A GREEN RIVER, GREEN BEER & NOW GREEN SOAP????

Our "team" colors at The Milky Way may be blue and yellow, and we may have even added a bit of orange to our website to bring a little sunshine in, but now we would like to add a little green to the picture. Not because St. Patty's day is just around the corner or that Adam's hometown of Chicago likes to color its river green every year...but because we have found a new collection of "green" products that we feel adds to our mission of helping you raise healthier and happier children.

The company is a 52-year-old stalwart called Shaklee and they have a line of cleaning products endorsed by Oprah and Dr. Oz that will make your home, and by extension, you and your children, healthier. They are toxic free which is more important than you may think. Penny Dietz, the woman who brought these products to our attention, has a two-year-old with some pretty severe respiratory problems that they have linked to the cleaning chemicals used in her household before she discovered Shaklee.

So, if you want to wash the toxic chemicals out of your house then start off with a bang and go for the Get Clean Starter Kit that Oprah and the Wizard of Oz promoted on her show. But if you'd prefer to start off small then please at least forgo the Dreft or other baby laundry product you might normally choose to wash all of those clothes for your new or soon-to-be baby, and opt instead for Shaklee's Fresh Laundry Concentrate and some of their Nature Bright Laundry Booster and Stain Remover (an Oxy Clean substitute with amazing stain-removing and whitening powers).

THE ADVANTAGES TO SHAKLEE'S GET CLEAN STARTER KIT ARE FOUR-FOLD:

1. A safer, toxic-chemical-free household in terms of cleaning products, which are some of the worst culprits now in your house.
2. A cleaner, greener, safer, healthier earth.
3. Superior cleaning products.
4. And due to the concentrated levels of the products, which range from super-concentrated to drops that will clean for months, a long-term savings of up to $3,400 for your family.

So, let's all get in the spirit of St. Patty's and go a litte "Irish" by greening up more than just our beers. Let's help make a safer home, safer, cleaner Mother Earth and save some money along the way! Who doesn't want a healthy mommy? And who doesn't want a healthy baby? And who the heck doesn't want a coupla extra "thou" in the bank account?

All Shaklee's Healthier You and Healthier World products can be ordered through our website with them -

www.shaklee.net/milkyway.

The Milky Way offers 1/3 off shipping costs and free membership (that saves you 15% off all subsequent orders) with a modest initial order. You can also find the Shaklkee cleaning line in our CMC store in Morehead Medical Plaza.

A couple of interesting things to consider:

• The average U.S. household generates more than 20 pounds of household hazardous waste per year
• TEPA studies show the level of Indoor air pollution is often 5 times higher than outdoor air. Houses are so energy efficient that “outgassing” of chemicals have no where to go, so they build up inside the home
• 50% of all illness is because the air inside the home is of poor quality? (1989 State of Massachusetts Study)
• Many common household cleaners give off toxic fumes which can increase the risk of asthma in children
• ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds.

A couple of interesting video links to check out:

http://www.shaklee.net/pws/library/flash/getclean-tv2.swf

http://content.shaklee.com/shaklee/flash/cw-11-vid.html

http://www.theglobalsuccessteam.net/resources/wmv/toxic_Brew_dsl.html

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