One question that has been asked is: "It's great that you are trying to get healthier, but what specifically are you DOING?" So, here's my current action plan and thought process:
1. I am drinking more water; lots of water. When I can, I add a couple drops of Young Living Essential Oils - usually lemon and/or lime, but grapefruit as well as orange are YUMMY too!!
2. Along with drinking more water, I am drinking my water out of a glass (usually some kin of a fun jar) and a glass straw (great Michigan-made glass straws at www.Strawsome.com). I don't like the feel of stainless steel on my mouth (weird, I know), so I had to be creative. I use a variety of canning jars and other jars with holes drilled in the lid for my straw. I find that I drink more water when I use a straw.
3. We are eliminating processed food from our diet. For example, we no longer buying things like breaded chicken strips, poptarts, granola bars, etc. Things that I haven't been able to eliminate are macaroni and cheese, potato chips, hot dogs (although these are on the soon-to-be eliminated list), ice cream, etc. but we are working to clean up our diet as much as possible.
4. We are making more things homemade - brownies, enchilada sauce, chicken broth/stock, ranch dressing (oh yum!), etc. Homemade tastes so much better.
5. We are not using aluminum foil or pans for anything! Aluminum is so bad for our brain! I find that I can use parchment paper in place of aluminum foil in most cases, and that my glass/pottery dishes work fine for baking instead of aluminum pans.
6. We have eliminated chemical cleaners from our home!! The toxins in chemical cleaners are the cause of so many health problems. After being introduced to Norwex microfiber cloths (and their other products), it was much easier to eliminate spray cleaners.
7. I have eliminated toxic personal care items - I no longer use shampoo, just baking soda and water. I use a natural facial moisturizer and deodorant (still looking for the perfect combo for my skin though). I use a castile soap blend for body wash and hand soap rather than the commercial soaps that are so full of nasty chemicals!! bleh! Oh, and I have also switched from regular toothpaste to Earthpaste (it is a clay based toothpaste and completely safe!). I am still trying to get my family switched over to some of these things as well, but some of them are having a hard time accepting the natural products (they won't have much choice when I just stop buying some of those things - LOL!).
8. I am also eliminating plastic dishes from our food storage options!! Just last night I bought a set of wide-mouth pint canning jars to store leftovers in. I also have some bigger wide-mouth jars that I can use for larger quantities!! This is super exciting for me as I've been wanting to do this for a long time but just found what I was looking for (a big shout out to Save-A-Lot for having these awesome jars).
9. I am also using Young Living Essential Oils in place of a lot of commercial "medicines" that we once used. I no longer need to buy pain relievers, allergy/cold/sinus meds, antibiotic "ouch cream", itch cream, bug sprays, etc. as the essential oils have replaced all of those things for us! I like that I am using completely natural items that have NO side effects or lingering effects!!
Well, I could keep going about some of the changes we have made, but these are the biggest ones. I will share more as it fits in!
Until next time... stay healthy my friends!! :-)
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