Silicone bakeware and cookware has hit the market in greater and greater proportions in recent years. The spatulas and bakeware are fun additions to modern kitchens, but the question remains–is silicone safe for baking and cooking? If you’re like me, you’ve been tempted to try out all of the fun colors and shapes…
Health Concerns
Strawberry Pesticides–the TOXIC Truth
Strawberries are delicious and loaded with antioxidants, but could the pesticides on them outweigh their health benefits? Strawberry pesticides are something that I didn’t know about for a long time, but once I did, my thoughts about conventional strawberries changed dramatically. So the question is–what strawberry pesticides are being used, are they seriously dangerous or…
Oil Pulling–Amazing Benefits, How to, & My Experience
Today we’re talking about Coconut Oil Pulling–what it is, oil pulling benefits, how to do oil pulling and my (fascinating) oil pulling experience. I didn’t think I would ever write about this, but you will know why I chose to when you get to the end of this post! So let me start by saying…
Is Coconut a Nut? And Why Does It Matter?
Is Coconut a Nut? This might seem like an odd question for me to be tackling–I mean, it’s not the typical topic that I address such as is stevia safe?, fragrance dangers, does xylitol cause tumors?, trisodium phosphate in cereal, how to know if essential oils are really pure, what shampoo ingredients to avoid, and…
20+ Peppermint Essential Oil Uses and Benefits
Today we’re talking about the one of the most popular essential oils–peppermint oil uses and benefits. Like many of you know, if you’ve been following me for awhile, I used to be a total skeptic about essential oils. I thought that essential oils were basically snake oil set up in an MLM (Direct Sales) system…