Eps 29. Therese "Tee” Forton-Barnes - Hidden Dangers of Chemicals in Your Everyday Products

Therese "Tee" is a Detox Your Home Guru and Health Coach at The Green Living Gurus. She grew up in a very healthy home in the 60’s and 70’s, went to college to open a health food store, and has been helping people for over 40 years keep toxicants out of their homes.She is an entrepreneur, activist, podcast host, and educator. She spreads awareness of chemicals in everyday products that could cause many autoimmune illnesses, cancer, and other health issues. She guides women in creating a less toxic home and lifestyle to ultimately increase the odds of a long, healthy, vital life and a safe environment in their homes.She does all of this through her weekly podcast, Green Living with Tee, her newsletter, blog posts, social media, home detox coaching, and ‘Tee’s Organics’, a line of household products that are healthy for you and your home. Show Notes:3:30 - the go-to person for helping people get toxins out of their homes 6:45 - taking it slow in the detox process and learning to look at labels closely 7:30 - Chanel pushed for law to allow non-disclosure of ingredients. 9:00 - testing ingredients and finding carcinogens in our personal care products 12:45 - a source of continuous exposure found in laundry17:30 - organic all-purpose cleaner, safe for all uses 23:45 - essential oils used in the products that have anti-fungal, antibacterial products like cinnamon, clove, peppermint…27:00 - air toxins and the need for routine cleaning and air purification 30:00 - simple way to test air quality to show chemicals/VOCs present in the home 31:25 - HEPA air purifier like Austin Air - link below for details34:00 - symptoms related to autoimmunity that present with environmental toxin exposure 36:00 - mindset importance in healing journey 37:00 - Madison read hair coloring as a non-toxic option 39:45 - helping chronic illness warriors to restore health Contact:https://thegreenlivinggurus.com/https://thegreenlivinggurus.com/shop-tees-organics/For Our Listeners: Use ‘Healthyhome’ for 15% off Tee’s Organics---Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionallyenlightened⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified when new interviews with amazing functional practitioners and chronic illness warriors are published.Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.functionallyenlightened.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for information on how we can help you DETOX YOUR LIFE or to subscribe to our newsletter.