Got MSM?

AKA. methyl-sulfonyl-methane

MSM is the abbreviation for methyl-sulfonyl-methane, a naturally occuring sulfur compound and found in tissues and fluids of plants, of animals, and of people. We are composed of five basic elements, being oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon and sulfur. Of our sulphur component, 85% of this is from MSM and its related compounds.

Every single cell in our body needs sulfur. Sulfur forms blood proteins and amino acids, provides the chemical links for forming collagen, is important for healthy hair, skin, and nails, activates and helps us utilize vitamins, used to manufacture bile necessary for proper digestion, for maintaining the important PH acid-alkaline balance, assists in insulin production and carbohydrate metabolism.

Posted by The Indigo Earth on Thu, 31 Jul 2008
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Raw Food

Perhaps a better name would be natural food.

You’ve probably heard about Raw Food, also known as Living Foods and Natural Hygiene. All word
p. s, that when first heard, may denote some negative images. Raw Food makes me think of raw meat, Living Foods causes me to think of actually living meat, and Natural Hygiene has me thinking about natural soap and feminine products. But what it really does mean is eating fruits, vegetables and grains in their natural state, that being not cooked and not processed.

For 4 million years we humans ate raw food, our entire bodily systems evolved around this very life sustaining practice. Cooking food causes a variety of changes to the nutrient value of it. Cooking our fruits and vegetables ruins the ‘structured water’ in these items making it less biologically processable. Cooking also destroys 50 percent of that food’s protein and 50 – 80 percent of the vitamins and minerals are destroyed. Cooking breaks down pesticides into more easily assimilated compounds, leading to a loss in oxygen and an increase in free radicals.

Posted by The Indigo Earth on Thu, 31 Jul 2008
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Bentonite Clay

A Natural and Effective Internal Cleanser

Historically, bentonite clay has been used for centuries as a natural and effective internal cleanser. Clay is known for it’s detoxifying abilities. Bentonite clay got it’s name due to being recognized in the cretaceous rocks in Fort Benton, Wyoming, one of the world’s largest bentonite clay concentrations. This medicinal clay comes from an ancient seabed, where volcanic ash fell into a shallow inland sea, collecting sea minerals and forming a layer of highly mineralized clay.

Bentonite clay is considered one of the most effective natural intestinal detoxifying agents available. The liquefied clay contains minerals that are able to absorb toxins and deliver mineral nutrients while passing undigested through the body. The toxins it absorbs are heavy metals, free radicals and pesticides, where they are eliminated through usual bodily functions.

Posted by The Indigo Earth on Thu, 31 Jul 2008
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Hyaluronic Acid

Positive press on it’s healthful benefits

Hyaluronic Acid, also known as Hyaluron or HA, has been getting some positive press on it’s healthful benefits. ABC News did a story on a village in Japan named Yuzuri Hara where over 10% of the population is 85 years or older.

In the US, the percent of those over 85 years is 1.5%. Some studies believe this may be due to a unique diet of Hyaluron Acid rich root vegetables, being satsumaimo (a type of sweet potato); satoimo (a sticky white potato); konyaku (a gelatinous root vegetable concoction); and imoji (a potato).

Posted by The Indigo Earth on Thu, 31 Jul 2008
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Books

Some of our favorites

In our natural soap store we used a variety of books to help us create natural and therapeutic products. There are books that truly promoting natural ingredients and some that are promoting do it yourself products, which are not always natural.

Posted by The Indigo Earth on Thu, 31 Jul 2008
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