Pure water, earth, plants, minerals, the ocean…offers human beings healing, comfort, shelter, and everything we need to live comfortably. Skilled doctors and surgeons compliment nature with their ability to heal. Add exercise, massage, acupuncture, and other healing arts, and we have a recipe for abundance and well-being that harmonizes with the natural balance of human beings and the planet.

Living is often hard, exhausting work. Physical labor tones, strengthens, detoxifies, and keeps our bodies working optimally. Long ago life was very physical. Then our brains devised ways to give us more free time, ease, and rest – something we can all appreciate! The problem came when people started substituting artificial, synthetic chemicals for nature in the entire scheme of things to get faster and more aggressive results. Instead of backbreaking work, weeds can be killed with herbicides and pesticides. Pesky bugs can be exterminated with insecticides. We can eat junk food and take synthetic pills to make us feel better. We can waylay sickness by killing germs on countertops with strong, lab-generated chemicals. This brings us to the Bad News, Equation #1:

Synthetic drugs, known to be toxic and degenerate health, build up in the human body, accumulate in the vast oceans and lakes where they are magnified in the fish we eat, collect in the soil where we grow our crops, and in the fresh water that we drink. Constant contaminant poisoning has been linked to the development of asthma, cancer, digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, obesity, and more. Our bodies just don’t know what to do with the junk. We might get quicker results, but the question to ask is what quality of life are we living?

We were made from the dust of the earth. From out of the earth comes the ingredients we need to stay healthy. It’s true, and it makes sense. For so long we have trusted companies to create safe, quality, healthful products and food. Now we’re not sure who to trust. Companies tell us their products are safe, and even spend billions of dollars in advertising to prove it: beautiful, witty, fun-loving people enjoying life to the extreme using their products, drugs, or eating their food. And the health fanatics are – well, just weird!

Or are they? Perhaps we’ve gotten so far away from living close to the earth that we can’t understand those doing it.

Miessence – an advant-garde company formulating beautiful, clean, potent products from nature that make you think twice about the chemicals you’re using.

Go into your bathroom and take a look at the labels on the following products: toothpaste, mouthwash, body wash, bar soap, hand soap, deodorant, lotion, and body powder. Do they sound like ingredients from nature or from a lab? You’ll have to be savvy because many companies hide artificial ingredients in words that sound like nature, but are actually chemically derived. Also, the word ‘natural’ allows plant ingredients to be genetically-modified, and grown with the application of toxic chemicals. And if the fragrance smells like no mango or coconut you’ve ever smelled before, it’s probably fake. Then remember that your skin is the body’s largest organ, and that it absorbs all the ingredients you rub onto it. Even the fumes can be dangerous.

Now, take a look at these pure ingredients in the same products made gently and respectfully by Miessence: certified organic (co) aloe vera leaf juice, (co) essential oils and extracts, (co) avocado and sunflower seed oils, (co) shea fruit butter, (co) coconut oil, white kaolin clay, sea salt…

Sound different? And the side-effects of using ingredients straight from unspoiled nature soothe, comfort, revitalise, restore, and beautify – naturally!

Miessence has made the process of utilising nature simple for you – without the nasty chemicals and backbreaking, physical labor! And it wasn’t that difficult. We’ve put together a Healthy Bathroom Changeover Pack at 20% off the retail price for the month of July. So many vibrant, fresh ingredients waiting to work their magic on you!

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GreenBizCheck

GreenBizCheck is a global technology-based environmental certification program for any company with an office. Office buildings and associated activities are responsible for nearly 35% of all carbon emissions. Their program helps companies to quickly implement sustainable environmental practices which save money, conserve energy, water, resources, and minimize waste. The criteria is rigorous, like training to compete in the Olympics, and so worth it when you win. In this case winning their gold
certification means others benefit too.

Here are just a few of the things that ONEgroup has accomplished:

• 10% reduction in power – IT (software monitoring and hardware usage), lighting, printers and monitors. Simply put: if it’s not in use, it’s off.
• 50% reduction in paper usage by them and their suppliers combined. That’s 7 boxes – 38 reams – 19,000 sheets of paper – 2.3 trees per month – or over 25 trees a year!
• Staff and customer education – our staff asks our customers and shops if they recycle.
• In-house recycling program and a staff eco-suggestion page on company intranet.
• Recycled and unbleached paper only used for stationary.
• Unwanted mail collected and returned to sender, advising not to be sent ongoing.
• List on company intranet of subscription magazines to be shared.
• All fax cover sheets eliminated.
• 100% biodegradable plastic bags and bin liners used within company operations.
• Living plants in offices.
• Work from home program for applicable staff.

