Re: Neem (Om Organics)

[Guest guest]

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I've traveled to India three times, and spent quite a bit of time

there, plus stop overs in Asia and China. It is very polluted in many

areas, especially the cities. Oh my gosh......but I live in a small

town, so even going to any smaller city - I am really shocked at what

pollution we are exposed to.

I am also careful about products from India and China, foods and

herbs - because of this, and all the contamination issues from so

many factors. I appreciate your caution also. I don't deal with any

herb company, organic or otherwise - unless I feel they are truly of

high standards, and know their farmers and sources for products.

But, that's why I like supporting this company, Organic India aka Om

Organics, because they have a large area of farming land in N. India

and they are working at acquiring more land also, and all this

organic farming is going to help the environment so much. Some areas

of India are remote and unpolluted. These company owners are

dedicated to bringing back these ways of life and organic farming

practices, to their motherland. It's at the heart of what they

believe in, which is rare these days.

This is one company that you can be confident of. Others, I am not so

sure of...........and try to be careful also, and do my homework as

best as I can.

Love,

Jnanda

>

> One word of caution about Neem- I have used many different brands

of neem

> for years to treat yeast issues. Most neem is contaminated with

mercury and

> possible other heavy metals, as are many other Ayurvedic herbs. I

found

> this out the hard way when I was using it heavily for the yeast and

my hair

> started to fall out. It took me 2 years it figure out it was the

neem. I

> have even tried " organic products " from India (but not the one just

> mentioned from Organic India). India is an intensely polluted

country and

> even the organic brands are not immune. So, please everybody, be

careful

> when using it! As we all know heavy metals can really complicate

the lyme

> issue!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jnanda,

That is good to know. I am always willing to try different sources for neem

as it is the only herb that works on the yeast on my head. Paradoxically,

it has also been the herb that has made my hair fall out because of the

toxicity. Quite a dilemma! Thanks for the source.

-- [ ] Re: Neem (Om Organics)

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I've traveled to India three times, and spent quite a bit of time

there, plus stop overs in Asia and China. It is very polluted in many

areas, especially the cities. Oh my gosh......but I live in a small

town, so even going to any smaller city - I am really shocked at what

pollution we are exposed to.

I am also careful about products from India and China, foods and

herbs - because of this, and all the contamination issues from so

many factors. I appreciate your caution also. I don't deal with any

herb company, organic or otherwise - unless I feel they are truly of

high standards, and know their farmers and sources for products.

But, that's why I like supporting this company, Organic India aka Om

Organics, because they have a large area of farming land in N. India

and they are working at acquiring more land also, and all this

organic farming is going to help the environment so much. Some areas

of India are remote and unpolluted. These company owners are

dedicated to bringing back these ways of life and organic farming

practices, to their motherland. It's at the heart of what they

believe in, which is rare these days.

This is one company that you can be confident of. Others, I am not so

sure of...........and try to be careful also, and do my homework as

best as I can.

Love,

Jnanda