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Today, most of the new clothes
available to us.

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come from the fast fashion industry,

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which is one of the most destructive

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industries currently on earth.

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But the good news is

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there are great alternatives.

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Today, my friend Kamea Chayne

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is going to share her top tips for

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a sustainable and ethical wardrobe.

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So, if you like to dress fashionably,

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or if you simply wear clothes at all,

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then this video is definitely for you.

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Here she is.

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Hey, it is Kamea Chayne here.

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I am the curator at the directory
consciousfashion.co

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and I am also the host of Green 
Dreamer Podcast,

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which Rob has actually been a 
repeat guest on

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because he is incredible, as we know,

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and I am always learning so much from him.

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I am really grateful to have this
opportunity

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to take you through 10 of my favorite

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sustainable fashion tips.

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They do go from what is the

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easiest and most accessible,

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to what may require

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more thought and more research.

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You can kind of go through them

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and see what stands out to you most

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or what resonates most with you

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that may work best for you and go
from there.

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The first thing that we can do

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is to simply make the most use

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of everything we already have.

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There is this idea that sustainable
fashion is unattainable.

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It is too expensive.

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It is unaffordable.

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Well, we do not have to buy

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anything at all from sustainable

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fashion brands or eco fashion brands

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in order to participate in 
sustainable fashion

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or to be more eco-conscious with
our wardrobe

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because one of the best things we can do

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is to just make the most use

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of everything that we already have.

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For me personally, I have had this 
scarf right here,

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ever since I was in high school.

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So it has been a while now.

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Because it has been with me for 
quite some time,

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I have gone through a lot of different

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memories and experiences with this scarf.

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So even though it was not actually 
that expensive

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or there was not anything special

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about it when I first got it.

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I was not even eco-conscious,

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or considered myself a conscious consumer

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way back then, but because it has been

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with me through so many experiences,

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I feel like it has really enriched the 
sentimental value

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and sense of meaning that I get
from wearing this.

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You might be able to relate with things

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that you have had for a long time.

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It really makes that item more meaningful

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and more vauable to you.

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That is the first thing.

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Check the backs of your wardrobes,

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the backs of your drawers,

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to see what you already own.

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Make the most use of it.

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Also, you know, often times we end up

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buying new things that look a lot like

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things we already have.

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Just taking inventory of what we 
already own

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every so often, can help us to
avoid doing that.

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The second thing we can do is to borrow

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clothes from our friends and family
members

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or to rent clothing.

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Of course, if you are so lucky to have

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friends and family members

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that have a similar clothing and 
shoe size as you,

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then that is definitely a great option.

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Browse through their closets to see

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if there is anything that you can borrow

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for any events that you have coming up.

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The other option is to rent clothing,

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especially for things like special 
occasion,

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or attending friends' weddings and
stuff like that.

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These are items of clothing that we might

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otherwise only wear once or twice

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if we were to buy them,

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so it is more affordable

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and we would be able to get even more

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expressive with our fashion choices by

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renting different items for different 
special

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occasions that we attend.

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Also, if you have little ones in your 
family

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who are growing really quickly

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in the stage in their lives,

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I believe there are also clothing rental

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subscription services now for children

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because they grow so quickly

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and grow out of their sizes so quickly

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that it will ensure that you do not 
necessarily

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have to ,buy or own these items of 
clothing

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but it can make sure that these 
items of clothing

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are being recirculated among 
different families,

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so that they can be maximized in 
their use.

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My third tip is to make the most use

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of things that are not necessarily

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in our closets already,

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but already exist out there.

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This includes swapping items with 
our friends,

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or buying used clothing,

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or also buying new clothing

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that are made with waste fabrics.

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There is also this misconception that if

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you were to participate in 
sustainable fashion,

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then you have to be super minimalistic,

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and try to wear the same things

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every single day or something like that,

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and that it can limit your ability to be

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super expressive with your fashion 
choices.

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That is actually not true at all,

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especially if you participate in the 
used economy,

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where you can still have a lot of 
different

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styles of clothes and still circulate,

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or buy and consign, buy and consign.

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You can still go through that cycle,

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especially if you do it locally,

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with local thrift shops.

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You can still be super expressive

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and have a lot of fun with your 
fashion choices

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without having it be wasteful, 
materials-wise,

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and not breaking your bank.

