Yappin' About Strawberry Pesticides, Mineral Sunscreen, Neuroplasticity & Recycled Polyester with Marguerite & Karl

#31 Yappin' About Strawberry Pesticides, Mineral Sunscreen, Neuroplasticity & Recycled Polyester with Marguerite & Karl

Your strawberry habit might need a little audit and we're not here to freak you out about it, just bringing the info.

In this episode, Marguerite and Karl are breaking down what's been making headlines in the wellness world lately from pesticides on popular strawberry brands to the sneaky greenwashing of "sustainable" fabrics, plus what you're actually doing to your nervous system by watching crime shows before bed.

  • what independent lab testing found on conventional Driscoll's strawberries

  • the organic vs. conventional difference that actually matters

  • how to wash your produce to reduce pesticide exposure

  • the white cast truth, aerosol red flags & why spray sunscreen might be the new secondhand smoke

  • what your brain does when you fall asleep watching violent tv shows (hint: it's not resting)

  • better bedtime swaps for your nervous system & subconscious mind

  • crunchy crime of the week: hint it's about recycled polyester

  • natural tick repellent and what a 2013 lab study found for dogs

  • NDEs

๐Ÿ“ you'll walk away with practical swaps, a few laughs, and maybe a new perspective on what you're feeding your brain at night.

Chapters

[00:00] Introduction
[02:15] Strawberries & Pesticides: what independent testing found
[05:30] 12 pesticides and what they mean + who's talking about it
[08:00] How to actually wash your produce
[13:10] Seven Sundays cereal + glyphosate: grace for the brands trying
[17:00] Spray sunscreen: the new secondhand smoke?
[20:30] Mineral sunscreen white cast; the real talk
[24:00] Other "secondhand smokes" in your daily life
[27:30] What you watch before bed is programming your subconscious
[32:00] Better bedtime swaps (Joe Dispenza, NDEs + more)
[37:00] NDE theory: souls + energy
[41:00] Mud kitchen update + Chopped Junior at home ๐Ÿ˜‚
[44:00] Natural tick repellent on dogs
[46:30] Crunchy crime of the week
[49:00] Next episode teaser: non-toxic lawn care with Carolina Turf

Mentions

Mamavationโ€™s third-party testing

Studies about content consumption + sleep:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC534695/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7399217/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3706726/
https://news.rice.edu/news/2024/brain-rest-neurons-rehearse-future-experience
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958825001447

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