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A Clean Start: 3 Ways to Lower Your Body's Chemical Burden in 2016

A Clean Start: 3 Ways to Lower Your Body’s Chemical Burden in 2016

by guest blogger Ava Anderson, safe products advocate The new year is here! Follow these 3 steps to reduce your body’s exposure to harmful chemicals throughout 2016: 1. Skip the fragrance/parfum. The term fragrance can hide an untold number of chemicals in everything from toothpaste, shampoo, and soap to deodorant and dryer sheets. The International […]

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Do You Really Know What's in Your Favorite Lip Balm?

Do You Really Know What’s in Your Favorite Lip Balm?

by guest blogger Ava Anderson, safe products advocate The crisp, late-autumn air means that chapped lips are on their way. But before you reach for that conventional lip balm to treat them, read this: Chapped lips are not just an annual annoyance; they are your lips’ cry for help. When our lips become dry from […]

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3 Types of Products That Pollute Our Water

3 Types of Products That Pollute Our Water

by guest blogger Ava Anderson, natural-beauty expert and safe-cosmetics advocate Earth Day may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be thinking about our planet every day of the year. Here are three types of products you should put a little thought into before purchasing, as the wrong varieties can have lasting, […]

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What's Good for Your Health Is Good for the Planet!

What’s Good for Your Health
Is Good for the Planet!

We are in a constant cycle of exchange between nature and our bodies—the air we breathe in and out, the food we eat and expel, the products we put on our skin and surround ourselves with and then dispose of, the medicines we take, which then permeate our bodies and leave our bodies, as well. We now know that there is an impact on everything, between everything. It’s science, physics (especially!), and medicine. It’s also philosophy.

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