Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I've reviewed their products and highly recommend them to anyone wanting truly healthful skin care products, without all the chemical garbage normally found in many so-called "natural" skin care products. They don't have a shopping cart on their website, so you'll have to call or e-mail them directly to order. Contact details are listed on their website: www.GoldenPathAlchemy.com
I sat down with the founders of this company for a chat. What follows is the transcription:
Mike: This is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger with Newstarget.com. |
| It's rare to find a company that makes genuinely healthful products for skin care. Pangea Organics (www.PangeaOrganics.com) is one such company that I've recommended for some time, and I recently found a new company from California that takes skin care products to a whole new medicinal level: Their products use herbs from the world of Chinese Medicine to enhance health while nourishing the skin.
The company is called Golden Path Alchemy (www.GoldenPathAlchemy.com), and it's a very small company that still makes everything by hand. |
| I've reviewed their products and highly recommend them to anyone wanting truly healthful skin care products, without all the chemical garbage normally found in many so-called "natural" skin care products. They don't have a shopping cart on their website, so you'll have to call or e-mail them directly to order. Contact details are listed on their website: www.GoldenPathAlchemy.com
I sat down with the founders of this company for a chat. What follows is the transcription:
Mike: This is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger with Newstarget.com. |
| Something will be labeled herbal skin care or the word "herbal" will be in it and it is only one herb. It is not even the main ingredient. It is still mineral oil based stuff many of the times. I find that outrageous as well. Is this part of the motivating factor that got you moving forward with this product line?
Minka: Well that was one of the main things because I could not find anything in the store that worked for my skin because if it was natural it seemed drying and that it would really deplete my skin of nutrients. |
| Mike: Can you talk a little bit about what is not in your skin care products?
Ashley: Sure, we do not use anything that is not a natural preservative. We do not use any parabens. We do not use any EDTA, anything at all. Everything that we use to preserve would be salt, sugar, honey and grapefruit seed extract.
Mike: What motivated you to create a product line that is purely natural so that you can even eat it? |
| I am here with Ashley Beckman of Golden Path Alchemy who has a unique line of natural skin care and personal care products. This company is brand new, only three months old. Thanks for joining me today Ashley. Tell us about what you have here and why it is unique and interesting to the natural health marketplace.
Ashley: Sure, we have a whole line of botanical alchemy products. We use a blend of essential oils that are therapeutic grade certified. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Best skin care Company" award by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, following the Natural Products Expo West 2007 trade show in Anaheim, California. Here, the Health Ranger offers a brief review of the company and product line:
Pangea is flat-out one of the most eco-conscious personal care product companies I've ever had the pleasure of learning about. Headed by Joshua Onysko, Pangea goes way beyond the norm in creating eco-conscious, fair trade, health-friendly soaps and personal care products ranging from soap and shower products to skin cleansers, toners and creams. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Also, beware of the toxic chemicals used in nearly all popular skin care products, including many of the expensive brands sold in department stores. Most products contain liver-damaging and cancer-causing petroleum derivatives that pass right through the skin and enter your bloodstream, causing DNA damage that ultimately compromises the health of your entire body. Use skin care products that are truly natural and contain absolutely no parabens, petroleum products or any ingredient you cannot pronounce.
There are many quality skin care product companies to choose from. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Even though I have tested the Lluvia product line for this article, I don't use them on a regular basis, because as a general guideline, I don't use any skin care or cosmetic products at all. I don't put anything on my skin. My strategy is to create healthy skin from the inside, through outstanding nutrition. I do this by eating raw foods and drinking raw food juices. If you ever want to see a bunch of people with a really vibrant, healthy glow in their skin, just go to a raw food group. Those who have been eating raw foods the longest will probably have the best skin. |
| Here's how to reach her or purchase the Lluvia skin care products:
Phone: (520) 247-1700
Toll-free USA: 1-866-693-8622
Website for purchases: http://www.amazondreams.amazonherb.net
Amazon Herb ID# 95284
By the way, if you are already an Amazon Herb distributor, Truth Publishing has waived the copyrights on this article, so you reprint this as long as credit is given to the author (the Health Ranger) and www.NewsTarget.com. Change the contact information to your own and use this article as a third-party endorsement of the Lluvia products, if you wish. Enjoy! |
| In fact, one person in my office -- who has a skin reaction to just about every skin care product on the market -- was amazed that she had no reaction to the Lluvia products.
