22
August
2008
hello everyone, today i found this wonderful audio file on my onegroup website:
https://www.onegrp.com/docs/members/Training/Audio/RonT2/InLivenwithCzerral19March.mp3
for a fascinating journey through the myriad of cells and bacteria that are our bodies, this is a must listen to audio file.
you will hear what others are asking about probiotics and inliven in particular, and Czerrals responses to their questions and problems.
you will learn how important probiotics are to your health, and what constitutes a beneficial, certified organic product.
for more written information on this click here
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27
July
2008
Biodegradable Dishwashing Concentrate
A low foaming, concentrated, formula based exclusively on renewable raw materials and green-chemistry principles. The sugar-based surfactants in MiEnviron Dishwashing Concentrate combine excellent cleaning performance, low ecological footprint, low eco-toxicity, high biodegradability and exceptional mildness (they are classified as non-irritants). Suitable for septic tanks. The surfactants in this product are approved for use in products eco-labelled “Good Environmental Choice” (in Swedish: Bra Miljöval) by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. Readily biodegradable (OECD Test Guideline 301C).
How
Squirt a small amount into sink while filling. Note: Biodegradable Dishwashing Concentrate is low foaming
To buy your Dish Washing Concentrate click here
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7
June
2008
Our whirlwind USA tour included stopovers in LA (Pasadena), New York City, Washington D.C. and Miami. I’m happy to say the
quality of the time we spent with the reps that came and met with us was certainly valued by us - we really enjoyed the more
personal discussions and felt honoured to get to know some lovely people on a level that can’t usually be achieved in a public
forum setting.
We got some great ideas from our talks with representatives, including improvements we can make to the website (which have
already been passed on to IT) Of course, I received plenty of requests for new products, many of which are already on our to-do
list and a few on our soon-to-be-released list!
Washington DC was great. We were expecting a small dinner gathering and, instead, hosted a friendly and raucous 18 people!
One couple drove 4 hours to meet with us, which we really appreciated. Apart from enjoying the beautiful scenery as we were
taking off and landing on the plane, we didn’t get to see many other sights along the way. New York was the exception…we’d
never seen a Broadway show, so we jumped at the opportunity. We have 3 kids, so the Lion King held a special place in our
hearts (after seeing the movie at least 600 times!) The Lion King on Broadway was absolutely awe-inspiring… I burst into tears
from the first scene… the music, the costumes, the singing and the scale of the production was overwhelming!
We attended the Natural Beauty Summit in New York City and this certainly confirmed that we are not only on the right track,
that we are leading the pack! So many industry folks we met there wished they could meet Organic Food Standards… it is
perceived as the “Gold Standard” for organic skin care. One of the industry professionals I had the opportunity to meet was the
Senior Research Scientist from Aveda (who is a lovely man!) and I was humbled and inspired when he told me it was an honour
to meet me! Sometimes I feel I’m really out on a limb with what I’m trying to achieve for the industry, and it was very heartening
to be acknowledged as a leader from such a well respected industry player. In fact, at this conference, and the other cosmetic
industry conferences, it is apparent that our products are held in very high esteem by industry professionals. My vision is that we
can create that same recognition in the marketplace.
A large part of the discussion at the summit was the plethora of widely varying options for ‘certification’ for cosmetics. They vary from
totally pathetic certification (Ecocert, which only requires 10% total organic content to be certified), to the stringent food standards,
and everything in-between. There was heated debate as to which way the industry should go, and no consensus was reached.
There were vocal accusations to the representatives of the various standards on offer with claims that they were contributing to
the fragmentation of the certification process and consumer confusion. Commercial
factors will drive the uptake on the different standards, and consumers will have the
final say…. our challenge is to educate consumers as to the difference between the
standards, and let them decide who they wish to support. Rest assured that we
will be maintaining the highest possible standards for our products, and any future
development. Only Organic Food Standards provide a guarantee of absolutely
pure, beneficial, vital, health-promoting products. We use the same pure and
beneficial ingredients across all our brands… all products, whether they be applied
to the skin, ingested, or used in our home environment are developed with the same
intention.. to be pure, vital, health-promoting, beautiful products.
Watch this space for an expose on all the different ‘organic’ standards (or substandards
;-) being developed… which will be a great tool for answering questions
about the differences between the standards.
