Most people don’t realize that polyester is plastic. It’s everywhere around us: in clothing, socks, underwear, bras, jackets, coats, hats. Polyester and other synthetic fibers are melted plastic that are woven into strands and function like cotton. However, it sheds microplastics as it’s being worn and washed. And these microplastics somehow find their way inside our bodies. Worse, most clothing are treated with forever chemicals and toxic dyes, which leach onto our skin and get absorbed into our bodies, potentially wreaking havoc on our hormone systems.  Give your immune system a break wit...

I recently undertook the greatest challenge of my life. I am no wordsmith, but Touch has convinced me to tell my story, in hopes of inspiring others to never give up, to strive for health and happiness, to trust in the power of your body to heal when given the chance. Health has never come easy for me. 

Diary of an Off-the-Grid Raw Foodist in the Pacific Northwest