As I mentioned in my introduction post, I have definitely got some latent crunchy/granola/hippie genes. I value real food, even if I don't always make food choices in line with those values. I value self-sufficiency, even if I can also be a pretty darn good consumer of things I could just as easily make myself. I value the great outdoors and conservation, but I do not always recycle or use the greenest products available to me. I value health, but I definitely have some chronic health issues common among populations in the developed world.
So how can I start living out these values I hold more consistently? How can I embrace my inner "crunchy earth goddess"? That is why I started this blog in the first place! To find out. To experiment. To try new things and to more fully integrate the beliefs I already hold into my daily life.
To that end, I have compiled a "Crunchy To Do List" of sorts. Compiling information from other natural and holistic health blogs, books I've read, etc. I have created a list of things to do to fully embrace my inner crunchiness. They fall into a few main categories: Food, Hygiene and Health, Household, and Lifestyle; though some could easily fit in more than one, and others don't quite fit where I've put them - that's where they are listed all the same. So here goes .....
Food - Just Eat Real Food
- Eat fermented foods
- Eat real fats
- Try offal (organ meats)
- Make and eat bone broth and stock
- Try raw milk
- Try supplemental foods like cod liver oil and gelatin
- Drink water without fluoride in it
- Try a cleanse
- Do a Whole 30
- Cut out white sugar
- Cut out all added sugars
- Try oil cleansing
- Try oil pulling
- Try dry brushing
- Make and use my own deodorant
- Visit a naturopath
- Visit a holistic dentist
- Visit a chiropractor
- Try the "no-poo" method
- Get rid of synthetic lotions and potions
- Try essential oils
- Try herbs and tinctures
- Try a cleanse
- Try the Fertility Awareness Method
- Try a menstrual cup
- Get rid of harsh chemical based cleaners
- Make my own cleaners using natural ingredients
- Try soap nuts
- Try organic cotton bed sheets
- Get a Berkey filter for tap water
- Try a salt lamp
- Acquire air purifying house plants
- Acquire better quality pots and pans
- Plant a garden
- Read "crunchy" books
- Try grounding
- Try yoga
- Try pilates
- Go for hikes
- Go camping
- Try amber glasses to block blue light at night
This is, of course, not an exhaustive list but should definitely keep me busy for a while. There are some other crunchy things I would love to try but cannot yet. Things like having backyard chickens or building my own green house out of pallet wood (because I do not own my own house), or having a birth at home or with a doula (because I am not married and ready to start a family). These things and more may be added to the list over time.
Is there anything crunchy that you think is missing from my list? What would you add? What is the "crunchiest" thing you do?
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