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It's February and I still haven't taken mine down 😂

There are dog people and cat people no in between 😜

It's almost February and I still haven't gotten mine 🥶🤣

Vitamin D is one of the most important nutrients for overall health, and sunlight is one of our best sources of it. Aim to get at least 30 minutes of sunlight each day—preferably in the afternoon, and without sunscreen (read more about that here). Not much sunlight in the winter where we live. It might be worth supplementing with a vitamin D supplement and/or other food sources of this essential nutrient.

Aim to eat real food that’s made of whole food ingredients, we would have in our own kitchen pantry, or that our grandmother would recognize. (Yup, this rules out most packaged food, sorry!) This is a little different than suggesting you eat only health foods (many of which are increasingly processed!). Real food includes unprocessed foods like an apple, a cucumber, soybeans or a steak, as well as foods loosely processed from one (or few) real-food ingredients, like butter, olive oil, yogurt, tofu, etc. In other words, aim for foods that could be reasonably made in our own kitchen and avoid foods that can only be made in a lab.

Maintaining a healthy gut has significant impacts on digestion, skin health, immunity, mental health and more. Taking a daily probiotic with a glass of water each morning is one of the simplest things we can do to boost our gut health (which, in turn, boosts overall health in many ways too). Learn more about the health benefits of probiotics (and all the ways to get them in your diet), and shop our favorite probiotic supplement here.

Use non-toxic skincare & personal care products, Similar to cleaning products, conventional skincare and personal care products are formulated with toxic ingredients we should not regularly let absorb into our body’s largest organ. Reduce the toxic burden on your body by switching to non-toxic personal care and beauty products.

switch to non-toxic household cleaning products, Conventional household cleaning products are full of harmful chemical ingredients that are not good for our health (or the health of our kids or pets!). Switching to healthier alternatives is a simple way to reduce our exposure to environmental toxins in our home. See our Guide for a complete list of recommendations, and what to look for when choosing safer household cleaning products.

A simple hack for healthy eating (and portion control) is to make half our plate veggies at each meal. The veggies pack in essential vitamins, minerals and other phytonutrients important for health and longevity. And, because they’re rich in fiber, they help to aid digestion and keep us feeling full longer.