Did you know that in 1997 the American meat industry produced more than 1.4 billion tons of combined wastes, and accounts for 18% of all greenhouse gas emissions? That sucks. That equates to 5 tons for every person and 130 times the volume of human waste. Gross. The dangerous part of the equation is that methane, a global warming gas 23x more potent than Co2 comes from many human sources, but livestock account for 37% of its total.

Waste pollution is just ONE of the terrible side effects of the meat industry. But have no fear, there is more waste coming right up. 8 % of the WORLD’S water is consumed from livestock production, causes 55% of land erosion, uses 37% of all pesticides, directly/indirectly results in 50% of all antibiotic use, & dumps a third of all nitrogen and phosphorus into global freshwater supplies. Fantastic.

ALSO, raising livestock is the single largest human-related use of land. Now we come to grazing…ah grazing. Grazing occupies 26% of the ice-free & water-free surface of the planet and cropland to feed those animlas devours 33% of earth’s arable land. All that grazing leaves a mark. 20% of the world’s pastures and rangelands have been degraded through erosion, soil compaction, & yes, overgrazing.

Wait, there’s more. Meat production leads to deforestation too, and to top it all off, grazing now occupies 70% of previously forested land in the amazon region.

Wonder what else is screwed up? The food fed to animals could be fed to starving people. Livestock eat 90% of the US Soy crop, 80% of the corn, and 70% of the grain crops produced in industrial nations.

What else? Livestock are forcing other animals out & with species loss accelerating, livestock now account for 20% of the biomass on the planet.

Nevertheless, Americans did not alter their lifestyles. The average person in 2003 ate more than 90 pounds of meat, double that of 50 years ago.

Don’t forget all the HUMAN health concerns it boasts. Let’s start with the increased rick of colon cancer, inflammation, heart disease, body system disruptions due to added hormones, increased risk for high cholesterol, the list just goes on and on…

So what are we going to do about it?
#1 EAT LESS MEAT
#2 GET INFORMED
#3 CARE MORE

Source of information: Jim Motavalli for Natural Awakenings Magazine

Just when you think we couldn’t possibly add MORE to our store …we are doing just that. We have a few secrets up our sleeves and want you to be the very first to know about our new product addictions…I mean additions. Truly, we know these products are going to prove addictive, so get ready. We are so cloak and dagger right now, because our 2 new products are not currently offered ANYWHERE. We are proud of how these evolved from unique ideas to solid performance products virtually overnight. We will fill you in when when we are finished, but for now we have to keep them under wraps…

The bright new spots in our menu belong to the products I CAN dish about.
First off: Our NEW Economy Size 32 oz. Sugar Scrubs @ $34. Enjoy our original yummy 8 scent blends with the lowest price per ounce yet. At $1.06 per perfect ounce, it’s sweet, sugary heaven for your skin! If you have used our SunScrubs before you know what all the fuss is about, and if you haven’t yet NOW is the time to try them. The economy size is perfect for businesses with multiple users, or consumers needing a dependable stash of exfoliating & moisturizing goodness.

Second: Coming Soon..SOLID LOTION BARS. These are super. Quick, easy, portable, and a great solution for those looking for something more than typical water-based liquid lotions that spill, drip, & leak. We package our lotion bars in sleek 2 oz. aluminum containers you can take anywhere. The DIFFERENCE in our lotion bars is that they are made with the best oils, butters, and botanical ingredients. Melted by your body heat they immediately soften, and disperse easily & evenly leaving your skin like velvet. Once completely absorbed you will not believe you ever used anything else. No kidding. Natural oils are not to be feared! Some folks have misunderstandings about oils when in fact, if allowed to absorb they are very effective at keeping your skin moisturized and healthy down to the cellular level. We are talking portable, convenient, & effective without the greasy, oily, sticky mess…YES!!!

To market, To market…
We are still out and about rocking the local market scene..come by the Natural Sundae tent/table & say Hi!

