Re organic oils and foods

[Guest guest]

Last night here in the UK there was a fascinating TV prog about the

man-made chemicals that occur in blood of children. They took

samples from 3 x 12 year old girls who lived in very different

circumstances. One lived on junk food in a town, one a reasonably

healthy diet and the last one was the daughter of a couple who lived

exclusively on OG food and ran a shop in the country selling natural

goods.

 

The results were amazing and disturbing. The girl from the OG fed

family had higher levels of some of the chemicals than the other

girls in the study. Her parents had done everything they could think

of to reduce the burden of chemicals on their children and clearly it

had not worked. They had even moved from London to the country.

 

All the girls had fire retardant chemicals in their blood which may

have come from household furnishings. So that is food for thought

even if you feed your kids good food.

 

Equally disturbing was that there were traces of banned chemicals in

the OG fed childs blood. My guess is those chemicals probably got

into her via the supposedly OG imported food that couple used. Most

people assume an OG label means the food is unpolluted, but this is

far from true particularly if it comes from third world countries.

DDT for example can persist in the soil for 30 years plus, PCBs

possibly hundreds of years. If DDT had been previously used on land

now certified as OG then the food grown on it will still be

contaminated. Worse the ground water is often contaminated and will

reach areas certified as OG. Thus the OG labels are misleading at

best.

 

All this makes a nonsense of the philosophy that OG certified

essential oils are any better for your health than commercially

produced oils. It also shows how crazy it is to consume essential

oils in medicinal volumes that originate in from third world

countries. Young Living actively promote such dangerous practices as

do a few aromatherapy teachers. I know that fennel oil from India

has been shown to have high levels of banned chemicals and other seed

oils have been found to be contaminated.

 

I do support the efforts of genuine organic growers, but what I do

not support are those essential oil suppliers who hike the price of

oils simply on the fact it has an OG certificate of doubtful

validity. Several suppliers also make unjustified claims of the

extra efficay of such oils based on energy bs.

 

Hope this makes those who think they are doing the best for their

kids, think a bit more about where their foods and medicines are

coming from, and consider other factors such as sofas, carpets, beds,

building materials, etc.

 

Martin Watt

[Guest guest]

All the girls had fire retardant chemicals in their blood which may

have come from household furnishings. So that is food for thought

even if you feed your kids good food

 

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This is interesting. The culprit here could also be children's clothing and

bedding. I know that here in the states, many children's clothing contain fire

retardent chemicals, it is the same with toys. With children, anything in the

environment can end up in their mouth.

Joanne