While many of us try to eat and drink clean, it is the unfortunate reality that the purity of the air we breathe is for the most part out of our hands. Proposed updates to EPA regulations and the diligent work of Earthjustice, the Clean Air Council, and the Sierra Club have revealed why we need to be aware now. I’d like to share the findings and also share a simple way to support your body’s battle with heavy metal contamination.

Pending its approval by Congress, the EPA is working to release the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) which would reduce the toxic pollutants that most industrial boiler plants are spewing into the environment. The list of pollutants includes mercury, lead, chromium and others in amounts exceeding millions of pounds per year. Sadly, lobbyists and those in the industrial plant industry have countered by introducing bills that will permanently exempt them from the Clean Air Act. While the battle for cleaner air rages on, an environmental group called Earthjustice has just released the results of their own study which pinpoints where the worst offending industrial plants are located in hopes of raising public awareness.

Earthjustice research revealed that the states with 50 or more potentially noncompliant boilers include North Carolina with 166, Pennsylvania with 99, South Carolina with 91, Virginia with 87, Indiana with 86, Michigan with 84, Ohio with 83, Wisconsin with 72, Minnesota with 68, Alabama with 61, Illinois with 60, Tennessee with 59, Georgia with 55 and Iowa with 51.

The Earthjustice website stated that the dirtiest of these facilities released more than 160 million pounds of toxic air pollutants like mercury, lead, benzene and acid gases in 2010 alone. The Earthjustice site breaks down by pollutant the current standards of the EPA that are being exceeded by these plants and the numbers are astonishing. The impact of these plants on the pollution of our air is immense and measured in millions of pounds.

“Many people don’t know that major industrial operations often have their own personal power plants, which have not been subject to EPA clean air standards,” said Earthjustice staff attorney Jim Pew. “People who live near industrial power plants pay a disproportionate cost in increased cancer risk, heart attacks, asthma and other respiratory illness. Americans have the right to know where these plants are located and the pollutants they emit. Now they can get this information easily online.”

You can find a detailed lists, facilities maps and further information on the Earthjustice website. If you also live near one of the named heavily polluted areas, please be aware you are being exposed to heavy metals and other pollutants that could be effecting your health. I live in South Carolina, so this study was of particular interest to me when I read the headlines. Although South Carolina is one of the worst ranked in terms of numbers, there are a handful of states that are right there with us.

While we wait for government regulations to help reduce our exposure to these toxic pollutants, be sure to educate yourself on ways to help your body detox pollutants which can accumulate in your body.

Chlorella is one of the main ingredients in our Miessence Deep Green alkalizing organic superfood supplement for good reason. Its an excellent detoxifier associated with its ability to bind with mercury, lead and cadmium and eliminate them from our system. Its perfect for the whole family, even young children. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, please consult with your doctor. Depending on the levels of pollutants in your system, a detox response may be too intense for a growing fetus or breastfeeding child.

If you feel you are suffering from an illness that has been caused or aggravated by industrial pollution, you may want to contact a doctor with a focus in holistic and natural healing. Diagnostic testing exists that can determine the levels of pollutants in your body, while an expert can then devise a treatment plan and monitor your detox.

We are super excited to announce big news from Miessence! DeepGreen, Miessence’s popular Alkalising superfood supplement now includes two potent new ingredients and beautiful new packaging. Deep Greens was already in a class by itself and the best has gotten better! Deep Greens v2 is shipping now!

In addition to spirulina, which is rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, Alphanizomenon Flos Aquae (AFA) Klamath Lake Blue-Green Algae and Chlorella have been added to DeepGreen to offer even greater health benefits.

AFA Blue-Green Algae, sourced from the pristine mountain lakes of Oregon, contains more protein, B12 and chlorophyll than any other food source. Chlorophyll is a known detoxifier and helps promote cleansing of toxins from the cells. Not to mention, chlorophyll helps rebuild and replenish our red blood cells, oxigenates the body, boosts energy almost instantly.

Chlorella is an excellent detoxifier associated with its ability to bind with mercury, lead and cadmium and eliminate them from our system. It has also renowned for its anti-tumor properties.

