Ep. 14 Julie Levin's Botanical skincare Journey from Alaska to Aspen

This episode is dedicated to those who strive to research and know what they buy, why they buy it and what they put it on their skin.  Julie Levin of Aspen Colorado shares her education, her commitment and her passion to organic plant-based skincare, Owner and curator of "Leaf People" Certified Organic Plant-Based skincare brand hand-made in Aspen Colorado.  Julie Grew up in a very rural area of Alaska Worked in an organic bakery as a teen that sparks her curiosity in organics Dependent on the environment for food Wild Foraging for food and watching the populations of wildlife She then went to college and had an epiphany that she needed to travel Her trip around the world backpacking and hitchhiking around the world. First, stop in Australia with a Friend who studied naturopath medicine in a professional setting. Is it something I can actually do??  This experience inspired me to seek out indigenous medicines, healers that ted her to South America, Andes and Europe. European studies were the beginning of naturopathic practices. This led her to land on a boat and found herself in Hong Kong studying Traditional Chines Medicine (TCM) She found herself meditating in the trees and blending both types of studies.  Julie then continued her schooling formally where she studied back in the states and met her herbalist mentor of now 20 plus years. How does someone who traveled the world learning all about different cultures' viewpoints of medicine cope with adjusting to the western view? Difficulty in adjusting to CVS mentality. Julie discusses her ability to agree to disagree mentality when she ran into the abrasive edge of judgment. Even Julie’s traditional MD friend working in Women’s Health and General Medicine is prescribing turmeric for anti-inflammatory!! We discuss the difference between the training in cosmetic chemistry lab-based versus botanically-based training. Julie shares a story about a skin oil that evaporates as soon as it hits your skin and how toxic that is.  Organic plant-based products are primarily concerned about the environment and our awareness of doing as little harm as possible to humans and the earth. Julie educates us about the phenomenon of Greenwashing. How can we combat greenwashing? Companies will pretend to be organic. Know the person behind your company. More care in a small company Finding companies that have the priority to be transparent Julie Levin is all that.  You can find Julie Levin by emailing her: [email protected] www.leafpeople.com And of course Facebook, Instagram at Leafpeople Paulette Rigo CDC, CDS Consultant/Coach Author Speaker Podcast Host 1:1 Retreats Find out more about Paulette at www.betterdivorceacademy.com www.bettercareerproject.com www.betterdivorceblueprint.com www.betterdivorcesummit.com