Our middle son has a homozygous MTHFR mutations, amongst other gene 🧬 mutations that cause him to be unable to detox 90% of all environmental toxins.
So needless to say, we keep our house as low-tox as possible!
Here are the tried-and-true recom...
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Water 💧
Food 🥘
Around the House 🏡
Cleaning 🧼
Water 💧
Our skin is our largest organ. We wash in water, drink water, swim in water, and rely on water to live. So when we found out what was in our water, we were blown away. Now, we use the items on the list for clean. Ionized water solutions.
An educational and informative webinar on the type of filters we use for drinking and bathing. It's worth your time, and feel free to speed it up to whatever speed you like to listen to! (I do x2)
Webinar on Clean Ionized Water | Educational & Informative
One of the last things I realized I needed to change was my water bottle! Make sure to switch from an aluminum- or plastic-lined water bottle to glass.
WINSA 32 oz Glass Tumbler with Lid & Straw
Our kids are obsessed with every flavor of these! When they want juice or can't have lemonade at a party we just pop one of these in their water bottles and they think it's the best ever! Pro tip: make popsicles out of them. :-)
All-Natural, Clean Water Enhancer Packets
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Food 🥘
We love this candy! It seriously tastes amazing and the kids swap out the nasty stuff for this every time.
Pro tip: drop a box with the school teacher at the beginning of the year so your kids can swap any artificial-dye/corn-syrup heavy candy with...
YumEarth | Organic Candy | Allergy Friendly Candy
I mean… 🤯 Bright colors without the petroleum and artificial dyes?! Yes, please!!!! My family's endocrine system thanks you!
Naturally Sourced Food Color | Plant-based | Artificial Dye-free
Most cooking sprays in the grocery store are flammable! Isn't that insane?! So I may sure to buy cooking sprays that won't break down in high heat and don't have a flammable propellant. This is the one we always keep around!
Avocado Oil Cooking Spray | Non-flammable
Around the House 🏡
Everything that doesn't fit into the other categories in random locations around the house. 😊
My daughter is obsessed with bath bombs, but artificial dye and petroleum products are EVERYWHERE! I try really hard to ensure that even the stuff we expose to our skin is dye-free and petroleum free. These bath bombs are super clean and fun!
Kids Bath Bombs | Dye Free, Paraben Free
Cleaning 🧼
Everything to help keep clothes and the house squeaky clean while being low-tox!
Our holistic health practitioner who did all of my middle son's genetic testing and screening of his methylation pathways recommend Seventh Generation and ONLY Seventh Generation laundry detergent.
Seventh Generation Ultra Power Plus
I love using wool dryer balls! They get the static out without the chemicals and wax build up on the dryer. Pro tip: add drops of essential oils to the balls to give a nice, light scent to the laundry.
Wool Dryer Balls | Replace the Chemicals of Dryer Sheets
We love our Enviro Cloths from Norwex! They are perfect for keeping around the kitchen for every-day use, and then having around for the household cleaning sessions. Using only water with the cloth, “The densely woven, superfine Norwex Microfiber phy...
Bacterial-Fighting Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
This is such a great cloth! Used for almost everything in our kitchen and house that don't need to be sanitized (for that we use the Enviro cloths!), these cloths come in two sizes.
Kitchen Cloths | Perfect for Wiping Down Counters
We love to use these in place of paper towels! Sized perfectly for quick spills or to wipe down the table and counter tops, this is a perfect solution.
Counter Cloths | Replace Your Paper Towels!
This gets sharpee off my floor! Yes, I'm dead serious. Every parent of young children needs this. Shoot. Every household in America needs this! (and no, I don't even sell this stuff…I just swear by it!)
Power Cleaning Paste | Plant Based
Anytime I buy glass I always try to buy a type with a silicone protector because…well…kids. Enough said. This 3-pack is such a good price!
Glass Spray Bottles w/ Silicone Sleeve
I love that our dishes actually get clean without the harmful chemicals in some of the other brands like bleach, phosphates, artificial dyes, and synthetic fragrances.