Nutrition - fueling our body with good nutrients is key to optimum health. This can often be achieved through a plant-based approach to wellness, which includes an anti-inflammatory diet, a Mediterranean diet, and whole organic foods. When healing your body and to maintain optimum health it is best to avoid processed sugars, dairy, soy, and gluten as these foods can be highly inflammatory to our bodies.

 

Below is a list of some of the many food companies that are free of preservatives and harmful chemicals:

Canyon Bakehouse, Choc Zero, Egg life, Hippeas, Lesser evil, Magic Spoon, Organic Valley, Purely Elizabeth, Seven Sundays, Siete, Silver Hills Bakery, Simple Mills, The Only Bean, Three Wishes, and Wild way.

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Movement - moving throughout the day heals our bodies. When we sit too long our bodies and organs become sedentary leading to a host of other problems. Simple movements every hour can do wonders for our organ function.

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Sleep hygiene - no supplement can replace our body’s need for adequate sleep. 7-9 hours of sleep helps our organs function properly and replenishes our cells.

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Oral Hygiene - it is important to avoid adding unnecessary chemicals to our teeth and gums. Opt for more natural options when purchasing toothpaste. Consider purchasing mineralized tooth powder to restore minerals to our teeth to prevent tooth decay and receding gums. Water pics are a great way to preserve your gums as well.

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Recommended brands:

Beloved, Clean Slate, Dr. Bronner’s, Every Man Jack, Jupiter, Love Beauty and Planet, Native, Tom’s,

 

Electronics - electronics emit low dosage radiation.

 

Activities - making time each day to do what we love, figuring out our hobbies and what we love to do stimulates our brain and releases happy endorphins in our body. Too often in our culture we rely on media to entertain us. This trains our brain that we do not create our own endorphins, rather we rely on some other form of entertainment to release endorphins in our brain. We need to retrain our brains to understand that we can release our own endorphins through our activity choices. This simple retraining of doing things you enjoy alleviates symptoms of depression, anxiety, and helps our brain process the information overload that we are exposed to every day.

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Simple Detoxes - simple at home detoxes are a way of removing impurities from our body, while building up and supporting our immune system. These strategies include grounding and rebounding, sun bathing, forest bathing, herbal teas (hibiscus, thyme, parsley, dandelion, and so forth). Other simple detoxes we can do at home or at the gym include laughing, listening to uplifting music, reading motivating literature, sauna, dry brushing, DIY lymphatic massage, red light therapy, mineralized water and toothpaste, plant-based smoothies, halo therapy, HBOT, sound therapy, detox foot baths, and supplements to support our body’s natural functions.

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Laundry - purchasing chemical free detergents is one of the easiest ways to remove toxins from our clothing.

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Kitchen - purchasing plant-based dish soap and dishwasher detergent is a healthy alternative to avoid absorbing chemicals in these products.

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Recommended cleaning supplies:

Method, Mrs. Meyers, Scrub Daddy, Seventh Generation

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Bath - purchasing plant-based soaps, shampoos, and conditioners ensures that adults and children are not exposed to endocrine disrupters.

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Clothing - buying 100% wool or organic cotton socks, beanies, undergarments, and regular clothing as much as possible. Chemicals in clothing are absorbed the most in the head and groin area.