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Because of course, shopping 
second hand

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will definitely be cheaper than if

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we were to buy new.

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That is the third tip that I have.

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It is to shop second hand

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to support the circular economy

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or swap with your friends,

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or buy new clothes that are made

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with surplus or waste fabrics.

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The fourth thing that we can do is

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when we are buying new clothes,

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of course, to go for quality over 
quantity.

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That is kind of a given.

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When we are buying new, prioritize

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low impact, natural, and 
biodegradable fibers.

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Once you dive into this, there is really

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a lot of nuance that goes into it.

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But I would say, to start, you can look

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for things like organic cotton, linen, 
hemp, tensile, lyocell,

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and if you do wear wool, to ensure

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you know where it comes from,

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to ensure the company behind it

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has really ethical practices

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and has transparency,

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or even some certifications,

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which we will go into later.

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But those are just some things that 
you can look for

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when you are just starting out.

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The fifth thing is having a wardrobe

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of 100% natural fibers is not 
always possible,

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especially if you do yoga,

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or you are a swimmer,

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or you are an athlete, or you go skiing,

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or you live in a really cold place,

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and things like that where you do need

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the performance properties of 
synthetic fibers.

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In these scenarios, definitely 
prioritize second hand.

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But also, if you are buying new,

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you can also look for recycled fibers.

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So now a days, there are a lot of 
swim suits,

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or athletic wear, or yoga wear that

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are made of things like nylon, 
polyester, and so forth.

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But they are actually recycled nylon,

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or recycled polyester, or things like 
that.

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So if you are buying new clothes

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that need to have these special 
performance properties,

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then definitely look for recycled fibers

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as opposed to virgin microplastic fibers.

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My sixth tip is to look for
certifications.

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There are numerous out there.

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You can look at what sort of certification

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the companies have or the 
products have

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and then just do a quick search for 
what they mean.

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Just to give you a quick idea of some

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that are more notable in the 
fashion space,

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I have my notes here so I don't 
forget the key ones.

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There is the OEKO-TEX 100 
standard certification

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which denotes non-toxic.

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There is the GOTS Organic for 
organic cotton.

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There is B Corp, which is pretty 
well known.

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It is more general to certify companies

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that are transparent and have eco

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and ethical practices in general,

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or are conscious about their practices.

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There is the ZQ Certification that 
certifies ethical wool.

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There is Cradle to Cradle

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that really looks at minimizing waste.

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There is Bluesign Verified which verifies

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eco conscious manufacturing practices.

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And then, of course, there is 
Fair Trade Certification

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which denotes ethical labor.

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They pay the artisans and garment workers

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a fair and living wage.

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So yeah, look for certifications
where you can.

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My seventh tip is to support artisan made

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clothing that really help to preserve

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cultural diversity, as well as 
traditional craftsmanship.

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Once we get into this category of
clothing,

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they can tend to be more expensive,

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due to the nature of it being handmade,

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as opposed to mass produced in a factory

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using primarily machines that can

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just things out really quickly.

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With this, because it is more expensive,

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we are likely to not be able to buy things

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as quickly, which again, forces us

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to slow down our consumption.

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At the same time, a lot of artisans

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already are using natural materials

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that are readily available in their
local region,

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which helps us to ensure that we are not

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contributing to over-extraction,

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because their slower pace of

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making these items also means

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that they are able to use what is 
readily available,

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and respect that slower, biological

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cycle of the things that are growing
in their region.

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My eighth tip...

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This is one that I have been

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personally getting into these days,

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and I am really excited about.

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... is not just priortizing clothes

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made with organic, natural fibers

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that are a low impact,

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but also prioritizing natural fibers

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that are dyed using natural plant 
dyes.

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Right now, the majority of our clothes

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are being dyed using synthetic dyes.

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Some are certified non-toxic 
synthetic dyes,

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but a lot are also Azo dyes,

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which is a whole family of dyes

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that include known carcinogenic

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or neurotoxic chemicals in them.

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Something that we can do to support

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the soil to soil circularity, meaning that

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our clothes, at the end of their lives,

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can return to the soil safely,

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without being toxic to the soil 
microbiology,

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is to ensure that clothes are not treated

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with things like formaldehyde

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or they are not dyed using

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a concoction of chemical dyes.

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For example, I have this and

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this one right here, this is dyed...