Additional ONEgroup Green certifications include:

GreenPower
100% Electricity use offset against renewable Wind energy.

GreenFleet
All transportation/freight from office world wide is carbon offset with a government approved calculation and tree planting program.

“Live what we preach. Preach what we live. Change the world!”

source: miessence news046 June 2010

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And remember, our kids are consuming these supplemental drinks and foods too, and we’re sticking them in their lunch boxes thinking we’re doing something loving and nurturing.

What is the bottom line for a company who manufacturers and sells potentially dangerous products under the guise of “health drinks and food” – your health or their bank accounts?

Our bottom line is to get you and your loved ones healthy!

That’s why we’re offering this 10% discount on Berry Radical, so that you can experience the pure, feel good, health building properties of this potent, energizing drink.  Simply enter Promotion Code berry10 during checkout.

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Worry-free beauty from Miessence – that’s our specialty!

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Here are some of the alarming facts about the average number of chemicals found in everyday personal care products, including some of the worst offenders:

If you did your math, you discovered that after your nice shower or bath that’s supposed to cleanse you of waste, dirt and pollution, you could be adding up to 475 toxic chemicals to your body! And remember, your skin absorbs what’s put on it. And that’s just after one shower or bath. Most of us apply lotions and lipstick and other products throughout the day, and wash it all off at the end of the day, and then reapply the lotions and potions and creams. Unfortunately, many of the absorbed, potentially toxic chemicals aren’t flushed out of the body, so they build up day after day, year after year, compromising your health.

That’s the bad news – here’s the good news

The good news is that miessence doesn’t contain ANY toxic manmade, synthetic chemicals – not ONE! Every product is vital and pure. But they do have side-effects: soothing, restoring and beautifying skin and hair, evening skin tone, adding a rosy blush to cheeks… Beauty the way it used to be…
Beauty the way to still can be… Beauty the way it should be… That’s miessence!

Learn more about chemicals you need to stay far away from by visiting the miessence website. Your body will thank you!

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A dreamy, certified organic Unscented Massage Oil that feels like silk on your skin. Cold-processed and hand-blended with exquisite botanical oils that provide a nice slip for a relaxation massage and enough drag for deep tissue work.

- Unrefined, high linoleic acid sunflower oil ensures superior skin compatibility and increases moisture content.

- Unrefined avocado oil contains vitamins A, B1, B2, Pantothenic acid, vitamin E and lecithin, all excellent for dry and wrinkled skin that needs regeneration.

- Organic jojoba oil is a highly penetrating liquid wax that is similar in composition to the skin’s natural sebum.

- Organic rosemary CO2 extract fights against free radical formation.

Not all massage oils are created equally. If it isn’t certified organic, unrefined and cold-pressed, it isn’t the best. Your skin – the body’s largest organ – absorbs what’s put on it. Massaging oils into the skin causes even deeper penetration. Harsh, toxic chemicals, including artificial fragrances, are absorbed by the skin, getting in the way of pure, deep healing and relaxation.

Add your own essential oils! miessence Unscented Massage Oil blended with miessence certified organic Essential Oils offer almost endless sensory possibilities. Whether giving or receiving, massage isn’t just a luxury, it’s a healthful, drug-free, allover body tonic!

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“The physician must be experienced in many things, but most assuredly in rubbing.” - Hippocrates

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So where do we still find pure, uncontaminated botanicals in this ever-increasing toxic world?

Our shea butter comes from Ghana. Women hunt and gather the only fair-trade, organic shea nuts in the world. The butter is hand-kneaded in baskets hand-woven for that very purpose.

Frankincense hails from Somalia. Providing frankincense essential oil for miessence supplements the semi-nomadic Samburu’s income. The valuable resin is collected from the Boswelia bush and transported by donkeys.

Cinnamon and Clove Essential Oils and Tamanu Oil come from Madagascar. Our Fair-trade suppliers organized a mobile still to steam distil oils so farmers in Madagascar can receive fair wage from their crops.