These algae join DeepGreen’s powerful combination of super concentrated organic freeze-dried grass juice powders (wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa grass, oat grass and kamut grass) and dark green leafy vegetables (nettle, collard, kale and parsley) powders. Not grass powders – we only use grass juice! All ingredients are 100% certified organic, raw and unprocessed with enzymes and precious nutrients intact.

Research has shown that increasing the amount of greens in our diet has been shown to help prevent cancer, detoxify and alkalize your cells, boost your immune system and give you more energy.

As part of a balanced health program, Miessence DeepGreen helps keep the correct pH balance in your body, neutralizing the toxic acids in your body, encouraging remineralization of bones and help boost immunity.

Our unique combination of alkalizing greens harnesses the very best of nature to promote benefits for the brain, bones and heart.

Miessence DeepGreen is also available as part of our popular Vitality Pack which contains BerryRadical Antioxidant and InLiven Probiotic.

And don’t forget we always offer 20% off purchases of $150 or more. The discount will automatically appear once your cart amount reaches $150.

Please let me know if you have any questions on Deep Greens. I’m familiar with its benefits and actually feel them everyday! This product has been a big part of my personal journey to improved health and its truly the best in its class.

Cheers to a shot of Deep Greens every day!

For optimal health, it is recommended that 80% of our diet be alkaline foods (ie deep greens, grasses and veggies). In order to accomplish this you basically have to work in green leafy foods at every meal of the day. Greens for breakfast you say? I’ll show you how… And don’t worry, its delicious!

Here and there I enjoy making my own fruit, veggie and fresh greens juices. But due to time, effort and food storage limitations, its just not possible everyday. If you’ve ever made your own juices, you know it takes a LOT of produce to make a bit of juice. Juicebars are a convenience, but usually quite an expense as well. On average it costs $3.75 for a 1 ounce shot of wheatgrass juice!

Enter Miessence’s new product Deep Greens Organic Alkalizing Superfood! I’ve added it to my daily dietary regime and I wanted to share some personal experiences with you. After being  fully trained on the product, its outstanding ingredients and the Miessence proprietary processing that keeps the dried nutrients raw,  I had to say I was very excited to try it. My family and I mix our Deep Greens & InLiven probiotic superfood with a shot of apple juice and its delicious. Even the kids love it and I love that they are getting a “huge salad” condensed into a glass! The proprietary juicing and low temp freeze drying process equals  readily bio-available nutrients and nearly instant assimilation into your body. You just immediately feel good! Its been over a month since I first started the product on a daily basis and I really missed it while traveling without it. My mornings were definitely not the same without that surge of nutrition and energy. Just check out this ingredient list of certified organic blue green algae, green grass juices and leafy green veggies and you’ll recognize many as things you know you are supposed to eat, but don’t. Every single ingredient packs serious nutrition! I have more details on the product page if you are interested.

Certified Organic Spirulina : the nutritional punch of spirulina, a blue-green algae, is nothing short of amazing. It is the single richest and most complete whole food source of nutrients on earth.

Organic Wheat Grass Juice Powder : besides being super rich in minerals, vitamins and enzymes, its almost 70% chlorophyll which is proven to assist the body in building red blood cells. Many people find wheatgrass to be quite energizing. How? Studies show chlorophyll releases oxygen and oxygenation of your cells gives you enduring energy.

Organic Barley, Alfalfa, Oat and Kamut Grass Juice Powder: All grass juices are famously used as a tonic and energy source. Great to clear brain fog and give you pure fuel. When grown in mineral-rich, i.e. certified organic soil, they provide almost all the minerals and trace elements we need to be healthy.

The Fabulous 4 Vegetable Powders: Organic Nettle, Organic Collard, Organic Kale and Organic Parsley:all bring nutrients, minerals and phytochemicals.

