Practical Nontoxic Living™
By Sophia Ruan Gushée, Author of A to Z of D-Toxing, Founder of Ruan Living
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Episodes: 135
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After nearly 20 years of helping people simplify nontoxic living, Sophia Ruan Gushée has become one of the most trusted voices in Practical Nontoxic Living™. As the author of the critically acclaimed A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures, founder of Ruan Living, wife, and mother of three, Sophia brings both lived experience and deep expertise to every conversation.
In the Practical Nontoxic Living™ podcast, Sophia's endless curiosity leads the way. She sits down with rockstar scientists, researchers, and wellness pioneers to ask the questions that often don't have simple answers — exploring what it truly means to live in greater alignment with nature, and inviting listeners to think critically, question assumptions, and discover their own path forward.
From reducing toxic exposures in your home and lifestyle, to navigating misinformation and rethinking long-held assumptions, every conversation is designed to inform, empower, and equip health-conscious consumers, wellness professionals, and people on a personal health journey.
Practical Nontoxic Living™ is a philosophy, a value system, a framework, and a way of life — not a destination. It's a journey toward choices that feel more aligned, intentional, and sustainable with Nature's brilliance, and this podcast is your guide.
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E135. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 7): 6 Free and Budget-Friendly Ways to Reduce Forever Chemicals (PFAS) Exposure at Home
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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E134. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 6): When Forever Chemicals Hit Home: Senator Judy Seeberger's Personal Fight for Clean Water
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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E133. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 5): "Household Repeat Offenders™: Everyday Products That Hide Forever Chemicals (PFAS)"
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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E132. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 4): When Less Isn't Safe: How Low Doses of Toxins Affect Your Health
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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E131. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 3): Your Genes Aren't Your Destiny: How Your Home Shapes Your Health
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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E130. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 2): From Red Flags to Resilience: How to Protect Your Health
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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E129: An Update on Raindrops: A Pause, Not a Goodbye
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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E128. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 1): Your Body Is Brilliant—Why Detoxing Forever Chemicals (PFAS) Matters for Your Health
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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E127. Detoxing for Fertility & Pregnancy: What You Can Do Today
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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E126. Why Detoxing Your Home Is as Important as Diet & Exercise—Simple Tips to Start | Most Downloaded #1
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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E125. Design a Nontoxic Home—Clean Materials & Wellness Tips with Alison Davin | Most Downloaded #2
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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E124. Your Kitchen Detox Checklist: Where Healing Starts Every Day
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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E123. Protect Your Family from 5G & EMFs—Science-Based Tips from Telecom Insider Daniel DeBaun | Most Downloaded #3
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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E122. What's In Your Cookware? Safer Swaps to Protect Your Health
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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E121. Detox Your Drinking Water & Bedroom for Better Sleep—Filtration, EMFs & Sleep Tips | Most Downloaded #4
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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E120. Digital Detox for EMF Protection: 5-Day Challenge to Boost Energy
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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E119. Detox Your Hormones—Everyday Toxins, Infertility & Clean Product Tips with Sara Jensen | Most Downloaded #5
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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E118. PFAS Detox: How to Reduce Forever Chemicals at Home—Safely & Simply
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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E117. Clean Indoor Air on a Budget—Detox Dust, Fragrance & Ventilation Tips | Most Downloaded #6
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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E116. Nontoxic Cleaning Made Simple: The #1 Swap to Detox Your Home Safely
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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E115. Reduce EMF Exposure from 5G, Wi-Fi & Cell Phones—Tips from Dr. Devra Davis | Most Downloaded #7
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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E114. Your Ultimate Home Detox Starter Pack: 5 Simple Guides to Reduce Toxins from Cleaning Products, Cookware, EMFs, Kitchen & Forever Chemicals
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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E113. Avoid Microplastics at Home: 3 Easy Swaps to Reduce Hormone Disruptors | Most Downloaded #8
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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E112. Harvard Scientist Reveals Why She Rarely Wears Sunscreen—and What She Does Instead
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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E111. Improve Vision Naturally with Dr. Marc Grossman—Eye Exercises, Diet & Holistic Healing | Most Downloaded #9
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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E110. Toxic Bean Bags? What to Know About Safer Fabrics and Fillings for Your Home
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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E109. How 'A to Z of D-Toxing' Sparked the Home Detox Movement | Most Downloaded #10
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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E108. How Filtered Tap Water Can Cut 90% of Your Microplastic Exposure
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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E107. From 88% to 0%: DailyMail Editor's Proven Detox Results After Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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E106. Best Nontoxic Fabrics and Fibers: Safe Choices for Bedding, Clothing, Rugs & More
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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E105. Toxic Textiles: How to Choose Safer Fabrics for a Healthier Home
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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E104. Collagen Marshmallows: Clean Beauty from the Inside Out
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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E103. Feel at Home Anywhere: Detoxing Stress, Disconnection & Daily Choices
