A powerful and often forgot about way to take care of ourselves is through the products we use in our homes. Today on the podcast, we have Allison Evans, one of the founders of the nontoxic cleaning company Branch Basics.   Allison Evans is a co-founder of Branch Basics and lives in Texas. After experiencing a health crisis during her junior year of college and traveling to specialists across the country to seek relief from chronic pain and motor impairments, Allison finally experienced true healing after moving to the Hill Country to live with her aunt, Marilee Nelson. By removing all toxic chemicals from her environment and eating real, whole foods, Allison’s symptoms completely disappeared. Her healing journey inspired her to co-found Branch Basics to help others experience how to truly thrive in their health. Allison enjoys researching all things natural pregnancy, birth and parenting; finding clean brands to use and recommend; and helping others navigate their health journeys. But most of all, she’s a mom! Allison loves nothing more than raising her two baby girls, Sloane and Frances, who inspire her daily in her efforts to live a clean lifestyle.   I love Branch Basics and I couldn’t be happier to have found a cleaning company I can stand behind. Here’s where you can learn more and begin your journey.   Plus, Branch Basics is offering a special discount to the Nourishing Women Community listeners, use the code NOURISHINGMINDS for 10% off Starter Kits for the next two weeks!    In this episode we discussed: Allison’s unique and powerful story to how she founded the company Branch Basics with her aunt Marilee and friend Kelly How toxins, chemicals and fragrances affect our health The amount of work that went into finding the iteration to create Branch Basics concentrate and high standards the company has for a cleaning Starting your holistic healing journey with something we all use daily, cleaning products How to use the Branch Basics concentrate for all your cleaning needs Keeping the house clean as a mom   Resources for you:   My IGTV on how to use the Branch Basics Starter Kit and Concentrate   https://branchbasics.com/blog/the-best-way-to-wash-fresh-fruits-and-vegetables/   https://branchbasics.com/blog/spring-into-cleaning-your-complete-non-toxic-guide-to-cleaning-and-decluttering-your-home-naturally/   https://branchbasics.com/blog/3-tools-you-need-to-become-your-own-product-advocate/   https://branchbasics.com/blog/how-to-set-a-stress-free-house-cleaning-schedule-you-can-live-with/   https://branchbasics.com/blog/how-to-avoid-endocrine-disruptors-in-your-daily-life/     Get Victoria’s FREE E-BOOK ON HOW TO EAT FOR HORMONES.   Victoria’s favorite Primally Pure products: Soothing serum Baby oil Baby balm Body butter For the double cleansing method to clean your face: cleansing oil and baby bar   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every Tuesday evening.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website   About today’s podcast sponsor:   With the weather cooling down, it is such a fun time of cozy sweaters, hot chocolate and watching the leaves change color. But it also means it is time to boost your immune system, as flu and cold season is upon us!   There are a few holistic options I always recommend to support your immune system this year, and one of my favorite things to encourage is using elderberry syrup.    Y’all know I absolutely love New Chapter and everything they make, and that includes their elderberry syrup! New Chapter’s Elderberry Syrup Advanced Immune Defense contains highly concentrated elderberry extract, I’m talking 64x more concentrated than the fruit itself,