Natural Bath and Shower Gel

We are also pleased to announce that our popular Refresh Body Wash has been updated and improved to bring you the safest, highest quality body wash (shower gel) available anywhere. Refresh is handcrafted from Saponified organic oils of coconut, olive and jojoba, glycerin/vegetable gum extract, organic aloe vera, rosemary extract and our own custom blend of citrus oils for a wonderfully refreshing and uplifting experience. The special extract of vegetable gums in glycerin adds extra emollients and silkiness creating a body wash that is good for all but the driest skin. Refresh Body Wash is a natural alternative to the SLS, DEA and Cocobetaine (with salt, artificial color, fragrance and preservative) formulas that are in common use today with respect to branded commercial soap products. This is one of the only natural alternative bath & shower gels that is available today. Refresh yourself and your body with Refresh Body Wash from The Wholefood Farmacy.

Healthy Halloween Treats

Many health conscious parents find themselves challenged during the traditional Halloween or Harvest Celebration activities. These activities typically include over-indulging in candies that are laden with processed sugars, artificial colors, artificial flavorings, and chemical preservatives. To support you during this time, we are pleased to announce the healthiest traditional Halloween treat that you can find. We call them
Boo Key Balls, and they are a delicious treat made from pure evaporated cane juice and flavored with the purest essential oils and raspberries. These tasty raspberry tarts will put a smile on their face without the processed sugars and other artificial ingredients commonly found in other commercial candies.

Boo Key Balls are conveniently packaged in individual 1.5 oz. servings and come in a 25 pack that is available at the Wholesale Club price of only $24.95. These tasty raspberry tarts can also be a wonderful way to introduce others to The Wholefood Farmacy. If you participate in traditional Halloween or Harvest Celebration activities, offering a bag of Boo Key Balls along with The Whole Truth DVD can be a wonderful way educate other parents and to share the Wholefood Farmacy’s message of self-care through a preventative based lifestyle. During this time of year, parents are particularly interested in healthier alternatives for their children, so this can also be a wonderful way to help others and to increase your Referral Rewards.

Why does my cat scratch the furniture

Why Do They Do That?
Why does my cat scratch the family sofa rather than the scratching post we bought especially for her? Scratching serves at least two purposes for a cat. First, it functions as a self-manicure, eliminating the frayed pieces of nail, resulting in smooth, sharp claws. Secondly, scratching satisfies a cat’s instinctual drive to mark its territory, which she does by visibly scarring the cloth. Additionally, cats have scent glands on their feet, and scratching releases secretions that let other cats know that this is her spot. They tend to mark the places that they enjoy the most, which are frequently the places you commonly occupy when you are at home. That’s one of the reasons why scratching posts don’t always work – your cat has no emotional attachment to it yet. Try playing with your cat, encouraging her to scratch the post. You can also try rubbing catnip on the post. If you want to discourage your cat from scratching your couch, apply double-sided tape to the commonly scratched areas. You can remove the tape after your cat learns not to scratch there.
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Quinoa

Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) - though not technically a cereal grain like wheat or oats, has been cultivated and eaten as a cereal for thousands of years by South Americans. Quinoa is the tiny seed of the Chenopodium Quinoa, a leafy plant that is a distant relative of spinach and beets.
Quinoa was called the "mother grain" by the Incas (chisiya mama). Now, as people in the rest of the world learn more about Quinoa, they're discovering that its ancient nickname was well deserved - Quinoa is indeed a nutritional powerhouse.
Quinoa's protein content, about 16 percent, is higher than that of any other grain. Wheat also has a high protein content, about 14 percent, but the protein in wheat and most other grains is lacking in the amino acid lysine, which Quinoa has in abundance. In fact, the amino acid composition in Quinoa is almost perfect. The World Health Organization has judged the protein in Quinoa to be as complete as that in milk. In addition, Quinoa contains more iron than most grains, and is a good source of calcium, phosphorus, folate, and many B vitamins.
Eating a serving of whole grains, such as Quinoa, at least 6 times each week is an especially good idea for postmenopausal women with high cholesterol, high blood pressure or other signs of cardiovascular disease.

A 3-year prospective study of 229 postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, published in the July 2005 issue of the American Heart Journal, shows that those eating at least 6 servings of whole grains each week experienced:

· Slowed progression of atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque that narrows the vessels through which blood flows.

· Less progression in stenosis, the narrowing of the diameter of arterial passageways.


Quinoa can be found in your favorite Wholefood Farmacy foods such as Phi Plus, as well as all seven of our Wholefood Farinas: AmpliPhi, BeautiPhi, ClariPhi, DetoxiPhi, ElectriPhi, FructiPhi and GloriPhi.

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