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It's a very special Earth Day this year. 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Basic-H, one of the very first biodegradable household cleaners on the market. And it's also the 40th Annual Earth Day.
Celebrate by going to an Earth Day event in your community on or around April 17th (Earth Day is Thursday, April 22nd.) Learn about Shaklee and our 50+ years of setting the standard for sustainability and a better world.
This weekend as my wife and I were cleaning the house, I was thinking to myself about how thankful I am to have green cleaners in my house. Just take a look at how dangerous the regular old cleaners are that you buy on the shelf of your local grocery store are.
According to a 15-year study presented at the Toronto Indoor Air Conference, women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than those who work away from home. The study concluded that this was a direct result of the increased exposure to toxic chemicals, many of which are found in common household products.
More than 9 out of every 10 suspected poison exposures occur at home with household products.
We use Get Clean™ products made by Shaklee at our house. When you use Get Clean™, you're never simply cleaning. While you make your home cleaner, you make your family healthier. You also make the planet healthier for other families as well. And if you think Get Clean works so great you tell others about it, imagine the ripples of change you can generate. And you got it by scouring the sink.
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One of the nice things about using Get Clean is that once you get rid of all those undesirable cleaners you may have in your home, you won't have to replace them with 27 more. You'd have to spend more than $3,400 to get the same amount of clean.
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We believe the small act of scouring the sink can be a giant act of changing the world. When you use Get Clean you're never simply cleaning. While you make your home cleaner you make your family healthier. You also make the planet healthier for other families as well.
And if you think like we do Get Clean works great and tell others imagine the ripples you can create just by scouring the sink.
One of the nice things about using Get Clean is that once you get rid of all those undesirable cleaners you may have in your home, you won’t have to replace them with 27 more.
This multi-talented set is all you need to start cleaning your way to a healthier home. With our 100% money back guarantee, you have nothing to lose.
Moms Know it All - or Do They - How Toxic is Your Home?
Published by Tana Hamiter - Goes Green Mentor
Major consumer brands that have been heavily advertised for years, and those which grew out of the shiny postwar era have deeply embedded themselves in the American psyche. These days, more parents are choosing to play it safe around the house, and look for more natural green cleaning alternatives, but more education is needed.
In order to asses the level of consumer awareness about the potential dangers of toxic home cleaning products (and no doubt to support their own product development and marketing efforts), the pioneering natural products company Our Goes Green Company commissioned a Harris Interactive poll.
Harris called 1,108 moms across the U.S. with children under the age of 18 living at home. The results are interesting:
95% of moms agreed that household cleaning products can be made of toxic ingredients
61% agreed that the fumes from cleaning products bothered them
81% of the respondents agreed that household cleaning products may trigger asthma in children and adults
Despite this, 70% claimed they thought home cleaning products are safe to use around their own family anyway
Only 49% said they were worried that their own children may be exposed to household toxins when products are used as directed
Only 38% agreed with the EPA's scientifically supported claim that indoor air tends to be more toxic than outdoor air
Even so, 94% of moms said they would stop using their favorite cleaning product if they found out it may be harmful to their families' health
These results show that parents are definitely concerned about the possible negative effects of chemicals they use in the home, yet they are still not educated enough about the dangers of indoor air quality in general. Further, the lack of clear association between using common toxic chemicals and any possible adverse effects goes to show why the natural products industry has had uphill growth in recent decades.
As a Shaklee Distributer we have that to offer. Not only do we provide education but the highly researched products to back it up. Is your home a Goes Green Home? Here is one way to start, some are fragrence free as well. If not, and that’s ok, don’t beat yourself up. Just get started, one step at a time. Starter Packs.
Or if you are already a Goes Green Home, why not search of ONE more thing each month you can do to be even more friendly to the environment. None of us have it 100% yet, always room to grow. Being Healthy Fit 4 Life is more than cleaning supplies.
If you have not already done so you can take this Goes Green Test to get ideas on what your using and good alternatives.
