Every year the Environmental Working Group analyzes USDA data on tens of thousands of produce samples and publishes two lists that I consider essential reading for anyone trying to eat cleaner without losing their mind at the grocery store. The Dirty Dozen tells you which fruits and vegetables carry the highest pesticide residue. The Clean […]
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This is my go-to lunch and has been for a while. My daughter asks for it by name which is the highest possible endorsement I can give any recipe. It takes about five minutes, uses real whole food ingredients, and the combination of sweet apple, crunchy cucumber and pickle, and the smoky chipotle mayo is
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I want to talk about food differently than most clean living accounts do. I have PCOS and hypothyroidism. I have spent years reading about what you are and are not supposed to eat with both conditions. Low carb. No gluten. No dairy. Seed oils are the enemy. Fruit has too much sugar. The list goes
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Diapers and wipes are products that go directly against your baby’s most sensitive skin for the first two to three years of their life. Most parents grab whatever is on sale at Target without a second thought — I was determined not to do that. Here is what I used, what I learned, and the
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When my daughter was born I went into full research mode. I had already been on a clean living journey for a few years by that point but having a newborn raised the stakes completely. A baby’s skin is thinner and more permeable than adult skin which means whatever you put on it absorbs more
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Hand washing is one of the most basic things we do every single day. Multiple times a day. Which means whatever is in your hand soap is something you are being exposed to repeatedly whether you think about it or not. I started paying attention to hand soap ingredients years ago and what I found
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Every summer the same thing happens. People start paying more attention to sunscreen, which is great. But then they grab whatever is on the shelf at Target, slather it on their kids, and call it a day without ever flipping the bottle over to look at what is actually in it. I used to do
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Primal Queen: My Honest Review After Using It for My PCOS and Thyroid I want to be upfront about something before we get into this. I am not someone who takes a lot of supplements. I am skeptical of most of them and I do not recommend anything I have not personally tried. This one
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I cook three times a day and I have a seven year old. That means I am cleaning my kitchen counters at minimum three times a day. Probably more if you count the random snack situations and the general chaos that comes with raising a small human. For years I was grabbing whatever was under
What’s Really in Your Multipurpose Cleaner (And the Ones Worth Switching To) Read More »
I need to tell you something about myself. I burned candles every single day. From the moment I got home from work until I went to bed. Sometimes I would light one in the morning too. I loved the flicker when I turned the lights off to watch TV. I loved the way they made
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