Thinking through our blog conversations from earlier this year, I wrote that we should be aware not to “fall into the habit of thinking that we need to oversaturate our home [or our bodies] in chemicals in order to clean.” It occurred to me that this goal of being aware of our cleaning and hygiene products translates into a simple, …
Loving ourselves is taking care of ourselves. (Part 2)
Self Care Self care is so important to our health but in this environment its sometimes hard to know just what to do for self care. I mean, self care is different for everyone. Everybody’s needs are different. And when we think of self care, we think healthy eating, exercise, sleep and stress. All of these are so important, …
What’s in your shampoo?
Ingredients Are Important. While researchers are still chasing down the effects of specific chemicals, there’s been enough information to make people pause and think twice before applying a product. An example that recently hit the news was the “baby-powder case.” Covering the story, Washington Post wrote the headline, “Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7 billion to women who say …
What’s in Your Food? Chemicals, Coloring, and Preservatives Oh, My! Part 2
What are endocrine disruptors? This is a large category of chemicals. One of the most commonly known today is bisphenol A (BPA). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences created a helpful introduction: “Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that may interfere with the body’s endocrine system and produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife. A …
Chemicals, Coloring, and Preservatives Oh, My! Part 1
A few months ago we jumped into the topic of detoxing your home. I started by talking about what constitutes a toxin. A quick restatement: MedlinePlus, part of the US National Library of Medicine, states, “Toxins are substances created by plants and animals that are poisonous to humans. Toxins also include some medicines that are helpful in small doses, but …
Minimize the Toxins in Your Home
Why all the fuss about toxins lately? Because they affect your health. They are pervasive in our environment and although we can’t be completely toxic free, lowering our exposure can have profound effects on our health. So how do we lower the toxins around you? We should start with knowing what they are! What is a toxin? It helps to …
Living Clean in a Toxic World
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a list of 99,000 chemicals and pesticides on file. In any one day, a man or woman can take in over 500 percent of what is considered the safe limit of toxic residue. These toxins accumulate in our bodies causing all sorts of havoc. Our nutrition suffers, we see more neurological disorders or very …
Why a Detox?
Are you thinking about doing a detox because that seems to be the “in” thing? Do you have friends who swear by doing a detox but you have no idea what the fuss is all about? Over the past 3 decades, the use of chemicals has increased dramatically. Today, the average person will breath dirty air, consume pesticide residue on …