I hope you boxed up and properly disposed of the toxic supplies you are clearing out. Please DO NOT put them down the sink or toilet. I honestly could not come up with a good answer to that when we changed over our homes, so I donated it all to the homeless shelters. I knew they had nothing and would be grateful for any assistance. Wished I could of just backed up a truck of Goes Green Products for them, but this was the best I could come up with.
Are you ready to make your home Non Toxic and Goes Green? If doing it in one big sweeping movement ~ fine. If not, then take it one day or even one week at a time. Perhaps start with Green Laundry; then move to Green Cleaning Supplies, and more. It is wise to be keenly awear that those sneeky toxins can tend to get back into your home, one here, one there. So keep your eyes open and if found, evict them without notice.
Shaklee Independent Distributer Tana Hamiter - Goes Green Mentor
1-888-234-2556
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A message from... Cindy McAsey- Mom w/family and a farm full of animals ~ chasing em til I am 90
Great Testimonial Story; How we successfully controlled the outbreak of MRSA (methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus)
MRSA (methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus)
Staph Infections, and SHAKLEE solutions
Sometime during early 2002 it was revealed that there was a need to combat infections which were developing in some of the clients I was working with. This infection was MRSA. I am the director of nursing for this company. A program was established to implement the use of Shaklee Basic H and Basic G. I did not have the total support of all the directors of the organization. However we were able to stop the spread of the infection with this protocol. In a few short months another director stopped the use of the products. I was not happy with the decision but it was out of my control. Predictably another outbreak occurred.
September 23, 2003 I was driving down the freeway to visit with a state inspector that was requiring answers from me in person. My companion was in outpatient surgery having a procedure performed. One of my nurses called me to inform me that MRSA (methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus) was rampant in our several of the group homes. The company provides services to the mentally challenged that live out in the community in group homes.
It was reported there were several employees that were hospitalized with the MRSA. They had wounds that had to be opened and drained. IV antibiotics were required to heal the wounds. We had several of the clients with the MRSA in four of the group homes. They had large wounds that were open and draining. Of course antibiotics were required. I about went crazy with this information. But instead I took a deep breath and put my brain in gear to decide what to do to get this under control.
Traveling at about 70mph I thought of Shaklee germicide cleaner, Basic G. It will eliminate the MRSA spread. My Shaklee representative, Phyllis Willkomm, was out of town. Fortunately she had a wonderful person, Jeanne, taking her calls. I immediately called her. We made a plan to obtain some Basic G that day. I picked it up that evening from her house.
The next day the CEO of the corporation flew over to our company. He brought the corporate nurse from the nursing home side of the business. We made the plans of how to eliminate the problem. The corporate officers were in total support of the of the Shaklee products to eliminate the MRSA.
The following day I called a meeting with all the management personnel of the company. Policies and procedures were implemented which included the use of the Basic G. They were instructed to clean everything except skin with Basic G. Detailed written instructions were given to everyone to follow. Phyllis also loaned several Air Source Units to us. I also brought my own from my home to place in the problem houses.
I had the maintenance crew go to all of the 19 group homes and spray with Basic G all over the house. This included the furniture, floors, beds, and appliances. Etc. They also sprayed where the clients attended the day program. They sprayed Basic G every Friday for a month in the houses and every day in the day program area after the clients went home.
I am proud to say there have not been any further outbreaks of the MRSA with any clients or employees. It took about a month to get all of them healed but there have not been any new cases.
Just a note, we even had a Monday that we had about twelve cases of upper respiratory infections (possibly flu) in the day program. We had the maintenance crew spray the areas with Basic G during the breaks and after the clients went home. The flu was stopped in its tracks. There has not been another case since.
The overall ramifications of this problem with the MRSA could be phenomenal for a company. The employees filed for workers compensation. The hospital bills were $10,000. This was not approved because it was unknown where it came from. Did they bring it to us or did they contract it from the clients.
The clients were not allowed to go to the day program while they had the open wounds. This involved overtime pay to staff to attend the clients at the home. The antibiotics were costly and sometimes would not be paid for by their Medicaid program. Therefore the company had to absorb the cost.
The staff persons who were hospitalized had to have their assignment covered therefore possibly cost overtime for this. Plus the labor intensifies for all personnel dealing with the problem.
