Pitfalls of Re-using Plastic Water Bottles

Many people think they are doing a good thing by reusing and refilling their plastic water bottles. However, it is now being shown that the more uses of a plastic water bottle leads to more leaching of the toxic chemicals from the bottles into the drinking water. In addition, heat and high temperatures also may cause further leaching. So it is important to not put plastic water bottles in the dishwasher to clean or to put hot liquids in them to drink. Use only cold or cool liquids and hand wash all bottles. If you decide to continue using plastic water bottles be sure to replace them every few months or so, especially due to the risk of bacterial contamination from the bottle not being cleaned properly between uses.


For more information read:

What’s in Your Water Bottle

What's in your water bottle besides water?


Alternatives to plastic water bottles are stainless steel water/food storage bottles:

Visit www.thermos.com for a great selection, such as the ideas listed below:

Great for Kids – FUNtainer™

Great for at work or on the go - Briefcase Beverage Bottle

Great for carrying food - Food Bottle


Other Resources:
www.KleanKanteen.com
www.sigg.com

Pack Your Kids an Unleaded Lunch

From Mothering Magazine Action Alerts Beware:
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) recently filed lawsuits against makers and retailers of soft vinyl lunch boxes that can expose children to harmful levels of lead.
For more see:
http://www.mothering.com/sections/action_alerts/september2005.html
or for full article from the Center for Environmental Health, see here:
http://www.cehca.org/lunchboxes.htm

Great alternative:
Try Cool Tote Lunch Sacks made with all recycled materials. They come insulated with a Thermo-tek material made from recycled plastic soda bottles!
www.cooltote.com or 888-826-6533

Billions of Bags in Our Dumps

Environmental groups estimate that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are now used worldwide every year. All of these bags continue to pile up in landfills across the globe. Some countries have even begun to ban or taken action to discourage the use of plastic bags including Australia, Bangladesh, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, Taiwan and India.

So what is the alternative?

How about reusable bags...
Take a look at www.reusablebags.com

Antioxidant Power of Clove and Other Essential Oils!

Antioxidant capactiy can be measured by ORAC-Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity. The higher the ORAC, the higher the ORAC score, the more capable that particular food is of destroying free radicals, thus retarding the ageing process and other diseases.

Essential oils have one of the highest ORAC scores on the planet.

According to the Essential Oils Desk Reference, 2nd ED., they are as follows:
ESSENTIAL OIL (BOTANICAL NAME) ORAC SCORE

Sandalwood (Santalum Album) 1,655
Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) 2,446
Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) 2,517
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) 3,309
Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) 3,669
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) 5,398
Helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum) 17,420
Lemongrass (Cymbopogen flexuosus) 17,765
Orange (Citrus aurantium) 18,898
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) 24,157
Rose of Sharon (Cistus ladanifer) 38,648
Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamamum verum) 103,448
Mountain Savory (Satureja montana) 113,071
Oregano (Origanum compactum) 153,007
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) 159,590
Clove (Syzigium aromaticum) 10,786,875

WOW - look at clove with an ORAC of over 10 million!!!

Note: Just TWO DROPS OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF CLOVE Have the Antioxidant Power of . . . 2.5 tablespoons of Berry Young Juice (from Young Living), 5 pounds of carrots, 2.5 quarts of carrot juice, 10 oranges, 20 ounces or orange juice, 2.5 pounds of beets, 1 pint of beet juice, 4 cups of raspberries, 2.5 cups of blueberries.

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