Deep Greens also stands in a class of its own due to the fact that the nutritious grass ingredients (wheatgrass, barley grass, alfalfa, oat, and kamut) are NOT ground up dried grass which is how every other greens supplement product provides its grass. Miessence has developed a processing technique that squeezes the juice from the grass and then creates a freeze dried powder from the juice. This is a critical difference for two reasons. First, the juice is highly, highly more concentrated (1 tsp of juice powder = 60 ml of fresh squeezed juices). Second, grass powders are nearly useless for humans to digest. Unlike cows or horses, humans are unable to digest the cellulose in grasses and therefore all the nutrients remain “locked” in the grass powder fibers passing on through our digestive system. ONLY grass juice powder or fresh squeezed juice contain the easily bioavailable nutrients we can absorb. It is only through the Miessence proprietary juicing and extremely gentle, low temperature drying process that fully releases and protects the precious plant cell nutrients these grasses contain. So if you are like me and don’t have the time or resources to juice a wide array of all your own grasses, then raw, low temperature dried grass juice powder is perfectly fast, portable and easy! It takes ALOT of grass to make a little juice, so having the concentrated dried juice on hand just makes a wide array of superfoods readily available to you every day.

• An extremely concentrated source of super nutrition
• 1 tsp is equivalent to over 60ml of green juices (this is just counting the grass juice ingredients, not the blue-green algae or the veggies component)
• 100% Raw, & only processed via low temperature drying, vegan and certified organic
• Gluten free / fine for celiacs
• A natural source of alkalizing minerals
• Formulated without fillers
• NO rice bran, flax seed, beans or legumes
• JUST PURE ORGANIC DEEP GREENS, nothing else but the deep greens

Wish to hear more? Check out this fantastic video on Deep Greens with the Miessence product formulator, Narelle Chenery.

Last year, H1N1 and other flu strains appeared early in the fall and hit hard. Many moms ask if probiotics, like our InLiven product, are a safe and effective way to strengthen their child’s immune system and the answer is YES. The following study done last year from Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics will give you all the details you need to know.

Purchase our InLiven probiotic superfood and give your child’s immune system the boost it needs to fight off infection and properly receive nutrients from superfoods. InLiven has been created through 20 years of research and development and the hearty strain makes it the most effective probiotic available.

Pediatrics, The official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics published a research study in July 2009, Probiotic Effects in Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children, proving that Probiotics has a beneficial effect on children.

Here are some details extracted directly from the study:

Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer health benefits to the host….An important application is in the area of PREVENTING rather TREATING disease….The aim of the present prospective, double blind, placebo-controlled study was to investigate whether the daily consumption of Lactobactillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium animalis subsplactis Bi-07 would affect the incidence of fever, rhinorrhea, and cough and the incidence of antibiotic prescriptions among otherwise health children….Reducing the need for antibiotic use early in life may have important benefits (eg., reduced adverse reactions, costs, and risk for antimicrobial resistance development).

RESULTS: Relative to the placebo group, single and combination probiotics reduced fever incidence by 53.0% and 72.7%, coughing incidence by 41.4% and 62.1%, and rhinorrhea incidence by 28.2% and 58.8%, respectively. Fever, coughing, and rhinorrhea duration was decreased significantly, relative to placebo, by 32% (single strain) and 48% (strain combination). Antibiotic use incidence was reduced, relative to placebo, by 68.4% (single strain) and 84.2% (strain combination). Subjects receiving probiotic products had significant reductions in days absent from group child care, by 31.8% (single strain) and 27.7% (strain combination), compared with subjects receiving placebo treatment.

CONCLUSION: Daily dietary probiotic supplementation for 6 months was a safe effective way to reduce fever, rhinorrhea, and cough incidence and duration and antibiotic prescription incidence, as well as the number of missed school days attributable to illness, for children 3 to 5 years of age. And, daily probiotic dietary supplements during the winter months was a safe effective way to reduce episodes of fever, rhinnorhea, and cough, the cumulative duration of these symptoms, the incidence of antibiotic prescriptions, and the number of missed school days attributable to illness. L. acidophilus NCFM alone was effective. There was, however, a trend for a broader protective effect with the combination of L. acidophilus NCFM and B lactis Bi-07.

Click here to access the Pediatrics article