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Plastic is both unsustainable and toxic
When going down the rabbit hole of non-toxic living, I tend to geek-out. I’ve turned many stones trying to protect and improve the health of our family. And I have a sneaky feeling that I’m far from done! I do get a lot of questions about where…
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Sustainable vs non-toxic: climate change vs health change?
(Non-)toxicity is part of a broader sustainability framework. As a matter of fact, almost all products that are truly non-toxic, are also more sustainable. E.g. they will not contain plastic or other chemicals derived from the petchem industry, and as a rule, they’ll almost always…
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The toxic luxury fashion
Let’s talk about luxury fashion. All that glamour, and yet so toxic! Why? There are two reasons if you ask me. First, luxury brands fulfill a deep psychological need. We crave them to elevate ourselves by owning something exclusive. Being unaffordable to most, luxury items…
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From the desert to the jungle
And so we made the BIG MOVE. Again. As a soon to be family of five. 6.5 years ago newlyweds as we were, we made the decision to leave our orderly lives in Stockholm to get a taste of expat life in Dubai, UAE. Having…
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Less is more
Non-toxic living in not only about buying clean products. Reducing ways in which we come into contact with harmful chemicals is equally important. Buying fewer products is therefore part of a clean living journey. Instead of trying to memorize trillion-letter-long hazardous chemicals that are part…
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Choose shoes that don’t leave toxic footprints
Shoes that we wear every day can be highly toxic and therefore have a big impact on our health. Shoe production also greatly affects factory workers and the environment as they are heavily treated with various toxic chemicals. So before you walk in another man’s…
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The toxic blues
There’s good and bad news when it comes to the beloved denim: BAD: A regular pair of jeans is a brew of toxic chemicals that poisons the consumers, the environment and the garment workers GOOD: You can get a pair of killer jeans without killing the…
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The power of a hug
Life is so simple. We have everything we need in that one hug. That hug is our safe place. That hug keeps us sane and true to ourselves. That hug gives us space to reflect and reconnect. We don’t fight when we hug. We don’t…
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What can you do to improve your longevity? A lot! Research has shown that only 20% of how long an average person lives is influenced by genes. The rest depends on our lifestyle and environment. In other words, our choices define how long we live. …
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Organic ≠ non-toxic
When it comes to food, what certified organic label means is that a certain item has been grown without use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, growth hormones, antibiotics, sewage sludge, irradiation and is GMO-free. Unfortunately, buying organic produce doesn’t protect you from heavy metals. Heavy metals…
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How exposure to toxins makes us and the planet sick
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This is how climate change affects your health
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