I posted about "The 27 Health Myths that are Wrong." the other day.
The following are what we believe and practice with the 3 Myths that I posted then.

4. Take megavitamins   
    Well this I have known that you should not take megavitamins since I was little. My MOM only used specific vitamins and so did I. Now we only use Shaklee or Nature's Sunshine. Those are the best ones that we have found that are natural.
MOM has taken these vitamins for all of the last 4 pregnancies and through breastfeeding, and we always have healthy babies!!


5. Use fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash, and drink fluoride water.
    EWW!! That is soo gross!! Once we found out about how bad fluoride is for you, we stopped using anything with it in it. We even stopped the dentist from using fluoride when we got our teeth cleaned. We now use Tom's of Maine nonfluoride toothpaste. It actually tastes better than Colgate or Aquafresh. It doesn't burn either. So that is always an added +!! I think it works better than the other too. My teeth have never looked whiter!! The toothpaste contains: "xylitol to help prevent plaque, zinc citrate to control tartar, and silica for whitening." I prefer the Spearmint to the Peppermint!!
    We also have a well so no worries about the fluoridated water here!! I luv our water!! When we used to be in town alot we would always bring our own water, so that we wouldn't have to drink the city water!! 

6. Use artificial sweeteners and avoid sugars.
    I have never used any the those and used to get onto my uncle about using them!! I would tell him that I didn't want him to die from cancer so he should stop using them!! When Splenda first came out we used it thinking that is was alot better for us than regular sugar, but MOM went on the www and found out how horrible it is for you and we haven't used it since. After we stopped using it we went back to plain sugar until we found out about honey. God's natural sweetener. We thought, "If the promised land was flowing with milk and HONEY, that it was probably the best way to go. Although we only use Natural Honey from our co-op. We still buy some organic sugar from there too, just in case we need it for anything or are out of honey which has happened alot!! We use about 2lbs of honey a week. The Littles LUV it!! They are always asking, "Can I have a spoonful of Honey!!" So instead of the Mary Poppins' song, "A Spoonful of Sugar" we sing "A Spoonful of Honey"!!

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Commented by arwengirl

I NEVER use artificial sweetener of any kind- #1 it's nasty #2 it can shorten your life at the least being 10 years, and #3 I get the most horrible headache whenever I have it in anything- so I can always tell if someone used it in their dessert/tea- blech. I hate the stuff. . .
Also, I bet you and your family don't have many allergies- cause Honey from your area has been proven to rid all your outdoor allergies- also, it soothes sore throats when you put it in hot tea. Honey is good stuff!

haha!
g2g!

_arwengirl