Author: Chemical Free Gal

  • This is Best Fragrance Free Soap I’ve Ever Tried

    This is Best Fragrance Free Soap I’ve Ever Tried

    I’m so excited to let you know about this amazing company. Just before New Year’s, I received the coolest box of fragrance-free soaps from Canary Whiskers Soap Company. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to receive. Having tried several fragrance-free soaps before and having been sorely let down I honestly didn’t have high…

  • Drainage Then Detox – Why The Order Matters

    Drainage Then Detox – Why The Order Matters

    Over 18 years ago, when I started coaching and teaching about herbs, healthy living, and healthy eating, almost everyone in the health and wellness industry was pushing detoxification. Detox smoothies, detox supplements, and detox foot baths were slowly making an entrance to the health world. As I started to get sick from toxic mold and…

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year friends! 2020 has been another hard and crazy year for so many of us. Today I just wanted to share a bit about our year, where we are right now, and what we’re hoping for. A decade and a half ago, if someone had told me that I would go on a…

  • The fragranced products phenomenon: air quality and health, science and policy

    The fragranced products phenomenon: air quality and health, science and policy

    Abstract Fragrance is used in consumer products around the world. However, fragrance has been associated with adverse effects on indoor and outdoor air quality and human health. Questions arise, such as the following: Why does fragrance in products pose problems? What are sources of emissions and exposures? What are health and societal effects? What are…

  • Birthday Wishes & Fun Facts About Me

    Birthday Wishes & Fun Facts About Me

    It’s my birthday week, guys. Man has this year been rough. From hidden homelessness again to losing my belongings for a third time due to toxic mold to caring for sick family members and going backward in my healing journey… it’s been another challenging year for sure. I always dread birthdays because they are a…

  • What We Wish People Understood About Our Invisible Disability-Podcast Episode 5

    What We Wish People Understood About Our Invisible Disability-Podcast Episode 5

    Today I’ll be sharing comments and answers from the audience regarding the most important thing they wish people around them would understand about their illness.   Below are the articles I mentioned in today’s podcast. Things to keep in mind when you are visiting someone with Chemical Intolerances & Sensitivities How To Reduce and Avoid Problematic…

  • How are relationships affected by Mold Illness & EI/TILT Podcast Episode 4

    How are relationships affected by Mold Illness & EI/TILT Podcast Episode 4

    I hope you’ll listen to today’s podcast. This is a great episode to share with family and friends. Below are just a few of the things I touch on during today’s episode:-Friends being resentful because of your illness.-Spouses not believing a condition is real.-Friends and family getting offended because of your illness and your need…

  • Could Your Environment Be Making You Sick? Podcast Episode 3

    Could Your Environment Be Making You Sick? Podcast Episode 3

    Hi there! Episode three of Chemical Free Gal’s Podcast is now live. I didn’t know that mold was the cause of my health problems until it was too late. No one told me when I was young, healthy, and vibrant, that mold could annihilate me and leave me sick for years. I wish I would…

  • OK Today But Incapacitated Tomorrow? Q&A Podcast Episode 2

    OK Today But Incapacitated Tomorrow? Q&A Podcast Episode 2

    Hi, friends welcome to episode 2 of Chemical Free Gal’s Podcast. Today, I’ll be answering the following question I received from a subscriber. “Why is it that someone injured by toxigenic mold and or chemicals can be somewhat OK one moment and experiencing anaphylaxis, dizziness, vomiting, immobility, and pain the next minute?” Listen in below…

  • New Publications on fragranced product emissions, essential oils, exposures, and their effects on health.
  • New Publications on fragranced product emissions, essential oils, exposures, and their effects on health by Anne Steinemann PhD.

    New Publications on fragranced product emissions, essential oils, exposures, and their effects on health by Anne Steinemann PhD.

    Anne Steinemann PhD has just released some fantastic journal articles regarding fragranced product emissions, essential oils, exposures, and their effects on health. I’m sharing them below with her permission. Be sure to check them out and share them with others. (1) The Fragranced Products Phenomenon: Air Quality and Health, Science and Policy*Obtain a Copy of…

  • Chemical Free Gal’s New Podcast Episode 1

    Chemical Free Gal’s New Podcast Episode 1

    Hi guys! I wanted to invite you to join me each Saturday for my new podcasts. Come hang out with me as I share about chemical intolerances (TILT/MCS), toxigenic mold, chemical-free living, Neuroimmune Illnesses, toxins in the news, healthy eating, and delicious recipes, faith, prayer and so much more. My goal with this new podcast…