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Monday, January 16, 2012

BUY AMERICAN, A REAL FEAR FACTOR!

Do you have radio active imported products in your home?  I am often asked about the ingredients in my soaps.  This is exactly why I refuse to save money by purchasing essential oils from China or India!  I could increase my profits, but what would I be doing to you?  Check out our high quality bath, body and skin care products at www.covenantcreekgoatmilksoap.com  BUY AMERICAN, BUY LOCAL!!!!

Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman David McIntyre said Bed Bath and Beyond had pulled the tissue holder from its stores.
He said there is little to no risk to human health — but it's better to avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation.
"If someone has one of these, they could receive a small radiation dose from it," he said. For example, he said someone keeping one of the boxes on a vanity in the bathroom and spending about 30 minutes a day near it for a year would receive the equivalent of a couple of chest x-rays.
"There's no real health threat from these, but we advise people to return them," he said.

That's what the official US Government spokesman had to say.  Now, see what Naturalnews.com has to say:
(NaturalNews) The Dual Ridge Metal Boutique tissue boxes sold at Bed, Bath & Beyond stores have been discovered to be radioactive. Made with the extremely dangerous material used to blast cancer tumors with radiation -- cobalt-60 -- they emit gamma rays that are known to cause both cancer and infertility. They were manufactured in India, shipped on a commercial container to New Jersey, and then distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in 20 states.

How much radiation do these tissue holders emit, exactly? Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman David McIntyre said, on the record, that standing near one of these tissue holders for 30 minutes a day would expose you to the equivalent of "a couple of chest X-Rays" each year. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency went even further, issuing a release stating that every 10 hours spent near the product would expose you to the equivalent of one chest X-Ray (http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/9990656-418/no-immediate-threat-of-lo...).

In case you were wondering, a chest X-Ray is not a small dose of radiation.

Ever since Fukushima, the corporate-run media has downplayed the risks of radiation exposure, and now they're claiming that these radioactive products are "no big deal" because they "only" expose you to the equivalent of multiple chest X-Rays each year.

What if a customer has this on their nightstand, near their head, and they're sleeping next to it for 8 hours a night? That means they'd be getting nearly the equivalent radiation of a chest X-Ray each night for 365 nights a year!

How is this not an immediate threat to public health? The corporate-run media has once again dropped the ball on this, downplaying the severity of this discovery by orders of magnitude. "Federal authorities say the tissue holder contains trace amounts of radioactive cobalt but it is not dangerous," reported the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086870/Bed-Bath-Beyond-tissue-ho...).

That's a contradiction. If it contains radioactive cobalt, it is inherently dangerous.

The conspiracy to downplay dangers of radioactive products

If cobalt-60 is "not dangerous" as claimed by the corporate-run media, then why is cobalt-60 the exact same radioactive material used in cancer centers to irradiate cancer tumors and burn them to death? Funny how cobalt-60 kills cancer tumors with gamma radiation, but then when it's contaminating household products, government officials pronounce it to be perfectly safe.

Everywhere across government and the media, there is now a conspiracy to downplay risks of radiation in order to protect the nuclear power industry in a time when people are dying every day from Fukushima fallout. Remember: 14,000 Americans have already died from Fukushima radiation (http://www.naturalnews.com/034586_Fukushima_USA_fatalities.html), and in response to that, the EPA raised the allowable level of radiation exposure in America by thousands of times (for some isotopes).

There is also historical evidence that casual exposure to cobalt-60 can be fatal. As reported in Wikipedia:

"In 2000, a disused radiotherapy head containing a cobalt-60 source was stored at an unsecured location in Bangkok, Thailand and then accidentally was sold to scrap collectors. Unaware of the dangers, a junkyard employee dismantled the head and extracted the source, which remained unprotected for a period of days at the junkyard. Ten people, including the scrap collectors and workers at the junkyard, were exposed to high levels of radiation and became ill. Three of the junkyard workers subsequently died as a result of their exposure..." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt-60)

But of course, in America, there's "nothing to worry about." Magically, cobalt-60 ceases to be dangerous for your health merely because the lying corporate media tells you so. It's just another example of how the discredited mainstream media tries to twist reality and lie about real dangers to your health and safety while exaggerating public fear about things that aren't genuinely dangerous.

