B E A U T I F Y and D E T O X I F Y (part two)

Formaldehyde is another commonly used chemical found in household cosmetic and personal products.

Today we will look at our second ingredient, Formaldehyde, what it is, what it does, where do you find it, and what can it lead us to.  We will look at the other chemicals in following days, 

if you care to read the blog daily.  

Formaldehyde, what is it?

According to OSHA

formaldehyde is defined as

Formaldehyde is a colorless, strong-smelling gas often found in aqueous (water- based) solutions.

Also according to an online dictionary Formaldehyde (n.) is

1.(MeSH)A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p. 717)

According to the CDC, Formaldehyde has Synonyms & Trade Names, such as:

     Formaldehyde, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, methylene glycol or methylene oxide. 

Formaldehyde, what does it do?

Commonly used as a preservative in medical laboratories and mortuaries, formaldehyde is also found in many products such as chemicals, particle board, household products, glues, permanent press fabrics, paper product coatings, fiberboard, and plywood. It is also widely used as an industrial fungicide, germicide and disinfectant. 

Formaldehyde, where do you find it?

Again this is where you come in.  Keep reading your labels at home for household cleaners and personal products, and see if you can find any of the following, contained in them:

Formaldehyde, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, methylene glycol or methylene oxide. 

So one example is the new e-cigarettes that have been found in a study to contain formaldehyde and this is a known carcinogen.

Formaldehyde.  Where does it lead us to?

Get the facts from the Agency on Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.  Become informed.  Protect yourself, your family and friends.  Preserve your health.

Love to all, Nikki B.

Food Challenge

I love to talk about nutrition (since I am a nurse) with my patients.  So I thought I would talk to you about it in my blog.  Have you ever considered how hard it would be to eat "Clean Food?"  Now you are probably wondering

 "What is she talking about here?"

Well let's take a look at our choices. There's home cooked food; fast food; ethnic food; canned food; 

frozen food; prepared foods; catered foods; raw food; 

whole food, just to start the list but 

I could go on.  It's just to get you to 

really think about your food and 

where it comes from and what goes into it. 

Clean food to me would be 

"with no chemicals added".  The fewer 

"middle men" that handle 

my food, the better.  

So clean food to me, would be whole food, locally grown, and in its natural state.  In other words, the way nature intended it to be.  But I am not a vegetarian (although I could be).  Anyway the less chemicals (or words that you can't pronounce) on the label of any food, the better.  

Best of all, if the food does not have 

any ingredients (or label) added.

Why should I challenge you to this? 

 It's to emphasize that the quality of our food 

has changed since the advent of fast 

and processed food, 

but we all know that!  

But to what degree, it is not so apparent.

In fact we don't even bother to look at those 

"chemically type of words" on the back 

of our food products, because we know 

they are there and we just take 

the FDA's word for it that it's "OK!"

But so are GMOs, that are endorsed 

by the FDA (the consumer protection squad, 

or so you thought!)

But that's another subject and will have 

to wait for another day!  So here's to clean food and feeling a little bit healthier today!  

Your challenge if you are willing to accept it, 

is to write down every chemical 

that you read on the back of the foods

 that you are eating, and actually look it up 

and see what are the facts on it! 

Most chemicals are toxic; cause cancer; 

asthma; allergies and much more.

Hopefully, the list will be small 

to non-existent, because 

I would hope you are eating whole fruits, 

vegetables and meat from your local grower/market

to feel your optimum.

Love to all, Nikki B.