Top 5 Ingredients to Avoid in Personal Care Products

01/03/19 • 38 min

This week's episode is so special to me because I know how profound of an impact switching to natural products can make both in overall health and fertility.

To really bring this convo to light I had Ariel Welch, a natural ingredient expert and co-owner of Treat Yourself Inc., come on to tell us the top 5 ingredients to avoid in products like deodorant and toothpaste.

But don't worry, we didn't leave you high and dry without alternatives! Ariel told us some of the best ingredients to look for instead. *spoiler alert* her products contain all of them (without the hormone disrupting additives) and she was kind enough to give the listeners of this podcast a 20% discount with code: toxinfree

The science has shown us again and again that the ingredients found in conventional products can lead to epigenetic changes in at least two generations down the line so this is definitely not something to take lightly! Luckily, all it takes is knowledge of what to avoid and a simple switch in products. By the end of this episode you'll know how to do just that.

Resources:

Find the products discussed in this episode at treatyourselfinc.com and use code 'toxinfree' for 20% off
Find me on Instagram at instagram.com/chemistkarma
Find Ariel on Instagram at: instagram.com/wellnesswithariel
Find Treat Yourself Inc on Instagram at: instagram.com/treatyourselfinc
Podcast I referenced that goes into detail of xenoestrogens with a PhD. biochemist

This week's episode is so special to me because I know how profound of an impact switching to natural products can make both in overall health and fertility.

Resources:

Find the products discussed in this episode at treatyourselfinc.com and use code 'toxinfree' for 20% off
Find me on Instagram at instagram.com/chemistkarma
Find Ariel on Instagram at: instagram.com/wellnesswithariel
Find Treat Yourself Inc on Instagram at: instagram.com/treatyourselfinc
Podcast I referenced that goes into detail of xenoestrogens with a PhD. biochemist

Previous Episode

Hospital Birth vs. Home Birth: A Mom's Experience

Have you ever wondered what a home birth is like? Maybe you know you want one but you don't know what to expect or how to plan one. Maybe the whole idea sounds crazy to you and you're wondering why anyone would want to do that.

Wherever you sit with the idea of home birth, this episode is a must-listen!

I had the pleasure of interviewing Tay Winterstein, a mom who has experienced both a hospital birth via C-section as well as a home birth vaginally.

She gave us the low down on the difference between both experiences and some of the biggest lessons labour taught her.

During the episode we discuss:

The importance of a birth plan and important things to consider adding into your own
Why babies born via C-section should be seeded with the mother's microbiome, or swabbed with the mother's vaginal bacteria to replicate a vaginal birth
Why private midwives can be so valuable
Birth/labour affirmations
The two "M's" to focus on before getting pregnant: mitochondria and the microbiome
How even seemingly small birth traumas can affect us into adulthood (which is another reason birth plans are so vital)
The energetic change that happens once you become a mother

Resources:

Tay's website: https://tayswaymovement.com.au/
Tay's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tays_way_/
Microbirth documentary: http://microbirth.com/

Next Episode

The Importance of Bacteria to Our Survival

This episode was basically a re-cap of the documentary called Microbirth. It opened my eyes so much to the importance of a natural birth and breastfeeding and taking the right precautions when a C-section is necessary (also peep Episode 9 of this podcast where Tay explains her birth plan for when she had to have a C-section).

It also reminded me of how much cooperation goes on in nature and not everything is all "survival-of-the-fittest" as it's hyped up to be. However, when one thing goes out of balance, it sets off a cascade of effects, and everything feels the ramifications in some way. *spoiler alert* antibiotics majorly cause an imbalance to a once perfect ecosystem.

During the episode I also discuss:

Why epigenetics actually means we can take our power back
The importance of bacterial ecosystems to our survival
How we are 90% microbial and 10% mamalian
How we evolved with bacteria to form a 'symbiotic superorganism'
How having a greater microbial diversity makes you less susceptible to both chronic illness and communicable diseases such as the flu.
How antibiotic use can affect brain function in children due to the gut brain connection

Again, I highly recommend checking out the documentary Microbirth, it was definitely a wealth of information and put together the story perfectly.

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