no more toothpaste???

After watching all of these documentaries lately I have really stepped up my holistic lifestyle. I have checked out and read about 5 books from the library, found a few more blogs to follow, a few more groups to join, and all of that has led to some purchases online.

I ordered an organic oral health kit (I actually ordered a couples kit [it was only $2 more] but Kevin isn't really on board with this one yet). It includes: 2 organic bass toothbrushes, 2 tongue scrappers, and a bottle of a special mix of essential oils to use in place of toothpaste.
As of right now I still use toothpaste in the morning unfortunately we have too much and I don't want to waste it so I'll keep using it while my body adjusts to this new routine. My goal is to within a few months be completely off toothpaste and only doing oil pulling, using the oil blend, and using homemade 'toothpaste'. Why do I no longer want to use toothpaste? Do you know what's in it? There are a bunch of cancer causing ingredients in toothpaste. Colgate is the worst! Did you know that fluoride is extremely bad for you? From this point on I will start to refuse fluoride treatments at the dentist. Speaking of I am also looking for a holistic doctor and dentist if you happen to know of any.

I also ordered a Himalayan salt lamp. I was the most excited about this and it was delivered yesterday and doesn't work. Talk about major let down. I immediately called the company and of course they weren't extremely helpful. I now have to contact amazon and have them send me a receipt  so I can send it to the company so they can send me a replacement cord beaus apparently the proof of purchase code isn't enough proof.
I bet you want to know what a salt lamp is. It is a huge (6 pound) salt crystal that is slightly carved out inside so a small light bulb can sit inside and warm it. As it warms the salt crystal releases negative ions and naturally purifies air. It is also said to host a bunch of other health benefits such as relaxation and even migraine relief. I'll let you know if I think it works once I can get a new cord.

I also have a huge list of other things I want to slowly start to purchase and incorporate into our everyday lives. There is also a list of things I want to get out of our lives. The microwave is one of them as well as grains. Earlier this week I was telling my dad about some of these things and he asked in Kevin is on board with the holistic lifestyle. Kevin  supports me and the things I want to do. He definitely supports some things more than others. He is good with canning and organic clean eating. However he is not completely sold on getting rid of the  microwave and removing grains from our diet or switching out toothpaste for essential oils.