Wellness and Beyond

To be quite honest, I never thought I would wind up on a blog sharing with others how to be mindful of their health. That being said, for nearly three years now I have been studying how to maintain good health by being aware of what you feed your body ... both on the inside and on the outside. I have learned in those three years that it DOES matter what you put on your skin. What goes on will be absorbed. (If you don't believe this, then just think of the nicotine patch and the estrogen patch.) So it just blows my mind that no one ever told me before (or that I couldn't figure it out on my own) that products that I use on a daily basis could cause me problems in the long run. I didn't stop to think about the chemicals in my makeup that penetrate the skin or about the man-made cumulative sweeteners in my diet Coke. I didn't know that the baby oil that I put on my babies came from the same place that my car oil came from, just much more refined. But now I know and now I must share. Since I have gained this new awareness of maintaining good health, I have made many new friends who share the same concern and I am grateful to God for all the knowledge and friends he has placed in my life.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I truly hope you will visit often as I share how to improve your appearance, your health, and your life.

~Julie

Posted by Julie Alexander on Monday, April 03, 2006 at 8:18 PM | Permalink