The important thing we learned from all of this is “ an ounce of prevention goes a long way”. That ounce is Shaklee Basic G diluted, placed in spray bottles, and used everywhere.
Carmen Wainsright, RN (and Phyllis WillKomm)
Can You Make a Real Difference for Your Family Health and Ecology by Going Green?
Tana Hamiter - Goes Green Mentor
Yes you can! I believe the average person has no idea how much one person or one family can do for our environment as well as their family Health and Wellness. All too often people do not make changes in routines or health practices until after they are ill. Why not try something truly unique – Make changes before you and your family show early signs of disease? Physical, Emotional and Mental.
When we decided to Go Green in our home a few years ago, little did I understand the health benefits we would receive and the money we would save? That was a real shocker! Then there was the effortless shopping and knowing that we were doing our part for a Green Environment. We started One Saturday morning with a lot of boxes, going through the house, one rule at a time. Anything that was not biodegradable, chemical and fragrance free went in the box. Later I also started looking into things that might have been tested on animals.
It shocked us to find we had filled so many boxes as we emptied out each room. Oh my, the money we had spent and not thought about. Once the house was absolutely clean of chemicals, and I mean really clean from chemicals and fragrances; we replaced everything with Shaklee Goes Green Environmentally Safe products.
This LINK will show you how much packaging waste, green house gas emissions and money was saved. Take a moment and read the You Can Make a Difference. It was amazing!
Now we use very few products to do the jobs as they have multi purposes and super concentrated. Shaklee does not ship water!!! Often as little as a drop or two will do the job.
One thing we also discovered rather rapidly was that pesky headaches, migraines, back aches, agitation and sleep were all improved. Friends when coming by would often say: Tana, What have you done to the house? It feels different! And it did. Yours can too.
If I can be of any help with ideas on how to Go Green with your home and life, contact me and we will visit. You can go all at one time like we did or take one area of your home at a time. The point is, do something! Make your home a Goes Green Home. You and your health will be glad you did.
Like many of us who are choosing to live a more healthy Shaklee lifestyle, I have become even more passionate about recycling. Generally that means that I make a conscious choice about what foods I buy based on the containers that they are packaged in. Basically to help me, as our local recycling center will not accept any containers that are #5 plastics. Okay. good enough, I'm thinking. No problem as I am trying to ween my better half off of us usual tub margarine anyway...and we own a Shaklee Best Water System so I've rid us of all those water bottles to recylce. Great!
When I think of plastic #5 — polypropylene, commonly used for yogurt containers, syrup bottles, ketchup bottles, caps, straws and medicine bottles — I think of myself going into a fit of recycling rage, ranting about the fact that we couldn't recycle plastic #5 in our area. But the real story here parallels the BPA scare with water bottles and baby bottles …I can go on and on and on!
Look folks, we can all do better. We watch our labels, eat healthy, live a healthy lifestyle and we recycle. One other thing that we can begin to do right now is to get rid of the toxic cleaners that we have under our sinks, right now! Many of my friends have thrown away those bargain cleaners that they get from the $1 store after they find out how harmful they are to their babies, their homes and even their pets. You remember the sad story from several years back about the dog who died after this owners had cleaned the carpets with this very toxic heavy duty cleaners? (Imagine your babies crawling on fnewly clean toxic carpet) I digress.....
Just one Get Clean Starter Kit from Shaklee is such an awesome value! It would cost you more than $3,400.00 for conventional products to get the same amount of clean. And what's more, with Shaklee Get Clean, once you get rid of all those undesirable cleaners you may have in your home, you will not have to replace them with 27 more. This is all you will need to start cleaning your home the healthy way! With the Shaklee 100% money-back guarantee, you have nothing at all to loose. Except a whole lot of toxins in your home.
When you purchase a Get Clean Starter Kit instead of the stuff you are already buying at the *big box stores*...
You will keep 108 pounds of packaging waste out of our landfills.
