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How To Lose Weight With Adrenal Fatigue

12 Easy ways you can reduce stress to lose weight. Tricks for healthy weight loss through eating a healthy diet and calming but effective exercise to help remove stress from life naturally. Simple remedies to destress your life.

Are you an “all or nothing” type of person?

Do you set your goals and crush them no matter what?

Do you go go go until you’re about to drop?

If this is your personality type, you could be stressing your adrenals and hindering your weight loss.  Even if that’s not your personality type, a lot of environmental factors could be putting stress on your adrenal glands and causing a weight loss plateau or even weight gain.

We always think that motivation is the key to losing weight.  We have to get motivated, stay motivated, stick to our diet, and get in those intense workouts and then we’ll lose weight, right?  WRONG!  We have so much stress in our lives due to technology and every day life and then we add all these stressful things associated with losing weight, totally setting ourselves up for failure.  So the things you think are helping are actually causing adrenal fatigue and stalling your weight loss progress!

Below I’ll share some signs that you might have adrenal fatigue and some ways you can reduce stress on your body and help your adrenal glands heal.

How do you know if you have adrenal fatigue?

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Here are some symptoms.  However, adrenal fatigue can show up in so many forms because the adrenals affect many areas of our bodies.

  • Thyroid problems
  • Decreased sex drive
  • You can’t lose weight no matter what you do
  • Difficulty recovering from workouts or physical activity
  • Muscular weakness
  • Tired in the morning
  • Foggy thinking/tiredness in the afternoon with burst of energy in the evening
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Can’t handle stress
  • Mild depression
  • Lack of energy/tired all the time
  • Food cravings
  • Increased symptoms of PMS or menopause
  • Lightheaded or dizzy when standing up from a seated or lying position
  • You “need” caffeine to get through your day
  • Inflammation in the body/autoimmune disease

So what can you do to help your body heal and lose weight with adrenal fatigue?

