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Thoughts on Earth Day 2017
PHOTO CREDIT: Smoke Stacks Upper Ohio River by Gerry Ellis I first became aware of the “environment” in 1987. How that occurred is a whole story in itself, but the result was that suddenly I became aware that the products I used every day not only could affect my health, but they could also […]
April 18, 2017
Sustainable Fashion?
An article from the UK newspaper The Guardian last week reported on a partnership between the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) , the world’s largest conservation organization, and an London-based fashion community AwaytoMars to create “the world’s first 100% sustainable clothing line.” The clothes will be made of a “newly designed” cotton fibre called Infinifed […]
Papa John’s Pizza Goes (a little bit) Organic
Pizza with a few organic ingredients isn’t new or unusual (type “organic pizza” into your favorite search engine and you’ll probably find a local pizzeria that has organic ingredients—I found one right close to me here in Florida with organic tomatoes and local ingredients). But the news here is that Papa John’s— a chain […]
April 17, 2017
New Program Verifies “Glyphosate-Free”
The Detox Project, who has been offering tests for humans to detex the presence of glyphosate pesticide in their bodies, is now moving into testing food for glyphosate residues and allowing the produce that passes to display the Detox Project glyphosate seal. Last year they tested many popular processed foods for glyphosate residues and […]
LET’S DO SOMETHING ABOUT TOXIC AUTO INTERIORS!
I received the following email this week from a woman who wants to take some action to get toxics our of automobile interiors. I’m all for a collective effort on this and would like us all to work together on this. Please post in comments your support for this and any experiences you’ve had […]
April 11, 2017
Unscented Bath Tissue
This is the unscented bath tissue I use. Question from Kristal Hi Debra, I, along with many others, are having a terrible time finding bath tissue (toilet paper) that we can use. Charmin Basic worked well for all of us, but it has now been discontinued, and none of us have been able to find […]
Food Safe Glass
Question from Chris Hi Debra, While looking at a large glass jar at Oriental Trading Wedding I noticed it was labeled “not food safe” use only wrapped candy. I was under the impression that all glass was food safe. I was reading your blog and am very curious niw about glass quality. Many of us […]
Can I Keep My Old Carpet?
Question from Lynnette Hi Debra, I so appreciate what you do and your website. It has been a life saver with my MCS. I have 25 year old carpeting. It was one of the triggers to getting MCS and other health issues but it took 10 years after installing to find out about MCS. My […]
Need Unscented Spray for Air Conditioner Coils
Question from Audrey Hi Debra, I live in South Florida so as you know I use the air conditioning a lot. I have a company that services it and they are coming for the yearly check up in early May. They use deodorizer to spray the coils which as a MCS person I don’t allow. […]
Safest Over-the-Counter Antihistamine?
Question from Betty Hi Debra, I am curious to know what you think is the safest over-the-counter antihistamine to take. I’m sure it is best to avoid taking anything, but if someone has to, which do you think has the fewest additives, dyes, preservatives, etc.? Thank you! Debra’s Answer I can’t remember the last time […]
Behr Premium Plus Paint
I first heard of this paint a about 18 months ago, when a reader called for a consultation because her contractor wanted to use this paint. It’s zero VOC and self-priming so I told her to go ahead. When she called me for another consultation, she thanked me profusely for recommending this paint. She said, “It has NO […]
April 4, 2017
Pucker Urban Farm
A small “boutique family farm delivering the highest quality lemons and lemon products. All of our organic fruit is hand picked fresh from our trees to fill your order. And their organic certification certificates are right on the home page.
Corky’s Nuts
Fresh walnuts and cold-pressed walnut oil from a family-owned family farm in Northern California. “It all began back in 1975 when my parents acquired land in a small, beautiful valley located in Northern California…My “a-ha” moment came the first time I shared our organic walnuts with my husband, Eric. When we first started dating, he […]
Z Shoes
OK here we are…”Every Z Shoe starts with a comfortable sole made from 100% organic, fair trade, sustainably-harvested Amazonian Sharinga rubber…No plastic or synthetic fibers here. Z Shoes are made from 100% organic, fair trade sustainably-harvested cotton from the Solo y San Miguel regions of Peru…Even the beautiful coral and navy blue options available in […]
Eclectic Institute
Quality herbs and supplements created by a naturopathic physician. “We start and end with whole, raw herbs. We start by growing herbs on our 90 acre certified organic farm, and then use freeze-drying to remove only the water. The end product is the whole herb in its original form still raw, intact, viable, and retaining […]
Turnco Wood Goods
Handmade wooden items for the kitchen, including wood lids for glass jars, rolling pins, serving pieces and more. “We are a small batch manufacturing company, producing beautiful and functional pieces crafted for home use. A lot of thought goes into the style, quality and functionality of each product we make. It comes from our experience […]
Terrasoul Superfoods
Certified organic raw superfoods from around the world, including cacao and vanilla, coconut, dried fruits and berries and their powders, grass juice powder, nutritional powders, nuts and seeds, seaweed and algae. “We are a small, family-run business located in Fort Worth, Texas. Terrasoul Superfoods was born out of our desire to find reliable and affordable […]
Furniture in the Raw
All wood furniture for every room in your home. “We offer customers finished, unfinished, and custom finished all wood furniture. We only sell furniture made with real wood that is particle board free.”
Willa Walker
This is a simple yet smart tool that makes learning to walk even more fun for toddlers while saving adults the back-pain from always having to bend over to help them. It consists of a wooden handle, two ropes and two wooden rings.”WWs are made by 4 dads from 100% recycled, sustainably-farmed wood, cotton & […]
Asbestos Awareness
A reader alerted me to the fact that this week is Asbestos Awareness Week. I haven’t written much about asbestos because I thought it was banned. In fact, on 12 July 1989, the EPA issued a final regulation banning most uses of asbestos, but not all. But the asbestos industry filed a lawsuit against […]
April 3, 2017
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