Cinco Vidas

We’ve been talking about various ingredients in your everyday personal-care products that can be harmful. We’ve mentioned phthalates, parabens, formaldehyde, talc, 1,4 dioxane, and more. But when it comes to your health, it’s not about any one particular ingredient.

You’ve probably heard about radiation exposure—radiation that you may encounter through x-rays, or even as a part of your occupation. It’s not about radiation, necessarily, but about how much radiation your body is exposed to over your lifetime. (more…)

We all know how hard it is to get an ink stain out of carpet. Some of you out there may have magical solutions, but really, the best solution is never to spill the ink, right?

The same could be said of “toxic stains” in our bodies. Though our physiological systems are master detoxifiers—working to rid our bodies of damaging cells and chemicals through the intestines, kidneys, liver, and blood circulation—the best way to get rid of toxins is never to take them on in the first place.
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