Tag: wellness

• Food rules for reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals 

  Toxic chemicals enter our food supply from many sources, including environmental pollution, chemical inputs during farming, processing, packaging, and cooking. Figuring out how to avoid them can feel overwhelming.  You may have heard about Professor Michael Pollan’s food rules.1 Though his rules are focused on health, following them can also get you most of the way…

  laurelstandley

  January 16, 2026

  Uncategorized

  clean eating, diet, environment, exposure, food, Food rules, health, organic, pesticides, toxins, wellness

• Monthly food hacks for fewer toxins in 2025

  In addition to providing sustenance and enjoyment, the food we eat can be contaminated with hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides, plastic components, and cancer-causing molecules formed during cooking. While you can’t avoid everything, there’s a lot you can do to reduce your exposure in the first place, in other words, to pre-detox. To figure out…

  laurelstandley

  January 31, 2025

  clean eating, food and beverages, pesticides, plant-based, plastic, reducing exposure, toxic chemicals

  environment, food, health, plastic, toxins, wellness