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Making low-tox living easy for your family. Offering virtual and in-home(San Diego) Healthy Home consultations.
San Diego based Certified Nutrition Consultant and Certified Health Coach helping you find balance in your life. I'm passionate about all things wellness with a special interest in pregnancy and post-partum health.
Do you feel like it’s hard to get your family calm at night? Takes a while for you or your littles to fall asleep? Your lighting is probably playing a factor. We aren’t meant to be exposed to blue lights from lights, TV’s, phones, and handheld screens at night. Excess blue light affects our nervous system (keeps it revved up), sleep, and even our hormones.
I noticed this winter I was feeling especially sensitive to blue light as we were turning lights on early with the shorter days. I kept dimming the lights, the normal setting was way too much for my eyes. This December I swapped almost all out lights out to circadian can lights and recessed lighting. It has made a HUGE difference for me. I instantly calm down with the nighttime settings. The lights have 3 settings that mimic the different wavelengths you see naturally outside: Daylight, sunset, and campfire.
Wearing red lense glasses really helps our bodies relax at night if we are on screens too. My boys love theirs and say it helps them sleep 😴
Comment “Red light” and I’ll share the products we use and love.
The future is only scary if we believe it to be so.
What seeds are you planting? Ones of fear or faith?
You get to choose ✨
12/02/2025
November Roundup 🍂🍁
-Thanksgiving gratitude
-SignaTera monthly test
-Outside and on the grass as much as possible
-Herbal infusions (Burdock, Nettles, Tulsi)
-My baby niece Palmer
-Weekly acupuncture
-Tower Garden harvest
-New organic mattress
-Weekly Vitamin C treatments
-New ink (low-tox!)
-Christmas at Disneyland
-Nourishing meal delivery from
-My creative outlet
-Mold investigations
-Homemade elderberry syrup
-Always in Autumn
-Nighttime stack - red light glasses, Aeon Patch & Alavida Patch, .recovery Mouth tape
-Homeopathic consult - Flower Essences + One Remedy
-Lymphatic Sculpt Massage
-Girls trip! Backstreets back ALRIGHT
Organic mattresses! This really deserves a blog post but for now here is what I’ll tell you since so many people are shopping mattresses this weekend:
There are so many organic mattress companies that make every kind of mattress you can think of. Pricing for a queen can range from $600 - $10,000. It’s kind of wild.
The options around us are more luxury organic brands with many different options and customizable features.
I’ll share more about pricing in stories.
For such an important/big purchase, I did want to be able to try out the mattress. A lot of organic mattresses don’t have showrooms but have 30-60-90 night free-trials.
Baseline here is what I would look for if you need a new mattress:
Third party certifications like
-GOTS for organic Cotton and Wool
-GOLS for organic Late
-OEKO-TEX materials
-No Polyurethane Foam
-No glues or chemical adhesives used
Other great certifications: Greenguard Gold, Made Safe
Also factor in:
-Who has the best warranty
-Think about what kind of sleeper you are. There are different options for people who run hot etc
-Do you need a his/her customizable bed?
The boys twin mattress are Happsy and Helix Birch and we have been happy with them.
Other popular brands: , Birch, ,
11/12/2025
I grew up a total perfume lover. It makes you feel feminine, elevated and it evokes memories. Over time as I made swaps to healthier options I noticed my tolerance for perfume plummeted. We become desensitized from artificial fragrance in candles, laundry etc and once you cut that out, it’s hard not to be bothered by it. I was so happy when safer options started coming out and I’ve tried many of them!
This is the perfect time to share about safer perfume options as the holidays approach and its such a popular gift. 🎁 You have my full permission to send this to your loved one who is wearing full-tox perfume and getting that scent all over your house or worse, your baby. And please, do share it, so many people have NO idea that perfume is harmful.
This is one topic where I you can decide what you are comfortable with in terms of ingredients. I no longer wear anything but I am interested to try some of the natural brands I posted.
I didn’t include in the post but organic essential oils are a great option as well.
🧔🏻♂️A lot of these brands have male options or have unisex scents. My husband wears and likes Abbott and DedCool.
What safer perfume are you loving? Share below.
11/03/2025
When I posted about dish soap, a lot of people messaged asking for recs. I am genuinely surprised how often I see Dawn still being used in people’s home. This is a product we use *everyday* so it’s a really important swap to make!
