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September 27, 2023 59 mins

Join me as I chat with fellow homeschool mama and photographer, Gina Whalen, about her inspiring story of healing and why it's so incredibly important to know what your family is eating and what products you are using in your home.

3 Ways to Start TODAY:
1.  Slowly remove harmful home products
2.  Gradually replace body and beauty products 
3.  Go simple with food

Cleaning + Beauty Products:
1. Branch Basics
2. Earthley
3. Crunchi

Best Essential Oils:
1. Plant Therapy
2. Doterra

Resources:
1. The Clean Mama
2. Just Ingredients
3. Gina's FREE Guide
4. The Food Babe

Use Instead of Seed Oils:
1. Butter (organic and if possible, grass-fed)
2. Lard/tallow
3. Olive oil
4. Avocado oil

Grocery Stores:
1. Kroger Pick-Up (great organic options)
2. Aldi (great meat options + dye-free products)
3. Costco (great organic options)
4. Thrive

Apps:
1. EWG
2. Yuka
3. Trash Panda
4. Think Dirty

Follow and Connect with Gina Whalen:
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.home/
Photography Website:  https://www.ginawhalenphotography.com/
*Some links above are affiliates*

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