I know in the natural living world, preservatives can get a bad rap. They’re sometimes talked about this evil addition to our food that should absolutely be avoided. But what’s the truth? Are preservatives bad for you? Should we avoid eating foods with added preservatives? 

Read more to find out.

Natural, clean beauty and non-toxic makeup are such a powerful area you can take back in terms of controlling the chemicals you put in and on your body. Luckily, these days there are a ton of amazing brands for clean skin care and non-toxic makeup. 

Today, I’m going to share with you my top 4 favorite non-toxic makeup brands for 2025 as well as a few other brands that I haven’t personally used but have heard amazing things about and meet my standards for clean formulations.

Toilet paper contributes massively to global paper usage and waste, causing unsustainable drain on our wood resources and adding to our waste management issues. So what can you do?

Read more to find out the best alternatives to conventional toilet paper (including recommendations for those that just can’t ditch the paper!).

Today I’m going to dive into a line up of the best clean and non-toxic skin care products for 2025. Some of these I’ve tried and others I have scoured the internet for information, picture evidence, and reviews on. I’m going to include a few categories for each type of product across the board to hopefully provide a few recommendations that will work for everyone.

Everything is confusing. Sugar is bad for you but so are artificial sweeteners, so what do you do? Well, first of all, let’s examine whether artificial sweeteners are actually bad for you. They’ve gotten a bad rap over the years but the research is actually pretty mixed and some concerns have been back-walked. 

Generally speaking, yes, everything in moderation. But let’s look at what the data can tell us about the actual impact of artificial sweeteners. 

People have been recommending magnesium to all sorts of people, including those that are pregnant. The promises are that you will finally be able to sleep and your pain will decrease.

But is it safe for pregnant women to take a magnesium supplement? Keep reading to find out what the research says about magnesium supplementation during pregnancy.

If you’re into natural living and reducing the toxins in your home, you’ve likely considered making your own cleaning products. You can replace ALL of your toxic (or maybe just not the best) cleaners with TWO recipes. It’s so simple and easy! This takes very little time, energy, and money. Two recipes and you’re set. 

It seems like everything can be considered toxic now, depending on who you talk to. One that’s gone around in some circles is toilet paper. Toilet paper??? Come on now.

So is toilet paper really toxic or is it an overblown concern? Read more to find out.

I both love and hate Christmas time. I love Christmas itself and celebrate it with my family. But I have a very hard time with the commercialization of Christmas. There’s just so much junk associated with Christmas now, and that drives me crazy. 

There’s only so much you can do, as if you celebrate Christmas, you usually do so with family, and they’re going to do what works for them and everybody is so different. However, if you find yourself wanting to minimize the junk of Christmas and pare back to the basics as well as focus on reducing toxins around all the junk of Christmas, this is the post for you. 

If you’re interested in living more naturally and reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals, you’re likely interested in finding clean makeup products that WORK! Lucky for you, that’s what this post is all about.

Read more for my complete makeup lineup of incredibly clean and effective makeup product that will help you feel beautiful without sacrificing your health.

Magnesium supplements have been a big trend on social media lately, with everyone telling you it will completely change your sleep!

What’s true and what’s empty marketing? Read more to find out what the evidence really says about magnesium and sleep. Plus, find out what the best magnesium supplements for sleep are.

Maybe you’ve learned about endocrine disrupting chemicals and their potential to disrupt your health and that of your family and you’ve also heard that they’re… basically everywhere? You may be thinking, “Well great. What do I do now?”

Can you completely eliminate your EDC exposure? No. But you can reduce it. And that’s what we need to focus on. In this article we’re going to explore some ways that scientists are working to reduce and remove EDCs from our environment as well as common sources of EDC exposure ways you can reduce your personal and household exposure to EDCs. 

Bamboo has become a hit as an ingredient in the sustainable living world. Bamboo is made into the softest, most luxurious fabric and is even used to make paper products like toilet paper. 

The arguments for bamboo fabric and paper products are that bamboo grows quickly with minimal inputs and could be a great way to offset our deforestation. Is it too good to be true, though?

I think there’s two main sides to this story. The impact of deforestation and the impact of toxic chemicals on both environmental and personal health. Let’s get into them.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are gaining steam as a form of toxic exposure we should be more concerned about.

In this post we dive a little deeper into the research on how endocrine disrupting chemicals negatively affect health. We will discuss what areas of health EDCs can impact, when the impacts can be the greatest, and what the current research says and does not say about their impacts.

One supplement that’s risen in popularity in recent years is magnesium. Magnesium supplements are touted to help with relaxation, sleep, brain and heart health, and all sorts of other things. Today we’re going to look at what the science says about why magnesium is important and if a magnesium supplement may be beneficial for you.

Force of Nature is your new cleaning best friend. It is a natural living, natural cleaning solution for your whole house. In this review I go over how Force of Nature works, why it works, and what you can use it for.

Spoiler alert: I love it, and I think you will too.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), also known interchangeably as endocrine disrupting compounds and sometimes endocrine disruptors, have emerged over the last decade or so as an ever present and very concerning issue.

Though this can be a difficult topic to understand, I break down the essential details in this post. Reading this will give you a decent working knowledge of EDCs and their dangers without confusing you.

Look no further for an entire line up of clean-eating Thanksgiving recipes. I can't help you eat less at Thanksgiving, but with this post, you can at least know you're eating well.

These recipes feature classic and delicious Thanksgiving dishes made with cleaner ingredients and less sugar where possible (though I don't skimp on sugar in the desserts).

If you want to feed your family healthier food that tastes great this Thanksgiving, this post is for you!

Unfortunately, there are some corners of the internet and some natural living newbies who get hit by this idea that you should be making all your own products and should only use the most naturally occurring ingredients possible. This may lead people to think soap (like true lye soap) and vinegar are their only options.

The reality is that there are so many ingredients out there that don't come straight out of the ground that are perfectly safe and even effective and beneficial to use. What about SLS and other surfactants and sulfates? Read more to find out what science has to say about these ingredients.