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The Unexpected Smog Problem
By Michael DregniEveryday household products, including cleaners and personal-care items, contribute almost half the pollutants in the atmosphere.
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- Environmental Health -
18 Ways to Live With Less Plastic
By Michael DregniDitching plastic is good for the planet — and your health. Here are some tips to help reduce your plastic consumption.
The Living Experiment: Clutter
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigFeeling oppressed by your possessions? Learn how to lighten your load — and harvest some important insights in the process.
Make Your Own Spring-Cleaning Kit
By Kaelyn RileyThese simple, low-cost recipes are all you need to refresh your home.
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How to Declutter Your Calendar
By Karen OlsonIf your busy schedule is making you crazy, it may be time to reevaluate your priorities.
How to ADHD-Proof Your Home
By Terena BellHere are some decorating tips that might make ADHD easier to manage.
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How to Make a Reed Diffuser
By Kaelyn RileyA simple, DIY method to fill your home with healthier fragrances this holiday season.
Be More With Less: Q&A With Courtney Carver
By Casie Leigh LukesCreator of Project 333, and author of Simple Ways to Be More With Less shares what she’s learned through simplifying her life — and a few tips to help you get started.
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California Classifies Weed Killer Roundup as Cancer Causing
By Michael DregniIn milestone move, the state lists the world’s most applied herbicide as a human carcinogen.
Going Green at the Gym
By Michael DregniFrom eco-conscious lighting to thermal energy, Life Time is redesigning its gyms with the planet in mind.
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DIY Cleaners
By Jessie ShollClean your home safely — and cheaply — with the following recipes.
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LIFE, UNEDITED: When Your Closet Runneth Over
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlIn whittling down the wardrobe, what’s the sweet spot for what goes and what stays?
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Essentialism: My New Minimalism
By Casie Leigh LukesSure, you can declutter to have less — but what do you truly need? How essentialism is helping one woman pare down to the good stuff.
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How Less Can Be More
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlOur managing editor looks to clear out the clutter and start the year fresh with a renewed perspective on the stuff she keeps — starting with the linen closet.
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Healthy on the Inside
By Mo PerryThe Mayo Clinic and a New York design firm are collaborating to explore the relationship between built environments and our health.
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It Could Be Mold
By Stephanie SoucherayLearn if mold is messing with your body — and how you can clear up the trouble.
Shoes and Toxins
By Heidi WachterRecent studies offer a few health-related reasons to leave your shoes at the door.
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Coffitivity: Bring the Coffee Shop to Your Cubicle
By Brooke RymerGrab your headphones — and possibly spark your creativity — to plug into the latest app that allows you to customize your office-space ambiance.
“Becoming Minimalist”: 7 Thoughts on Simplifying Your Life from Joshua Becker
By Heidi WachterTips for downsizing your life, your possessions, and your schedule from author and blogger, Joshua Becker.
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Order Out of Chaos: The Laundry–and–Mud Room (Video)
By Experience Life StaffFollow along as declutter and feng shui expert Andrea Gerasimo walks Experience Life senior director of content Jamie Martin through the process of getting her multipurpose laundry-and-mud room in shape.
Order Out of Chaos: Laundry–and–Mud Room Makeover
By Andrea GerasimoA cluttered laundry-and-mud room becomes a functional, pleasant place to be.