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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E102. Redefining Home—Inner Peace, Yoga & Psychology with Heather Lilleston
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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E101. Fertility, Inflammation, and IVF Success: A Holistic Approach with Dr. Robert Kiltz (part 2)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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E100. Can Diet Boost Fertility? Reflections on Dr. Robert Kiltz's High-Fat, High-Protein Approach (part 1)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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E98. What Endocrine Disruptors Are Doing to Our Fertility: Reflections on Dr. Paul Magarelli's Insights (Part 1)
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May 29, 2025 |
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E99. How Endocrine Disruptors Harm Fertility & Fecundity | Dr. Paul Magarelli, Reproductive Endocrinologist (Part 2)
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May 29, 2025 |
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E97. I Hated Sleep—Until I Heard This Hidden Brain Episode
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May 22, 2025 |
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E96. Radiant Skin & Holistic Beauty Rituals with Shiva Rose | Practical Nontoxic Living™ Podcast
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May 20, 2025 |
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E95. How High-Heat Cooking Creates Toxins—and Simple Ways to Avoid Them
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May 15, 2025 |
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E94. Healing Spaces: How Nontoxic Interior Design Can Transform Your Health (with Deborah DiMare)
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May 13, 2025 |
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E93. Are Wireless Earbuds Harming Your Health? | Ultimate Home Detox™ Unpacked
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May 08, 2025 |
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E92. Clean Eating Hacks for Busy Lives: Detox Foods & Immune Boosting with Nutritionist & Cancer Survivor Elissa Goodman
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May 06, 2025 |
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E91. Raw vs. Steamed Veggies: What's Healthiest? | Ultimate Home Detox™ Unpacked
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May 01, 2025 |
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E90. Introducing Raindrops of Practical Nontoxic Living™ | Ultimate Home Detox™ Unpacked
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May 01, 2025 |
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E89. What 18 Years of Simplifying Nontoxic Living Taught Me — Interviewed by DailyMail's Health Editor (Part 4)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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E88. Beyond Your Home Detox: Expert Guidance for What Comes Next (Part 3)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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E87. How a Health Editor and Her Husband Tackled Ruan's 40-Day Home Detox (Part 2)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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E86. What Surprised a Health Editor During Her 40-Day Detox Adventure — Part 1
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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E85: Greenwashing Alert: Why Recycled Plastics May Be Worse for Your Health
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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E84. Household Repeat Offenders™: The Simplest Way to Detox Your Home
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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E83. Ditch Plastic Straws: Hidden Health Risks & the Best Nontoxic Alternatives
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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E82. Upgrade Your Blender: Avoid Microplastics & Toxic Chemicals in Smoothies
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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E81. Safe & Sustainable: The Best Nontoxic Food Containers for Kids
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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E80. How Cell Phone Radiation Weakens Your Brain & Lets in Microplastics and Toxins
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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E79. 50% More Microplastics in Human Brains: How to Protect Yourself
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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E78. Salt as a Mindfulness Prompt: How Everyday Moments Can Support Inner Peace
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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E77. I Researched Salt for 120 Hours—This Is the Cleanest One to Avoid Heavy Metals & Microplastics
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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E76. Salt Isn't Just Salt: The Truth About Microplastic Contamination
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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E75. How to Design a Cleaner Home to Support Your Health with Alison Davin, Jute Interior Design
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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E74. How to Avoid Microplastics: Three Easy Products to Swap in Your Household
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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E73. Obesogens: Why diet and exercise are not enough for a healthy lifestyle
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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E72. Holistic Health Tips & Nontoxic Living with Heidi Kuimjian
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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E71. Top 3 Tips for a Nontoxic Lifestyle with Samantha Radford, Evidence Based Mommy
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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E70. Cellphone Radiation & EMF Regulation with Daniel DeBaun
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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E69. How do Forever Chemicals Affect Breast Cancer?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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E68. Is Cellphone Radiation Harmful?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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E67. The 40-Day Home Detox
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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66. Which Toxins Are in My Body? with Jenna Hua, Million Marker
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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65. Which Household Items Threaten Mental Health?
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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64. Living in Alignment & Human Design with Erin Claire Jones
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May 30, 2023 |
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63. Isolation, Technology, and EMFs: How Can We Adjust Our Habits?
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May 23, 2023 |
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62. Melatonin & Circadian Rhythm
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May 16, 2023 |
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61. Foundations of a Healthy Home Environment
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May 09, 2023 |
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60. How Can I Avoid Endocrine Disruptors like BPA in Receipts?