  1. Get on a keto diet program that will help your body heal.  This is the #1 most important step.  The response to sugar and carbohydrates not only stresses your adrenals, but your whole body including your liver, pancreas and gut.  Following a keto plan keeps your blood sugar in check and eliminates the stress response that a flood of sugar gives.  A ketogenic diet plays a huge role in healing your body if you have inflammation, thyroid problems and adrenal fatigue.  Fats are the building blocks to heal your body, especially hormones, which are produced by the adrenal glands.  Any old keto diet isn’t going to do the trick though.  It needs to be a keto diet that helps your body heal so you can get your hormones regulated and your body working how it should be while still enjoying life.  Since I started this ketogenic program, my health has completely turned around!  I used to feel tired all the time, I had aches and pains in my muscles and joints, my belly was bloated, and I had no self-confidence.  After only a few days I started to feel so much better.  After a few weeks my energy level skyrocketed, my aches and pains began to go away and my belly bloat started to go down.  All around I feel like a new woman!  Be sure to keep a food journal in the beginning so you can identify any foods that you might be having an allergy or reaction to.  If you’re suffering with adrenal fatigue or any other health problems, you should cut your carbs down little by little over a month to avoid further stress to the body with a drastic diet change.  This video is an awesome explanation of how adrenal fatigue affects your body and how you can heal.
  2. Go to bed early.  You have to go to bed by 10pm for your circadian rhythm to be regulated.  People with adrenal fatigue will most likely have trouble sleeping.  Your cortisol should be higher early in the day and then go lower in the evening when melatonin increases.  In a person with adrenal fatigue, the opposite happens.  Your cortisol is low in the morning and spikes in the evening suppressing melatonin and causing sleeplessness.  So regulating your circadian rhythm is crucial to healing the adrenals.
  3. Get up at sunrise and get some sun exposure.  This is also part of regulating the circadian rhythm and getting vitamin D which many people are deficient in, especially if you have thyroid problems.  Many of us don’t absorb vitamin D supplements and it becomes toxic to the liver.  So sunshine is the best way to get it.
  4. Eat a breakfast including fat before you do pretty much anything.  If you start going without giving your body any fuel, your body gets stressed and so do your adrenals.  As I mentioned above, a keto diet is best and you will be having healthy fat at every meal so you’ll have this one covered.  You want to eat breakfast no later than 20 minutes after you get up for the best results.  If your adrenals are stressed, intermittent fasting is not good.  It adds an additional stress to your already taxed adrenal glands.
  5. After breakfast get a low intensity workout in.  If you’re struggling with adrenal fatigue, you will want to keep your workouts calm.  No running, no HIIT, no high intensity.  The goal is to not get your heart rate up too much because this will create a stress response in the body.  Yoga, pilates, walking at a leisurely pace, and time under tension weight training (very slow movements with lighter weights) are all acceptable ways to workout with adrenal fatigue.  I know this may go against everything you believe about exercise, but if you want your adrenals to get better, you have to keep from having the stress response.
  6. Don’t have any caffeine.  Caffeine stresses the adrenals and gives you a false sense of energy by forcing your body to do something it doesn’t have the energy to do naturally.  You may feel like you need it, but as your adrenals begin to heal, that will stop.
  7. Take vitamins, minerals, and herbs to help.  Adaptogenic herbs like ashwaganda help the adrenals heal.  Also you may have vitamin and mineral deficiencies.  For me, taking a methylated vitamin B complex helped me drastically.  I don’t tolerate a lot of vitamin supplements very well, but my body loves this particular one.  If you have thyroid problems, a kelp supplement will help you get iodine and selenium that thyroid sufferers are deficient in.  Magnesium is hugely important in healing the adrenals and is a calming mineral.  Vitamin C is also important if you have a deficiency.
  8. Avoid toxins as much as possible.  We are surrounded by toxins and they stress the body and adrenals.  If you really stop and think about how many toxins you come in contact with each day, it’s astounding.  Just a few examples are the pesticides on our foods, the pollution from cars, our soaps and laundry detergents, perfume, processed food chemicals, cleaning products, body products like lotions, and the list goes on and on.  I changed many of my toxic products to natural solutions and it really reduced the inflammation in my body.  Cutting as many of the toxins out that you can will take a ton of stress off of your body and allow it to heal.
  9. Avoid as much stress as possible.  Try to disconnect from stress.  I am a reactive person when it comes to stress.  Learning to walk away and not react to stressful situations will help your health and adrenals.  Take a minute to just think about it and realize that having a stress response doesn’t help the situation.  Take some deep breaths and calm yourself.
  10. Deep breathing from your diaphragm.  Start your day and end your day by taking a couple of minutes to take some deep breaths.  This gets more oxygen into the body which it needs and helps to calm you.  I do this first thing in the morning to get my mind right and while I’m laying in bed before I fall asleep at night to calm me and I usually fall right to sleep when I finish.  It doesn’t take long and will make you feel amazing.  Take 25 to 30 deep breaths.  If you want, you can repeat it a few times.
  11. Wear blue light blocking glasses at night.  The blue light and EMFs from our devices stresses the adrenals.  Wearing these glasses will block the harmful blue light and keep the stress response down.  It will help get your circadian rhythm regulated and allow you to sleep better.
  12. Relax before you go to bed.  Turn off all technology.  This would be a great time to take a bath with epsom salt to relax and get your magnesium in or to spend a little time meditating and deep breathing.  Give yourself about 30 minutes before you go to bed.  The goal is to get into a deep sleep where you enter REM sleep and remember your dreams.  During the first half of your sleep your body is repairing and during the second half of your sleep cycle your mind is repairing.  So you can see why sleep is a very important factor in healing your adrenals and your body as a whole.

If you start following these steps, you are going to be on the right track to feeling better.  Remember to be patient.  This damage to your body didn’t happen over night and it won’t heal in the blink of an eye.  This is a result of years of stress from many different things.  You have to be consistent with all of these things.

Also, you may not lose weight at first when you are trying to lose weight with adrenal fatigue.  Your body will have to repair first and then it will be able to drop the extra pounds.  So stay off the scale because that’s going to cause you more stress and prolong your healing.  If you’re following a keto diet that targets healing the body, just stick with it and give your body time to heal and the pounds will come off.

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Signs Of Unhealthy Gut Bacteria & How To Correct It

Are you wondering if your symptoms are signs of unhealthy gut bacteria? You'll find a list of symptoms that may seem unrelated to gut health but are in fact warnings that your get needs help. Easy natural remedies through diet, food, and healthy supplements that can fix it and start up your weight loss again!This post contains affiliate links.  See my disclosure here.

Our gut affects every part of our bodies in some way.  You may have the obvious symptoms that would be a sign of unhealthy gut bacteria like diarrhea or constipation, but today I want to point out some of the less obvious signs of unhealthy gut bacteria and then I’ll give you some tips that you can use to get your gut back in balance.

