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I have been passing Glee Gum around at various family gatherings throughout the holiday season, and have gotten a very positive response. Everyone loved the variety of flavours - they all tasted great. Best of all, the ingredients are all natural.I have a terrible sinus cold right now, so I have been chewing the peppermint flavoured Glee Gum, to help clear my sinuses so that I can breathe easier. Nice! My favourite flavour is the Tangerine; very yummy!
Glee Gum looks and tastes like regular gum, just without all the regular "crap" in it. The ingredients are cane sugar, glucose, gum base(chicle), rice syrup, natural flavors, citric acid, gum arabic, resinous glaze, beta carotene, beeswax and carnauba wax. Hey, I can even pronounce all of those!
One comment from yesterday's giveaway asked about the trees that the chicle is harvested from. Here is what I have found out:
The chicle sap is sustainably tapped from Sapodilla trees in the rainforests of Central America, much like maple syrup is here. Chicle not only forms the unique basis for the gum, it also provides a crucial income source for thousands of forest-dwellers, and an incentive to leave the trees standing. Who knew chewing gum could help the environment?
The company behind Glee Gum is Verve, Inc., and they have an environmental mission.
Verve uses recycled cardboard packaging on its products because it is 100% biodegradable. Verve is also a dedicated member of 1% for the Planet and Co-op America.
Being a teacher, I really like this next part. To help empower the next generation, Verve offers six academic scholarships per year to the sons and daughters of Mexican chicleros engaged in the study of environmental issues and sustainable forestry. I think that is awesome!
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My mother discover and pass along to me this wonderful thing called a Neti-Potty. It is used to clean your nostrils and get rid of nasal drip. It is great for people with allergies or sinus congestion. I was a little afraid, since the idea is to fill the pot with salt water and then dump it up your nose, allowing it to flow from one nostril out the other. It's the same nose filling sneezy sensation you get when Heather teachs you to do a wet exit in your kayak and you don't have a nose plug. The Neti-Potty really cleans the nostrils and I am breathing easier.
ReplyDeleteI guess I forgot to add that this eliminates the need for antihistamines and boxes and boxes of kleenex. I'm sure that I am now saving trees, because I am using less kleenex.
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence! I was just looking up the Neti-Pot online yesterday to see what I could do to deal with my sinuses!!! I used a make-shift bottle to do it, but I think I may invest in the proper equipment so that it will be a bit easier/more comfortable. Since I am currently nursing I am staying away from OTC "drugs" and looking for alternatives.
ReplyDeleteI think my mom bought them at the pharmacy in Little Current - not sure which one. The pharmacy in Manitowaning may even have them. She bought the Himalayan salt to do with it. It is supposed to have magical healing properties, I'm just glad it didn't make my nose grow longer or hair grow out of it. Yesterday,Rebecca used it on her stuffy nose and now she is breathing better and saving trees.
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