What a tragedy this is. My heart goes out for the students, staff and the families of the lost ones. I pray that God will be with them and console them with his empathy and love. Bring their grieving hearts peace and stay beside them through all of this.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb_lY_E4lOw

All Natural

Hubby and I have been contemplating for a long time now whether or not to do all organic and natural things. We didn't have to convince each other to long since this is the best for our bodies and for the children and their lives. We have slowly added things like changing our deodorant since there is a chemical in it called aluminum that can be very bad for you. We are switching our tooth paste as well. On the label on the back it warns of calling poison control if swallowed. I know it suggests if in a big amount but every time you brush your teeth you are going to swallow some of those chemicals in the tooth paste. Yes it may be a very little amount and you wont die from it then and there but what are the long term damages being done on your inside that you cant see? Any thing you put onto your skin only takes a matter of 30 seconds to penetrate the skin and wallow into your blood stream. That means everything you touch, taste and even smell gets into your body. When you put lotion on your hands, where do you think it goes. It doesn't just magically disappear. It soaks up in your skin and goes into your blood stream and then I don't want to even think about where it is going on from there. Read this article about that yummy tasting stuff your kids eat for breakfast. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8350 and they say that Pantene hair care products have a floor wax in it. That is what gives you all that shine you see on the commercials. I often wonder why there is such a rise on all those cancers and other health related problems now days. I suspect it is this very issue of having toxins? There are toxins in everything from cleaners, health and beauty products, and even food. When I told a relative about our life style change, the comment was "well you are going to die sooner or later?" I responded back with "I would rather die more later than sooner." Two great books to read are http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Relief-Don-Colbert/dp/0884197603 and book from Kevin Trudaeu called Natural Cures they don't want you to know about. I have learned a lot of information from these books and there are many more books and information out there. Just shopping in the grocery stores the last months, I have noticed the shelves adding more natural and organic products. People are realizing all those chemicals are not good for you. We have switched our peanut butter to all natural, trying to buy some organic fruits and vegetables and have even bought Stevia instead of using the Splenda or Nutrasweet. There is so much to be learned. Just check your labels and if you cant read the ingredients then don't eat it. I will do some more posts in the future on things that I find or products that I change and start using. This is a slow process for us and alot of research is going into it. Here is a web site for making your own home made cleaners. www.doityourself.com

Tanya