Let’s start with the signs of unhealthy gut bacteria.

  1. Food Allergies-Research has recently shown that food allergies may be caused by changes in the human gut flora.  We are all born with certain strains of gut bacteria passed on to us by our mother.  This could be why certain families have a tendency to have the same health problems.  These bacteria are altered any time we take antibiotics.
  2. Mood issues-If you have unexplained mood swings, depression, stress, or anxiety, it could be a sign of unhealthy gut bacteria.  We all have our good and bad days, but if you find on a daily basis you are having mood issues, your gut could be to blame.
  3. Skin problems-If you have acne, dry skin, rosacea, bumpy skin, eczema, itchy skin, it could be your gut causing it.  As a teenager I had pretty bad acne.  In my 30s I developed rosacea on my cheeks, but it was also super itchy and I would get bumps similar to pimple but not a pimple.  The more cleansers and things I tried to use to fix it, the worse it would get.  Once I started getting my gut bacteria in balance, it went away within days.
  4. You get sick all the time-Most of your immune system is found in your gut which explains why an unhealthy gut could contribute to you getting sick a lot.
  5. Can’t lose weight no matter what you do-Ugh!  If this is you, I can relate.  I was in the same spot.  I tried everything!  I was starving all the time and still not losing.  Fixing your gut bacteria can change this!
  6. Autoimmune disease-Unfortunately this is one of those medical mysteries.  Your immune system attacks it’s own cells.  It has been linked to gut health and is thought that undigested particles of food from leaky gut could be to blame.
  7. Inflammation-Inflammation can present itself in so many ways.  My whole body was inflamed.  My feet were burning, my hands and feet would swell up, my face was round and my whole body was bloated.  I think this goes along with your immune system issue above.  Your body is just attacking everything.
  8. Heartburn/Acid Reflux-This is actually caused by too little stomach acid.  If your stomach doesn’t produce enough acid to digest your food, it just sits there in your stomach and gets bad bacteria growing in it and then passes to your small intestines eventually with the bad bacteria.  Not good.
  9. Yeast infections-When you gut bacteria is imbalanced, it can allow yeast to grow out of control in your body.  You may have experienced this after taking antibiotics.  If the yeast gets too far out of control, it can become overgrown throughout your body causing all sorts of craziness.  This is called candida overgrowth.
  10. Urinary Tract Infections/Interstitial Cystitis-The reason for this is not really known, but if you constantly have urinary tract infections or you have the painful bladder syndrome known as Interstitial Cystitis, it’s probably caused by a gut imbalance.  I was “diagnosed” with interstitial cystitis after going through tons of tests, antibiotics, etc.  This is a term that doctors use when they can’t figure out what’s wrong with your bladder.  Once I got my gut bacteria back on track, my symptoms began to lessen.
  11. Tiredness-If you are tired all the time for no reason, it could be unhealthy bacteria in your gut stealing your nutrients.  I was deficient in Vitamin D and B vitamins due to the bacterial imbalance in my gut.
  12. Poor Concentration-The gut and brain are connected.  So it’s no surprise that brain fog, poor concentration, and memory problems are related to gut health.

Now that you know the signs of unhealthy gut bacteria, here’s how you can correct it.

  1. Remove processed foods and sugars from your diet.  Processed foods and excess sugar feed the unhealthy bacteria and yeast in your gut.  Cut these things out and eat whole foods to feed the good bacteria.
  2. Eat probiotic and fermented foods.  You can take probiotics, but in my experience, the probiotic pills have never done much for me.  Eating fermented foods like saurkraut, kimchi, pickles, kombucha or cultured foods like yogurt and kefir will get good bacteria into your gut.  This is the diet I recommend for getting your unhealthy gut bacteria in check.
  3. Take apple cider vinegar before each meal.  Raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar helps your stomach produce acid and aids in digestion.  You could also take an HCL supplement if you aren’t producing enough stomach acid.  I took an HCL supplement, but as soon as I did the next step and broke up the biofilms, I no longer needed it.
  4. Break up the biofilms that the bad bacteria have created in your gut.  The unhealthy bacteria, yeast, and parasites in your gut form this protective layer around themselves that is really hard for anything to get through called a biofilm, which may be the reason antibiotics are becoming less effective.  Cistus tea will break up these biofilms so your body can get the bad bacteria out.  This is the most crucial step in correcting your gut imbalance in my opinion.  The really awesome thing is that it also reduces hunger and cravings.
  5. Chew your food well.  I struggle with this.  I was a nail technician for 18 years and would have 2 minutes to eat before my next client arrived.  I developed the terrible habit of scarfing my food down in no time because of it.  Chewing your food well makes it much easier for your stomach to break it down especially if you have low stomach acid.

