Eco-Friendly Products | The Minimalists Ep. 421

The Minimalists speak with ‪@ZachBushMD‬ and ‪@alexwoodard‬ about environmentally friendly products, issues caused by food companies, and more. Watch all 2 hours of episode 421 on The Minimalists Private Podcast: / theminimalists
Discussed in this episode:
Intro (00:00)
How can I find affordable environmentally friendly products? (01:36)
How can we opt out of the madness of manufactured foods? (26:43)
Are we addicted to water? (49:15)
How can we develop an alternative to retail therapy that isn’t just another form of consumption? (01:08:09)
How can I maintain my home while in a season of healing? (01:15:50)
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[@TheMinimalists]

What’s your favorite eco-friendly product?

[@kamloopscruiser874]

The laundry strips

[@nicB7777]

Cleaning cloths from our old COTTON t-shirts and pillowcases

[@cmburns2606]

The ones I can make myself

[@catmandoo3735]

Packing peanuts made out of corn starch that disolve in water. Just received a box with them surrounding my fragile order. I always test one in water to see if it really is one of the disolving ones.

[@paigelouise1177]

Blueland refillable products

[@dragonfly4water]

I LOVE drinking coffee barefoot in the yard with the kitties in the morning. It's the ultimate solitude to start my day. No matter the weather.

[@ronnie-lynn]

Would love to know where you live? Don’t think you would be doing that in my local weather.

[@clairejackson1865]

The most eco friendly items are those you choose to refuse. If you refuse it , there will be less demand for it so less will be made causing a lower impact on the environment!

[@user-hq2hn2dy9p]

That's true, but I think the questioner wanted to know about essential items, probably diapers and cleaning stuffs and that kind of thing. Shame no info was given.

[@slane_design]

@ZachBushMD the voice of wisdom!!! Thanks for having him on!!

[@di_kid00]

Dr. Zach Bush! Spearheading the revolution on regenerative farming and soil health and I’m here for it. An awesome episode with TK, JFM and Alex.

[@TruthQuest4700]

Although I like my new "eco-friendly" mattress, I've wished so many times that I had kept the mattress I had and a product already within the environment instead of spending more money on a product that doesn't induce sleep nor improve my allergies any better. Hindsight is 20/20.

[@Yannispawn]

‘There’s no animal in nature that eats fruit picked off the vine? It only eats fruit on the vine’. WHAT? 🤪 I watch deer eat apples, and nuts off the ground all the time. Also, birds, raccoons, squirrels, possums etc. If they want the ripe stuff and it falls first, that’s what they eat. And yes, there is still fruit on the tree they could choose instead.

[@Iquey]

This podcast episode reminds me of when i saw a video about vegans asking people "imagine if all the meat you ate from the grocery store was labeled with the slaughter date! How would that affect sales?" And many people in the comments were like "good. That's important to know actually"😂

[@northernlassie2755]

Excellent information! 👍 Processed foods create pollution and unfriendly waste. Soil is very important for nutrients. You are what you eat...

[@protectionassociation698]

How relaxing to hear the truth for a change...the part about Carbon...was perfect

[@GregorVDub]

Probably one of the best episodes yet

[@paigelouise1177]

Start going eco friendly slowly helps. Use what you have of X "bad quality" thing and next time you go to buy it get the better option. It will be less overwhelming to you and your bank account. Also there is no shame if you cannot afford something its okay to wait until you can.

[@julieheppe6252]

I think this has been the best podcast you guys have ever produced. Thank you ❤

[@brianamarie1859]

Happiness is a byproduct, not a product you buy. THAT should’ve been your quote for the episode 😂

[@maggieborek8499]

What if the blueberry is frozen? I've heard in the past that frozen, organic summer fruit has the nutrients locked in. Is there any truth to that?

[@magdalenabrett3645]

Amazing episode! Thank you.

[@broomhag]

Thank you gentlemen. I have learned SO much with this show.

[@cassiemurphy4851]

Poor Mandy! You all had an interesting conversation but unfortunately didn’t answer her question. At a minimum DIY cleaning products in reusable containers. How about some practical help instead of philosophizing?

[@user-hq2hn2dy9p]

Totally agree

[@shirleyburnham2782]

Loved this x

[@therealjenniferrr]

Say yes to real food!

[@stephanierausch7758]

OMG Dr, organic chemistry for a year was hell for me too!

[@angelikabronner1220]

Plastic bottles and glass is easy to recycle but some people don't do it

[@jammyers8165]

Happiness is not a BUY product

[@FisherOfMen705]

Maybe "buy product" is a by-product! Also, side note, TK looks great with the facial hair.

[@nicB7777]

Who is the clip around 28:00? I want to see more!

[@pragmaticpoet]

Funny I was revisiting Tom Robbins quote from Jitterbug Perfume recently 'Breath properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.' 😎

[@KatherineKuehn-Bao]

Amazing book!

[@ronnie-lynn]

I live in Alberta, Canada. We just had a cold snap of -51 there are no fruits or vegetables that can be grown for probably 9 months. So are you saying due to where i live I should strictly be eating say beef from a local butcher that has just recently been slaughtered? And then local produce from farmers for the 3 months nature provides us?

[@gloiraingle136]

Whatabout frozen veggies and fruit healthy or not?

[@eldigitom9680]

32:02 A deer eats tomato off the vine because it has hoofs. Humans have hands so we don't need to do that. There are many other differences between humans and animals--starting with the digestive system--which eliminates the need to emulate other species food consumption. We are able to pick, peel, pack, preserve (when necessary), plant, and produce our own food, and have many other advantages over animals--and some disadvantages--but no use pretending we need to live like them. I did very much enjoy the story though👍

[@Vista384]

Love your show. However, animals are not food, they are individuals.

[@suzannesearcyjohnson]

👍

[@depe7946]

WHERE DO THESE GUYS SHOP? WHERE ARE THE BLACK SHIRTS FROM.. I SEE ALL THE MINIMALIST DRESSD IN BLACK. MINIMALISTS IN BLACK

[@user-rq6ej3dh9o]

The eco guy sounds like hes on drunk history slurring

[@user-hq2hn2dy9p]

So in response to a question about eco-friendly products, your guest suggests driving to a different country to look at 'indigenous people' like they're some kind of zoo animals. ('It's only a couple of tanks of gas,' he says!) That's probably the least eco-friendly and most disrespectful response you could have aired. Come on Minimalists, you can do better.

[@da4levi]

Maybe you need to listen better

[@phylissh365]

Blue zone is a myth.

[@Reinierquarles]

Why?

[@MichaelBiebersWorld]

​@@Reinierquarles... The guy that did the study, and it was a good study, surveyed dozens of countries and diets, but ended up cherry-picking only the handful that supported his narrative and financial benefactors.