free version. Witch hazel is an astringent, which tightens the pores to prevent sweating.

I decided that this would make a good base for a natural and safe antiperspirant. But naturally I wanted to do more, so I found a way to turn the liquid in witch hazel into full strength aloe vera gel. Aloe vera is known worldwide for its healing and skin support properties. Still not satisfied, I went into essential oils to find the best herbals for killing bad bacteria and fungus – Rosemary and Thyme – as well as the best traditional essential oil for skin support and health – Calendula. A bit of experimenting, to figure out a nontoxic way to get the oil to blend in with the water-based witch hazel, led me to organic coconut oil castile - as a blending agent. Finally my formula was complete.

Ellen and I have been using my creation now for a couple months and find that it works great – without all those poisonous chemicals. I have been using the same 2 ounce bottle for a couple months. Ellen has found that it also works well elsewhere on the body. My research has shown that these ingredients work great on vaginitis, itchy legs, and hemorrhoids.

This is just a small step in detoxifying our home environment, but one that is significant, since these type of products are so regularly used right on our skin. For those of you who are interested, I am now selling some of my Safe & Natural Antiperspirant in 2 ounce bottles in the office for $8.

Enjoy,

David

Ellen Update:

Two steps forward and one step back. This week was one of the back steps. Ellen has had several fevers this week which fry her brain leaving her unable to stand or move her legs until the fever has gone away. This was a challenge since she is at the office with the worst one and we had to get home. Here she is being a cat mat while recuperating from a mild fever today.

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Boogy Buster and Good Thyme are Back!

After being unavailable from the manufacturer for the last 6 months, our two natural products for clearing out the sinuses and killing holiday sinus bugs are available once again.

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What is this contraption at the office? It is the amber light treatment for rebuilding collagen in the skin.

Facial Rejuvenation -
Try it for free
during the month of January!

On the Wire

Is happiness in your genes?

Looking at levels of happiness as reported by people in countries all over the world has found that happiness is not associated with safety or prosperity like you would think. In fact many of the happiest people live in very poor and unsafe cultures like northern Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. What has been found to relate is the presence of a particular gene variant called the A allele. Countries that show a low prevalence of this gene type will be rated by their citizens as generally unhappy while countries where the A allele is common will rate themselves as happy.

Happy

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"Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely."

~ P. J. O'Rourke

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Cocaine makes you brain eat itself

New research has found that the way cocaine destroys your brain is by making the brains normal clean up process go out of control and causes the insides of the cells to literally eat themselves alive. Why is this important? Because researchers want to find a drug to block this process so cocaine damage can be stopped.

Cocaine

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"It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work."

~ Virginia Woolf
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Omega 3 plus B vitamins for aging brain

Is your brain not as sharp as it once was? Mild cognitive impairment is very common and usually the beginning of one of the dementia diseases. B vitamins have been shown to slow or stop this process, but only if you have good levels of the omega 3 oils in your body. So take those krill oil capsules with those B vitamin pills to help your brain stay functional.

B + Omega 3

"Cleanliness is the scourge of art. "

- Craig Brown

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Our address is 9725 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Our hours are M - F 9 to 1 and M, Tu, & Th 3 to 6

Finding the new location is very easy. Coming from highway 50 up Sunrise Blvd, you turn left and go up a block. We are on the right hand side - the building just past the Subway Sandwich shop. If you are coming down Sunrise from the Mall area then just turn right on Fair Oaks Blvd and up a block on the right.

If you are coming from the Roseville area you could come down Sunrise Blvd, but that is a long trek. It is probably shorter time wise to come down Auburn Blvd - San Juan Ave like you have been for the Sunset office, but instead of turning left at Sunset, keep going straight 3 more lights to Fair Oaks Blvd and turn left. Go down 2 lights to New York Ave, go through the intersection, and immediately turn into the turn lane once the center divider ends. We are on the left.

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About Dr. DeLapp

Dr. DeLapp has been a philosopher, non-force Chiropractor, medical intuitive, and health innovator for over 30 years. He began experimenting with medical intuition in 1972 while studying physics at UC Davis. In addition to physics he designed and completed an individual major in the philosophy and psychology of education. Shortly after he choose to pursue a career in the only truly health oriented profession available at that time, Chiropractic. He graduated with honors in 1981 with his doctorate and opened a private practice.
Since that time he has continued his research into the effects of consciousness and learning on health.
He developed the Biomagnetic Retraining system for correcting movement abnormalities.
Since 1991 he has focused on developing a powerful system for uncovering and assisting the mind-body connection in health and personal growth. The in-depth coaching, guided by the subconscious direction from the body, is called Heartflow and the simpler mind-body retraining for health and unfoldment he has named Gracework. Both are available at Fair Oaks Health.

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