oh, we’ve come suuuch a long way in the realm of detoxification around here since we wed! and even then we were already riding along on the natural health train, thankfully… but gosh, it takes a lot of thought and effort, doesn’t it? a lot more than it should, anyway. so, we’ve definitely learned a ton about how to live a healthier lifestyle… and there’s always more to conquer!!
better health is totally exciting to me… and being a goal-oriented person, i just never can stop looking for the next step! but i also think that you have to just do what you can, when you can do it, and not make yourself too crazy. so, at this point, i cook mostly organic foods, nearly every beauty product i use is about as pure as i can reasonably get it, and a lot of the household cleaning that i do is water, vinegar, baking soda and essential oil based. now, not everything i use is always completely pure, i will admit! i still spray my trash cans with lysol and my toilets with scrub n bubbles because those are two things that gross me to the point that i just want to destroy them completely every time. haha. but on a daily basis we are pretty darn non-toxic!
that being said, i have many more health goals and dreams for our family! and even though, in our society, it can feel like we’re constantly swimming upstream just trying to detoxify our lives… well. baby steps, right? they get you somewhere!
some goals that i’m working on for both the near and distant future!
-replace all of our teflon cookware and plastics. i’m finally getting places with this!!! i recently picked up some wearever pots and pans that are ceramic-coated non-stick, PFOA-free and all that… plus… get this! ahhh, iiii can’t even… they’re gold and white! the gold, though, is more of a champagne… and they’re GORGEOUS!! so. i’m obsessed. and functionality wise, so far so good!! but we shall see. either way, i feel much better about using them. no dead birds here! 😉 and as for plastics… aside from our coffee mugs, we drink mostly from glass and stainless steel now! however, i have a lot of plastic utensils i need to replace. recommendations are welcome!
-find some good recipes to add gelatin into our diet. i purchased pasture raised beef gelatin last year for the health benefits, as i’m not quiiiite to making/ingesting bone broth yet… but didn’t at all love the gummy recipes i half-heartedly tried. i’m gonna get back to that soon and there’s a marshmallow recipe i’m dying to test out!
-grow more of my own organic, non-GMO foods! i’ve grown a few herbs for a while now… mostly rosemary because that’s the easiest thing on earth and it’s my fav. 🙂 so i feel like that’s been a great place to start! and it just makes me sooo happy to go out and pick fresh stuff to throw in with dinner. i also just snagged the cutest ever potted organic blueberry and strawberry plants from the farmers market… but we would love to maybe do a raised bed garden! growing up, my grandmom had this huge garden where she grew so much of her own stuff… whenever we visited as kids, it was the coolest to be allowed to go in with her and see it all! i would so love for my babes to grow up experiencing where food – good food! actually comes from!
-find a new source for raw milk. i don’t buy cow’s milk for our house anymore since pasteurization removes anything beneficial, leaving only stuff we just don’t need… but i miss it with my cereal! raw milk, however, is delicious and has a lot more to offer health-wise. of course, given the laws, you can’t just get it anywhere… but i’d love to find a new local source! and for fresh eggs, too! although… in my dreams i’ll have chickie chicks one day, but this is proooobably not the time or place that that’s gonna go down. probably not.
-find doctors that better align with a natural lifestyle. i have full appreciation for today’s medical advancements… absolutely, i do! however, when doctors are condescending and dismissive of a whole-body, non-toxic, natural approach to health just because it wasn’t in their med school text books [and it doesn’t make the pharmaceutical companies any money!], it is really upsetting. it’s been hard for me to find anyone reasonably close that i can take the kiddos to and actually find the guidance that i need… and i have spent day. and. night. stressing over it. for months! but i’m figuring out a new plan there, just praying i make decisions that allow our family to come out on top. 🙂
-install a water filtration system. i have looked into this very minimally, but a whole house filtration system and a reverse-osmosis system for drinking water is my ultimate dream!! i’d prioritize the drinking water, because, for example, the standard carbon filters do not remove fluoride… which we are subject to without our consent. and it is harmful! okay, okay… i don’t want to get on another rant [whatever, i love rants! haha!]… but… there’s some bad junk in our water and i’m sad about it! anyway, i’m hearing lately that birkeys are all the rage!
-purchase emf absorbers. this is one area i need to spend like, a solid week researching! i know there are stones and shields and doohickies of all shapes and sizes that are supposed to help absorb some of the invisible waves that we don’t even think about because we can’t see them! but i mean. duh. that’s how we’re so constantly connected! so. our next steps there are gonna take some more investigation, i guess! but i’d love to figure a little something out in that department!!
…so, that’s what i’ve got for now!! anything i am totally missing?! anyone else with little health goal lists?! what can i say… i love a good list!! 🙂
Yes to detoxing!! But yeah why does it have to be so hard?? We do our best here; and this is our first go at a raised bed garden! Mike made the boxes of course lol so far our black berry and golden raspberry bushes have taken and tomatoes are starting to grow! Such a fun activity with the kiddos! Mia loves watering all the plants!
that is so awesome!!! i bet you are excited to do some picking!!
Your goals make me feel like such a slacker in this department. My biggest issue always comes down to cost with so much of this stuff. Why does the good stuff need to be so expensive?! I mean I know why but wah. Worth it I know. Anyways excellent list of goals. Go you!!
oh i completely agree! it's sad that it costs more to live the way that it *should* be by default! insane!! but if everyone did it, there wouldn't be a problem anymore i wouldn't think, right? seems like the trouble is… people of love their processed foods and chemicals! haha! it's no wonder a whole slew of disease industries are booming, though, you know?
Oh, my gosh! I tweeted at you probably a year – maybe two years ago, asking how you found a pediatrician who supported or at least somewhat aligned with your natural lifestyle, because that was HANDS-DOWN the worst part of having a baby for me! And I was so bummed you never responded, because I've had no luck with the people I know in real life, and you seem to be fairly similar to my parenting style, so I figured it couldn't hurt!… and then I realized my Twitter was locked down to friends-only, and you probably never saw it! At any rate, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has this issue. I still haven't found a pediatrician I like, and my son is three and a half years old! There has to be an easier way!!
oh wow!!! how crazy!!! the answer is… i have not had good luck in that department yet, either!! it's so hard! i am just constantly researching, so hopefully soon!! and no, i promise i never saw a tweet! i am so so sorry!!!