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Fertility

Starting a family is one of the most exciting chapters in any person's story. And Million Marker is excited to read every single page! Browse our curated guide to learn about boosting fertility and staying healthy during pregnancy.

Preparing To Conceive

We know that planning to conceive can be overwhelming for some parents. Improve potential problems conceiving through our diet, skincare, and hygiene recommendations. Finish your story with a 'happily ever after' by checking out these resources about preparing to conceive.

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Chemicals To Avoid When Trying To Conceive

Prepare for conception by creating a healthy home for you and your family.

Boost your chances of fertility by limiting toxic exposures in your household. Exposure to certain chemicals can affect your fertility and chances of having a successful pregnancy. 

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Fertility Boosting Food & Where To Find It

Eating is important, especially when you’re making room for a future baby. 

Improve your chances of getting the lucky double lines on your next pregnancy test. Spruce up your plate with foods that can increase your fertility with these fertility-enhancing foods! 

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Pregnancy Safe Product Guide

Promote a healthy pregnancy by upgrading your health and beauty routine. Detoxify your personal care products to increase your chances of a full-term pregnancy. Browse this carefully curated selection of toxic-free products. Celebrate your natural beauty and a healthy pregnancy with these Million Marker Approved Items.

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Wellness

There are more than 80,000 chemicals in the United States, yet less than 1,000 chemicals have been tested for human safety. It may seem overwhelming to reduce your exposures, but Million Marker makes it easy to clean up the chemicals in your life.

Lifestyle Guide

From your household and products to your diet and daily habits, there are hundreds of factors in your environment that influence your health. These categories curated from our Million Marker blog are a great place to start learning so you can be your healthiest you!

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Best 5 Ways to Detoxify Your Body

Get ready to meet the real you with the help of body detoxification!

Detoxifying your body isn't about slimming teas and fad diets. It's about cleansing the body of toxins that are bogging down your skin, mood, fertility, and more. Rediscover yourself. Learn how to remove toxins with these simple body detoxification tips!

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How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle

A person’s “healthy lifestyle” is as unique as the person who is living that life.

It's going to look different for everyone. However, there are some healthy living habits that we can all adopt to improve our quality of life. Start a healthier lifestyle by following these tips for supporting wellness daily.

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Microplastics

Nurture a healthier you by making informed decisions about your everyday purchases. Start your shopping detox by limiting your exposure to plastic particles known as microplastics. There are microplastics in cosmetics, clothing, even our foods. As glamorous as you may be, you are not a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World, and life in plastic is not fantastic. Learn why microplastics are so dangerous and how to detox your body from them!

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Science

When it comes to living a healthy life, knowing is half the battle. Understanding what different types of toxic chemicals are, which ones to avoid, and why they can be harmful is the first step in your journey to avoid these toxic exposures.

What are Endocrine Disruptors?

Nourish your health and boost your fertility by saying goodbye to endocrine disruptors (EDCs)! Endocrine disruptors are common chemicals used as preservatives in foods and cosmetics. But, EDCs also mess up your hormones [1]. So, promote hormonal balance by avoiding these endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

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BPA(bee-pee-aa)

Common sources of BPA include cashier receipts, canned food, plastic water bottles and containers, plastic toys, as well as CDs and DVDs.

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an industrial chemical that is used in making polycarbonate (clear and hard) plastics and epoxy resins (can coatings). Polycarbonate plastics are often used in storing food and beverages, while epoxy resins are present in some dental sealant and used to coat food cans and bottle tops.

Phthalates(thaa-lates)

Common sources of phthalates include the above personal care products, as well as some children’s toys, plastic packaging film, and cleaning supplies.

Phthalates are chemicals that make plastics more flexible and durable. Phthalates are also used as solvents for materials such as adhesives (glues), detergents, plastic clothing (raincoats), perfumes, soaps and hair sprays.

Biomonitoring

Biomonitoring is the measurement of people’s exposure to chemicals. The key objective is to advance the understanding of health implications of environmental chemical exposures.

In the 1970s, the National Biomonitoring Program was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Biomonitoring specimens from the U.S. population have been collected through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). This program monitors the levels of environmental chemicals in the U.S. population and assesses trends over time.

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The Human Exposome

The food and water you consume, the air you breath, and the products you use can all contain toxic chemicals.

Exposures to toxic chemicals being from the moment of conception and continue throughout life. The exposome is a measure of all exposures over a lifetime. The exposome interacts with your genome (genetic information) to determine your health.

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