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I actually forget what plant it

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was dyed using, but this is actually

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a fully organic and hemp blend jacket.

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It is like a crop top.

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I have been loving wearing this.

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It is dyed using plant dyes.

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I also have these lounge pants that I wear

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all the time when I am at home

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This is actually colored cotton.

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It was not dyed at all because the cotton

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that was grown is a variety that 
naturally

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has a light brown tinge to it.

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That is something we forget as well.

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We think of cotton as only being white,

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when in reality, there used to be,

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and there still is, but in small amounts,

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cotton of a variety of colors,

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like blue, green, I believe even red,

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and certainly different shades of 
brown as well.

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This is all really exciting to look into.

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You know, prioritizing color grown fibers,

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as well as natural plant dyes.

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Number nine is to diversify.

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This is one that is more difficult

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for us to work on right now,

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especially individually

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just due to the limited options

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that we have out there.

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But, I say this because if you think
about how

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yes, we know organic cotton, for example

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to be a relatively more eco friendly
option,

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but imagine if everybody were to

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buy only organic cotton clothing.

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What that would end up doing is

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we would have to convert

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a lot of diverse localized eco-regions

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and take out the biodiversity there

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to plant monocultures of organic cotton

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in order to meet the increasing demands

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of organic cotton all over the globe.

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Diversification is really important

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so that we can support biodiversity

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in different places.

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There are a lot of lesser known fibers

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that have not really been mass produced

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that a lot of people have not heard of

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or do not know a lot about.

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Some examples are Ramie.

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I do not know if I am saying that 
correctly,

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but it is spelled R-A-M-I-E.

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There is nettle, or there is lotus fiber,

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banana fiber, or pineapple leaf fiber,

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so there are all of these different sorts

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of natural fibers that are localized

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to different regions.

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We can start to learn about

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and support wherever we can.

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Usually artisan made clothes might

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have more of these options, as opposed

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to mainstream, mass produced,

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even eco-fashion brands, for example.

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So this is something to keep in the 
back of our minds,

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how we can help to diversify

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the fibers that are used within fashion.

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Finally, my tenth tip is to support

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localized regenerative textile systems.

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This is definitely the hardest one,

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I would say, out of everything that I 
just mentioned,

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because of the lack of localized

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textile systems that we have right now.

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But I really recommend Fibershed,

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the nonprofit that is spearheading

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this movement in creating localized

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textile systems around the globe.

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You should definitely go check them out

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and learn more directly from them

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at fibershed.org.

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Basically, what this is about, is 
right now,

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even a lot of eco fashion brands

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have globalized supply chains

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where their organic cotton might

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come from India and then that

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might be sent to another country

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to be made and then sent all over

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all over the place, so just think about,

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in food, we talk about food miles.

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It is the same thing with clothes as 
well.

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There are your fashion miles

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of how far all of these raw

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materials had to travel back and 
forth

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in order to then end up at the store,

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and then end up with the consumer.

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The idea and the goal of localized

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and regenerative textile systems

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is for us to really regionalize

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where our clothes are grown and made,

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so that we can minimize those 
fashion miles.

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Then, on the regenerative side,

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if we are able to regenerate

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healthy soils through carbon

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farming and regenarative practices,

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that can actually help us to 
sequester carbon.

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So ideally, when you combine the two

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of localizing and having regenerative

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agriculture involved in this process,

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we can actually do good by purchasing new,

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regeneratively made clothes,

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because we would be helping to

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sequester more carbon

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than was emitted throughout this

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production process.

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So that is certainly the most difficult

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because it is not so widely

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available right now,

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but something that is being 
developed

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and spearheaded by Fibershed.

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It is super exciting.

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Rebecca Burgess is the founder
and director.

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She wrote a book on this.

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It is called Fiber Shed.

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Definitely, I recommend checking

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that out as well.

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It is very inspiring to see the future

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of what could be for fashion

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and what that would look like

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when we can actually be doing good

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with fashion, rather than just trying 
to do less bad.

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These are my 10 tips on how we

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can be more eco friendly

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and regenerative with our fashion choices.

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I will try to have some additional

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resources linked in the description,

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so certainly, you can do

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more research on your own

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and learn more from here on out.

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But I hope this has been helpful.

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Thank you so much for hearing me out.

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I hope that you got a lot out of this
video.

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If you did, that you will impliment

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some of these tips into your life.

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