For example, the media has half the population in the U.S. running around scared half to death about "terrorism," which is a purely fictional illusion invented by the government to destroy freedom (http://www.naturalnews.com/034321_war_on_terror_paranoia_hoax.html). But when a real, legitimate health threat comes along like these radioactive consumer products, the government acts like radiation is imaginary. Don't worry about aspartame, mercury or radiation, folks, as those are all imaginary. The REAL threat is all the terrorists hiding in your underwear, didn't you know? (Just ask any TSA agent. They know...)

How does a container full of radioactive metal make its way to New Jersey without being detected?

But there's a bigger story in all this, and it's the story the U.S. government doesn't want you to really think about. Despite all the police state tyranny being directed at American citizens, with random ID checkpoints in front of government buildings, the TSA reaching down your pants, and now TSA "VIPER" teams running highway checkpoints, apparently nobody is checking the ports for radioactive materials.

And that means if India, China or some other nation wanted to ship in a 50-ton dirty bomb, they could easily accomplish that. After all, this container of radioactive cobalt-60 made its way to New Jersey without being detected. And nobody was even trying to shield that radiation from detection! Imagine what a group of committed, well-funded terrorists (or even a false-flag government operation) could accomplish. Just load up a container with masses of dirty radioactive materials tied to a conventional bomb, have it shipped to Manhattan, and wait for the timer to go off.

So while Janet Napolitano and her band of criminal TSA thugs are checking your underwear for terrorists, they apparently aren't checking the ports!

And I don't know about you, but I'm willing to bet there's a much greater chance of a bomb being found at a port than in your grandma's underwear. (But don't tell this to the TSA, as they have abandoned all logic and are now run by perverts and morons who are incapable of intelligent thought.)

If you bought a radioactive tissue holder, you could be prosecuted under the Patriot Act

Now, at the same time officials all over the country are announcing there is "no immediate threat" from the radioactive tissue boxes, they fail to mention one inconvenient fact: If you possess one of these, you could be arrested as a terrorist!

Yep, the very same radioactive cobalt-60 that they're saying is nothing to worry about could get you arrested and detained as a terrorist in possession of a "weapon of mass destruction." Look it up: The Patriot Act speaks directly about "radiological devices" regardless of whether you intend to use them as weapons. Merely possessing one of these tissue boxes could make you an "enemy of the state."

So what happens if you bought one of these radioactive tissue holders and you try to return it to the store but get stopped by a highway checkpoint running a radiation detector? You could be arrested and prosecuted as a terrorist! Say hello to Gitmo!

Don't think that could happen to you? Think again: Gregg Revell is known as the "accidental traveler." He was flying from Salt Lake City to Allentown, Pennsylvania, and had a firearm legally checked and declared in his luggage. His flight was diverted to New Jersey, where he was forced to deplane and claim his checked luggage. When he tried to check back in the next day to continue his flight, he declared the firearm at the airline check-in, and they called the police. He was then arrested for illegal firearms possession even though he did not intend to land in New Jersey and had no way to avoid doing so. (http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2011/01/revell-v-port-a...)

This is yet another great example of how the police state system criminalizes innocent people who are no threat to society and who have been innocently entrapped in situations that are merely technical violations of the law. Exactly the same is true for people who bought these tissue holders at Bed, Bath & Beyond: Even though they didn't mean to violate the Patriot Act, they have inadvertently done so and can now be arrested, detained, interrogated and even shipped off to Guantanamo Bay while being stripped of all their due process rights. This is thanks to presidents Bush and Obama, both of which have signed laws stripping Americans of their due process rights when they are "believed" to be associated with terrorists.

The joke goes like this:
• What do you call an elderly white woman with a radioactive tissue holder? A Bed, Bath and Beyond customer.

• What do you call a Middle Eastern-looking man with a radioactive tissue holder? A threat to national security, of course!

