Although November is a great time to think about being grateful, anytime is a good time to start up a regular gratitude practice! Practicing gratitude actually comes with some unique and awesome benefits. Recent research has shown having an attitude of gratitude can… Lower blood pressure, improve immune function, and help you get better sleep.” Help you “have better heart health…less inflammation, and healthier heart rhythms.” Improve your mental and emotional health. Boot your self esteem. Pretty neat right? I personally got to experience the positive benefits of a regular gratitude practice when I was in college and one of my class assignments was to keep a gratitude journal for…

This post contains affiliate links. I was gifted a SelfDecode membership in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.  Did you know you can get personalized wellness recommendations from the comfort of your own home?  I recently discovered SelfDecode, a DNA testing service that gives personalized health tips and insights based on your genes.  I’m all about taking responsibility and being proactive when it comes to my health so I was super excited to send my DNA sample in and see my results! I love that the recommendations and insights will be specific to me, not just more general health tips.  Here’s my experience so…

This post contains affiliate links. If you live anywhere in the west (or in a large city) you probably have noticed an increase in air pollution. And it sucks. Here in Utah almost every late summer we get smokey skies from various wild fires burning in the west. In the winter, we get temperature inversions, trapping pollution in our cities ands suburbs for days at a time. Besides times when outdoor air quality is poor, did you know that indoor air can be up to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air? (Assuming there’s not a fire raging nearby.) This is due to products we buy (I’m looking at you…

We’ve been sleeping on our Obasan mattress for several months now. Verdict? We LOVE it. Here’s my full and honest Obasan organic mattress review. Obasan gave me a discount on their organic mattress in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. As I’ve continued to do my best to reduce toxins in my home and products, I knew that one day an organic mattress was a must. After all, we spend half of our lives sleeping and I didn’t want to be inhaling toxic fumes and chemicals during that time! I originally found Obasan back in the summer of 2020. We had no need for…

Headaches suck.  I’m a total baby when it comes to headaches. Jonny on the other hand deals with chronic headaches. Even though he’s much more tough with them and can manage them pretty well, he still has bad days.  That’s why when Aculief reached out and asked if I wanted to try and review some of their natural headache relief wearables I said YES! We both try and avoid pain killers whenever possible so anything that’s natural that can help we are both willing to try.  Aculief sent me their Aculief wearable acupressure for your hand and their headache hat. It actually came at the perfect time because both Jonny…

It’s officially been six months since I ditched birth control and started using the Daysy Fertility Tracker.  This post contains affiliate links. See my full affiliate disclosure here. You can use my code DaysyUS+467 to save $15 on your own Daysy Fertility Tracker. Lemme tell ya, ditching hormonal birth control feels freaking awesome.  I had an IUD (Skyla) for three years before I made the switch. I actually had no issues with my IUD. It didn’t give me too many weird side effects and I luckily still had a regular period all three years.  But there’s just something so empowering about being all natural when it comes to birth control.…

But everything will kill you eventually anyway Amy, so why does it matter.  This is the biggest argument I hear when it comes to the “non-toxic” or “limit environmental toxins” conversation.  Yes it’s true. There is a lot of RISK in this life, a lot of unknowns, and even though we may try our darndest, bad things can happen.   But why not try to make better choices? Why not take some personal responsibility when it comes to our health? Why not try to swap out things here and there that could have a drastic impact on your health in the long run?  My why when it comes to health and…

Taking the time to test certain aspects of your health can be super helpful and eye opening. When you take a wellness test, whether it be checking your thyroid levels or for specific vitamins, you have the knowledge to take action to better your health. Knowledge after all, is power! My issue with tests? I’m terrified of doctors. I’m pretty sure I have white coat phobia if that’s even a thing.  That’s why I’m so grateful for Let’s Get Checked. They are a wellness testing company that makes it so easy to get checked at home. Simply choose the wellness test you want, send back your sample, and you’ll get…

As I continue my wellness journey and as I learn about ways to make my home as non-toxic as possible, I learned one shocking fact: My so called clean drinking tap water isn’t clean at all. I’ll go into more detail on this later, but this new found knowledge spurred me to look into finding a high quality filter that would last and give me some peace of mind. That search led me to Berkey Filters and purchasing a Travel Berkey. I’ve now had it for 8 months and this is my honest Berkey Filters review! This post contains affiliate links. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Why I…