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19
May
2008
The best piece of advice I have been given was not given directly to me. It sort of came to me in the form of the song “Better Than”
by the John Butler Trio. The entire song is full of inspiration but the best line was “Life’s not about what’s better” and it’s not, it’s
about what you have right now and who you have around you and that is all that matters.
Allie Jones-One Group
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12
May
2008
I have been a Representative of ONEgroup now for 2 yrs. In-liven is my biggest seller. I have a customer who had a 14 yr. Old son with a “Blood Platelets Disorder, or “Thrombocytopenia ” He bruised easily , his blood counts were all terribly low. He passed out due to low blood counts, was rushed to the emergency room, and put on medications. He had this disease for 2 yrs, and the Doctors could not help him. He had various blood transfusions, and recently was told he needed a bone marrow transplant. They found In-liven , and the rest is History! Before starting on In-liven his platelets were 20,000, the norm is ( 140,000, - 400,000), right now after 3 months of taking 2 tsp a day, it went up to 83,000, up 62,000 points! Working on getting that higher. His Haemoglobin before starting was 6 the norm is ( 12-16) now, it is 12.5 ! White blood count very low, don’t have the number, norm (4.0-10.5) , it is now 5.3 ! Red blood cell count, before was 2.39 norm is (4.7-6.1) now it is 3.74, working on it! But it is better! Bone Marrow was 25% the norm is ( 99%-100%) , now it is 65%, still working on it, but it is getting better! He also suffered from “OCD” Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, his Mother has told me that he hasn’t had any problems with it since being on it, and not been sick all winter, everybody else was, but not him. His Mother is also happy to say that after 2 yrs. He can now play football! The Doctors are taking him off of medications because of improvements. They were impressed!.. His Mother is ecstatic! She can’t thank me enough for what this Product has done. I want to personally thank Czerral for this product. I have been on it for over 1 yr. And the results are amazing.. ……I thank you and that little boy and his Mother thank-you!
M G
North Dakota, United States
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3
May
2008
Probiotics May Be The Answer - From UK Publication ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’…
Q. My daughter’s new baby is very colicky. She insists on using Infacol, but there must be many more natural remedies to choose from. What would you recommend? - P.M., Dundee, Scotland
A. Colic is the number-one problem for both babies and parents. It’s probably the worst pain a baby ever experiences, and it’s both distressing and sleep-depriving for mothers, too. Doctors tend not to take it that seriously, how-ever, as it’s neither life-threatening nor permanent – it rarely persists beyond the age of six months. It’s believed to be caused by excess gas in the stomach.
Infacol is one of the most popular medicines for colic, and many mothers swear by it. Its active ingredient is simethicone, an ‘antifoaming’ agent that is supposed to reduce trapped wind in the gut. However, the product appears to have been marketed without any kind of supporting medical evidence, given that three clinical trials showed “no benefit” with simethicone (BMJ, 1998; 316:1563-9).
Infacol’s other deficits are its so-called ‘inactive’ ingredients, which include not only saccharin, but the infamous preservative parabens.
Extraordinarily, although the damning report in the British Medical Journal was written almost 10 years ago, Infacol is still actively
marketed.
What are the healthy answers to colic? Well, the almost folkloric ‘gripe water’ certainly isn’t one of them. Originally developed in
the 1850s, its ingredients include ginger, dill, fennel, and chamomile – but also alcohol and sodium bicarbonate. According to one
estimate, the amount of alcohol in a typical daily infant dose is equivalent to five tots of whiskey in an adult (J R Soc Med, 200; 93:
172-4). And baking soda – an antacid – can alter the infant’s delicate acid-alkaline balance, possibly exacerbating the problem as
well as depleting folic acid and iron. So, much better to put the bicarb into cakes than into babies.
One of the latest, most promising treatments is probiotics. It’s been found that babies with colic tend to have fewer beneficial bacteria
in their gastrointestinal tracts, making it sensible to try giving them a probiotic supplement. In a 28-day study, Italian paediatricians
from the University of Turn tested 90 colicky babies, giving half of them a few drops of a liquid containing 100 million live Lactobacillus
reuteri bacteria and simethicone to the remainder.
The results were dramatic: only 7 percent of the simethicone group got better, compared with 95 per cent of the probiotic group, who
cried for only 50 minutes a day compared with more than two and a half hours with simethicone (Paediatrics, 2007; 119: e124-30).