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May 02, 2023 |
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59. How Does Mold Affect Health? & How to Prevent Mold in Your Home with Cheryl Ciecko
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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58. How Do Chemicals Affect Masculinity?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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57. What is the cleanest fish? Tips to detox chemicals & heavy metals from your diet
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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56. How Safe Are Cell Phones, Wireless, and 5G for My Body? with Theodora Scarato (Environmental Health Trust)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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55. How Can I Avoid Forever Chemicals in My Food?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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54. How Can I Cultivate Mindfulness and Safety with Technology? with August Brice
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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REVISIT: How Can I Restore My Energy? Healing & EMFs with Dr. Jill Blakeway
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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52. How Can I Apply Nontoxic Living in My Life?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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51. How Can I Protect Myself & Family from Talc in Powder?
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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50. How To Find The Best Nontoxic Dry Shampoo
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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49. Sustainable Building Materials For Healthy Homes
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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48. Home Detox Part 3: Drinking Water and Sleep Quality
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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47. Home Detox Part 2: Indoor Air Quality
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May 17, 2022 |
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46. Home Detox Part 1: Why Small Changes Can Have A Big Impact
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May 03, 2022 |
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45. Make Home a Pillar of Health
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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44. 5G Protection Products From A Former Telecom Engineer
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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43. Milk's Magnetic Powers
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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42. Detox Your Hormones
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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41. Benefits of Flower Essences
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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40. Resonate with Sound Healing and Vibration Therapy
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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39. Transform Unconscious Patterns Into Conscious Choices
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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38. How Your Fertility & Reproductive Health Signal Your Later Health & Life Expectancy
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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37. Alchemy From Daily Rituals
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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36. Glowing Skin from Kitchen Staples to Primally Pure
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May 26, 2021 |
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35. Feel Better With Age!
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May 11, 2021 |
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34. "Sick of Being Sick"
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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33. Infrared Saunas: Optimize the Benefits
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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32. Healing & Thriving Lessons from Cancer to Optimize Your Life Quality
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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31. Effortlessly Enjoy Curated Natural Wines That Are Biodynamic, Organic, Lab-tested for Purity
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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30. Master Organic Mattresses & Sustainable Interior Design for an Eco-friendly Home
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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29. "If you have lungs, you can get lung cancer."
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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28. Detox EMFs With Your Family At Home & School
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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27. Money's Energetic Power
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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26. Heal Burnout, Anxiety, and Stress
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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25. Heal Your EMF With Energy Medicine
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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24. Protect Your Brain and Body from 5G and Other EMFs
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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23. Grounding Yourself with Meditation
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May 05, 2020 |
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22. Vision therapy with Dr. Marc Grossman, leading holistic optometrist
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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21. CORONAVIRUS: Optimize your immune response to covid-19
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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20. Indoor Air Quality: Q&A from Practical Nontoxic Living Podcast Listeners
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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19. Air purifiers: How to select the best one for you
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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18. Essential Features of a Healing Home
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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17. EMF Protection | Practical Tips from a Former Telecommunications Engineer
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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16. Can Your Home Contribute to Your Chronic Symptoms?
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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15. Headaches, nausea, and fatigue. Might you be electrohypersensitive?
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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14. Insights on Diet, Water, Vaccines, and more from a Pioneering Toxic Exposures Expert
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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13. Overlooked Healthy Choices for Healthy Living
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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12. Support These Retailers That Are Protecting Us From Toxic Chemicals
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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11. What colors do you emanate? Which spirits do you attract?
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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10. How toxic exposures threaten our reproductive health, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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Sep 19, 2017 |
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9. Can yoga end suffering? Sophia explores this and more with Heather Lilleston, co-founder of Yoga for Bad People
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Aug 09, 2017 |
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8. Halotherapy, or salt therapy: Why it's enjoying a resurgence among those seeking to soothe respiratory issues, eczema, Lyme Disease, and other types of inflammation
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Jun 26, 2017 |
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7. Bees and Other Pollinators: What You Should Know and Simple Steps to Help Our Bees
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Jun 03, 2017 |
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6. Probiotics, Fermentation and Gut Health with Sandor Katz
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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5. Healing Through Essential Oils
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Dec 16, 2016 |
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4. Organic Sleep? It's a thing.
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Dec 05, 2016 |
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3. Reducing EMF Exposures for Better Sleep and Health
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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2. A Conversation with the Practical Nontoxic Living Team
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Aug 09, 2016 |
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1. Introducing the Detox Encyclopedia
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Jul 27, 2016 |