I just had the opportunity to watch the movie STINK!  and I am appalled.  I actually couldn't make it through on the first sitting because it made me so mad!  I know too many people with cancer and auto-immune diseases and endocrine issues. It is insanity. 

You NEED to watch this movie on Netflix.  https://www.netflix.com/title/80076581

It all started with a man that lost his wife to cancer and is raising his two girls alone. He bought Christmas Pajamas from the tween store JUSTICE and the clothes were coated in stinky chemicals --as most garments are, so he started contacting the company, the CEO, and the FDA to find out what chemicals were on the pajamas and discovered that they aren’t required by law to tell consumers what is on the clothes that we put on our children!!! Ultimately, he send them out to a lab to have them tested and found that there were several chemicals including chemicals that were banned from being used on Children’s pajamas 30 years ago!!! 😵 How does this happen in the USA?!? Please watch, I am beyond disgusted and angry by being lulled into a false sense of protection.
Here are some of the facts from the documentary:
🔻In 2009, the President's Cancer Panel Report announced cancer risks due to toxic chemicals were grossly underestimated and that "chemicals are devastating American lives."😵
🔻In the 1960s, a woman's lifetime cancer risk was 1 in 20. Today, it's 1 in 8.😷
🔻The FDA deans products “safe” for the public based on testing performed by the companies requesting their approval.🤑
🔻A company is not required by law to list all its ingredients, and how they label their product is not regulated by the FDA. 🤐
🔻"Fragrance" has countless hidden chemicals under this one term - a company is not required to tell you which ones. These chemicals are typically known endocrine and hormone disrupters, and in many cases may cause cancer.🤢
🔻When one reporter had her blood tested, the results showed hundreds of chemicals linked to cancer and heart disease.😱
🔻Studies on pregnant women have found hundreds of toxic chemicals in their bloodstreams and nearly all of those same chemicals were present in the baby's bloodstream - before birth. Many of them known as cancer causing chemicals!🤒
Women and girls use up to 20 products a day with fragrance.

I am beyond grateful that my family has spent the last year ditching & switching from some of these harmful chemicals! 🙌 I know I can’t change what I can’t control but I vow to change MY Tiny World and I hope that you will want to change yours!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Please download an app, that can scan the products in your everyday life and see what's inside. It Is YOUR responsibility to make informed choices - your future and the future of your family depends on it. 🌱❤️


More resources about Fragrance:

https://thechalkboardmag.com/secret-life-of-fragrance-the-toxic-truth-we-need-to-talk-about
https://www.womensvoices.org/greenscreen-for-safer-chemicals-list-translator-scores-for-fragrance-chemicals/


From the FDA website:
Some individuals may be allergic or sensitive to certain ingredients in cosmetics, food, or other products, even if those ingredients are safe for most people. Some components of fragrance formulas may have a potential to cause allergic reactions or sensitivities for some people. 
FDA does not have the same legal authority to require allergen labeling for cosmetics as for food.  So, if you are concerned about fragrance sensitivities, you may want to choose products that are fragrance free, and check the ingredient list carefully. If consumers have questions, they may choose to contact the manufacturer directly. 

During June July & August we are swapping and sharing! In my Cups Overflowing Young Living Member’s community we are all learning and sharing with each other about chemical awareness and making choices to swap out for safer products in our home. In this series I will give ideas for products to buy or make to fit your budget and family’s needs. 💕
There is a contest with prizes for those of you playing along at home! Summer Swap details

Your mouth is very absorbent so anything in your toothpaste has a direct line to your bloodstream.
Conventional toothpaste commonly contains the following ingredients which can be harmful to your health.
Fluoride: There have been 34 human and 100 animal studies linking fluoride to brain damage, lower IQ in children, health-related issues like thyroid disease, arthritis, dementia, immune system issues and even infertility. BUT I NEED FLOURIDE, DONT I? NO! Do your research! The added risks outweigh the perceived benefits. Also, EOs can be really effective at remineralization as well, if we get the junk out of the way.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or SLS: Makes your toothpaste foamy. Ditch the foam! we don't need it to be clean. SLS is registered as an insecticide and industrial degreaser.
Artificial Sweeteners: Avoid! Avoid!
Triclosan: This chemical is linked to antibiotic resistance and endocrine disruption and was BANNED from hand sanitizers but is still in toothpaste!
Young living has 4 different naturally derived toothpastes with NO fluoride, sulfates, dyes, synthetic colorants, or artificial colorants. My favorite is the Detarome Plus, it's a little more minty and smooth. Others love Aromabright.