It’s not *just* dish soap. We are being exposed to an inordinate amount of industrial and environment chemicals every day that are wrecking havoc on our health.
Every swap we can make with products that we use regularly Matters. It helps lower our toxic burden which helps our bodies stay healthier.
This is one category that is hard to find the best options in big box stores (besides Costco & Wal-Mart). Most of the brands I’ve tried and use I buy direct or from Thrive Market. If you haven’t tried Thrive Market, first of all, get on it. Its the best. Second, message me and I can send you a link for 40% off your first order.
There are other “Great” brands, just because it’s not listed doesn’t mean it’s not! Use the brands and what to look for as a guide!
🎁P.S. Bundle this with cleaning products and a non-toxic candle and make it a cute holiday gift for a loved one!
10/14/2025
Calling all San Diego Moms in need of some R&R and community(probably most of us?!). Two dear friends of mine are facilitating an amazing one-day retreat on Saturday, October 25th. https://riseandglowretreats.com/ code Tessa gets you $22 off your ticket. Grab a friend and join us for a day of movement, connection, nourishment, and fun!
Ciara Marie Lydon Burton
Day Retreat: Raise Frequency + Embody Your Truth on 10/25 A One-Day Retreat in San Diego, California For the Soulful Mother Who’s ready to raise her frequency, Illuminate her truth, Expand her capacity, And embody her divine assignment.
10/13/2025
I’m two and a half months into healing my body, mind and soul from breast cancer. Here is a small glimpse of the past two months. I could post 20 more pictures of all the love and support I’ve received but know I deeply feel and appreciate every little prayer, messsge, meal, flowers, etc. and while I have many “medical” pictures, that’s just a small part of this story and no one wants to see those anyway.
My word of the year is authenticity so here is what’s on my heart. I haven’t decided what I want to share because it’s not a stage 1 scenario and I don’t want people projecting their limiting beliefs on me. I understand why, but people are really interested in all the details(chemo? Surgery? Radiation?) and to me, when I know that full healing will occur, details aren’t as important. And honestly, talking about the details constantly isn’t how I want to spend my day. I’m not attached to the staging, to the result of every test or the sequence of treatment. This is the beginning of a healing story and it’s being written everyday.
Cancer is way too prevalent and I believe it’s because we are living so disconnected from nature. I’m feeling such a deep call to re-connect with the earth. To literally lay in the dirt, like IN IT, and let Mama Gaia hold me. I’m working on slowing down, letting go of what’s no longer needed and trying to be as present as I can with each day. It’s really hard and it’s really not natural to me, especially as a Mom of three young boys and someone who works part time. Being with yourself and your s**t is confroting!
I am being supported in this healing journey using western medicine, integrative treatments, herbs, therapy, energy healing and more. Most importantly I’m learning how to trust and love myself. I chose this assignment and I’m quieting the noise to really listen to what my body is telling me through it. I’m not a victim and anything I experience physically I take ownership for the creation of it.
I’ll share more updates on my Substack and you can check my Healing Cancer highlights.
I’m still doing virtual and some in-person Healthy Home Consultations and I’d love to help you!
Love you all so much. One day at a time ✨
06/02/2025
Did you know that wire-bristle grill brushes are dangerous? My friend sent me a case review from the American College of Surgeons on “Bowel Perforation by Wire-Bristle Grill Brush” and a call to ban them.
Their metal bristles can break off and become lodged in food, leading to injuries such as cuts in the mouth, throat or even bowel perforations(this one is more rare). People have been educating on their dangers for over a decade!
Today I took out our wire-bristle grill brush and saw 1/4 of the bristles are missing. 😳 —> 🗑️
I did some research and there are much better alternatives and these all have good reviews. I’m ordering these for all the Dads I now, just in time for Fathers Day! If you’d like the links, I added them to my Fathers Day Gift Guide.
▪️Comment Fathers Day and I’ll send them to you!
05/01/2025
May. How can we tap into this Spring season of renewal and growth? Supporting your health goes deeper than supplements. Slowing down, connecting with nature, letting the wind touch our skin, bringing beauty and peace into our home.
Simple shifts make big impacts:
Morning scrolling —> Morning Sun
Texting —> Voice Notes
Podcasts —> Quiet Walks
Takeout —> Farmers Markets
Inside all day —> go lay in the grass
Fake flowers —> beautiful bouquets
What words come to mind for you this month? 🌸
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