Put these steps into action to correct your unhealthy gut bacteria and I bet you’re going to start seeing some truly amazing changes in how you feel!

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How To Stop Binge Eating Junk Food And Lose Weight

If you feel like your eating is out of control and you can't stop eating junk food, click through to find out how you can control your eating and food cravings with these tips and habits that will put a stop to binge eating and help with your weight loss.Do you find yourself losing control of your eating?  Do you eat dinner and then find yourself eating an entire package of cookies afterward?  I can totally relate!  I used to be completely out of control when I started eating some delicious junk food.  Sometimes I would even binge on junk food that didn’t even taste that great.  I’m going to share some tips with you on how to stop binge eating junk food and lose weight.

How To Stop Binge Eating Junk Food And Lose Weight

  1. Be sweet to yourself.  Binge eating is related to emotions many times.  We have thousands and thousands of thoughts every day, most of which are negative.  Pay attention to your thoughts and you’ll quickly see what I’m talking about.  Try to keep your thoughts positive and think good things about yourself.  The binge eating cycle just makes this worse because when we binge eat, we feel guilty and think terrible things about ourselves which just makes us want to binge all over again.  Work on positive self-talk.  I know this might sound weird or hokey, but it works.  We’re surrounded by so much negativity every day.  Give yourself some positive vibes and it will change your mood.
  2. Pay attention to what triggers your binge eating.  Do you binge after a stressful day at work?  When you hang out with a certain friend or family member, do you tend to binge?  Does watching TV trigger a junk food binge?  I bet if you give it a little attention, you’ll find a pattern to what is triggering your binge sessions.  Once you know what it is, you can work to change your habits.  For me, my main trigger was watching TV.  For some reason when I would sit in front of the TV, I needed to be munching on something (usually something sweet).
  3. Keep junk food out of your house.  It’s a lot harder to binge on junk food if you don’t have the food readily available.  I know some people say “But I have to have that stuff for my kids and husband to eat.”  They really don’t need to eat that stuff either.  Processed food is not necessary for anyone’s survival.  Keep healthy options for them and yourself to snack on.  It will help you avoid temptation and they’ll be healthier for it too.
  4. Don’t give yourself crazy diet restrictions.  If you feel like you can’t have anything good to eat, chances are you’re going to go crazy and eat all the things.  Focus on eating whole foods like vegetables, fruits, protein and healthy fats.  Find delicious recipes so you’ll feel like you’re indulging when you really aren’t.
  5. Heal your gut.  My experience with binge eating was that I would crave things and just couldn’t stop thinking about it until I just gave in and ate it.  Once I started eating, I couldn’t stop.  I took steps to change my way of eating and heal my gut which resulted in my food cravings going away and my belly bloat going away.  This was the way I personally overcame my binge eating and food cravings.  Your gut is connected to almost every part of your body and it is directly connected to your brain.  Having an imbalance of bacteria in your gut can wreak havoc in your whole body!  If you’ve been eating a lot of processed foods for a while or most of your life, its’ pretty likely you’re gut needs some love.

If you’ve tried everything and nothing works, you can seek professional help from an organization like Overeaters Anonymous.  I had a friend who had success with them and spoke very highly of their services.

Whatever you do, don’t give up!  I know you can beat this binge eating!  Believe in yourself and realize how strong you are and that you can overcome anything.

XOXO,

Cassie

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The #1 Reason You Have Sugar Cravings And How To Stop Them

How to stop sugar cravings with one simple healthy diet change and product. Get rid of your annoying sweets addiction and curb your sugar cravings. Find out what causes sugar cravings and how you can curb them without having to do a detox or cleanse.

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I have to be honest here.  I have had sugar cravings my whole life since I can remember.  I come from a long line of diabetics.  So I needed to figure out what was causing these sugar cravings and how to stop them as quickly as possible!

My sugar cravings were so bad, but the worst time for me was at night.  I would literally just finish dinner and feel like I needed some sort of sweet snack.  The problem was that I couldn’t stop thinking about it until I just went ahead and ate something sweet.  It was out of control.  I also craved bread and other processed carbohydrate foods, but the sweets were the worst.

