While living in Seattle in 2001 Nishta was working in the corporate world and she was living on black coffee and the Standard American Diet SAD)….she was overworked and overweight (see top photo on left). But she thought that for a woman in her '60s life was pretty cool. There was a great career with expense account, busy social life, beautiful home, expensive car, etc. And yes, she had been meditating since the early '80s, but that really didn't help with all the aches and pains in her body...she was having trouble making it through each day.

But she lucked out and was fortunate to meet a mentor, Avesh, who became a very close friend and "family". He shared how he healed himself of cancer through proper diet and eliminating toxicity in his body and environment. With his support Nishta was now on her way to a healthier lifestyle. A whole new world opened up!

Aging in a Healthier Way

The learning continued with Avesh and others after she moved to Australia became part of a raw food community devoted to meditation, personal growth and healing using organic and raw foods (www.rawpower.com.au). Nishta was determined to understand as much as she could about what was causing so much disease in people and how to create conditions for her own body to heal itself.

Answers came rapidly as she learned about internal cleansing, the importance of removing dental and heavy metal toxins from the body, the need for exercise, "good" water, organic food, eating an alkaline diet and supplying the body with essential nutrients. Then it was pointed out what was also needed was eliminating environmental toxicity such as carpets with toxic backing and pads, fumes from paints, gasoline and dry cleaning chemicals. So it was time to take a good look at the personal care and the household products that were being used.

Although she was changing her diet and lifestyle, she was still using skin care and household cleaning products that were not as good as she had thought. Yes, they said "natural" or "organic", but Nishta had yet to learn about the hype that is often used with those words. She had bought into the corporate marketing scheme…she assumed the big companies were speaking "truth" when they advertised their organic claims. She definitely had more to learn!

Finding Some Truth in Commerce

One of members of that raw food community was a rep for an Australian company with a wide range of organic and certified organic personal, household and nutritional products. Nishta began using them and found they didn't feel heavy on her skin like the products she had been buying and the nutritional supplements were shifting her energy in a lovely way. As she learned about these new products, she began to question what "organic" really meant. She was pretty clear about organic vegetables, but had much to discover about other organic products.

But now Nishta had found ONEGroup, a company with ethical products and business practices. She was now in communication with people who were willing to continue her education on the issues and was startled to learn that the word organic really didn't have much truth in reality as it is being using in most skin care and household products.

She also began to understand how the skin is another organ that absorbs what we put on it and that what we put on the body is as important as what we put in it!

Toxic Cosmetic Products

"Your body can absorb almost FIVE pounds of make-up chemicals a year if you use make-up on a daily basis" according to Dr.Joseph Mercola. On his website (www.mercola.com) he goes on to say: "Putting chemicals on your skin is actually far worse than ingesting them, because when you eat something the enzymes in your saliva and stomach help break it down and flush it out of your body. When you put these chemicals on your skin, however, it is absorbed straight into your blood stream without filtering of any kind, so there's no protection against the toxin…It is no wonder that they (toxic chemicals) have been linked to deadly side effects like cancer."

Even the Director of the FDA's (U.S. Federal Drug Administration) Office of Cosmetics and Colors has stated: "Consumers believe that 'if it's on the market, it can't hurt me' and this belief is sometimes wrong."

"And I was seeing a BIG difference in my own skin using the Miessence products from ONEGroup. The red patches and dark age spots which were quite noticeable on my face prior to using these products rapidly diminished and became almost not visible. There were also some large, very dry (almost scaly) patches on my face which over time dissolved in the nourishing "raw food for the skin", said Nishta.

Manufacturing Scams

In working with the ONEGroup people, Nishta learned how to become an "ingredient detective" and understand what the organic labels on those old products really meant. Yes, the front labels of the products said organic and had beautiful artwork but understanding the back of the bottle and how the ingredient list worked and was manipulated was a real surprise. She had had no idea how many major companies were scamming the public. She came to understand that they (the major corporations) sole purpose in being was to make a profit for their shareholders….definitely not taking care of their customers' health or well-being.

She learned that looking for and buying items with a "certified organic" label was the only way to be certain that the ingredients and labels were what they claimed to be because of verification by independent third party organizations. By using the toxic ingredient directory on the ONEGroup site, Nishta was able to check out those unpronounceable names on the back of the products and discovered how toxic most of them really were.

MAKING A NEW START…AGAIN

But Nishta really wasn't interested in starting a new business-"I had left corporate America several years back and was enjoying just traveling and hanging out in Australia and India, meditating, dancing, and playing the game of living on a small pension in beautiful places."

Then she met and was impressed with the people who own ONEGroup; full of heart, truly caring about making a difference to the planet-almost even more than selling products. Nishta learned of their commitment to health, organics, education, ecology and empowering people and started "doing" the business shortly after meeting these folks. She still delights in the people she is meeting-that group of beings really interested in healing themselves and the planet organically. "And expanding my monthly income beyond my pension in such an ethical way is more good news!" she stated.

And now? See lower photo: Nishta still regularly does Osho "active" meditations, dances whenever possible, laughs a lot more, and most days does yoga or chi kung or swims in the ocean or walks in nature. She takes the In-Liven Superfood and Fast-Tract probiotics each day, eats organically…and feeds her external body with all the raw nourishing skin and body products from ONE Group. She has become an energy dynamo--friends remark on her exuberance, clear eyes and glowing skin. And she says "the fun factor keeps growing!"

Nishta states: "I am not only concerned about my personal health, but the health of the planet and its' people. I am passionate about making a difference and helping others discover how to eliminate toxicity in their lives and live healthy, prosperous lives."