How I cloth diapered my kids - baby in cloth diaper
Babies & Children

How I Cloth Diapered my Kids

Cloth diapering isn’t for everyone… but it’s not as hard or inconvenient as some people think! So many people feel overwhelmed by it, so this is intended to simplify the process for you. Ultimately, you have to do what’s going to work for your family. But cloth diapering has many benefits, including: Overall cost &

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Babies & Children

Counterfeit Children’s Products & Amazon

I first learned about the rampant counterfeit industry – particularly in online marketplaces like Amazon, Wish, and AliExpress – through Jennifer Myers Chua. She is co-owner of Hip Mommies, a distribution company for ethically, responsibly, and safely made children’s products, and has first-hand experience with the dangers of counterfeit products.  I interviewed Jennifer for the

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Beauty & Personal Care

How to Use Think Dirty & Skin Deep to Choose Healthier Body Care Products

If you’re just getting started on your journey to reduce toxins in your home, it can feel overwhelming because there are so many things you can do. Looking at your body care products (like soap, shampoo, make-up, skincare, deodorant, sunscreen, etc.) is often one of the first – but also one of the most frustrating

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Women's Health

How to Support Your Body’s Detoxification Systems

The late Dr. Walter Crinnion, one of the early leaders in environmental medicine, had a 5 step process for detoxification: Avoidance Avoidance Avoidance Supplementation Detoxification Do you see why I have hundreds of blogs on ways to reduce your exposure to toxins, and I’m just now writing one on how to support detoxification?  Detoxes are

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Ingredient Safety

Should You Switch to a DEET-Free Bug Spray?

With our short summers, not even mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, and ticks can keep me from enjoying warm evenings by the campfire. I’ve been avoiding DEET, but only based on a general understanding that it’s toxic. How bad is it? And if you should avoid it, what is a DEET-free bug spray that works?

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Beauty & Personal Care

The Best Non-Toxic Mineral Sunscreen Brands

I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely getting more outside time these days trying to keep the kids active and occupied. And I don’t leave the house without everyone putting on sunscreen. My kids have always used non-toxic mineral sunscreen but it took me longer to make the switch for myself.  If you’re in

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Miscellaneous

Toxins and Racism: We Can All Do Better

I have been told that I speak from a place of privilege about choosing a green and non-toxic lifestyle and that it’s not attainable for everyone.    While it’s true I am speaking from a place of privilege, addressing toxins certainly doesn’t only benefit those with privilege. And we have a responsibility to use our

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Women's Health

How You Can Boost Immunity Naturally at Home

 A couple weeks ago I shared strategies you can make your home more resistant to coronavirus (you can read that here). In this post, I’ll share how your home can directly impact your immune system and what you can do about it. Now, there is no shortage of advice online right now about how to

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