The Green Living Gurus Blog
Keeping Your Kitchen Green
So, you're adopting a green lifestyle and you've decided to cut out processed foods. Your grocery list includes plenty of organic produce and whole ingredients rather than hyper-processed to-go...
Let’s Clear the Air: Why I Use uHoo
When you're feeling ill, your doctor might prescribe blood tests. That's a good start to finding the underlying cause of your symptoms. What if you could do the same thing for your house? If you're...
Your Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health
Does it ever seem to you that autoimmune diseases, digestive disorders, and other chronic illnesses are on the rise? Or that people seem sicker and sicker despite our medical advances? Your...
Going Green on the Green: The Problem with Lawns and How to Create an Eco-Friendly Landscape
Lawns are so commonplace that virtually every single-family home has one. They are fixtures of parks, universities, and golf courses. Unfortunately, lawns require a lot of resources to maintain, or...
Unplug for Better Health: Risks of EMF Exposure
Start talking about electromagnetic fields and their health effects, and people either look at you with confusion or like you have two heads. Tin foil hats aside, electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have...
The Ultimate Guide to Better Indoor Air Quality
We all need air. Oxygen is vital to life. However, air contains much more than oxygen. With each breath, we might be inhaling fungal spores, bacteria, viruses, and trace gases. In this modern era,...
The Top 4 Legal Yet Toxic Ingredients in Your Food
The United States is famously the land of the free. Unfortunately, our government extends that to regulations as well. While other nations near-instantly ban chemicals shown to cause harm, we get...
The Beginner’s Guide to Biohacking
Biohacking may sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but it's a holistic health approach that's gaining steam in the green living community. The idea is that your body already has a lot of healing...
Are Your Green Products Truly Green?
So, you've discovered the horrifying truth that toxic synthetic chemicals are ubiquitous and you eagerly pursue a green lifestyle. You throw out your household cleaning products and cosmetics and...
Why You Should Find a Functional Medicine Provider
Many people in the green-living community are wary of medical professionals. That's understandable, as Western medicine is reactive rather than proactive — and notorious for dismissing patients'...
The Invisible Dangers in Our Water
Water is critical for life. And yet it can be a hidden danger. Almost 12 percent of the world's population has limited access to potable water. However, even in developed countries, our water may...
The Ultimate Guide to Holistic Health through Green Living
As green-living advocates, we often get stuck on the risk-reduction aspects of a healthier lifestyle. We want to avoid hormonal imbalance, so we stop using products with parabens and phthalates. We...
Pesticides’ Microscopic Effects: the Complex Link Between Environmental Toxins and Diseases
When we discuss the risks of pesticide exposure, it's important to clarify that environmental toxins do not "cause" diseases per se. Rather, they are a risk factor, just like one's genetics, family...
You Are What You Eat: How Food Drives Your Health
At Green Living Gurus, we've talked a lot about what NOT to eat: hyperprocessed foods, foods laden with salt and preservatives, and so on. But it's just as important to nourish your body with...
The Healing Power of Heat and Light
Even before the pandemic, many of us spent the majority of our time indoors. Work, play, leisure, and education are all inside, especially as more of our activities become digital. However, that...
The Truth About Glyphosate: The Agrochemical Disrupting A Delicate Balance
Here at the Green Living Gurus, we've often discussed the environmental effects of various chemicals on us and our children, from preservatives to pesticides. One in particular stands out — and it's...
Everything You Need to Know About VOCs
If you've spent any amount of time researching green living and healthy product choices for you and your children, you've probably heard of VOCs. Short for Volatile Organic Compounds, these...
Modern Life, Modern Diseases: How Environmental Pollution Has Contributed to Rising Rates of Cancer and Parkinson’s
Since the prehistoric era, humans have battled disease. Pathogens are almost as old as the planet itself, and as we've seen, novel viruses and bacteria continue to evolve. A simple cut or broken...