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Did you hear that France has banned the sales of iPhone 12 for emitting too much EMF? The ANFR told Apple to resolve the issue or they must recall every iPhone 12 sold in the country 😱

We are surrounded by EMFs-- they are found wherever there is electricity, but some devices create more EMFs than others. If you have smart meters, computers, wireless routers, cell phones, microwaves, headphones and anything with bluetooth, there is EMF. There is debate as to whether or not EMF exposure is dangerous or increases your risk in cancer. If you search the topic online, you will see studies that say "yes" and those that say "no." Interestingly, the WHO has classified cell phone usage as a possibly carcinogenic to humans 😳  There is so much information out there and I am not entirely sure what to believe, but I have chosen to err on the side of caution. I am not going to wait for another study to prove that whatever device I'm using has been emitting too much EMF for the past however many years. And as a mom, I want to protect my kids from anything that could possibly harm them, within my means.

After doing tons of research on protection devices, I chose to use AiresTech LifeTune. Rather than blocking EMFs, AiresTech uses proprietary technology to transform the potentially harmful waves into biologically friendly waves. 

This is how we use their devices:

LifeTune Zone Max

The Zone Max covers 500 square feet of space. Instead of mounting them to the wall, we keep them in the bedrooms when we sleep and put them in the common spaces during the day. My husband and I also have one in our office- when my husband goes to work, he brings his Zone Max with him. I love that they also work in the car-- we take a couple on road trips and then put them in our hotel room/vacation rental when we are away. 

LifeTune Go

The Go covers about 12 square feet of space. I put them on a carabiner for my kids when they go places like dance class or robotics club. 

LifeTune One

The One covers about 6 square feet of space. I stick mine to my laptop and the family iPad. I would use one on my cell phone if I didn't already have an RF Safe case on it. If we had a tv or still used baby monitors, I would definitely stick one to those as well.

EMF exposure has been said to cause many health issues-- I believe it may have been the source of a heart issue I was dealing with 5 years ago, which appeared at the same time a tower went up very close my house. No doctors could figure out what was wrong with my heart, but after moving out of that house, the issues suddenly disappeared. Now that we're starting off in a new house with a clean slate, I feel better knowing that LifeTune devices are providing protection to reduce the effects of electromagnetic radiation to myself and my family.

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Besides using LifeTune, we also take these measures:

• Instead of using WiFi at home, we hardwired our house and use ethernet cords to access the internet. Yes, there are unsightly cords everywhere- we just put them away when guests come over. If you cannot hardwire your house, at least turn off the WiFi router at night when you're not using it. I suggest putting it on a timer for ease.
• We moved our beds at least one foot away from the walls. There are high levels of EMFs in the walls of your house because that's where all of the electrical wiring is. We can at least avoid this while we are sleeping.
• We turn all of our computers and phones off at night or put them in a faraday bag. Also, never put your laptop on your lap or your cellphone in your pocket (or in your bra, ladies!). My husband won't carry a "man bag" 😂 so he puts his phone in a faraday bag in his pocket. 

 If you have questions, feel free to comment below!

When my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, the first thing she said to me was, "stop using your deodorant." I did what I was told, but it took me almost a decade to find natural deodorant that actually works. Here's what I recommend:

1. If you're switching to a natural deodorant for the first time, do an armpit detox once a week using a charcoal mask. I like the BeautyCounter Counter+ Charcoal Facial Mask.

2. Find two natural deodorants that work for you and switch between them every other week. I don't know why. but if you don't switch them up, they may stop working. The two deodorants I use are:

BeautyCounter The Clean Deo | Fresh Coconut 

Kopari Deodorant

The number one ingredient you want to avoid is aluminum. I also look for non GMO or organic ingredients and prefer a stick or roll-on as opposed to a cream (which gets messy and can leave residue).

If a deodorant doesn't work on the first day, don't give up. Keep doing the armpit detoxes and try each deodorant for at least 1-2 months to see if it actually works for you or not.

If you follow me on Instagram, then you probably know that my mom had breast cancer. It was after she was diagnosed that she insisted I stop using my antiperspirant. I was hesitant, but I listened because I didn't want to get breast cancer, either. When I got married years later, I discovered that I had fertility problems and many doctors told me I would never have a baby. I sought the help of a NaPro technology doctor, who put me on a strict diet + bio-identical hormones and told me to stop using many of the skincare and beauty products in my medicine cabinet. I was confused-- the diet and the hormones made sense, but not latter.

She told me that what goes on your skin, goes into your body. 

I began to research the ingredients in my products and what I found was not good. Why are such harmful ingredients allowed to be used in things we put on our face and body? I ditched my products and started shopping for everything at Whole Foods. Yes, many of these items had cleaner ingredients but unfortunately they didn't work very well. I bounced around from brand to brand trying to find the best and when those didn't work, I went online without much more success.

Many years into my search (and 3 miracle babies later), I discovered Beautycounter. Clean products that actually do what they're supposed to do = win/win for me. 

Today, I challenge you to research the ingredients in your beauty products. You can use the Environmental Working Group database to search product names and/or specific ingredients. If you're looking to switch some of your products, I suggest taking the skincare quiz on this page or send me a message and we'll chat! BONUS: During the entire month of October, shipping at Beautycounter is free and new customers get 20% off.

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