Aromatherapy

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You may be wondering what this topic has to do with clean living, but as you will see, essential oils are a great alternative to chemicals in personal products, cleaning, and making things smell good.

Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils for psychological and physical well-being. Essential oils are the pure essence of a plant.

Clean 15

It's that time of the year again when the farmer's markets slowly close up for the season and the days get colder as winter approaches.  Many people look to comfort foods during this time, but why not turn to the produce aisle instead? Fending off colds and flu is much easier when you are getting enough of the right nutrients.

Should You Choose Organic or Conventional Produce?

Do Food Toxins Make us Chubby?

Although we know there are many factors involved with obesity, studies suggest food toxins may add to the problem.  These toxins lurk in your kitchen, convenience store water bottles and soda cans, cosmetics and personal products, in food packaging and thousands of other places.  What are these toxins and how can we avoid them? 

Doing Laundry Might be Hazardous to Your Health

What image comes to mind when you think of clean laundry?  Fluffy, soft towels that smell clean like a warm spring day.  The companies that market laundry products are

convincing in their advertising. They use words like "fresh scent" or "lavender" to describe how the products smell. You may be surprised when you find out what's really in the laundry soap and dryer sheets used to clean your clothes.