Living Clean: The Journey Continues

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Part of a clean living lifestyle is making clean cooking a part of that lifestyle. The more surefire way to cook clean is to cook from scratch. When you can control what goes into the meals you’re making from start to finish, you’re truly eating clean. Refined sugars spike your blood sugar, cause kidney disease, liver disease, shortened life-span, increased desire for coffee and tobacco, coronary heart disease, hyperactivity and behavioral problems, violent tendencies, overgrowth of bacteria in the digestive tract, associated with cancer, and “feeding tumors” bone density loss and tooth decay, and so much more. There is a middle ground where ‘eco-cleaning’ solutions that claim to be kinder to the environment and our wellbeing sit, however. And these products are fulfilling a public demand that is gaining popularity. Simply take a look in your local supermarket - or perhaps you have a local refillable shop just launched nearby - and you’ll notice a number of ‘eco cleaning’ solutions lining the shelves including multi-purpose sprays, bath cleaners, washing up liquids, biodegradable surface wipes and more. These products are taking on the mainstream cleaning brands that we’ve been using for years. Brown S, Tracy EM, Jun M, Park H, Min MO. Personal network recovery enablers and relapse risks for women with substance dependence. Qual Health Res. 2015;25(3):371-385. doi:10.1177/1049732314551055 Remember that your body will adapt to the amount of water you give it. That’s why people who hardly drink any water don’t feel thirsty – but, if they were giving their body adequate water, they would feel so much better. Keep that in mind for when you’re in the adjustment phase and feel like you’re going to the bathroom every 6 minutes. Once your body adapts to the new water increase, it will start using it to surround your organs and better functionality!I didn’t realize how important sleep was until I wasn’t getting it. With my son, Jaxon, I had horrible adrenal fatigue (still recovering, actually) and it wasn’t until I started prioritizing clean living that I started to recover. Leave it to having your first baby to throw you off your clean living game, right?! 5. You’ll have a better outlook on life Living Clean is a professional cleaning company that is committed to environmental sustainability. We use only the highest quality, environmentally friendly cleaning products. Our team of experienced and certified cleaners will leave your home or business sparkling clean and smelling fresh without resorting to bleach, ammonia, and peroxide. EKS Living Clean are currently looking for a motivated cleaner to join our friendly team in Norwich. Ideally you will have cleaning experience although full training will be provided. WIRED tested: The Eco-friendly Complete Cleaning Kit, which was filled with essential cleaners for each part of your home. Inside the cardboard caddy, you’ll find a brush, three microfibre cloths, a dry carpet cleaner and a selection of all-purpose cleaners including a very effective glass cleaner and limescale remover and bathroom cleaner in one. The solutions have a mild inoffensive scent, but the ingredients listening was a little vague on exactly what makes the ‘fragrance’.

Similarly, while we are on the topic of controlling what’s in your food – eat out less. The more you eat out, the less control you have of what’s in your food, what your food is cooked on, or how your food is prepared. Commit to eating one less meal out per month. That’s a totally doable change – if you’re eating out once per week, start by cutting out one of those per month. Then continue to cut out as possible. I’ll tell you, once you start cooking more from scratch, you won’t even want to eat out because your food will taste so much better at home!

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Clean living lifestyle change: Choose just one thing to start cooking from scratch. Maybe it’s bread – make a sourdough starter! Maybe it’s your yogurt, or bone broth, or something else – just choose one thing. Once you have that down and it feels like second nature, choose another thing to cook from scratch. Melemis SM. Relapse prevention and the five rules of recovery. Yale J Biol Med. 2015;88(3):325-332. Traditional cleaning products are often full of harsh chemicals like hydrogen peroxide that can pollute the environment. They can also be harmful to our health and the health of our children and pets. By choosing a professional green cleaning service that uses only environmentally friendly products, we can reduce the environmental impact of cleaning and protect our health. It’s no secret that refined sugar is bad for you, but I don’t think most people know just HOW bad it can wreak havoc on your body. The below is not to scare, or fearmonger, it’s just to help wrap your head around the adverse effects sugar can have on your body.