July 17th Third Friday Music Series Event -Main Street, Safety Harbor 6-10pm
July 18th St. Pete Saturday Summer Market- Mahaffey Theater Parking Garage 9-1pm
July 27th Homegrown Cards & Unique Gifts- Pinellas Park, FL 10-2pm
Aug 1st St. Pete Saturday Summer Market- Mahaffey Theater Parking Garage 9-1pm
Aug 7th & 8th Village Health Market 5th Anniv. Celebration- 3225 S. MacDill Ave, Tampa
Aug 15th St. Pete Saturday Summer Market- Mahaffey Theater Parking Garage 9-1pm
Aug 22nd St. Pete Saturday Summer Market- Mahaffey Theater Parking Garage 9-1pm

Did you know?
On a serious note, are you aware that every Styrofoam take-home container you bring your food home in takes ONE MILLION YEARS to decompose? ONE MILLION YEARS. The thought of that makes me ill and is so heinous that I am completely amazed that the government still allows the restaurant industry to use them. Heaps and heaps of old, dirty Styrofoam containers sitting in landfills rotting away and contaminating the earth…for A MILLION YEARS…There MUST be a better alternative, here are some below:

Bring your own. I know, I know, but if you are coming from home, take the initiative..grab a Tupperware container and leave it in the car. If you have leftovers that you wish to bring home, just go get it…problem solved! You have better things to worry about than how your server will look at you for doing it..start a trend yourself and make it cool. If you have room in your trunk leave a few in there, so you don’t have to micro manage the situation…be prepared. (tip: those that fit inside each other work great, they are different sizes for different portion needs and take up less space).

Don’t over-order! Talk about killing 2 birds with one stone. This may be the solution to keep both your waist AND your waste to a minimum.

Talk to your local restaurant managers and complain. Ask them to find another alternative. You have a conscience and will not dine there until they switch to environmentally friendly to-go boxes.

Well, there you have it. Good stuff and not-so-good stuff to share, but it is all important, relevant to our times, and paramount to maintaining a healthy body and a clean planet…after all, we are ALL ONE, right?

Peace,
Natural Sundae

Having said that, we are constantly amazed at YOUR knowledge! We LOVE it when you stop by and teach US something new! The other day we met a new friend Ron. Ron told us all about the health benefits of ’sprouting’..meaning eating sprouted food products like broccoli sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, bean sprouts, and more. We learned that sprouted food is 100 times for nutritional than it’s grown counterpart. And that if you eat according to your blood type, your blood will be healthy and be able to support and protect your body at it’s peak level of performance. If you do not eat according to your blood type, and your blood contains elements that make it ’sick’, it can become sticky. It will not run through your body at peak levels, and that any toxins inside the blood will also stick in your blood vessels and accumulate in one spot where it can cause terrible damage. These facts plus a million amazed me and made me thankful that information alwayas seems to run both ways…and information is POWER!

So what I really believe is that in the end, is that we are here to help and empower each other. Power against toxic choices, power against blind faith, and power against unworthy corporations. Take what you know and pass it on…peace.

It’s been a while since I last wrote, but I came across this information in an e-mail passed along to me, and the information was too valuable to not pass along to you all…it is a bit lengthy, but PLEASE READ IT. You will be disgusted and angered by the blatant use of MSG to save money, addict us to certain unhealthy foods, & keep big restaurant chains and big food corporations living the high life with big fat wallets at the expense of consumer health.

Read On…

The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow poison. MSG hides
behind 25 or more names, such as Natural Flavoring.” MSG is even in your
favorite coffee from Tim Horton’s and Starbucks coffee shops!

I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive
obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research
assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent
years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while
going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow
Poisoning of America .

In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating
obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of
rat or mice is naturally obese, so scientists have to create them. They
make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG when they are
first born.

The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing
rats(and perhaps humans) to become obese. They even have a name for the
fat rodents they create: “MSG-Treated Rats.”

When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and checked
the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything — the Campbell
’s soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top
Ramen,Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen
prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the “healthy low-fat”
ones.

