Ten ways to get toxins out of your home

There’s all sorts of ways to get toxins out and keep them out of your home; here are ten easy ideas that any family can try…

1. Do a green cleaning audit. Get out any toxic cleaners you’ve been using and replace them with eco-friendly, non-toxic alternatives – either homemade green cleaners or store bought green cleaners.
2. Use Skin Deep to help you make smarter choices about the beauty and body care products that you and your family use on your body.
3. Burn soy candles over wax – they emit somewhat less soot.
4. Bring some plants inside to help improve your indoor air quality.
5. Go organic and natural with your lawn care. Not only do lawn care pesticides get into the soil, air, and water, but when you walk in your yard you drag those pesticides right in with you.
6. Keep your home clean on a schedule. Green cleaners work great on a mostly tidy house. If you get mold you’ll need harsher cleaners, which by the way don’t even always work to kill mold. Prevent mold and mildew now.
7. Buy your kids green toys that are free from lead based paints and other toxic chemicals.
8. Make sure that you always buy the most pesticide ridden food in organic form. See the Dirty Dozen for a list of the most toxic conventional fruits and veggies.
9. You spend untold of amounts of time in bed. If you purchase one piece, and only one piece of organic, toxic free furniture, an organic mattress will get you the most toxin protection bang for the money.
10. Get all plastics (or most of them) out of your kitchen.

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