You probably have heard that your skin is the largest organ for detoxifying your body and that is true. It is very important to drink 2 to 3 qts. of pure water or non-caffeine herbal tea a day to flush your system. Your skin does other functions as well, protecting your internal organs, regulating our temperature by sweating when too warm or to cool, we tend to shiver.
Well if it able to leak out toxins, have you stopped to consider what toxins it can let leak into the body? What? Now that is something to consider. So when anyone has in their home or work space, toxic chemicals it is an opening to bring toxins into their body. Did you know that woman who spend their lives working from home have higher cancer and other health issues than those woman who work outside their home. Why? The high level of toxins found in the average home. Most homes in USA are not biodegradable non toxic chemical free environments.
Would you like to Goes Green for your home and help increase everyones health? We did and noticed all types of unexpected changes. Each person is an individual so you might not have exactly the same responses. But we had less headaches, decreased back and neck aches, increased improvement in attitude and behavior. Some of the family had various allergies and that too was affected. So how about you? Are you open to a Greener home?
I started with laundry since knowing that the skin is major for detoxing it can also absorb chemicals. We changed from store bought industrial cleaners to the following:
Fresh Laundry Liquid Concentrate – Two pumps in your washer gives clean fresh clothing. It can be used as well to pre-spot if needed. Do you know what fresh laundry smells like? Just Fresh – No scents. You will need the 1/2 oz pump so as not to waste. Fresh Laundry Liquid is extremely concentrated. The following are all Natural, Biodegradable, Hypoallergenic, Concentrated (which makes them very affordable – Shaklee does not ship water), no Phosphates and no Chlorine.
Nature Bright® Laundry Booster and Stain Remover - Oh how many ways we get stains in our cloths and towels? Instead of toxic chemicals, use our stain remover that has natural enzymes and active oxygen. NO BLEACH and is natural using no phosphates and has biodegradable surfactants.
Soft Fabric Fragrance-Free Dryer Sheets – Do you remember Grandmas sheets drying in the sun and how they smelled when they came in, just fresh and clean. These sheets are veggie-based and biodegradable. Nontoxic, Natural, No fragrance, Biodegradable sheets and Recyclable sheets.
Soft Fabric Concentrate – for those items you want to be extra soft and silky use Soft Fabric. Also you will have fewer wrinkles. Just soft and fresh, is not that what you asked for? It is Nontoxic, Natural, Concentrated and has no Phosphates. You will need the small pump for 32 oz.
Now if that makes sense to you, perhaps it is time to Go Green in Your Home. Is not that where your family spends so much of its time? Take a look at our Household and Kitchen for more delightful surpirises.
Everything is Guaranteed so you’ve nothing to lose and much to gain. Need ideas or support on this type of change? Feel free to contact me at tanagoesgreen@gmail.com to sent a time for a personal FREE consultation or to ask questions.
People that are concerned about being Eco Friendly also usually use Natural Vitamins for Health and Wellness.
Tana Hamiter - Goes Green Mentor
You have heard enough on TV and seen the article on the changing in our environment but what is a person to do? Can you really make any measureable difference? The bottom line – YES! How can that be? Is not it up to the governments to solve our environmental problems; yes in part, but it is up to us to carry through and support the changes. Let us look at a few facts.
" The phrase "conquest of nature" is certainly one of the most
objectionable and misleading expressions of Western languages.
It reflects the illusion that all natural forces can be entirely
controlled, and it expresses the criminal conceit that nature
is to be considered primarily as a source of raw materials
and energy for human purposes." From A God Within by René Dubos
You can make a change by:
If 25% of families in used 10 fewer plastic bags a month, we could save 2.5 BILLION bags a year. That is a lot of bags, but what if you quit using them at all. We changed and got about 8 tote bags sold in almost all stores. Ours are sturdy and can be washed as necessary. We keep them stuffed them all into one bag in the car, ready to go. Easy fix! And that is not even taking into consideration the savings on oil, processing, water and other manufacturing resources.
Every year we add 24 million tons of leaves and grass to our landfills. It accounts for 75% of our solid waste. Good golly molly, has not anyone out there heard of composting. It is simple and you can use the compost to improve the soil each year around your house. Google Search on Compost will tell you everything you need to know.
