How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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Homemade Lotion Review

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.This summer I finally made a homemade lotion that I absolutely loved. It took long enough! I still really like the body butter I’ve made, and either that or just straight shea butter are great for spot treating or […]

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Dorm Eating: Snacks

Every college student needs a healthy supply of snacks. And by healthy, I mean large. But those snacks should be healthy as well. This shouldn’t be that hard. I mean, I know college students have some sort of weird fixation on chips, cookies, pop, and Ramen, but it is really easy to actually have good […]

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Transition to Chemical-Free: A Picture

Above is a picture of all of my natural hygiene supplies. Not much, huh? I pulled it all out to take a picture, and I was sure I was missing something. But it is all there. Let’s take a look: We have diluted apple cider vinegar conditioner in an old body wash bottle, homemade laundry […]

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Book Review: Make Your Own Makeup

Did you know that the chemicals in commercial makeup can increase the risk of cancer, birth defects, nervous system disruption, immune system dysfunction, and many more negative health effects? Bad news! Even without knowing that, makeup has never really been my “thing.” I just never got into it. It seemed like too much work to […]

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What I Learned: Sitting at your computer may be killing you!

To help supplement my 60-day blogging challenge, I have decided to start a series called “What I Learned.” Every Saturday I will post something interesting I learned during the week. It might be a bunch of little things I learned in class or, like today, a long post about a single topic. At my college, […]