The items that didn’t have MSG marked on the product label had
something called “Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein,” which is just another name
for Monosodium Glutamate.

It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children
everyday are filled with this stuff. MSG is hidden under many different
names in order to fool those who read the ingredient list, so that they
don’t catch on. (Other names for MSG are “Accent, “Aginomoto,” “Natural
Meat Tenderizer,” etc.)

But it didn’t stop there.

When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants
what menu items contained MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore
they didn’t use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they
grudgingly provided, sure enough, MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were
everywhere.

Burger King, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, every restaurant — even
the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili’s, Applebee’s, and Denny’s — use MSG
in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG
was in every chicken dish, salad dressing. and gravy. No wonder I loved to
eat that coating on the skin — their secret spice was MSG!

So why is MSG in so many of the foods we eat?
Is it a preservative, or a vitamin?

Not according to my friend John Erb. In his book The Slow Poisoning
of America , he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it
has on the human body.

Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby
group supporting MSG explains that the reason they add it to food is to make
people eat more.

A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the foods
that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group says eating
more is a benefit to the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?

“Betcha can’t eat [just] one,” takes on a whole new meaning where MSG
is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight!

MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their
products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes
people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn’t added.

Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an
addictive substance. Since its introduction into the American food supply
fifty years ago,MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the
pre-packaged meals,soups, snacks, and fast foods we are tempted to eat
everyday.

The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They
claim it’s safe to eat in any amount. But how can they claim it’s safe when
there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like
these:

“The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of
exercise in obesity.” Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT , Ribeiro IA. Res
Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002.

“Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin
release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats.” Guimaraes RB,
Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro. Brain Res Bull. 2002
Aug.

‘Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously
hypertensive rats: An animal model of multiple risk factors.”
Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima.
Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar.

“Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in
suckling period and subsequent development of obesity.” Tanaka K, Shimada
M, Nakao K Kusunoki. Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct.

No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published in
1978. Both the “medical research community” and “food manufacturers” have
known about the side effects of MSG for decades.

Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb’s book link MSG to
diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD, and even Alzheimer’s.

So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this
fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity
epidemic we now see?

Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of
the highest government health officials in Canada . While he was sitting in
the government office, the official told him, “Sure, I know how bad MSG is.
I wouldn’t touch the stuff.” But this top-level government official refuses
to tell the public what he knows.

The big media doesn’t want to tell the public either, fearing issues
with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry
may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been
addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price
for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food
additive.

But what can I do about it? I’m just one voice!
What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments
are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us?

This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you
the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media won’t tell you.

The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this
drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone. With any
luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass the legislation
protecting those who are poisoning us.

The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if
big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on
nicotine?

If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for
us and you don’t believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to
the National Library of Medicine at www.pubmed.com. Type in the words “MSG
Obese” and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.

We the public do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we
do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese,
lethargic,addicted sheep, feeding the food industry’s bottom line while
waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced amputation,
blindness, or other obesity-induced, life-threatening disorders.

With your help we can put an end to this poison.
Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail, or by
distribution of this printout to your friends all over the world and stop
this “Slow Poisoning of Mankind” by the packaged food industry.

Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out.

Take it for what it is worth, but it seems like the rich corporations get away with anything they want. They can re-name and add a known dangerous & addicting food additive to the foods we eat as well as the foods we choose to feed our families and children. How long will this be allowed? It is up to US..The American People, The Consumers of this food to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, AND STOP LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.

WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW: VOICE YOUR DISGUST AND OPPOSITION
Speak with Restaurant Managers, General Managers , & Restaurant servers, and ask to see ingredients of menu items. Stir things up, make a fuss, share your opinion. Voice concern & disagreement at the inclusion of MSG into our food. Write or call the big food manufacturers and complain as well. Tell them you will stop buying their products until they take out MSG. Call your congressman, governor, senator, and complain about the inclusion of MSG in most restaurant food and store-bought processed food items.

Below are some handy numbers to help you take action!!

