PREVENT INFECTION According to the American Lung Association, colds and other respiratory infections can sometimes become serious. Here are some commonsense measures you can take that will benefit your lungs: • Wash your hands often with soap and water • Use a hand sanitiser like Melaleuca’s Clear Defence® when you don’t have access to running water • Minimise interactions with large groups during cold and flu season • Keep up on your dental hygiene, including brushing, flossing, and rinsing • Give your immune system a fighting chance by providing your body with the essential nutrition it needs for complete health; this includes a healthy diet with the help of Melaleuca’s supplementation such as the Peak Performance Nutrition Pack Breathing can be easy. Especially with a little education and diligence. Don’t take your lungs for granted. Give them the care they deserve and they will serve you well your whole life long. DC • See your doctor regularly
ELIMINATE CLEANERS WITH DANGEROUS CHEMICAL FROM YOUR HOME The 20-year independent study found that using chemical cleaning compounds as little as once a week can be as damaging to lungs as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years. Researchers are learning that the damage can be extremely serious, even permanent.
Executive Director 4 Dr. Barbara Ryan Emphasizes Magnitude of Recent Independent, International Lung-Damage Study at Convention 2018
At Melaleuca Convention 2018 in May, Dr. Barbara Ryan addressed the General Session audience on the topic of the independent lung-damage study. The study was compiled and analysed by a top team of 28 researchers from nine countries led by scientists at The University of Bergen in Norway. In March 2018, the study was published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and it generated global media attention. Dr. Ryan, a surgeon who received her MD from the Mayo Clinic, put the study in perspective. “This study actually showed that women who clean their homes as little as once per week—and maybe even just a portion of their homes—are having their lungs damaged. Damage that is equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years!” She went on to explain the significance of this statement. “The independent study was huge. It was 20 years in length, it looked at more than 6,200 people, and found that cleaning with dangerous chemicals may be as damaging to lung capacity as smoking.” For perspective, she explained that “clinical studies are typically 10, 20, 40, maybe 50 participants over weeks to a few months, analysed, and then the study is published—and not always in a peer-reviewed journal.” She added, “If you can wrap your head around that and know what you
MONITORRADON Radon is a gas naturally found in some rock and soil. If a home is built on top of an area with radon, it can leak into a home through basement floors or foundations. Trapped inside, it can build up to unhealthy levels. Radon cannot be seen or smelled, and yet because it becomes radioactive as it decays, exposure to high levels can cause lung cancer. In fact, behind smoking, it is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. To detect radon in your home, use a radon test kit.
have access to, that will really empower you.” Dr. Ryan said it was important that the study was not performed by Melaleuca. “Understand that it’s an independent study. The fact that it is an independent study just reinforces what Melaleuca has been doing with the EcoSense line over the past three decades. What I appreciate about Melaleuca is my ability to provide safer options for families and children and individuals, and really help them have safer products and become healthier in their homes.”
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