The product used in the trial is from the Swedish company BiGaia AB. But it’s unlikely to be the only probiotic that works for colic.
The research is ongoing.
A similar product which uses prebiotics, rather than probiotics, is Nutrilon Omneo. This contains oligosaccharides, which stimulate
the growth of beneficial bacteria, together with whey proteins and vegetable oil. When the same Turin group tested Nurtrilon against
simethicone in a 14-day trial, once again, the natural product won out, resulting in roughly half the number of “crying episodes” after
two weeks (Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006; 60:1304-10).
Herbal preparations have also been tested in clinical trials. A mixture of chamomile, fennel and lemon balm has been shown to more
than halve colic, as measured by daily crying time. Perhaps surprisingly , the benefit from the herbs persisted for as long as two
weeks after the end of the treatment (Phytother Res, 2005; 19: 335-40).
Another rigorous clinical study of more than 120 infants tested a 0.1-per-cent fennel-seed oil emulsion against a placebo. The fennel
emulsion reduced colic by 65 per cent, vs only 24 per cent with the placebo. The fennel dose was 1-4 tsp up to four times per day
(Altern Ther, 2003; 9: 58-61). Neither of those herbal trials reported any side-effects.
Homeopathy works especially well in children, and it offers a number of remedies for colic, with Colycinthis and Chamomilla being the
most popular. Although there is a little supporting clinical evidence, a recent survey of Scottish Gps revealed that nearly a quarter of
them regularly prescribe homeopathy particularly in infants, and particularly for colic (Br J Clin Pharmacol, 2005; 59: 743-9).
In addition to natural therapies, you should also encourage your daughter to do a simple check of how she’s feeding her baby. If
she’s breastfeeding, she could try changing her diet by cutting out dairy, wheat, eggs, nuts and fish. When this sort of low-allergen
regime was tested on mothers, their babies; colic reduced almost threefold and within only eight days of starting the diet (Paediatrics,
2005; 116: e709-15).
Similarly, if your daughter’s using milk formula, she could choose a low-allergen type or a non-cow’s milk formula, such as goat’s milk.
Low-allergen formulas have been shown to reduce colic by up to 60 per cent (Paediatrics, 2000; 106: 184-90).
FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE
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25
April
2008
Hello friends, someone is spamming this blog with gambling and slot machine comments and causing me to spend precious time deleting their comments.
We are getting about 20 to 30 a day for the past 3 days.
Because of this invasion, we are forced to block comments for the time being.
We apologies for this action, but until these unethical people stop their harrassment, we have no option…….our blog will continue and we hope it is useful to those who read it…so, thankyou for your time and for reading our blog.
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24
April
2008
The market for organic cosmetics is growing and industry commentators predict “2008 will be a defining year for the natural cosmetics industry.”
According to a recent report from Organic Monitor, this is the year widespread adoption of natural & organic standards will begin, clearing the currently blurred lines between legitimate natural / organic products and pseudo products.
Regulatory activity is intensifying in the EU and leading European certification agencies will unveil a new European standard in June 2008, after working on the harmonisation of private standards for over a year. Standards implementation is due by the end of the year leading to uniform regulation of certified natural & organic cosmetic products for the first time.
Organic cosmetic growth in the U.S is strong and Austrade predicts retail sales of natural and organic skincare, hair care and cosmetics in the US will reach around $7.9 billion by 2009.
The growth of separate private standards in the US is reportedly of some concern, with a number of representative groups developing their own regulatory guides for release this year.
The impact of natural & organic standards on the cosmetics industry will be debated at the upcoming Natural Beauty Summit America (New York, May 15-17).
Improvements to the regulation of cosmetics in Australia in the past year include the addition of a distinct cosmetic standard to the Australian Organic Standard (AOS).
“The AOS now includes a well regulated and precise set of requirements for cosmetics, compared to previous strongly food based standards,” says BFA cosmetic sub-committee chair Akiko Nicholls.
“Meeting these new requirements does present a greater challenge to cosmetics manufacturers, but there are Australian Certified Organic clients who have overcome those challenges and (in doing so) are delivering products at a high standard actively sought by consumers.”
