TAKING CARE

The Non-Toxic Home

I was having dinner with my girlfriends last night, and the topic of health came up, which always triggers me a bit because my entire world has been consumed by my personal health issues for the last six years. For those unfamiliar with my struggles, I was exposed to an insane amount of mold in the place where we lived, which we never saw or smelled—it was completely hidden. I went 2.5 years undiagnosed and visited over 14 specialists, naturopaths, and functional doctors, as well as practitioners in Chinese medicine, but found no answers. I genuinely thought I was dying. Every system of my body started to break down—my thyroid, hormones, gut—all while experiencing constant nerve pain, burning sensations, hair loss, acne breakouts, sores, constant headaches, brain fog, and daily suicidal ideation, just to name a few…

Well, I finally did get properly diagnosed with mold exposure, along with Chronic Lyme Disease and a severe blood clotting disorder. This healing journey has been extremely slow, painful, and isolating. But from where I sit today, very much still in the process, the fortitude, outlook, and beliefs I've cultivated through suffering have moved me into a new body, a new state of existence.

So today, I'm sharing science-backed tools that can help you live cleaner and healthier in your home, as well as some detox modalities that can help reduce your toxin burden. None of the products are sponsored; they are all tried and true. Let me clarify by saying it’s never just about buying all the things that may help. Bloodwork, medications, herbal supplements, diet, emotional and trauma work—all of these have helped me get to this point. But these little tools have provided a level of peace and security in the physical realm.