We try to avoid plastic, including plastic spray bottles, because they can leach harmful chemicals into the bottle contents, especially when the bottles contain certain ingredients, like essential oils. Glass spray bottles are an ideal solution, but can be hard to find and are often expensive. Good news- it’s easy and cheap to make your
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Does buying BPA-Free protect you and your family?
According to this article by the Alliance for Natural Health, many products that now boast they’re “BPA-free” have simply switched to a BPA relative that may be equally toxic called BPS! We’ve written on BPA before. Bisphenol-A is a dangerous, endocrine-disrupting chemical found in many polycarbonate plastics. It has been linked with serious health problems,
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Essential Elements Series- Element Three: Non-Toxic Lifestyle- Part 2 of 3
This article is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the Essential Six Elements of Whole Health, the core of our health philosophy and the foundation for our work with our nutritional therapy clients. This article is divided in three parts. Read Part One here. Learn more about the Essential Elements and find the
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Why You Should Avoid Plastics and a Primer on BPA
Plastics have gotten a lot of press in the past couple of years. Not only is plastic NOT an environmentally friendly choice, but there is a lot of concern over the leaching of chemicals out of plastic into our food, drinks, bodies and environment. The most widely known of these chemicals is BPA. Bisphenol-A, or