Ten Simple Tips To Have A Non-Toxic And Chemical Free Life

INTRODUCTION With all the chemicals present in most of the products around us it can be very difficult for us to live a chemical-free lifestyle. However, it is not unachievable as all we have to do is to make a few changes in our home and lifestyle to make it safe for us and the planet. Yuvaap © 2023

01 Avoid Processed Food Packaged or processed foods are literally loaded with chemicals and preservatives, which are harmful to your health. Instead of buying packaged food, try to eat roasted fox nuts (makhana), dry fruits, and banana chips which are great for your health and great in taste. Yuvaap © 2023

02 Buy Fresh and Organic Food Try to avoid packaged food and vegetables as they are laden with pesticides, which are bad for your health. You can go to the local market to get fresh fruits and chemical-free vegetables, or you can go to the stores to buy organic food products. However, it can burn a little hole in your pocket but it is great for your health. Yuvaap © 2023

03 Use Natural Cleaners Chemical-laden cleaning products can have a serious effect on kids or elderly people suffering from asthma. You can use baking soda or vinegar to clean your tiles. You can use baking soda or vinegar to clean your tiles, baking soda can also be used to clean your fruits and vegetables. Baking Soda helps in removing the wax coating present in fruit and vegetables. Yuvaap © 2023

04 Change Your Cooking Oils Swap your kitchen oil with less processed oil options such as cold-pressed mustard oil, and coconut oil. Kitchen oil such as vegetable oil, peanut oil, or canola oil is highly processed in nature and leads to inflammation in the body, and is bad for our heart health. Coconut oil or cold-pressed oil has a very high smoke point and these are also great for our health. Yuvaap © 2023

05 Take out your Shoes at the Door Our shoes travel many places with us such as buses, outdoor not mention public toilets. You don’t want all that dirt and germs to travel with you inside your home. Hence it is better to keep your shoes out of your home. Keep a shoe rack near your door so that you can immediately put it there and use a different pair of sleepers inside your house. It will save your home from a lot of dirt. Yuvaap © 2023

06 Change your Non-Stick Pan Your non-stick cookware is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) which is commonly known as Teflon. When these non-stick cookware are scratched, these chemicals start released into our food. You can either use a ceramic pot or cast iron and stainless steel pans; we know that you love your non-stick pans, but this little step is better for your health. Yuvaap © 2023

07 Change your Plastic Container Plastic food containers are filled with all sorts of chemicals such as Bisphenol-A plastic (BPA) and Bisphenol S-plastic (BPS). These Tupperware are extremely harmful to you if you put hot food in them or heat food in them. As heat allows those chemicals to release into the food. You can use glass containers instead of plastic ones to store your food. These are good for your health and for the environment. Yuvaap © 2023

08 Wash Your Hands Washing your hands often is a necessary thing, especially after corona it is evident that not washing our hands properly can invite many diseases. You can use normal soap and water instead of antibacterial ones and it will do its job. Yuvaap © 2023

09 Use Non-Toxic Cosmetics Our skin is the largest organ of the human body. From moisturizers, sunscreens, deodorants, perfumes, and makeup and hair care products- we are literally bathing ourselves in chemicals that can be harmful to our body. These products contain parabens and phthalates which can disrupt your endocrine system. Try to use minimal makeup or go for natural toxin-free products. Yuvaap © 2023

10 Remove Artificial Fragrances We all keep things like Room fresheners, scented candles, and plug-in scents in our homes as we want our homes to be fresh all the time. But these products are full of chemicals such as phthalates, and formaldehyde, which can be carcinogenic. These are really harmful to kids as their immune system is not developed fully. You can buy indoor plants and flowers to make your home fresh all day. Yuvaap © 2023

CONCLUSION Living Chemical free life is what the planet is in ardent requirement of. All we need to do is take small and mindful steps and try to discard unnecessary chemical products from our life, our baby steps counted together are magnanimous enough to make a change. Yuvaap © 2023

Ten Simple Tips To Have A Non-Toxic And Chemical Free Life