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    What is EMF Radiation and How Can We Protect Ourselves?

    Exposure to radiation carries two types of health risks; those typically associated with low level, long term exposure, such as cancer and DNA mutation and those from short term, high levels, acute exposure including burns and radiation sickness. A few years ago, I had no clue what EMFs were. Just being honest. It’s not something that I think about on a daily basis. When I started researching I realized something. Technology has greatly improved the way that we live and communicate it has also introduced us to EMF radiation on a regular basis. By making smart choices about EMF radiation protection, we can make our homes safer for ourselves, our…

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    Still drinking tap water? STOP! Do this instead.

    This post is in partner with Crystal Quest. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. Happy Monday ya’ll! I know that even though I am feeling suppperrrr tired from a long night of no sleep (thank you teething!) I’m super pumped because we finally got our Crystal Quest under the sink water filtration system installed! It has taken me months to get an electrician and plumber to our house to do the job – I started the process during their “busy season” of course! I’ve wanted to do this for quite sometime now. We’ve been using water filters on the faucet and…

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    The Real Deal on “Greenwashing”

    I myself started my journey into safer products when I had to stop using the acne regime I had used for years and years. My doctor told me that it was not safe to use during pregnancy because it could affect my unborn child. This blew my mind and opened up so many doors to a new lifestyle.  I immediately went out and started buying all things “organic” and “all natural” only to learn that I was being exploited by those companies selling their products with those labels. They used those terms merely to get people to buy their products, like me, who wanted safer. To this day, the topic…

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    How To: Switch to a Nontoxic Lifestyle

    The reason that I created this blog is to be a resource for the people around me. I know from experience how hard transitioning to a non toxic lifestyle can be – with NO guidance. I did it. I was a poor college student and I just started making changes. I didn’t know much of anything, other than I wanted to lose weight and not be depressed or anxious anymore. That was ALL that I knew. I share that because a) anyone can do this, it just takes a mindset of wanting to, b) you don’t have to switch everything at once, c) that’s what this blog is for! I…

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    Why You Need A Naturepedic Mattress

    This post is in partner with Naturepedic. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. I am SO pumped about this feature because it’s a biggie. The need for an organic mattress never occurred to me until I started looking into options for the kids. To be honest, Derrek and I were given a mattress as a wedding gift from his parents so we didn’t get to pick that out. I didn’t care about any feature for a mattress other than was it soft enough for me. I cannot stand a hard mattress. Derrek on the other hand loves a hard mattress. The…