Sophia Ruan Gushée

Science shows us that our daily exposures to chemicals, heavy metals, and radiation from technology are just as important to health as healthy eating, regular exercise, and good sleep quality.

An excellent overview of what we can learn from the relevant data is A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures. Sophia reviewed the most credible scientific studies, articles, and books during her 8 years of researching and writing A to Z of D-Toxing. To see the hundreds of works cited in A to Z of D-Toxing, click here. And, ever since A to Z of D-Toxing was published in 2015, more and more scientific research has been published supporting the facts and tips suggested to 

Sophia is also a leading lifestyle expert in cultivating healthy relationships with technology. For an overview of EMFs & human health, and the practical ways you can enjoy your technology with less radiation, check out EMF Detox Workbook, which is available on Amazon, or downloaded as an EBook here.

You can listen to Sophia's conversations with the world's leading scientists, physicians, and wellness pioneers through her Practical Nontoxic Living podcast.

The six areas below are the key pillars of a nontoxic lifestyle. To start, choose the area that feels easiest for you to tackle.

1. Cleaning products
2. Self-care products
3. Diet
4. Interior furnishings
5. Technology
6. Our habits

To access Sophia's library of nontoxic resources (broken down by each pillar of the home!), learn more about D-Tox Academy Membership Here.

To dive into a deep Home Detox, learn more about the upcoming 40-Day Home Detox Cohort here.

1. Avoid plastics, especially in your diet.
2. Diable your wireless connectivity whenever you don't need it.
3. Maximize distance between you and technology, especially during your sleep.

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Think of the tiny doses at which birth control prevents reproduction. For example, one popular birth control can prevent reproduction at 0.035 parts per billion (ppb).

For perspective, it has been found that a fetus exposed to 5 ppb of PCBs, which is commonly found in our environment and food supply, in utero can experience "adverse brain development, and attention and IQ deficits that appear to be permanent (Chemical Industry Archives 2009; Schettler et al. 2000),” As explained in A to Z of D-Toxing. “Five parts per billion is equivalent to one drop of water in 118 bathtubs.”

Furthermore, when chemicals mix—like fumes from different cleaning products—they can create unintentional effects that can pose harm. What's empowering, however, is that some of these chemicals (like BPA) can exit our bodies in as little as 4-6 hours. So, if we decrease our exposures, we can decrease our body burden, which decreases our health risks.

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