So by now you know that I only share advice I have truly vetted – the things I have implemented in my life that have made a difference. About 5 years ago I decided to go non-toxic with my beauty and household products, a total product overhaul. It was hard, I spent thousands of dollars vetting the best quality products, that were not only in alignment with my approach to overall health, but that were effective. 

So why did I start to do this research?

I don’t need to tell you that once you start digging into product labels and visiting sites like Environmental Working Group (EWG) (a consumer site and app to help you learn about the hidden health dangers in your food, water and everyday products to make better decisions), you start to get a little nervous about the ingredients you’re using on your body and in your home. I started researching safe, non-toxic products when working with a fertility specialist. I went through fertility treatment off and on for 10 years. Many traditional clinics do not even advise their patients on the importance reducing toxicity to overall egg quality and health. Sad, isn’t it? My research went deep.

So that’s really how it all started — it was a mission to support myself and to actually do what I’m telling others to do, as a health coach.

The first decision I made is all of my home cleaning products had to go. They were all laden with toxic chemicals. Interestingly a lot of more natural products used soy. Soy can be disruptive to hormones. In addition, certain oils, like evening-primrose or borage can be harmful to hormones.

I made a decision to only use products that I know are actually going to produce or support hormonal harmony in your body, and to recommend not only products that were hormonally in harmony but also fertility safe but pregnancy safe. I am now peri-menopausal so hormonal harmony is key for me. But for others I help, that may be in different stages of life, it comes down to some basic principles.

Working towards a cleaner life

If we are going clean on the inside with all of our food choices, meditating, trying to reduce our toxic thoughts and have healthy boundaries and relationships then we better think about this missing piece – what it is we put on our outer skin (including perfumes) and what we have in our homes, including cleaning products and candles.

It’s really the stuff that you’re using on a daily basis where you want to make sure the ingredients are clean because they’re getting right into your bloodstream and directly impacting your health. There is a lot of science behind the chemicals in your products and their impact on hormones, fertility, cancer, scary things, and so being super conscious of all that is really important.

The toxins in your products are negatively impacting your hormones, negatively impacting inflammation in your body, the natural immunity in your body, and can potentially be cancer causing.

Cleaning “house’ literally 

Going non-toxic with your products may be something you want to ease/lean into. I know it’s not easy to give up all your favorite beauty products for example, at once. The’s why I love recommending clients start with something a little less “personal” – cleaning products.

So what I want to tell you about today is starting with clean, non-toxic cleaning products (we will tackle beauty another day).

I stumbled upon Branch Basics three years ago. It is centered around one powerful and versatile concentrate that replaces all of your cleaning supplies when diluted with water! It really is 1 product (no one can believe me when I share this) to make all of the following…

I have clients who have become obsessed with Branch Basics, not only because of their mission and ethos, but because of the simplicity of it all. One bottle, to make every single cleaning product for your home – including hand soap! It’s truly safe cleaning made simple – Fill with Water, Add Concentrate, Subscribe & Save to make sure you never run out.

I use the hand soap and kitchen products everyday, as does my family, and no more skin issues. It’s not drying, it doesn’t cause sensitivity, etc. I also used to break out in horrible rashes from my laundry detergent, this solved that. I’m obsessed with the line and I practice what I preach.

Just start 

If there is something you use every single day and it contains toxins, you better absolutely bet on the fact that it is impacting your health, your fertility, your vitality, really, everything! 

There’s a lot of research that shows that these toxins in our environment are in of our bloodstream,  leading to all sorts of inflammatory processes in the body and disease states in the body.

So I invite you to try Branch Basics if you’ve never tried it before. And take advantage of the intro package which is such a great little starter pack. Non-toxic, hormone happy, people and pets friendly. Use my exclusive discount code TGW to receive an exclusive offer for The Glow Wellness readers.

Questions?

For any other questions on how to use BB, visit this handy User Guide.

Not sure where to start and feeling overwhelmed? I love this list on where to start with “tossing the toxins”.