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Non-toxic living is extremely important for optimizing health and wellness and truly healing!

The choices we make for our children are very impactful since babies’ neurological development the first few years can is impacted heavily by the chemical exposure around them. They breathe more air per pound than adults, and they have thinner blood-brain barriers, which allows their developing brains to be exposed to more chemicals. Each time we pick an everyday product that’s safer than another, we are reducing our baby’s overall exposures to toxic chemicals that can undermine their health in the short and long term.

There are many factors that can wreak havoc on our overall gut health. A lifetime of poor food choices, antibiotic usage, stress and toxins can mess with your microbiome and overall gut health. It’s important to take actionable steps to rebuild your gut and replenish good bacteria.

It’s important that we’re prepared for the occasional sickness to come our way and that we have the proper tools on hand to boost immunity and help fight common colds. These are a few of my favorite things to keep on hand for our family.

Here is my official 2021 Non-Toxic Holiday gift Guide! 

Hormones have profound effects on our mental, physical and emotional health. These chemical messengers play a major role in controlling your appetite, weight, mood and mental health. Our endocrine glands produce the precise amount of each hormone needed for various processes in your body. However, due to the increase in everyday stressors and our fast-paced modern lifestyle, we are seeing an increase in hormonal imbalances.

The best post-Thanksgiving Bone Broth + Turkey GF Noodle Soup

I’ve been a longtime fan of Caroline’s recipes (my favorite being her infamous Five Pepper Sweet Potato Chili) and her new cookbook offers such amazing recipes. One of my favorite recipes from the cookbook, this Creamy Chicken Piccata, might be my new favorite! Her recipes are perfect for meal planning, dropping a meal off for a friend, even stocking the freezer for postpartum meal prep, etc.

Intermittent fasting has been a hot topic in the health and wellness space for the past few years. This ancient practice has been long used by the eastern world and has recently grown extremely in popular in the western world for its undeniable health benefits. It is a growing trend and a hot topic among nutritionists, clients and health practitioners.

Bone broth is a tool that I use not only for my family and but also for my clients. It’s a great way to assist with symptoms from poor digestion, gut health and even low progesterone. Bone broth helps seal the gut living because of the collagen and minerals that it contains to help support digestion and blood sugar. It is also super high in protein which is helpful in pregnancy, postpartum and with regulating hormones.

As a first time mom, I have been spending time identifying the areas of our life that we need to transition to non-toxic alternatives. One thing that I have been working to update is our First-aid kit. We love to spend our time out adventuring; whether that means backpacking, hiking, skiing, etc., so it is important to have the best first-aid kit available.

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