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Home Detox Part 3: Drinking Water and Sleep Quality

home detox podcast sleep water Sep 12, 2022

In Part 3 of this three-part series, Sophia led for the Everwell Community in the Spring of 2021, you can learn how how to best detox your home's water and sleep areas. 

Topics Covered

Drinking Water

  • Bottled water versus tap water
  • Water filtration

Sleep

  • Tips to detox your sleep
  • How to prioritize tips to detox your sleep area
  • Intro to electromagnetic fields

Podcast Show Notes

[2:45] Introduction to This Episode: Detox Your Home's Water and Sleep Areas 

  • Reducing Toxic Exposures
  • Part 1: Budget-Friendly Detox Tips to Improve Indoor Air Quality
  • Part 2: Detoxing Drinking Water and Optimizing Sleep Quality

[4:15] Talking About Water and Sleep

  • Bottled Water Versus Tap Water
  • Water Filtration
  • Ways to Detox Your Sleep
  • Talk About Electromagnetic Fields

[4:41] The Conflicting Information About Water Quality and Water Filters

[6:27] How Often Do You Drink From Plastic Water Bottles?

[6:36] Is Drinking From Bottled Water Safer?

[7:34] At home, do you usually drink tap water or bottled water?  

[7:55] Thinking About Where is Your Water Coming From

[9:21] Get to Know the Sources of Water You Use

[9:37] How is Water Treated?

[10:01] Understanding Your Local Water Supply>

[11:26] Increasingly Recognized Contaminants of Concern

[12:10] What We Buy May End Up Influencing Our Water Supply

[12:58] Identifying The Best Water Filtration For Your Budget 

[14:41] Investing in Water Filtration System

[15:04] Quick Questions

  • At Home, Do You Currently Use a Water Filter?
  • Which Water Filtration System Do You Currently Use? 

[16:38] The Environmental Working Group 

[18:25] Getting the Water You Use at Home Tested

[18:54] Do Your Research About Your Local Water Supply

[22:33] Municipal Water Facilities Look for Opportunities to Improve Their Treatments

[23:44] Different Types of Water Filtration Systems

[28:55] Talking About Water Bottles

[31:13] The Best Way We Can Contribute to Make Our Water Safe to Drink

[32:06] Can You Trust Your Water Company's Water Quality Reports?

[33:04] Finding Out If There are Cancer Clusters in the Area

[33:53] Talking About the Different Types of Carbon Filters

[37:00] Talking About Sleep Quality That’s so Powerful

  • Prioritizing Your Detox Efforts Towards Your Sleep Areas
  • Declutter Your Room - A Lot of Stuff Can Affect Our Sleep

[37:08] Talking About Electromagnetic Fields or EMFs 

[39:21] Some Detox Tips For Your Bedroom

[44:31] Talking About White Noise for Children

[46:14] Looking Into EMFs from the Cell Towers That Can Affect Your Home

Podcast music by Chris Robertson.

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About Ruan Living

Ruan Living is a research-informed lifestyle platform dedicated to helping people engage more intentionally with their homes, habits, and everyday environments. Rooted in the philosophy of Practical Nontoxic Living™, Ruan Living offers educational guidance, tools, and experiences designed to bring clarity, simplicity, and thoughtful design to modern living.

Founded by Sophia Ruan Gushée, author of the bestselling book A to Z of D-Toxing.

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