Over 100 pesticide ingredients are suspected to cause birth defects, cancer, and gene mutations. Now this is one I sink my teeth into. We have a Goes Green home and yes it took a bit of work and planning to get it that way. Here are some ideas on how you can make a BIG IMPACT!
Let us start in the kitchen. Most everyone keeps an array of toxins under the kitchen sink. What’s there? Take our test to evaluate your GREEN ZONE. This test will tell ask what products you have, what toxins are there and then asks what areas you are interested in; like non-toxic biodegradable, etc.
Let us take some time to look at the convictions that we as Shaklee Independent Distributer hold dear. We have 4 areas to look at: Safe Clean – Powerful Clean - Green Clean – Smart Clean. Is not it worth a few moments of your time to read and make informed decisions. I remember when grandma cleaned, it always smelled clean, and the ammonia and pinesol were synonymous with clean. Do you know what clean smells like? Fresh air and no I do not mean the kind that comes in a spray can. So let us take a leap and do something that really does make a difference.
As to Natural Vitamins, almost everyone knows that the American Diet is not adequate for Health and Wellness. Our foods are grown in faraway places, picked before they are mature and full of their intended nutrients, trucked and eventually end up in some factory being processed into the food the average family needs. As well, our cooking processes damage the food quality even farther. Enough! A well planed Natural Vitamin plan will lead to your health and wellness as well as your family. So which is it, McDonalds or Natural Vitamins?
As to Natural Vitamins, almost everyone knows that the American Diet is not adequate for Health and Wellness. Our foods are grown in faraway places, picked before they are mature and full of their intended nutrients, trucked and eventually end up in some factory being processed into the food the average family needs. As well, our cooking processes damage the food quality even farther. Enough! A well planed Natural Vitamin plan will lead to your health and wellness as well as your family. So which is it, McDonalds or Natural Vitamins?
Everything is Guaranteed so you’ve nothing to lose and much to gain. Need ideas or support on this type of change? Feel free to contact me at tanagoesgreen@gmail.com to sent a time for a personal FREE consultation or to ask questions.
A message from... Cindy McAsey-Mom with husband, kids & a farm full of animals
Are you protecting Our Future Generations?
Christopher Gavigan, author and CEO of Healthy Child Healthy World, talks about the effects of toxic household products on children with learning or behavioral disabilities.
Today, the science shows us that there is a clear, direct link between chemicals and man-made toxins and the rise in illnesses and diseases. By removing chemicals from the home, Christopher saw immediate improvement in the children's health.
Healthy Child Healthy World exists to give you information on how to create healthier environments for children. Actions we take today will affect our future generation.
Education is the key to protecting our future generations. I encourage you to seek our alternative non-toxic cleaners. It's good for you, good for your children, and the environment.
Contact: Gudrun Smith
Phone: 210-888-9018 or skype gudrunsmith
Are You Living in a Toxic Home?
Do you know that the most common poison happen to children with household cleaning products. The number one of child poisoning here in the US is Chlorine!
People are more worry to fight against germs and bacteria which can help your immune system to fight against sickness the natural way.
We are killing this germs and bacteria and replace them with a much more danger substance found in cleaning products. Did you know that about 150 chemical found in the homes are associated with allergies, birth defects, cancer, and psychological disorders and that 90% of toxic hazards are caused the inhalation of vapors and absorption of hazardous particles.
Still most woman are more and longer exposure to the chemicals than men. Women often work closely with households cleaning products with toxic chemicals, which is believed to increased the rates of asthma in the last 10 years. Research estimates the health care cost of U.S. women's environmentally associated diseases is $12.2 billion annually.
Save money and improve your health and that of your family by switching to natural cleaning products without chemicals. Did you know that a 16oz pure cleaner makes 48 gallon of cleaning product, just calculate how much money you save and create a healthier lives for your family and environments. I think we have to remember that nature does not need us, but we need nature to live. Help your family and yourself for a better tomorrow for us, our kids and grandchildren.
