Making The Switch

I've recently decided to make the switch.

THE switch.

I'm going organic.

It's not that big of a deal, 

but it is to me I guess. 

Just doing my normal thing on the internet,

(you know hitting the stumble button almost mindlessly)

when I seemed to get article after article about going organic,

switching make up, and tooth paste and shampoo,

switching to organic and natural food. 

I did my own bit of research for quite some time. 

Gathering facts, numbers and statistics. 

It didn't take long before I made my decision. 

I wrote to Brad, who was at work and said.

"I'm going organic with food, and getting more natural makeup products.

It's something I've always wanted to do.

But certain things wouldn't allow me.. like money, and relationships.

But I feel good about my decision. 

I got home and literally threw my deodorant and makeup away.

Anything that contained parabens. 

Parabens are a chemical compound found in everyday toiletry products including moisturizers, make-up, shaving foam, tanning lotions and toothpaste.

They are present in processed meats, and medicine.

They have found that parabens have been present in nearly all cases of breast cancer. 

That was enough to scare me, even if the link hasn't been confirmed. 
Parabens aren't the only thing that scared me..
Even looking into toothpaste scared me a bit.


"Ingredients that are used in the creation of engine degreasers 
and floor cleaners should not be going in to your mouth."

I went out and bought new makeup and toiletries

that don't contain harsh chemicals, parabens or sulphates. 

I went grocery shopping, and bought new organic food.

This switch won't be hard at all.

I shop at natural food stores for Gluten Free foods,

and I'm used to reading the ingredients of just about everything I put in or on my body.

Organic food is a bit more expensive.
Natural shampoos and conditioners are pricey.
But until I learn to make my own, 
and until I have a big enough space for a garden..


I'm sticking to it.
The first bite of that salad was enough to confirm it.
I've never tasted a tomato that was as tomatoey- and it's not even tomato season. 


Please don't think I'm paranoid,
I'm really not. 
(Though I am a bit of a conspiracy theorist.)


I didn't make any rash decisions, 
and it felt pretty good to throw out the cheap makeup.
It feels pretty good to go home and eat healthy.


"Although organic food is more expensive, you can’t put a price tag on good health. Besides, by buying less junk food, you will have plenty of extra money left over to put towards high quality organic food. Although occasional consumption of conventionally farmed food is not likely to do much harm, eating it at every meal amounts to an enormous amount of contaminated food that you put through your body.
Over the course of weeks, months, years, and decades, the toxins accumulate and the consequences can be drastic. If and when you reach the point of disease, you may wonder why you’re suddenly sick. However, it wasn’t sudden at all and maybe that’s something you should consider next time you’re buying food."
This except can be found here.


And the day I decided to switch, my friend Erica posted this. 

And of course I can't forget to post this..


"We will create medicine that will make them sicker and cause other diseases for which we will create yet more medicine. When their teeth decay we will fill them with metals that will kill their mind and steal their future. We will start early on, when their minds are young, we will target their children with what children love most, sweet things. When they give birth we will inject poisons into the blood of their children and convince them it is for their help. their true effect. Those they look up to will help. We will enlist them to push our poisons. We will teach them that the poisons are good, with fun images and musical tones. We must be ingenious in dispensing the poisons for they can see far. The poisons will be hidden in everything that surrounds them, in what they drink, eat, breathe and wear. From all this, their children will be born dead, and we will conceal this information. The poisons will be absorbed through their skin and mouths, they will destroy their minds and reproductive systems. The soft metals will cause them to lose their minds. We will promise to find a cure from our many fronts, yet we will feed them more poison. They will be blanketed by poisons everywhere they turn. We will use soft metals, ageing accelerators and sedatives in food and water, also in the air. We will use our knowledge of science and technology in subtle ways so they will never see what is happening. We will keep their lifespan short and their minds weak while pretending to do the opposite."


And if you are interested in even more stuff like that.. 
Check out this place.

I know that sort of thing is a bit controversial.. 
but thank goodness for freedom of speech.