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6 Budget-Friendly Toxin Reduction Tips

6 Budget-Friendly Toxin Reduction Tips
One of the most common struggles with adopting a non-toxic home and lifestyle is the cost. Clean products and healthy food can be expensive!
Here are some tips to help you work toward a toxin-free home on a budget.
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You Don’t Have to Detox Your Whole Life at Once: A Calmer Way to Get Started

You Don’t Have to Detox Your Whole Life at Once: A Calmer Way to Get Started
Most of us start right where you are now. We’ve realized the toxic habits and products in our lives are detracting from our health, and we want to make better choices.
This realization is all too often followed by extreme overwhelm. It seems like everything is toxic. The lists of ingredients to avoid are so long with so many unpronounceable words. And it seems like every person gives you conflicting advice.
This all adds up to feeling like you’ll never do it right, and if you’re not careful, that can lead to not making any changes at all.
I’ve been there. I’ve felt what you’re feeling. And I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to overhaul your entire life all at once to create meaningful change.
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5 Essential Oils for Sleep and How to Use Them

5 Essential Oils for Sleep and How to Use Them
Sleep is a crucial component of overall health. Lack of sleep not only affects you physically in being tired, but it also affects you mentally – brain fog, difficulty concentrating, and trouble making decisions – and emotionally – mood swings and irritability.
However, knowing you need sleep does not necessarily equal actually getting that sleep. Many people have trouble either falling asleep or staying asleep for various reasons.
One simple and proven way to naturally get more and better quality sleep is to use essential oils.
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What to Expect with Whole30

What to Expect with Whole30
You may have heard about Whole30. It has become pretty popular since its beginning in 2009. My husband and I decided to try it to reset after the holidays. Sugary and starchy foods are all too common from November until January, and our bodies can begin to crave them. We decided to nip that in the bud and do a complete reset in January to start the new year off right. 
Here is my experience.
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Decadent Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownies (recipe at top)

Decadent Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownies (recipe at top)
Would you like a decadent treat for Christmas? One that you don't have to feel entirely guilty about because you can control the quality of the ingredients? Would fudgy chocolate brownies topped with peanut butter frosting fit the bill?


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Meet Melissa Denelsbeck

 

For years, I was trapped in a fog, never feeling 100%, always tired but too stressed out to get a good night’s sleep, struggling through headaches 3-4 times each week. Almost every afternoon at work, I would hit that mid-afternoon slump and be unable to keep my eyes open. Often, my headaches would start around this same time and last through the rest of the day. All I wanted to do was go home and sleep, but when I went to bed, my thoughts would race, and I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep.

I felt like I was stuck in a never-ending cycle of fatigue – tired all day and wide awake at night, and the headaches just made it all more difficult to deal with. I pushed on as well as I could through the sleepiness and the pain, but I never felt like I was functioning at full capacity.

Then, I started making some changes in my life and becoming aware of what I was putting in and on my body. Over time, I realized that my headaches were becoming less frequent, and my sleep quality, energy, and mental clarity were improving.

Now, a couple years later, I feel my energy levels remain steady from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I am able to quiet my anxious thoughts and fall asleep quickly at night. And the headaches? They’re so infrequent that I can’t even say how often they come – maybe 3-5 a year?

It wasn’t even that difficult a change to make. I just swapped out products in my life that were contributing to my bad health, and I replaced them with versions that enhance my wellness instead.

It’s a step-by-step process that you can take at your own pace, and I am here to be your guide on the journey and empower you to take back your own health! Take a look around my blog or join my free Facebook group where we discuss tips for how to take back your health and live your life abundantly!

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