Eliza McGivern, marketing manager of Australia’s Sydney Essential Oil Co. says the business, which specialises in trade sales of personal care and cosmetic ingredients, is experiencing growth. But she adds there are obstacles to overcome before cosmetics can enjoy the rapid climb experienced by the organic food sector.
“Growth of organic cosmetic products has been weak in comparison to organic food, as the manufacturing standard has only recently been made specific to cosmetics.”
“Nevertheless, demand for the product is increasing and manufacturers are investing in more R&D to make compliant product that also meets the aesthetic demands of the consumer,” she says.
Ms. McGivern says other challenges in the cosmetic sector include:
• Ingredient availability and cost - “availability depends on the season and seasonal
price rises can occur on top of products already at a premium”
• Product development – “organic (natural) ingredients perform uniquely and cannot
simply be substituted for conventional cosmetic chemical ingredients, so extensive
R&D is necessary”
• Marketing claims – “Products touted as ‘contains organic’ are not truly compliant
organic products. Those who do pursue and achieve fully compliant certified status
can find themselves competing on an unlevel playing field in the marketplace and we
do see evidence of this”
Ms. Nicholls says preservatives and emulsifiers have presented particular problems in cosmetics regulation.
“We have formed the BFA Cosmetics Sub-committee which allows us to assess ingredient proposals and issues on a case by case basis. Our organic cosmetic standard is still developing and we welcome industry feedback,” she says.
Ms. McGivern says the approval of several emulsifiers and preservatives will open up sector opportunities.
“Production of organic cosmetic products will increase and a full assortment of personal care products will be available at the highest certification level,” she predicts.
International cosmetic opportunity has organics covered
Austrade have reported substantial opportunities for the export of all natural, organic and high end luxury cosmetic products to key markets.
These markets include Spain – where specialty cosmetics retail sales have risen 13 per cent since 1998 - and France, where there is reportedly an increasing trend for ‘cosmebio’ (organic cosmetic labels). Environmental concerns are of prime importance to cosmetic and toiletries manufacturing companies in France with a key focus on recycling, biodegradable products and packaging, and replacement of harmful ingredients.
Some opportunities are reported in the Phillipines (one of Asia’s fastest growing markets for cosmetic and wellness products). Austrade says Filipinos are starting to appreciate organic and all natural products – however, say heavy introductory marketing such as educational seminars and free samples are required.
In the U.S, growth in retail sales of natural and organic skincare, hair care and cosmetics is expected to be strong (retail sales predicted around $7.9 billion by 2009).
Health warnings, environmental concerns, ethical buying concerns, therapy awareness and organic attitudes have all contributed to growth in popularity.
What other trends are there in cosmetics?
According to Austrade, niche category lines are faring well. Organic could be marketed in combination with the following trends:
- Increasing popularity of men’s lifestyle products
- Rising sales of anti-ageing products to baby boomers
- Increasing popularity of distinct youth products
- Ultra niche products including those containing botanical extracts, plant acids, enzymes,
herbs, vitamins, proteins, and food ingredients.
- Cosmeceuticals – one of the strongest trends in the cosmetics market, also subject to
confusion and ambiguity in regulation and labelling. Cosmeceuticals are ‘functional
products’, aiming to combine personal care with some of the benefits of medical or over-
the-counter/ drug products. Some cosmeceuticals are naturally derived and some are
synthetic.
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29
March
2008
As reported in the last issue of Organic Bytes, OCA’s new expose on carcinogens found in various products misleadingly labeled as “organic” and “natural” is sending shockwaves through the personal care industry. The OCA and Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap Company have now filed Cease and Desist letters with the various companies who are labeling their products as “organic,” despite the fact that a number of their products tested positive for the cancer-causing synthetic ingredient 1,4-Dioxane, including Jason’s, Nature’s Gate, and Kiss My Face, among others. The OCA is demanding that these companies reformulate their products to remove petrochemicals and 1,4-Dioxane or else remove “organic” label claims from their packaging. Offending companies who do not contractually agree by Earth Day 2008 to clean up their act will be sued by the OCA. To avoid tainted products, OCA recommends that consumers look for the “USDA Organic” seal on body care products and cosmetics. If you don’t see the seal, it may not be truly organic. To see a list of body care and home cleaning products tainted with with 1,4-Dioxane
Look for the USDA Organic Seal 
when shopping for organic personal care products
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