Living Clean: The Journey Continues

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Essential oils can be used to create glass cleaners and shower sprays," says Cameron. “They also break down grease. The essential oils that I’ve personally used are tea tree, lemon oil, and lavender.” Brown RA, Abrantes AM, Minami H, et al. A preliminary, randomized trial of aerobic exercise for alcohol dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014;47(1):1-9. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.004 Baths have long been seen as more wasteful and less responsible than showering, but some research shows that modern, pumped power showers can use more, not less, water than bathing. It is possible to enjoy a luxurious, but environmentally considerate, bath. Use sulphate-free oils, salts or foams and relax (I’ve even been known to wash posh, delicate bras while I soak). You can save more water by washing hair over the bath before climbing in, allowing the water to fill the tub – the shampoo will create bubbles, too. Save to save the planet Zemore SE, Lui C, Mericle A, Hemberg J, Kaskutas LA. A longitudinal study of the comparative efficacy of Women for Sobriety, LifeRing, SMART Recovery, and 12-step groups for those with AUD. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2018;88:18-26. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2018.02.004 If a year without buying anything new seems too big a challenge, try a month, or buy only secondhand. Livia Firth, founder of sustainability consultancy Eco-Age, follows the “30 wears rule”: ask, “Will I wear it at least 30 times?” before buying.

Clean living lifestyle change: drink one more glass of water per day until you’re up to optimal ounces per day. Read this post on how to start a sourdough starter from scratch watch how to cook from scratch while working from home Clean living lifestyle change 5 Cook more meals at home Last little disclaimer – if you were 100% on every single one of these changes all the time, you’d probably burn yourself out. Give yourself grace and “rotate which balls you drop.” For example, some weeks I’m so diligent about stretching and foam rolling but drop the ball on my sweat sessions – that’s ok! That’s what my body needed that week. Clean living lifestyle change 1 drink more water I have a whole post on why to use non-toxic products and where to begin (linked below), so if you need convincing or want to learn more about the common toxic ingredients, head there. In any case, start making the swap to non-toxic household and beauty products.

Previous cleaning experience is desired, but not essential. Good communication skills are essential to communicate with customers and comply with Health & Safety regulations. The ideal candidate will be able to work on their own initiative and organise their own time. Duties to Include: Clean living lifestyle change: Start the decluttering process. Use my post below to declutter your whole house in 30 days. Start small with a few minutes of cleaning/decluttering each day then gradually work up as you have time!Cons: Plastic spray heads - although they can be recycled at end of life; once diluted use within 3 weeks for best results

When I stopped chasing the next best thing and started making more of what we consume in my own home, I started saving tons of money. I had a complete mindset shift away from consumerism and toward creating for myself and my family. Marketing will make the term ‘natural flavors’ sound like a good thing! However, the term ‘natural flavors’ is just another term for chemically processed. To earn the term “natural” the flavor only has to have one tiny drop of a natural flavor and the rest of the substance can be chemically processed. For example, the flavoring could be 1 percent real strawberry but 99% chemically made. Related: Realistic cleaning schedule for busy moms benefits of A clean living lifestyle 1. Your body will feel better

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All purpose cleaner: To make your own solution try combining 1:1 water and white vinegar, 1 squeezed lemon and the rind, plus an essential oil of your choice 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. Today, we have a chance to feel clean by living clean. For us addicts, living clean starts with not using - after all, that's our primary use for the word "clean" in Narcotics Anonymous. But as we stay "clean" and work the Twelve Steps, we discover another kind of clean. It's the clean that comes from admitting the truth about our addiction rather than hiding or denying our disease. It's the freshness that comes from owning up to our wrongs and making amends for them. It's the vitality that comes from the new set of values we develop as we seek a Higher Power's will for us. When we practice the principles of our program in all our affairs, we have no reason to feel dirty about our lives or our lifestyles - we're living clean, and grateful to be doing so at last.

The using life is not a clean one-no one knows this better than we do. Some of us lived in physical squalor, caring neither for our surroundings nor ourselves. Worse, though, than any external filth was the way most of us felt inside. The things we did to get our drugs, the way we treated other people, and the way we treated ourselves had us feeling dirty. Many of us recall waking too many mornings just wishing that, for once, we could feel clean about ourselves and our lives. There is no way around it, eating meat sustainably requires a little more effort on our part,” says Fergus Henderson, chef and godfather of nose-to-tail eating. His first rule is to “hug” your butcher: “Support them and ask questions – they are your way in to a positive supply chain. They will also give you access to the insides and extremities, such as kidneys, shanks, feet and glands, which offer so much more possibility and flavour than the fillet.” Whole-animal eating is not about blood and guts, but “respecting the animal enough to realise that, if it has died for you, the least you can do is make use of every part”. Clean living lifestyle change: Chose an activity that you love and commit to doing it at least one more time per week and gradually increase until you reach at least 3 times per week. Clean living lifestyle change 12 Swap to non-toxic products

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Presented in slim 300ml aluminium bottles, Clean Living has a wide range of cleaning products in its portfolio. The bottles are refillable and you can use the 30ml refill sachets that need to be diluted with tap water each time you want to top up. Designed to help you make a ‘conscious choice' about the chemicals you use in your home, the range was launched by two friends Helen and Gill, on a mission to ‘clean with conscience’. The range includes natural plant-based formulas that are free from harsh and toxic chemicals. 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 Saxbe DE, Repetti R. No place like home: home tours correlate with daily patterns of mood and cortisol. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2010 Jan;36(1):71-81. doi:10.1177/0146167209352864. PMID: 19934011. As we recover; we gain a new outlook on being clean.... Life can become a new adventure for us." Basic Text, p. 88 Clean living lifestyle change: eat out one less time per month. Clean living lifestyle change 6 Source better quality food