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Detox Your Home

How to limit your exposure to toxins in your home and better balance the basic elements of air, fire, water, and earth.

By Jacqueline White

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The Hidden Health Hazards of Scented Laundry Products

A University of Washington study found air vented from dryers using scented products contain a mixture of some 25 harmful chemicals.

By Experience Life Staff

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For Love and Money

Financial expert Ruth Hayden helps couples move beyond their money issues. In this first of two installments, she explains why we fight about finances — and how to find common ground.

By Courtney Helgoe

Dating/Marriage Financial Health

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How Dry Cleaning Affects Brain Health

Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.

By Experience Life Staff

Brain Health Home/Living

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The Problem with Chemical Flame Retardants

The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.

By Experience Life Staff

Detox Home/Living

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The Health Dangers of LED Lights

How too much blue light in LED light bulbs can affect sleep, mood and cancer-fighting abilities.

By Experience Life Staff

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How to Embrace the Wabi-Sabi Style in Your Home

Tired of trying to make your home look magazine-slick? Discover the Japanese art of wabi-sabi or “appreciating the imperfect.”

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Decluttering Home/Living

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Clutter Clearer: Laurie Gerber

Life coach Laurie Gerber has helped hundreds of clients overcome self-defeating behaviors and clean up their emotional lives, daily habits and relationships.

By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC

Decluttering Home/Living

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Order out of Chaos: Declutter the Bedroom

Feng-shui expert Andrea Gerasimo explains how to make your bedroom a restful sanctuary.

By Andrea Gerasimo

Decluttering Home/Living

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Natural Cleaning: 6 Homemade Cleaning Solutions for a Toxin-Free Home

Sara Snow shares 6 ways to detox your cleaning products.

By Sara Snow

Home/Living Sustainability

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Order Out of Chaos: The Car

Our decluttering expert shows one very busy fitness editor how to organize her ride.

By Andrea Gerasimo

Decluttering Home/Living

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Order Out of Chaos: The Closet

A feng-shui and decluttering expert explains the secrets of the well-organized closet.

By Andrea Gerasimo

Decluttering Home/Living

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How Does Feng Shui Work?

Michael Schnippering on how Feng Shui works.

By Experience Life Staff

Decluttering Home/Living

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The Tale of the Cluttered Closet

In the January/February 2011 issue, Experience Life published the first article in the popular "Order Out of Chaos" series

By Jamie Martin

Decluttering Home/Living

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Even BPA-Free Plastic Has Health Risks

Some tips on how to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals in your kitchen.

By Experience Life Staff

Home/Living Hormones

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Order Out of Chaos: The Pantry

A kitchen cleared of clutter gives a working mother the space and inspiration to cook.

By Courtney Helgoe

Decluttering Home/Living

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Order Out of Chaos: The Home Office

Low-cost improvements yield big returns in a cramped home-office space.

By Courtney Helgoe

Decluttering Home/Living

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Order Out of Chaos: The Entryway

Simple, thoughtful, low-cost strategies for transforming the first place you see when you walk in the door.

By Courtney Helgoe

Decluttering Home/Living

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How to Create a Natural Home Medicine Cabinet

You stock your kitchen’s pantry shelves with wholesome, all-natural goods. Why not the shelves of your bathroom, too?

By Catherine Guthrie

Functional/Integrative Medicine Home/Living

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Healthy Breakfasts for Busy Mornings

Here's what to eat when your day is rushed.

By Catherine Guthrie

Cooking & Food Food Culture

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How to Let Go of Sentimental Clutter

Smart decluttering strategies help you clear space while still honoring the memories that matter.

By Erin Peterson

Decluttering Home/Living