Artisan Home Health teaches a proprietary practice of Integrative Nontoxic Living. This practice helps reduce exposures to environmental toxicants at home and in our lifestyle. By reducing exposures in all that we do, consume, and buy clients can preserve and improve health in real time.

The fourth pillar is the health of the home. It sits right next to nutrition, exercise, and sleep. By becoming a conscious consumer we can reduce what toxicants we bring into our homes that impact our health.

We look at reducing 1) chemicals, 2) heavy metals and 3) EMFs. We reduce these exposures by detoxing specific areas of the home & lifestyle.

A carcinogen is a substance that increases your risk for certain types of cancer. We can limit our exposure to carcinogens by reducing them in our food, home interiors, lifestyle, and home location.

Neurotoxins are substances that damage, destroy, or impair the functioning of the nervous system. These synthetic and naturally occurring toxins affect the central and peripheral nervous system and can be found in food, personal care products, and household interiors.

Body burden is a scientific term that refers to the amount of toxicants in a human body at any given time. This is also referred to as the toxic load. All of us have various amounts of toxicants impacting our health on a daily basis so the goal is to reduce these exposures when able.

BPA is a chemical compound used primarily used in the manufacturing of various plastics, commonly found in things like food containers, water bottles, and toys. Phthalates are substances added to plastics and other consumer products and are connected to an array of health challenges. Both BPA (bisphenols) and phthalates are EDCs.

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, or EDCs, are defined by the NIH as that which interferes with the body’s endocrine system to produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, & immune effects. Examples of endocrine disruptors include bisphenols, flame retardants, pesticides, PFAS, & heavy metals.

EMFs are electric and magnetic fields, or invisible areas of energy (often called radiation), that are associated with the use of electrical power or electrical charges. There is a growing body of evidence that shows poor health effects occur from constant exposure to radiation from wireless and wired devices. It is especially important to reduce this exposure for the most vulnerable individuals, particularly children.

Epigenetics is the scientific study of how environmental factors affect gene expression. Your genes, or your DNA, can be modified based on what you’re exposed to at home, in your lifestyle, or even at work. And these changes can create disease.

Flame retardants are a group of chemicals intended to reduce flammability in textiles and consumer products. They are commonly found in children’s pajamas, car seats, crib mattresses, and stuffed toys. Flame retardants can cause immune, endocrine, developmental, and nervous system complications and are a known carcinogen.