Shaklee Independent Distributor
Website: www.shaklee.net/gudrunsmith
Contact: Gudrun Smith 210-888-9018
Toxic Free Disinfecting Wipes
We all want our place clean and safe for our family. Why choose than a cleaning product with toxic chemials and danger for your family health? Go Green and use toxic free wipes which kills 99.9% of common household bacteria Salmonella choleraesuis
and E.coli. Premoistened wipes clean and deodorize quickly and
easily. Germs don’t stand a chance it Kills odor-causing bacteria
found on hard, non-porous household, kitchen, and bathroom surfaces.
Great for cleaning around the toilet. Leaves your bathroom and kitchen
fresh and clean. Bleach free and Alcohol free is the smart way to
clean and disinfect.
Shaklee Independent Distributor Contact Information Website:www.shaklee.net/barefoot Contact: Cindy McAsey 888-272-6701
Here is what Mitchell Gayor, MD of Cornelll University say's about clorine bleach... Most people use a wide variety of cleaning products, many of which contain toxic chemicals. Chlorine bleach is potentially carcinogenic and can damage the respiratory system.
Among its by-products are chlorinated hydrocarbons, chloroform and trihalo-methanes, all of which act like weak estrogens and cause breast cells to divide more rapidly. These by-products have been shown to cause breast tumors in animals.
I am sure you care as much as your neighbor, that your home is safe and protective for your family. But did you know that the average home is so toxic from the household cleaners and air fresheners that on an average day in a big city it might even be a good idea to stay outside. Well, that might depend on the city. J Just think about the oven cleaners, floor solvents, stain removers, toilet cleaning supplies and more.
When our home was totally cleared of all the toxins the air, the energy of the house was so pure. People would comment on it when they came to visit. They didn’t know we had become a completely a goes green home and had rid the whole house of toxins. Yet, just walking in they could feel it.
Our health and allergy issues for each of us have changed. We also noticed a change in attitude and behavior with our granddaughter that lives here. Could that be due to the cleaning up; the greening up of our home? I believe it does! So take a look at what is under your sink.
A healthy home is a chemical free home, non toxic and uses only the best natural cleaners and laundry soaps. Is today the day you become a Goes Green home and family? Research it and join in to make a difference.
What bio degradable detergent can be used with laundry water to water plants?
Tana Hamiter - Goes Green Mentor
1-888-234-2556
How can a small act like doing the laundry be such a big effect on the environment? But it is just laundry you say.
Water is becoming a rare resource and most people probably have never given a thought to reusing the water from their washer for laundry, but maybe we should be thinking it over. My husband is a plumber pipefitter and says that any simple plumber or handy man could rig a system and the water could be used to water gardens and yards.
We have large organic gardens and as a Shaklee Independent Distributor I use the Green Laundry Liquid Concentrate. It is natural, biodegradable, concentrated, and hypoallergenic with no phosphates or chlorine. It is perfect for the garden and vegetables.
In fact adding a bit of this soapy water and a dab of liquid garlic and cayenne pepper, no self respecting bug will hang around to harm your plants. Aphids and others swiftly move on to greener pastures.
You could really rethink it over and see if you want to consider water from sinks and bathtubs as well. These are all way is called gray water and can be reused if no toxins are used with it.
Every drop of water wasted will be of concern more and more as our aquifers are going dry and the water we get from the mountain ranges are gone in many places and disappearing fast in others. As our over use of water from the aquifers grew we also found through climatic changes that the expectation of an abundance of fresh water is becoming a thing of the past. I remember when grandma and grandpa always had rain barrels. Perhaps time to rethink it and be more proactive.
People who used the Goes Green Laundry Liquid also used Green Stain Remover and Green Fabric Concentrate; again, all are eco friendly. Being in construction, my husband’s work cloths can get dirtier than most but we have been very pleased with how well the products work and I love the concentration and savings on money, plus it comes right to my door. I’d suggest getting the Pump for handy dispensing f laundry liquid. Two squirts for us and it is ready to wash, no mess, no fuss.
It has just good clean laundry and a happy soil where the water goes. All is as it should be – Go Green!
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, BASIC-H®!
