I've been meaning to do this review for a long time. I found Meow Meow Tweet several years ago, back when I was looking for a safe deodorant that did not have baking soda in it. My old standby wasn't working anymore, so I researched what my (slim number of) options were that didn't have toxins. I found an article that rated the top 10 best safe deodorants for that year. Meow Meow Tweet had one on the list with magnesium hydroxide as the active ingredient, so I ordered a sample size and I was hooked.

Well, allow me to expand a bit. One of the things I hear very often from the people I work with is that there's a strong sense of isolation when trying to follow a life that doesn’t go along with mainstream cultural values. Specifically, things like eating real food, owning fewer things, opting out of the school system, using cars less, avoiding personal care products with toxic ingredients, and just living one’s life according to instinct, can all prompt a very slow, “Ohhhhhh” from others when talking about how you live.

There's a new (well, maybe not new, more like -- newly *noticed*) preservative in town. It likes to masquerade as a healthy vitamin added to products to benefit the user. Is that the full story?

I'm talking about tocopherol. Also known as synthetic vitamin E. Found in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes, lotions, lipstick, blush, eye shadows, eyeliners, foundations, and pretty much any other personal care and makeup item out there.

Citric Acid. It's in so many things these days it is hard to avoid. Salsas, tortillas, canned tomatoes, hummus, sodas, ice cream, candy, jarred mushrooms, pre-packaged potatoes, shampoo, hand soap, facial cleanser, dish detergent, metal cleaners, and the list goes on and on. What's the big deal, you ask?

Natural Flavors. They are EVERYWHERE on labels. In food. In drinks. In lip balm. They are the new high-fructose corn syrup, which used to be everywhere but thanks to education, has begun to be phased out of some products because consumers got wise to the fact that it was in everything and then started to complain about it.

Looking to ensure you can survive and thrive during travel? I offer a few tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle while on the road, whether for business or pleasure.

Sometimes we find ourselves feeling sick while traveling, and we can’t figure out what happened. We’ve been taking our vitamin C, eating well, sleeping plenty, and managing to get at least some fresh air and movement each day. One area that we often overlook is what we are being exposed to in our environment.

In most instances, I find that people’s movement routines get thrown out the window when they travel. Most of us find that we return from travel feeling like we’ve been even more sedentary than usual. Here are 3 tips on making the most of MOVING while traveling.

Traveling can be a great escape from our every day lives. It’s a chance to see something new and to get outside of our routines. This can be really exciting for some of us. On the other hand, our bodies like a little bit of routine. If we want to maintain our health while we are on the road, there are a few things to pay attention to.

Travel. It's so many things depending on the situation and where you are in life. Fun, expensive, exciting, draining, educational, irritating, life-changing. And this is just scratching the surface.