FL Congressman- google search by your area
FL Governor- Charlie Crist
FL Senator-Bill Nelson
FDA- Food and Drug Administration-1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) address below:

Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

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here goes: you need only 4 ingredients

1. pure water – 1 quart
2. liquid chlorophyll – 1 tbsp
3. aloe vera juice – 1/2 tsp
4. DMAE-H3 – 1 dropper full

Make your quart of green drink and I suggest using a ‘drink bottle’ you can carry around with you without spilling, tipping, etc.. When you drink half of it, refill the other half with pure water, lowering the concentration of the mix. This will still give you a beneficial amount of both nutrients and water. Continue to fill up after 1/2 the amount is consumed throughout the day.

KEEP ALOE JUICE REFRIGERATED
KEEP CHLOROPHYLL REFRIGERATED..and IT WILL STAIN CLOTHING
Do not refrigerate DMAE-H3

Suggested brands:
-Aloe Vera Juice- any quality brand, not bought in gallon sizes.
-Chlorophyll- Inner Fresh or Natural Way..I suggest the mint flavored choice…very very mild and neutral
-DMAE-H3- TwinLab

take the time to make this drink & you will be healthier for it! ENJOY!!!!!

If you have it handy:
Zinc Lozenges- help repair tissues. USe one 15mg lozenge 5 times a day, BUT DO NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 100MG DAILY OF ZINC FROM ALL SUPPLEMENTS!
Coenzyme Q-10- take 60mg daily for improved circulation & breathing.
Vitamin E- this powerful free radical scavenger & oxygen carrier is needed for repair & healing of tissues and breathing. Take 400 IU and up twice daily. TAKE WITH VITAMIN C FOR OPTIMAL ABSORPTION.
Chlorophyll-or green drinks (includes wheatgrass & Kyo-green). These wonder nutrients improve circulation, and keep tissues free of toxic substances. use liquid or tablet form.

In regards to Chlorophyll above, I will be posting a highly beneficial & neutral tasting green drink on Monday. I drink this ALL THE TIME, I keep a gallon of this recipe made in my fridge and sip on it throughout the day. Even though it is green, Do NOT BE FOOLED…it does not taste green…I love it, and can’t wait to share it with you. It is so good for detoxification, keeping your PH balance healthy, helping maintain blood sugar levels, and keeping the liver nice & clean.

That’s it folks, those are my words of wisdom. I hope you find some help from the winter weather, & how the weather and stress affect our bodies and let our immune systems down so that germs can invade.

Any questions? Feel free to e-mail me at naturalsundae@gmail.com any time.

Peace.

So there you have it…get going!!

I would like to take this time to introduce myself to you. My name is Ryan and I am the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Natural Sundae, Inc. The pride I have felt in my previous professional life is no comparison to the excitement and pride I feel about this company, our mission, our intent, & our direction. In just over a year we have evolved from a small, home-based hobby with ideas and potential, to a company with a uniquely strong and superior product family built with pure intention. We are proud to offer you Pure Cane Sugar Scrubs, Pure & Effective Natural Air Fresheners, Dead Sea Salt Soaks, Natural Bath/Body/Massage Oils, Natural Botanical Perfumes, Dead Sea Facial Spritzers, & Aroma Inhalers. We carry 8 very unique scent combinations that include: Lavender Deluxe, Juicy Orange/Spice, Eucalyptus/Sweet Marjoram, Jasmine Absolute/Lemongrass, Juniper Berry/Grapefruit, Ylang Ylang/Fresh Lime, Rosemary/Sage, and Frankincense/Myrrh. I am responsible for the website design, business back-end & marketing of Natural Sundae, Inc. and the ever-increasing advertising & branding efforts that help us build our name & reputation. I am from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois and moved to Tampa, Florida in 1995. I am an avid snowboarder, guitarist, business networker & SEO (Search Engine Optimization) guy. I proposed to Sundae exactly one year ago today on New Year’s Eve in Key West. She said yes upon a Sunset cruise and we are now happily married. In closing, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Let’s all band together and just body slam 2009! Forget about how bad the economy is…just keep on keeping on!