How to Start Living Toxic Free

I'm just a girl who has seen a lot of changes in myself and my family over the past few years that lead me to believe that the toxins in our home are impacting us. Moving toward a more natural, toxic-free life is something that I have been gradually doing for the past few years as I have become more aware of how my family and I respond to certain chemicals.  We wind up with everything from skin rashes and burns to severe gastro-intestinal issues and migraine headaches.  There is no doubt in my mind that there is a potential for long-term issues as well. I have always been pretty sensitive to things, but when I saw my kids begin to suffer with some of the same issues, I had to take a second look at exactly what we were putting in our homes and bodies.

What I found was absolutely shocking.  There are over 80,000 different chemicals that make their way into household products that most of us use every day, and the majority of them have not undergone safety testing to determine whether or not they are a danger to us.  It takes less than 30 seconds for those chemicals to make their way directly into our blood stream after touching our skin.  Truthfully, that's pretty scary.

Honestly when I hear things like that there's a part of me that wants to scale everything back to "how it used to be."  It isn't always practical in this modern world to do things so drastic, so we have been dipping our toes in the water, trying to feel out what works best for us. 

Fortunately there are options out there for those who want to make a change, like us.  We use local honey, buy organic whenever we can, and actively try to be conscious of what we bring into our home.  We garden, reduce/reuse/recycle, and use natural remedies whenever possible. There are so many wonderful ways to replace toxic-laden products with ones that are toxic-free in your home.  

The first thing I would encourage anyone to do is to find out what is toxic, and what isn't.  To do that, you can go to www.takethetoxictest.com and find out what the biggest culprits are by plugging in the products you use often in your home.  The site will give you a rating to tell you whether or not they are safe to use, and just how bad or good they are.

One of the biggest issues that most people run into when they are first starting out is cost.  My friend Allie told me about Mommy's Club, a company that allows members to buy products at a bulk discount by negotiating with companies to get special deals for their members.  In short, it's like a toxic-free version of Costco.  It's a new company so they are adding new products every day, and will ultimately be an easy one-stop-shop for everything you would need in your household from food, coffee, and supplements to cosmetics and cleaning supplies, all toxic-free and organic, and at a bulk discount price.

The best thing about Mommy's Club to me, is that their first and primary focus is spreading the message about refusing to use all the products that companies try to tell us are safe, and instead choosing to bring our homes back to the safe place they once were.  I have joined on with Mommy's Club because I believe in what they're doing.  They are changing the world, one home at a time.

There is an incredible community of people who are fighting back in a chemical-focused world.  We're taking back our health, our homes, and our futures by making single, small changes.  What will be your first step?