So what should you do with your radioactive tissue holder from Bed, Bath & Beyond? You're already an accidental criminal for merely possessing it. And if you try to bury it, you'll violate EPA regulations. If you try to return it to the store, you might be arrested at a TSA checkpoint and fondled by mind-numbed TSA goons who are incapable of following rational explanations about anything. If you call the police to come retrieve it, they might accuse you of plotting to build a dirty bomb and could arrest you for possessing weapons of mass destruction in your own home.

Basically, you're screwed. So you're the criminal even though security is so lax at the ports that rogue nations can ship in entire containers full of radioactive material and no one notices. That's how security really works in a police state, by the way: The real threats to the nation are left wide open while the tyranny is turned inward, towards the People, to terrorize and criminalize them!

By the way, Bed, Bath & Beyond has actually given out a phone number to call if you think you may be in possession of one of their radioactive tissue holders: (800) 462-3966.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Dirty, Filthy Truth about Hand Sanitizers! Disease in a bottle?

Directly from WebMD!!!

As long ago as  2007 -- Antibacterial soaps are no more effective than plain soap and water for killing disease-causing germs, but the jury is still out on whether they promote antibiotic resistance in users, a newly published research analysis shows.
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health reviewed 27 studies examining the safety and effectiveness of antibacterial products containing the active ingredient triclosan.
That includes most commercially available soaps, detergents and other products with the word 'antibacterial' on their labels, with the notable exception of alcohol-based hand gels.
Soaps containing triclosan at concentrations commonly seen in products sold to the public were found to be no better for killing bacteria and preventing infectious illness than soaps that did not contain triclosan.
"Antibacterial soaps do not provide a benefit above and beyond plain soaps for generally healthy people living in the community," researcher Allison Aiello, PhD, tells WebMD.
"Washing your hands is extremely important for preventing the spread of infectious illness, especially at critical points like after using the toilet, changing the baby, or handling raw foods. But consumers can't assume that antibacterial soaps are better for this than other soaps."

Antibacterial Soap, Antibiotic Resistance

Along with University of Michigan colleagues Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, and Stuart Levy, MD, Aiello has conducted some of the largest and most rigorously designed studies examining the safety and effectiveness of antibacterial products.
Studies in their own laboratory first showed that triclosan can cause some bacteria to become resistant to widely used antibiotics like amoxicillin, but this has not been shown outside the lab.
In another of their studies, 238 families were told to either use triclosan-containing cleaning and hygiene products for a year or similar products without the antibacterial agent. Skin testing conducted before, during, and after the intervention suggested that both cleansing regimens were equally effective for killing germs.
There was also no evidence of an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the hands of people who washed with the antibacterial products.
A spokesman for the soap industry tells WebMD that no evidence exists outside the laboratory linking the use of antibacterial soaps and cleansers to the promotion of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
"It is egregious to continually hype the hypothesis that these products are contributing to antibiotic resistance," Brian Sansoni of the Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) tells WebMD. "These researchers keep raising the specter of what could happen, but it is a ghost story without a ghost."

FDA: Antibacterial Soaps Not Better

Sansoni called the review "predictable repackaging of old studies and old opinions," adding that the issue of whether antibacterial soaps and cleansers promote antibiotic resistance has been put to rest by "study after study."
Aiello disagrees. While antibiotic resistance is routinely tracked in hospitals and other health care settings, tracking resistance trends in the community remains a huge challenge, she says.
"These [community-based] studies are very hard to do," she tells WebMD. "We haven't been able to study this in the way we would like, and I don't know if we will be able to in the future."
An FDA advisory panel considered the question of the effectiveness of antibacterial products in the fall of 2005; the panel overwhelmingly concluded that there was no evidence proving that antibacterial soaps were more effective than regular soaps for preventing infection.
There was talk at the time of restricting the labeling or advertising of new antibacterial products, but the agency has taken no formal action.

I suggest using a natural, handmade true soap!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Warning: Poison in your food?



A Beautiful Spring Day on the Farm!

Why should you be afraid?

Is this scene "Natural"?

