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The Microplastic-Free Fridge. What to Swap First.

Introduction: Most people think about the pantry when they think about kitchen plastic exposure. The fridge is just as important - and in some ways more so. Cold temperatures slow bacterial growth ...

Why Plastic-Free is the New Organic

Introduction: Thirty years ago, organic food was a fringe movement. Health food stores, farmers markets, people who were dismissed as alarmists. Then the research caught up. Then the mainstream fol...

Ranked: Safest to Most Toxic Cookware

Introduction: Most people never question what they cook with. The pan came with the kitchen, or it was cheap, or it had good reviews. But cookware is in direct contact with your food at high temper...

The Microplastic-Free Pantry. What to Swap First.

Introduction: Most people start their non-toxic journey in the bathroom or with their water bottle. The pantry gets overlooked - yet it's where plastic contact with your food happens most consisten...

Is Organic Food Actually Lower in Microplastics?

Introduction: Organic food is one of the most common first steps people take when trying to reduce their toxic exposure. The reasoning is intuitive - no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizer...

How Microplastics Affect Your Hormones

Introduction: The conversation around microplastics tends to focus on where they accumulate - blood, lungs, heart, brain. Less discussed is what they do once they're there. For the endocrine system...

Seafood Is One of the Highest Sources of Microplastic Exposure. Here's Why.

Introduction: When most people think about reducing microplastic exposure they think about water bottles and food packaging. Seafood rarely comes up. It should be one of the first things on the lis...

Microplastics Are Now Being Linked to Alzheimer's

Introduction: For years the conversation around microplastics focused on what they do to the body physically - where they accumulate, how they trigger inflammation, what organs they've been found i...

How to Detox Your Bathroom in a Weekend

Introduction: Most people think about plastic and toxic exposure in terms of food and water. The bathroom rarely comes up - yet it's where some of the most direct and concentrated chemical contact ...

The Non-Toxic Kitchen in 7 Steps

Introduction: The kitchen is where the highest concentration of daily plastic contact happens. The water you drink, the food you cook, the surfaces you prepare it on, the containers you store it in...