DIY Oral Care
DIY Remineralizing Toothpaste
+ 3 T solid coconut oil
+ 3 T boiling water (may need more for thinning)
+ 3/4 t real salt
+ 1 t baking soda
+ 2 T bentonite clay
+ 1/4 t thieves oil
+ 1/4 t peppermint oil
+ high quality plastic squeeze tubes, 3 oz

Mouthwash
In glass container like a mason jar, add the following:
1/3 bottle Thieves mouthwash
2/3 good filtered water
2 drops peppermint
Shake shake!!!

Hand soap can be loaded with things that are harmful to our bodies - SLS and Fragrances can be endocrine disrupters. I thought I was choosing safe “green” products but after I researched them I learned that common “clean” brands still have so many harmful things in them! Watch out for greenwashing, friends!

Alternatives!
Buy: Thieves Foaming Hand Soap or Lavender Foaming Hand Soap

Make: DIY Foaming soap! Very cost effective!!
What you’ll need:
Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap - Unscented Baby https://amzn.to/2XFLUGg
Foaming Pumps https://amzn.to/2Gyl4ZK
Vitamin E Oil https://amzn.to/2GHaeSu
10-15 drops Essential oils of your choice! I like lavender lemon peppermint or Thieves!

How-to video: (its’s public)
https://www.facebook.com/lisamarieyau/videos/10109138883580927?s=8611339&sfns=mo

These make really nice gifts and it’s so easy to keep refilling, less waste!

This post contains an affiliate link to Brain Harmony, whom we chose as the home provider for the listening system.  We have been loving working with Brain Harmony, and this home program is such a great fit for us.  They are the largest provider of home program ILS systems in the country and I feel very secure in knowing that they have expertise in this,  much more than the original provider who initially exposed us to the ILS systems.  

I don't like to post stuff about while I'm on vacation because that's a security risk lol but I have been wanting to share this story for days....

We checked into a small privately owned hotel last week and I immediately had issues breathing and a headache. It was loaded with air fresheners and febreeze and fragrance-laden detergent that I haven't used in years. I found all the air fresheners and hid them in a cabinet lol. But I couldn't escape sleeping on it and wiping my body with the towels. 😷

By day 2 I started to get nosebleeds. My son was sneezing and itching. My respiratory channels were inflamed. 4 days later it is finally calming down.

Insanity.

It's been 10 years since I had a plug-in in my house or used febreeze. 20 since I used Tide or any scented laundry detergent. I used to be on asthma medication. I didn’t choose to become a hippy but my heath demanded I make some changes... I had to adopt a cleaner lifestyle to get myself in a better place from all of those symptoms, so many of which were caused by the chemicals in my environment. I remember having nosebleeds and allergies regularly since teenage years.

Now I can't even walk down the cleaning aisle in the store without getting a headache and having trouble breathing.

Are you sensitive to the air freshener stuff? Or maybe you are getting headaches but don't know the cause? Ever heard about the frog in the pot experiment? Basically they put a frog in a pot and slowly slowly increased the temperature exposing the frog to higher temps, but his body adjusted because it was incremental. Then, just at around boiling point he realized it was too hot and he was in danger, he tried to jump out but his strength had been depleted by adapting to the heat all that time and it was too late for him. The comparison here is to something called bioaccumulation, where we get exposed to toxins here and there and tolerate small increments of them but the buildup over time is having health consequences.

Since we started using essential oils and clean products I know our bodies are in a better state, able to fight off what comes our way, not slowed down by the junk. It’s a cruel reminder to be back among the things that had me feeling so terrible a decade ago. I’m never going back to that lifestyle.

We are the only ones who are going to care about what’s best for us. Are you advocating for yourself and your family by choosing safe products? If not, what are your barriers? I know it can be a bit overwhelming to make changes, been there for sure. Because of how bumpy my journey has been I want to help others and share what I’ve learned so it doesn’t have to be so hard for others. Let me know if you want me to share resources with you to find your own path to cleaner living. 💚💛

There's a diffuser sale going on right now that is insane and includes 2 unicorn sized oils. 
Ready to make a lifestyle change? Get this PSK and diffuser bundle and have one diffuser for your bedroom and your living room, and 14 oils.  This value is unprecedented and the silver diffuser bundle will sell out fast.  More sale details