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Finally, just so you know, I'm not involved with the Amazon Herb Company. I'm not a distributor, I don't profit from your purchase of these products and I don't have any affiliate links. Whether or not you decide to purchase or use these products makes no financial difference to me. |
| I bring you this information because I value my readers and want to bring them the best information I can find out there, and in terms of skin care products, these are the best that I've seen.
The Amazon Herb Company is a network marketing company, so if you want the products, you have to buy from an existing distributor. If you already know someone who introduced you to this article, then please purchase from them. If you don't know anyone from the Amazon Herb Company, then my recommended distributor is Terry Pezzi, a heartful gem of a woman I've known for almost two years now. |
| Lluvia has all the products you might expect in a skin care line: Cleanser, moisturizer, a deep penetrating oil that gives healthy oils to your skin tissues and a nice spray to spritz your face. In addition to these products, they have a camu C serum, which is loaded with camu fruit. As you may know, camu is very high in antioxidants and contains an extremely high level of vitamin C. If you put this serum on your skin, there's no question about it: These nutrients will be absorbed into the skin and provide external nutritional. |
| None of those harmful ingredients found in most other skin care and cosmetic products are found in this line. The line is called Lluvia, and it's the first line of personal care products that I have been willing to stand up and talk about as being healthy. These products contain potent rain forest botanicals, but more importantly, they have no artificial fragrance, no fillers and no sodium laureth sulfate. They are not made with things like transmission fluid and brake fluid, which are the chemicals found in most other cosmetic products. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Avoid toxic skin care products
Proper nutrition is vital for the maintenance of youthful, smooth, healthy skin. Though lotions, washes, and creams can sometimes help treat certain skin ailments, most skin problems stem from an internal nutritional deficiency easily remedied by altering the diet to include specific nutrients. Before you spend a fortune on expensive skin care products, try addressing the problem from the inside out.
Also, beware of the toxic chemicals used in nearly all popular skin care products, including many of the expensive brands sold in department stores. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Aloe vera enhances skin health
Aloe is one of the most widely-used ingredients in high-grade skin care products. There's a reason for that: It's great medicine for the skin! Aloe soothes the skin, hydrates it, nourishes it and accelerates the regeneration of new skin tissue. (In fact, simply removing the gel from a living aloe vera leaf and placing the raw gel on your face is far superior to even the most expensive eye cream or skin care product on the market.) And while most people are only familiar with using aloe vera externally, aloe also enhances skin health when used internally. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Most products contain liver-damaging and cancer-causing petroleum derivatives that pass right through the skin and enter your bloodstream, causing DNA damage that ultimately compromises the health of your entire body. Use skin care products that are truly natural and contain absolutely no parabens, petroleum products or any ingredient you cannot pronounce.
There are many quality skin care product companies to choose from. I currently recommend Pangea Organics (www.PangeaOrganics.com) and the Lluvia line from the Amazon Herb Company (http://amazondreams.amazonherb. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 SKIN CARE
The most important thing about skin care is to be very observant of the skin condition of your feet, as that is the first place where the diabetic process manifests deterioration.
Alan Dattner, MD, a wholistic dermatologist based in New York City, recommends lotions that are high in omega-6 fatty acids, essential fats that diabetics don't produce well. Avoid glycolic acid and other strong fruit acids, as they are too harsh for the skin, warns Jeanette Jacqui, MD, a wholistic dermatologist in Phoenix, Arizona. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Before you spend a fortune on expensive skin care products, try addressing the problem from the inside out.
Also, beware of the toxic chemicals used in nearly all popular skin care products, including many of the expensive brands sold in department stores. Most products contain liver-damaging and cancer-causing petroleum derivatives that pass right through the skin and enter your bloodstream, causing DNA damage that ultimately compromises the health of your entire body. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 For ideas on natural skin care, see the recipes that follow.
Natural skin care Recipes
Citrus Sugar Scrub
2 cups white cane sugar
2 cups vegetable glycerin
1 teaspoon vitamin C crystals
5 drops orange essential oil
Combine ingredients in a bowl. Scoop some scrub onto your hand and massage gently over entire body. Rinse well with warm water. Store remainder in a glass jar. Keep in a cool, dry place and use within two weeks.