The term “natural,” in many
instances, constitutes meaningless
marketing hype promoted by
corporate interests seeking to cash
in on the consumer’s desire for
food produced in a genuinely
healthy and sustainable manner

Please take time to visit:


This site has a wonderful report on "Natural" cereals that we are trustingly feeding our babies, our children and our families.  We are under the impression that they are all natural grains, when in fact, they contain GMOs.  Well, it is, GMO is Genetically Engineered food.  It is NOT in it's original form.

I am absolutely horrified to learn that "Kashi" with their "all natural grains" promotion is actually owned by "Kellog"!!
Why do GMOs stimulate allergies?????
If you genetically cross the genes from corn and tomatoes to get a stronger tomato, sounds good.  What if your child's ADHA is stimulated by corn allergies and you feed him a GMO tomato with a corn gene???  Do you think he only ate a tomato?

And we wonder what is going on!

I do hope you will take the time to study our food supply.  Our friends at Whitton Farm in AR strongly promote : 
Know your Farmer, Know your food!
I don't know if they came up with this, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!   

Why Occupy Wall Street?  How about Occupy Monsanto?   

Why am I worried about this?  I have a family, love my kids, my grandkids, I am a youth advocate and volunteer in 4-H.  I don't want your children poisoned, as I don't want to poison mine! I am continuously asked if our milk is Organic or if our Soap is Organic.  Our government is constantly changing the definitions of natural and organic.

Natural to me is the way God intended his perfect creations to be! 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Everything is fried in the South, how about your skin?


Since the time that Coco Chanel declared tanning "in" in the 1920s, a suntan was seen as symbol of health, youth and status. However, recent studies on the relationship between the sun's ultraviolet rays (UVR) and our skin are changing the way we view that "healthy" glow.

The sun's UV rays damage the DNA of the skin's epidermal cells, triggering enzymes that race to repair the damage.  However, these enzymes do not always repair the DNA successfully, and all this unrepaired damage can lead to mutations that increase the risk of skin cancer.  Also, repeated unprotected sun exposure can cause photoaging – wrinkles, sagging skin, and spots associated with sun damage.  We all know that over tanning creates leathery looking skin if not treated properly.

Goat Milk products ARE  great for your skin!
Our goat milk soap is made with only pure, natural, skin-enriching ingredients! We use absolutely NO chemical additives, harsh ingredients, detergents or artificial preservatives.
·         Goats' milk, Our main ingredient for skin health.  Goat’s milk molecules are comparatively small, being composed of short-chain fatty acids with smaller-sized proteins. This makes goats' milk more accessible for absorption into the skin. Bringing with it the vitamins, minerals and botanicals to nourish skin.
·         Other Goat’s milk benefits: It also soothes the surface tension of the skin, allowing it to be moisturized and to absorb the healthy nutrients
·         Caprylic acid, another fatty acid  in goat milk, reduces alkalinity, giving our goat milk soap a pH level very close to that of the skin.
·         Vitamin A  in Goat’s milk slows down the effects of aging and prevents brown spots.
·         Zinc in Goat’s milk aids in the reconstruction of collagen fibers, resulting in firmer, smoother skin. Zinc also encourages moisture retention and assists in maintaining the skin’s elasticity.
·         Calcium in Goat’s milk tones and smooths the skin.
·         Alpha-hydroxyl acids in Goat’s milk plump the skin, reducing signs of aging.
·         Caprylic acid, another fatty acid  in goat milk, reduces alkalinity, giving our goat milk soap a pH level very close to that of the skin.
·         Antimicrobials/antifungals, the other fatty acids present in goat milk are natural protectors to your skin.
·         Selected Oils, our soaps use a synergistic blend of oils such as Palm Oil, by far the highest content of β-carotene of any known fruit or vegetable, 10 times higher than carrots for example. Olive Oil creates a protective barrier (not sunblock), other rich oils that deliver the benefits of the vitamins and minerals to the skin.
·         Herbal Extracts, We use a fantastic blend of skin nutritious herbs in our tan care product line.  All known for repairing damaged skin.
     Covenant Creek Farm website: www.covenantcreekgoatmilksoap.com

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Deodorant Soap ~ part 1

I recently heard the comment that the reason perfume and cologne doesn't last on some people and does on others has everything to do with the use of deodorant soap.  If you bathe with deodorant soap and the deodorizing chemicals stay on your skin, why would your fragrance (odor) stick around. It is being attacked and erased by the deodorant!  That's good information.  However, in my investigation I learn a great deal more about deodorant soaps that are on the market.  I have never used them, so had no need to investigate before.  With my findings, I now feel we all need to spread the word to those that do use them.  This post is going to have to be 
in several sections, as it is very long! If you don't want to read all of the "why" info, just skip ahead to the summary.

