Melaleuca

Hi all! Just wondering if any of you have heard of the company Melaleuca? If
so, I’d like to know any thoughts or experiences with these products?
Also, just to share what I heard yesterday (it was so awful especially since I
work at a Children’s Aid). A couple of a newborn child were charged (I think
they live in the US) for the neglect of their baby as they were forcing their
baby into a vegetarian lifestyle. They were only feeding the child vegetable
broths, homemade juices, flax, herbal teas and foods alike. That poor child!
No protein! Can you believe the ignorance. I think they said that the child
only weighed about 10lbs after a few months. I could be wrong on some of the
details as I only heard it on the radio but thought I would share this with the
group.
Anyways, we know how important proper eating is and I just hope the rest of the
world can be educated one day too : )
Amanda

6 Responses to “Melaleuca”

  1. Rigoberto Kati Says:

    I think it happened right here in the state of Utah. The child was supposed to
    be pure to be a prophet or some such thing.
    The ideas of some poeple !
    Emmi

  2. Odis Johns Says:

    My mom swears by Melaleuca (both the company and the oil). At her
    goading, I now use their laundry detergent. She uses a LOT of their
    products (from hand soap to dishwasher detergent). They smell nice. ;) The baby you refer to got rickets (her bones are permanently deformed)
    as a result of her parents’ negligence. Vegan activists piss me off.
    We need to remember that for many of them it is a religion. One of my
    good friends is a vegan, and he has admitted to me that for him the
    lifestyle has a definite faith component. Better to think of them as
    religious fanatics than maleducated nutritionists. I have explained the
    health benefits of fish and eggs (He is Type A.) to my friend, and
    although he sees the merit in what I say, he would rather suffer health
    problems than eat an egg. That is how far it goes. His girlfriend is a
    Type O vegetarian, and although he recognizes that she needs meat, he
    will not encourage her to eat it for ethical reasons. For the
    childrens’ sake, of course we must do something. The courts have held

    that Christian Scientist parents cannot withhold standard medical
    treatment from their children (like transfusions). Perhaps dangerous
    diets could be subject to a similar exception to parents’ general right
    to raise their children as they please.
    Cheers,
    Ryan

  3. jacobs100 Says:

    In a message dated 5/3/2002 11:07:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
    rpartovi@… writes:
    << Vegan activists piss me off.
    We need to remember that for many of them it is a religion.
    Does anyone know any “old” vegans? It was very fashionable when I was
    younger. Fortunately for me, I got hungry. Most of the people I knew who
    were vegans ended up sick and started eating some meat protein. I guess
    they’re ex-vegans.
    Max

  4. jacobs100 Says:

    In a message dated 5/4/2002 1:54:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
    lambchop_71@… writes:
    << I have know many very
    successful vegetarians, but most of them are at least
    willing to eat eggs and dairy.
    Then they’re not vegans. They’re people who eat a lot of vegetables along
    with their eggs and dairy products.

  5. Sterling Charline Says:

    Making them ovo-vegetarians.
    LnL,
    Steve - Cheltenham, UK
    On Sat, 4 May 2002 02:45:35 EDT

  6. Barbara Lise Says:

    COMPLETELY AGREE !!!
    Rose/Hun

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