Lavender Salt Glow
2 cups fine sea salt 4 cups almond oil 30 drops lavender essential oil
Place all ingredients in a wide-mouth jar. Mix together. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 In terms of skin care, Jojoba oil, due to its robust and stable constitution, in comparison with its rancidity, is used as a carrier (substance) for oxidation sensitive substances (Vitamin A).
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Skin care - cosmetics.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper external administration of designated therapeutic dosages. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Perhaps you need to take a new look at your diet, your lifestyle and your use of toxic cosmetics and skin care products that disrupt normal hormone cycles. Painful periods can be transformed into painless periods through natural medicine. Chinese medicine is especially good at supporting this transformation. Diet plays a huge role, too.
Take responsibility for your health rather than abandoning it
Solving the health problem rather than simply masking it is the responsible thing to do with your body. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 The mica and iron oxides add a sheer, shimmering tint to skin, but that isn't about skin care, just about glitter.
© $$$ HSR Lifting Serum ($126for 1 ounce) is a water-based serum that contains some good water-binding agents and a couple of antioxidants, including potent tannic acid. This won't lift skin, but it can be a lightweight moisturizer for oily skin, although some may not appreciate its slightly tacky finish.
© HSR Lifting Foam Mask ($50 for 2. |
| Because of the limited research demonstrating the need for antibacterial products in daily skin care, these products are not recommended for their stated purpose.
PACKAGING MATTERS: AN AIRTIGHT ALIBI
Because many ingredients, particularly plant extracts, vitamins, antioxidants in general, and plant oils, break down and deteriorate in the presence of air and light, any packaging that isn't airtight means the product will not be recommended. This includes primarily jars, because they allow air penetration, and clear glass or plastic containers, because they allow light in. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| SWEET ALMONDS
Unproven Uses: Sweet Almonds are used topically in skin care and liniments. precautions and adverse reactions
BITTER ALMONDS
To be used only under the supervision of an expert qualified in the appropriate use of this substance.
SWEET ALMONDS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic topical dosages. overdosage
BITTER ALMONDS
10 bitter almonds are said to be fatal for a child, 60 for an adult (a fatal dosage would presumably be already reached at a lower level, given disadvantageous conditions, e.g. |
Marshall Editions
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 Combining a small amount of the anise essential oil with a high-quality oil used in skin care (for example, olive oil or almond oil) may help lessen these effects. Side effects may occur if anise is taken internally.
Henna: This is rich in certain chemicals that may be effective in treating scabies. Make a paste with the leaves, fruit, and bark of the plant and apply it directly to the affected area. There are no recorded side effects with the topical application of henna, except for transient discoloration of the skin.
Black pepper: This has been used externally to treat scabies. |
| The anise essential oil can be combined with a high-quality oil used in skin care, such as coconut oil, to provide more beneficial effects. More serious side effects may occur if anise is taken internally, so only use this herb topically.
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RINGWORM
DIAGNOSIS
Ringworm is a fairly common skin disease caused by the infectious fungus tinea. It looks rather like a bull's eye, a ring-shaped mark with a paler area in the center. The name is misleading, as the condition has nothing to do with worms. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Spot and Treat Shingles Quickly to Avoid Years of Pain
Leon Kircik, MD, medical director of Physicians skin care and Dermatologic Research, PLLC, Louisville, KY, and consulting physician at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, and Staten Island University Hospital, New York City.
Shingles is a painful nerve ailment caused by the reactivation of the chicken pox virus in adulthood. One out of every five Americans will have shingles at some point in his/her life.
While the disease can occur at any age, it usually strikes after age 50 and is most common among people ages 65 to 80. |
Stacy Malkan
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 The program addresses the needs of both boys and girls, and its interactive, information-packed website covers skin care, head coverings, makeup, fitness and nutrition, and offers "tips for dealing with friends, fatigue, activities, school, and looking your best through it all."27
Not So Hot Trends
The normalization of cancer is everywhere. It's the kind of thing that, once you notice it, hits you in the gut every time, casting a dark shadow on messages that are supposed to be comforting and reassuring. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The pink ribbon cigarettes join numerous other cancer-causing products in the marketplace already sporting pink ribbon symbols, including batteries made with toxic heavy metals and popular skin care products laced with cancer-causing petrochemicals. Pink ribbons are also found on cancer-promoting nail polish and cosmetics containing parabens and other chemicals. Pink ribbon SlimSmokes will be sold at selected retailers, including Bad Breath and Beyond, a popular retailer of toxic home care products for consumers. |
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