Let's look at the ingredients of the top selling commercial brands.

According to this soap's manufacturer's website,  the deodorant soap was born after chemists discovered that bacteria on the skin caused perspiration odor. They developed an antibacterial ingredient and combined it with a blend of 14 different oils to launch a new soap with a light clover fragrance. The soap claimed  it provided "'Round The Clock" protection.

Triclocarban
Triclocarban is the first ingredient listed on this soap and the only ingredient termed "active." This is the ingredient that gives this soap it's deodorant quality. Triclocarban, or TCC, is an anti-bacterial agent. CosmeticsInfo.org reports it's widely used in bath products, cleansing products and powders and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use on the skin. Since TCC prevents or slows the growth of bacteria, it's used in some cosmetics and personal care products to prevent spoilage.

Researchers at UC Davis have reported that Triclocarban can act as an endocrine disruptor. While TCC shows little or no endocrine activity by itself, it was found to enhance the biological activity of the endogenous hormone testosterone by in vitro cell-based bioassay as well as in vivo in a male rat model. Testosterone normally mediates transcriptional activity in sexual reproductive organs, but TCC appears to significantly amplify this activity. Ten day oral exposure to TCC caused a substantial increase in the weight of accessory sexual organs such as the prostate This raises some concerns due to the 45 years it has been used in personal care products and the current surge in popularity of its use in anti-bacterial products. The authors commented in a UC Davis press release (Information found on Wikipedia)

Covenant Creek Farm does NOT use Triclocarban in any product!  Why would we?




Phylates

Chemical Found in Cosmetics, Soaps and Lubricants is Hazardous for Men

Scientists have been aware of the fact that exposure to phthalates is linked to reproductive issues. Recently they have discovered that this chemical, found in nearly everything including plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, lubricants, paint and soaps, is strongly connected to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in adult males. This scientific discovery was made by the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Scientists think that even in low doses the exposures to phthalates and several other common chemicals might reduce the levels of testosterone in men. Richard Stahlhut, A Preventive Medicine resident at the University of Rochester said that the exposure to such chemicals leads to the increase of obesity rates and an epidemic of such related disorders like Type 2 diabetes. He outlined that some significant declines in both testosterone levels and quality of sperm have been spotted during the last several decades in the United States and some other countries. Stahlhut stated that phthalates should definitely be in the list of chemicals that require a careful study.

It is worth mentioning that phthalates have been actively used for more than half a century. However, only now did scientist start thinking about the possible health problems to which the chemical might lead. Studies made on animals showed that phthalates consistently depress the levels of testosterone. Recently, while performing their studies on humans, scientists have found that the hazardous chemicals are linked to poor quality of semen in men. This also refers to reproductive organs in boy babies.

Covenant Creek Farm uses only fragrances that are certified phthalate free!

What is Saponification?

Saponification in Soap Making
Definition: Saponification is an exothermic (gives off heat) chemical reaction that occurs when fats or oils (fatty acids) come into contact with lye (a base.) Saponification literally means "turning into soap" from the root word, "sapo", which is Latin for soap. The by-products of the saponification reaction are glycerin and soap.
Oils + lye (dispersed into water) = soap + glycerin
Oils and fats each have what is called a “saponification value”, which is the amount of lye needed to completely neutralize them into soap with no lye left over. Each oil has a different value, which is why it’s important to always run your recipes through a lye calculator. We recommend the one on the Majestic Mountain Sage website.
Once oils have been saponified with lye (sodium hydroxide) the lye is no longer available. This means that it is basically "gone"! So, if you are worried about it, don't be. The saponification process has altered the composition of the lye.