Researchers have found that it takes only 4 days of insufficient sleep for your body's
ability to process insulin (the hormone in charge of transforming sugar, starches and other types of food into energy) to
drastically decrease.
While it is impossible to avoid phthalates completely, we can
drastically decrease our exposure by avoiding plastics to the best of our
ability, especially in the kitchen (replace plastic storage containers with glass ones), avoiding synthetic fragrances (assume that any product that lists «fragrance,» «perfume» or «parfum» as an ingredient contains the chemical), purchase phthalate - free makeup, eat organic whenever possible (to avoid phthalates in pesticides), and finally, by avoiding the use of scented candles and air fresheners with synthetic scents (pure essential oils are a healthier alternative).