Purest Products
November 2007 Newsletter

In this issue:

Message from Toni

November Specials

Interview with Sean

Customer Comments

People I Like To Support

Private Labeling

I've been hearing you this past month! You are talking about MRSA and the twenty-two schools that were closed in Washington. One woman in Utah is preparing an entire course for mothers based on the book, "What To Do When Antibiotics Don't Work."  She told me this book is very important to her well-being. She shows it to people she meets and tells them about the phyto-aromatherapy formulas. Some say, "Oh, I remember those people when they lived here.  I've got that book somewhere. I'd better read it again." So, yes, one person can make a huge difference.  In your circle of influence, I hope you will be that one.  Please... be that one.

Now, in case you didn't already know this, Utah is where I lived for many years.  It is considered to be the "be prepared" state.  The state government is not the reason for the prepardness, it's the committment of individuals who learn about ways to stay healthy and alive when disasters strike.

When emergencies come...you don't expect your state to take care of you, right? Keep you healthy?  Give you food and water? Medicines? There will never be enough to go around if state after state is on an "urgent need" statis. No state is truly equipped to handle the masses.... disease outbreaks, flooding, crop failures.  I think we all remember New Orleans just a few years ago. A close friend, Jennifer Abrahams-White, just spent a week there with the dream of moving back where she was born. She recently told me the air quality is so unsafe, she would never go back. The mold growth in New Orleans makes it not a wise choice for her at this time.

My good friend and acclaimed aromatherapist, Cecilia Salvesen told me just last week, that in her opinion at least, it isn't IF the avian flu is coming, it's only WHEN. And... if it keeps mutating will the medicines work? Cecilia told me that essential oils will be more valuable than ever to have on hand.  I believe this. And, you will see legalities try and prevent them from being 'over the counter' very shortly.

Maybe it's time for you to think about your own level of prepardness. I know my heart and mind have spent a lot of time pondering my own future and how I'm going to equip myself for what appears to be some years of great change in the way I live.  Do you know how you are going to navigate through whatever comes your way?

For me, part of my preperation will include living in a small rural community away from large cities I'll maintain the growing of my own vegetables and herbs, and I'll continue to make my own wheat bread. I'll continue to dehydrate...especially apples, which are always comfort food to me.  I'll stick with my vegetarian diet. I'll continue to rely on my essential oils and herbals to keep my immune system strong.  Oh, and most importantly... I will not allow myself to be in the emotion of fear.  I believe to stay away from the emotions of panic and fear is most important. So, my life is not going to change very much except for my physical location.  I'll keep ya'll posted on that. Looks like I'd heading towards North Carolina.

I hope you enjoy reading the interview with my eldest son Sean, about MRSA. I certainly enjoyed talking with him. Sean, who is an RN, works with a specialized open heart surgery team in St. George, UT.  I trust what Sean tells me.  He is steady and not given to drama. Lots of common sense...a good head on his handsome shoulders with a funny sense of humor.  

Stay Well, Be Blessed and  Remember .....

"If you make people think they are thinking, they will love you.

But, if you really make them think... you might get a different reaction."

(Thanks to Val Ryan for sharing this thought with me.)

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Toni: "Hey."

Sean: "Hey back."

Toni: "You already know what I want to talk about... MRSA. What is it?"

Sean: "Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.... (MRSA).  It is a bacterial infection that is resistant to certain anti-biotics. Methicillin would be one of the treatments for a staph infection.  MRSA is resistant to methicillin, as well as other common antibiotics."

Toni: "How is MRSA contracted?"

Sean: "It is contracted generally in one of two ways.  More commonly in the health care environment ie: hospital. Such infections are termed nosocomial....meaning any infection you receive while in the hospital. The second way, and less common, is community aquired.  Such as in schools, jail, work place, and social locations where clothing is limited." (Sean is now laughing.)

"A hospital acquired MRSA infection can be aquired in a surgical setting or during any invasive procedure such a catheters, or wound dressing changes."

"In a community setting MRSA infections typically involve the skin and can present as pustules or boils. They can be red and painful and have drainage. MRSA can enter the skin through areas that contain an injury or areas of the body that are covered in hair."

"This said.  Regardless of which area a MRSA is acquired, it is transfered by skin to skin contact.  You have a carrier and you have a recipient."

Toni: "How do we avoid a MRSA infection?"

