Lavender

About a month ago, someone told me to stay away from Lavender essential oils.  "They mimic estrogen".  So I stopped and started asking questions and doing some research.  My sister, AKA My Angel, Research Rawkstar, and a plethora of knowledge, discovered some articles stating that it was a hormone disruptor.  We should stay away from it.  Especially adolescences.  Boys and girls.

We brought it up to someone we trust and her response was, "I don't buy that.  I have been using it on myself and my grandchildren for years."  You all know that that is NOT a good response or a good way to look at it.  I could do several posts on all the things we thought were safe and are now finding out that they are harmful.  Shoot.  My mom smoked while pregnant with all of us because the doctors said it was fine.  Zolfran (given for nausea) is starting to cause birth defects.  I first heard of Zolfran from a friend who took it EVERY day of her pregnancy.  I took it a few times during chemo.  Just because 100 people use it with no ill effects, doesn't prove it is not harmful.

We can get frustrated, shake our fists at the heavens, and ignore that we know this.  Or we can do our own research and find out what is best for you and your family - to use said product, limit it, or stay away from it.

One response I have gotten from people (after they have asked me about something that I am doing) is, "Everything causes cancer!  You can't get away from it!"  This drives me crazy.  First of all, if you are asking me, then I have to assume you WANT to know the truth.  So put down your defenses and learn.  Be your own advocate and sit down and research.  You should be researching for at least 30 minutes. There are so many websites out there so start marking the ones that seem legit and the most helpful.  You can find articles to support something and find just as many that debunk it.  So trust your gut.  And what works for you and yours.  I am VERY extreme, so lots of things that I can't do, you probably can.

Let's start with Lavender.  In essential oil form and all others.  Have you heard about Lavender being harmful?  Have you had an experience with it - good or bad?  Let's share and figure this out together.

Since this discovery, I have been reading all labels and it is in a lot of things - lotions, soaps, deodorants, lip balm, etc.  Start checking your labels and let me know what you find!

"You can't get away from it!"  I disagree.  You can minimize the amount of cancerous materials you put in your body and on your body.  Is it easy?  Of course not.  But it is worth it.  And it gets easier the longer you do it.  I know for myself, when I learn that something could possibly be harmful to our health, there is no way my family will use it.  And I have also learned that most things that are good for you are not easy.  But worth it.

We will take the time to to research which iPhone is the best.  Hours and hours.  And ask friends what they suggest.  Look at reviews.  Etc, etc, etc.  We should also have that much enthusiasm researching which foods and toiletries are the best.  It is the difference between feeling lousy and feeling good. You are worth it.

YOU ARE WORTH IT.