Our new, certified organic, hand-blended botanical perfumes are the latest editions to our miessence range that embody our high standards of purity. Because, really, what smells better than nature?

I’d Like to See the Perfumes

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I have been using the toothpaste since my first order arrived the first of February. My husband has been using since sometime in February/March when our other toothpaste ran empty. Well….my husband went for his first dental exam in about 10 years on March 10th. His teeth were wonderful, but he had some severe gaps from progressed periodontal disease. When checking for the spacing of gums to the teeth, our dentist prefers nothing higher than a 3. Luke had several 7 and 8′s! They did serious deep cleaning of quadrants of his mouth in March and April.

Then, he began his every 3 month checkup. In July they couldn’t believe how well his gums were already healing and responding. I thought Luke was just telling me stories. Well, he just had another 3 month cleaning and they said after the February cleaning, he will probably be able to go to every 6 months. His hygienist kept saying how she couldn’t believe how much they have improved and how she has never seen gums improve so quickly. Most patients are on the every 3 months for a few years with excellent care. Praise Luke for sharing how he stopped using conventional toothpaste and began using “this organic toothpaste Michelle sells.” In less than a year, my husband went from severe periodontal disease to minor gingivitis.

Please follow the link for more information on Miessence toothpaste.

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The perfume boom began when Jacques Guerlain created Shalimar in 1925, and Francois Coty launched his fragrances, Grasse, Chypre de Coty, and La Rose Jacqueminot. Scientific advances during WWII enabled the creation of even more complex chemical perfume classics like Opium, Chanel No. 5, and 4711.

When Charles Revson created Charlie for Revlon, women began buying perfume for themselves. Cosmetic counters everywhere were flooded with a glut of synthetic perfumes created by multinationals and their imitators. From there the industry has flourished. And in fact, in the weeks leading up to Christmas this year, it is expected that a bottle of Chanel No.5 perfume will sell every 30 seconds around the globe!

The good news is that consumers are growing more discerning. And with increasing alarms over the impact of synthetic perfumes on the health of both people and the planet, there is now a move towards boutique or niche scents, perfume produced in small quantities by traditionally trained artisans. Often billed as ‘natural’, many of these perfumes still contain potentially harmful synthetic ingredients.

But not Miessence. Our six, glorious, botanical perfumes are certified organic. That means that they contain only pure, unadulterated essential oils, extracts, and absolutes. No toxic synthetic chemicals. Ever. A pure, pristine scent you will be proud to wear. That’s because you’re worth it, and we know it!

Source: MiTimes 007

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Banning synthetic smells from the workplace is turning out to be the social issue of the century. More and more people are suffering from multiple chemical sensitivities, (MCS Syndrome), with reported allergic reactions such as headaches, dizziness, irritability, hypertension, and depression. Providing these people with a fragrance-free environment has become such a critical issue that it won’t go away.

The concern has been taken up worldwide and continues to grow in intensity. Australian environmental specialist Dr. Mark Donohoe has been quoted as saying that he believes the chemical fragrance issue may become even larger than the anti-smoking campaigns of the past. Already, anti-fragrance reform is taking effect in the most unlikely places. England’s Lady Mar is a well-known campaigner on chemical poisoning issues in the UK. In 2004, she almost single-handedly succeeded in stopping the excessive use of synthetic colognes and perfumes in the resolutely traditionalist British House of Lords.

The European Committee has instigated research to evaluate the uses of all chemicals on the European market. Germany already has regulations to fight synthetic fragrance issues. And in the US, employees are claiming protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

But, for now, it appears that control is more likely to be exerted by employers responding to workers’ complaints. Writing in the Melbourne Age (2004), Elisabeth King said, ‘…after banning the wearing of freshly dry-cleaned clothes, perfumes, and over-fragranced cleaning products on a trial basis, they (employers) often discover that all of their employees, not just MCS sufferers, feel much better.’

Miessence understands how chemically sensitive people feel. That’s why we created six pure scents made out of certified organic flowers and plants. That’s why you’ll never find a synthetic chemical in any of our products. Smell Good. Feel Good. Look Good. You can trust us because we’re Miessence.

For more information or to purchase certified organic botanical perfumes click, here.

Source: MiTimes 007

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