I’ve struggled with a ton of health problems over the last 13-ish years.  You can read about that here.  I was on the diet roller coaster since childhood when my mom started taking me to Weight Watchers meetings with her.  I’ve just about tried it all and guess what?!  I would lose and gain it all back and then some.  Quite a few of these diets were not healthy and didn’t teach me anything about how to eat properly and I always had sugar cravings no matter what diet I followed.  Even on a keto diet I craved sugar.  I read that after a couple of weeks on low carb, you wouldn’t crave sugar anymore.  HA!  That was not true for me!

I had read that certain vitamins and nutrients could help with sugar cravings and over the years tried quite a few of them, but none of them ever helped me kick my sugar addiction.  Nothing ever seemed to work and it was super frustrating!

How To Stop Sugar Cravings

I recently started eating a whole food diet with a focus on vegetables and fruits and I added in fermented foods to help my gut bacteria just to see if it would help.  You can imagine my surprise when I started to feel better and lighter but I was still struggling with a few of my health problems and some sugar cravings even though they improved a bit with the fermented foods, when I came across this cistus tea.

I’ve been drinking the tea 3 or 4 times a day and I feel like a new woman!  The reason I decided to try it is that it is supposed to break up biofilms in the body.  It is said that bacteria and yeast overgrow in our bodies and create these biofilms to protect themselves.  So when we take antibiotics or natural antibacterial or antifungal products, the medicine can’t reach the bacteria and yeast to kill it because of these protective biofilms.

Of course I was skeptical if this was true or would even work, but the tea was inexpensive enough that I figured it was worth finding out. I’ve struggled with my health for so long that I’m usually willing to try just about anything.  I started drinking the tea the day I got it in the mail.  I didn’t notice much difference that day or the next day.

On my second full day of drinking it, I felt my belly bloat reducing and a sense of lightness in my body that I haven’t felt in years!  It’s hard to describe, but I felt like a thousand pounds was lifted off of me.  The coolest thing that happened though was that I wasn’t hungry!  I didn’t find myself snacking all day like I usually would.  I was having probiotic yogurt with fruit in the morning and I would forget to eat until I was truly hungry.  And let me tell you, I am not someone who forgets to eat!

My third day I felt a little rough.  I still had the wonderful feelings from before but I was a bit nauseated and had a bit of a headache.  I reduced the amount of tea I was drinking for that day and felt better by the next day.  They say as these biofilms are broken up and the yeast and bad bacteria are dying off, they release toxins.  So I think that may have been the reason for how I felt on this day.  This is the first day I realized that I wasn’t craving sugar anymore!

After the third day, I felt better and better every day.  I can honestly say that my aches and pains and my painful bladder are no more.  My belly keeps getting smaller every day with the combination of this tea and my diet of whole foods and fermented foods.  I’ve vowed to stay off of the scale but my jeans are looser so I know I’m losing weight.  My sugar cravings have completely stopped.  I feel like I am in control of my eating for the very first time in my life!  It’s so amazing!

A key factor to this is eating healthy because you don’t want to keep feeding the bad bacteria and yeast.  Plus you want to get good bacteria into your body to help push out the bad stuff.  So be sure to get your fermented foods in!

If you try the incanus tea, you’ll want to use the same tea and brew it 3 times.  It releases different polyphenols each time you brew it.  I love this because it makes it even more cost effective!  It comes in loose leaf tea.  So I use this little gadget to brew mine.  I tried drinking it hot at first and realized the flavor of it is muted more if I drink it iced.  I usually add a packet of stevia to sweeten it a little.  And don’t worry, it doesn’t taste bad.  I was nervous that it was going to be super gross, but I actually enjoy it when it’s iced.

Another awesome thing about this tea is that it breaks up the biofilms on your teeth too.  So your teeth feel cleaner and accumulate less plaque.

I hope you find this information useful if you’re trying to stop sugar cravings.  It’s amazing to me that an imbalance of gut bacteria could cause such bad sugar cravings.  I’m so thankful I found this solution to my problem and I hope it helps you too!

If you try it, please let me know if it worked for you!  If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask below.