Sean: "Regardless of the setting.  If simple, but consistent hygien practices are followed, the likelyhood of getting a MRSA infection are greatly reduced. Just remember the five C's when considering risk facors for MRSA infection:

  Crowding - in close contact with others
  Contact- skin to skin
  Compromised - cuts or abrasions
  Contaminated Items - (hospital setting must be clean- school, desk tops and drinking fountains should be clean)
  Lack of Cleanliness - mostly found in public bathrooms and other public places.

"Anytime you are in close contact with other people, you are more likely to get whatever germs or diseases are available.  This applies to flu, and all other types of community acquired diseases... not just MRSA."

"In a community acquired MRSA, if you have a strong immune system, you may not even require an antibiotic. In a hospital setting, it can be more dangerous because you would already be in the hospital and have a reason for being there...whatever you are being treated for. You would be more vunerable to infection."

"The issue is that most people don't know if they have MRSA in a community setting. So, it is very important for the public to have a standard practice of good hygiene. I can't stress this enough."

"The facts are that in 2007- CDC Survelance 32% of the US population have staph aureous. Only 2.3 million or 8% have the MRSA virus.  Approximately 19,000 people will die from MRSA each year. Keep a check on www.cdc.gov for more information on this and other comminicable diseases. It is the law that they have to be reported."

Toni: "Is there any reason to believe this number of MRSA cases will rise?"

Sean: "I don't know how you would project that.  I don't know.  The majority of MRSA is found in hospitals.  It's not a new thing.  I've been hearing about MRSA ever since I've been in nursing and that's been a long time."

"Just remember, normal bacteria is a part of your body's defense. It's a good idea to only use antibiotics judically.  Every time you get a cough or runny nose, you don't need an antibiotic. The body's immune system should take care of that. You don't want to become resistent to an antibiotic if you should ever really need one."

Toni: "Thanks, Sean."

Sean: " No problem, Mom. Talk to you soon."

Another story about MRSA...Thanks to Mary Wilson from Easley, SC for the following article:

AND THIS NEWS IS FROM THE BBC.....
 AROMATHERAPY OILS KILL SUPERBUGS

Tuesday, 21 December, 2004, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Essential oils could kill the deadly MRSA hospital 'superbug', scientists have claimed.

University of Manchester researchers found three of the oils, usually used in aromatherapy, destroyed MRSA and E.coli bacteria in two minutes.

They suggest the oils could be blended into soaps and shampoos which could be used in hospitals to stop the spread of the superbug. Hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA, kill an estimated 5,000 a year in the UK.

The Manchester study was triggered when complementary medicine specialists at Christie Cancer Hospital asked university researchers to test essential oils.

Dr. Peter Warn, who carried out the research, said: "When I tested the oils in the lab, absolutely nothing grew. Rather than stimulating bacteria and fungi, the oils killed them off."

The essential oils tested were Patchouli, Tea Tree, Geranium, Lavender essential oils and grapefruit seed extract.

The team tested 40 essential oils against 10 of the most infectious agents found in hospitals, including MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus).

Two of the oils were found to kill MRSA and E.coli almost instantly, while a third was found to act over a longer period of time.

Dr Warn says the essential oils could be used to create much more pleasant inhalation therapies - which he said were likely to have a much higher success rate than the current treatment, which is only effective in around 50% of cases."

Dr Warn said: "We believe that our discovery could revolutionise the fight to combat MRSA and other superbugs."

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Private Labeling for YOUR essential oil bottles

Inexpensive and Smart

If you have considered personalizing your essential oils with your own logo or name, 2007 is the time to move forward with the idea. Last year, I purchased a wonderful new full color professional label printer.  It uses a special plastic peel off label that is high gloss and stain resistent, even from essential oils. I began using these labels during the latter part of November and all of December.  I am so happy with them in every way. Any image you would like will come across beautifully, even a picture.

I have been working with a limited amount of private labeling for some years, but with the addition of this new equipment, I am able to update my old customers to a new, smart, more professional, and accept additional private label orders, too.. 

If you are thinking of working with Purest Products on the wholesale level and have a need for private labeling, please call me at 803.732.3646 or email me at: info@purestproducts.com. I'll be happy to tell you about the low start-up costs involved. I can already assure you that I have the lowest number of miminum bottles to order and the smallest set-up fees of anyone that I know of.

It's a very good thing to check into. And there could never be a better time than right now.

Thank you for making my life efforts so rewarding to me. It's because of you that I do what I do.

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