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Best Body And Cleaning Products For The Chemically Sensitive

Are you allergic to everything? If you're suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity, these are the best products you can use for cleaning and personal care. If you're one of many people trying to detox your life and restore your health from chronic illness, you won't want to miss this!This post contains affiliate links.  See my disclosure here.

If you have chemical sensitivities, you know how frustrating it can be.  It’s really hard to find products that don’t cause your body to react.  In this post you’ll find the best body and cleaning products I have found for the chemically sensitive.

I was a nail technician for 18 years and I believe the exposure to all the nail chemicals caused these sensitivities for me.  I have had chemical sensitivities for about 13 years now and I’ve tested lots of products to find the perfect ones that don’t cause any reaction.

I wanted to share my list of products that I use that are all natural and organic that keep my body from reacting for those who are struggling with multiple chemical sensitivities.

The Best Body And Cleaning Products For The Chemically Sensitive

  1. The first product I changed that was giving me major reactions was my laundry detergent.  It’s unbelievable how toxic regular laundry detergent is!  If you’re struggling with skin rashes, itchy skin or any other issues with your skin, I’m sure you will benefit from a natural laundry detergent.  This is the one I use.  It comes scented with essential oils or unscented.  I’ve used both and not reacted to either one.  Just this one change will calm your body down fast!  It’s not super fragranced like the regular commercial detergent, but it has a nice soft essential oil fragrance.  The lavender is my favorite!  Be careful when buying a natural detergent.  A lot of them I looked at still had some pretty harsh stuff in them.  This one I’ve listed here is the most pure one I found.  I also love that it is safe for high efficiency machines and is plant based.
  2. The next change I made was my soap.  Rubbing toxic chemical soap all over your body is not ideal if you’re sensitive to chemicals.  I switched to this one and it changed my life!  I use the bar soap because it’s more cost effective, but if you enjoy a liquid body wash, it also comes in liquid form..  You can also use the liquid as a laundry detergent!  I did that when I first switched from regular detergent, but the one I listed above is cheaper.  Both are great though.  This soap also comes in unscented or scented with essential oils.  I love the tea tree oil or peppermint because they’re invigorating, but they are a tiny bit tingly.  It also comes in almond, citrus, rose or lavender which all smell awesome!  You can buy these on Amazon in larger packs and save money.  I also use this soap to wash my face because every face cleanser I tried was causing my face to be red and itchy.
  3. The next thing I switched up was my deodorant.  All the chemicals and aluminum in regular deodorant are so bad for us.  I started using this one and I really like it!  I like the tea tree scent because it’s a bit stronger than the others in the way of fighting odors.
  4. I also decided I should try an organic shampoo and conditioner because when you shower and wash your hair, the shampoo and conditioner get on your body.  So it only made sense to use something that my body wouldn’t have a reaction to.  I have to tell you this has turned out to be the best shampoo and conditioner I’ve ever used.  As a former salon owner, I’ve tried a lot of the best hair products on the market and these take the cake!
  5. I also decided to remove fluoride from my toothpaste so I switched to this one and it is amazing! It leaves my teeth feeling so much cleaner than the toothpaste I used to use.  The fluoride we take in fills in the receptors in our bodies for other elements and wreaks havoc on our bodies.  So there was no question for me about changing up my toothpaste to fluoride free.
  6. I began using a vinegar and water solution to clean my house and floors.  It works great as a window, bathroom and floor cleaner.  I pretty much use it for everything.  Just fill a spray bottle a third of the way with vinegar and fill the rest with water.  It’s cheap, easy and non-toxic.
  7. I also decided to eliminate the toxic room spray we were using in our bathrooms.  I switched to this organic room spray and I love it!
  8. Lotion was another really toxic thing I was slathering my body with.  The crazy thing is that most commercial lotions have mineral oil in them and don’t even soak into our skin anyway.  So you have to keep using more and more and it never really helps.  This one works amazing and I promise you won’t be reapplying it every 5 minutes!
  9. With summer approaching, I want to mention sunscreen.  Again, we’ve been rubbing this all over us to prevent sunburn and it’s completely toxic.  I like this one a lot because it’s a spray so it’s easy to apply.

I hope this list helps you calm your body toxicity down.  I know making these changes has really helped me cope with my chemical sensitivities.  If you only have the money to change one or two, make the change to natural laundry detergent and body soap.  The less toxic stuff you have in your life the better, but just changing those two things will make a huge difference!  Even if you aren’t chemically sensitive, these products could take some of the toxic load off of you body and improve your health.

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