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Apple Orchards Left Soil Contaminated With Lead and Arsenic
When I was seven years old, my family moved to a subdivision in Concord, California that was built on land that had been a walnut orchard. It was the first subdivision to be built in that agricultural area. Across the street from our subdivision, abandoned walnut trees were still standing, and it was not unusual […]
October 12, 2015
Pick the Pillow that is Just Right for You
My guest today is Marlon Pando, President and Owner of White Lotus Home. We’ll be talking about pillows: toxic free materials, different sizes and shapes, and how to choose a pillow that’s just right for you. Marlon worked in his family business until he purchased White Lotus Home, a company that has been making natural and organic bedding in the USA for 34 years. www.whitelotushome.com
October 8, 2015
Seven Deadly Drugs
My guest today is Pamela Seefeld, a registered pharmacist who prefers to dispense medicinal plants and other natural substances instead of prescription drugs. We’ll be talking about seven popular drugs that are toxic enough to kill, and which natural remedies you can take instead. Pamela has more than 25 years experience choosing and selling top quality medicinal supplements, so she’s seen it all. Pamela is a 1990 graduate of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, where she studied Pharmacognosy (the study of medicines derived from plants and other natural sources). She has worked as an integrative pharmacist teaching physicians, pharmacists and the general public about the proper use of botanicals. She is also a grant reviewer for NIH in Washington D.C. and the owner of Botanical Resource and Botanical Resource Med Spa in Clearwater, Florida. www.botanicalresource.com
October 7, 2015
Toxics in Your Body? Tests Can Tell You the Truth
My guest today is Wendy Myers, CHHC, NC, FDN, founder and head writer of Liveto110.com. Wendy has been on the show before talking about the many tests she offers, but today we’re going to talk about results. We talk a lot about exposures to toxics, but are toxics really in our bodies? We’ll take a look at what Wendy sees in her tests and also the test results from the Centers for Disease Control report Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Updated Tables, September 2012. Wendy is a certified holistic health and nutrition coach in Los Angeles CA. She is also certified in Hair Mineral Analysis for the purpose of designing Mineral Power programs for clients to correct their metabolism and body chemistry. She is currently seeking her masters in clinical nutrition at Bridgeport University in Connecticut. Wendy hosts the weekly Live to 110 Video Podcast and the Modern Paleo Cooking show on her Live to 110 Youtube Channel. www.liveto110.com
Toxic Free Body: CDC Says Toxic Chemicals are in Our Bodies
October 6, 2015
Minnesota Nice Spice
Organically-grown, hand-blended, globally-inspired seasoning blends. Proceeds are donated to help artists with disabilities. But these are no ordinary seasoning blends. I tried them and every single one I tried gave me a burst of fresh flavor that made me say “wow!”. They are just perfectly blended. Blends feature flavors from all over the world. My […]
Tags: Handmade, Made in USA, non-toxic, Organic, Renewable
Bella Viva Orchards
A wonderful selection of delicious organically grown dried fruits and nuts, including apples, apricots, currents, cherries, cranberries, his, mangos, peaches, pears, persimmons, strawberries, the usual raisins and prunes, and more. I first found them at the Ferry Building Farmers Market in San Francisco, so I’ve tasted the high quality of these fruits myself. Excellent.
Tags: Made in USA, non-toxic, Organic, Renewable
Fire Cider
A flavorful organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar that can be used as a culinary condiment or taken as a health tonic. “To the base of certified organic apple cider vinegar, we’ve added whole, raw, certified organic oranges, lemons, onions, ginger, horseradish, habanero pepper, garlic and turmeric. We let this mixture steep for 6 weeks at […]
Tags: Handmade, Made in USA, non-toxic, Organic, Renewable
Toxic Chemicals in “Untreated” Framing Lumber
This post started as a comment posted this week on Q&A: Is Fresh Cut Lumber Toxic? My wife and I have done a fair amount of home improvement over the years and we have purchased our share of lumber from big box stores but have also supported a local sawmill buy purchasing wood from them. […]
Toxic Free Car Re-upholster
Question from Diana Hi Debra, Can you share how you re-upholstered a car to make it non toxic? Thanks! Debra’s Answer Many years ago I re-uphostered the bucket seats on my Fiat X-1/9 to remove the vinyl seat covers. That’s all I did. I just took the car to an auto upholsterer, asked how many […]
Cotton Rugs
Question from Stacey Hi Debra, I found some cotton rugs at Crate and Barrel that are reasonably priced and match my kitchen decor perfectly. They are 100% cotton, black and white striped dyed, with no rug pad or backing. Are these safe enough, especially with small children sitting/playing on them? I know you recommend washing […]
Choosing and Maintaining A Toxic Free Cutting Board
My guest today is Michal Gal, founder of Urthware. His wooden cutting boards are made with exactly the materials I would choose if I were designing a cutting board, and they are beautiful. Michael is a proud husband and father of three, who decided to look deeper into companies and their products. After a lot of researching outfitting his kitchen with more natural and safe cookware he found that there were no cutting boards that were up to his standards. So he made one for himself using no petroleum based finishes and no glues, just natural wood and oils. People kept asking him if he could make one for them, and Urthware was born. www.urthware.com
October 1, 2015
Wireless 101
My guest today is Oram Miller, a Certified Building Biology Environmental Consultant based in Los Angeles. He will be giving us a basic primer on the different types of wireless and their health effects, so we can navigate intelligently through this wireless world and make good decisions. The other day I had a computer technician at my house and he asked me why I didn’t have wireless. He said he researched it and it’s perfectly safe. At that moment I realized that I didn’t know enough about wireless to 1) make an informed decision and 2) educate him on the dangers of wireless. So I contacted Oram and asked him to give us the basics. Oram received his certification from the International Institute for Bau-biology and Ecology. He provides healthy home and office evaluations for clients throughout Southern California who have electro-magnetic sensitivities, as well as those who just want a healthier home. Oram also consults on the healthy design and construction of new and remodeled homes. Oram specializes in the effects of EMFs from cell phones, cordless telephones, Wi-Fi, tablets and smart meters, as well as health effects caused by basic EMFs from house wiring, including wiring errors and unwanted current on water pipes and other parts of the grounding system. Oram is available for on-site EMF consultations in Southern California and provides telephone consultations for clients nationwide. He writes extensively on the health hazards of EMFs on his website,www.createhealthyhomes.com
September 30, 2015
Chemicals That Don’t Cause Cancer Themselves Can Cause Cancer When Combined
Today my guests are Ken Cook, President of Environmental Working Group and Curt DellaValle, Senior Scientist at EWG. In August, EWG released a new guide called Rethinking Carcinogens which summarizes new research about cancer from the Halifax Project. This collaboration of more than 300 scientists are investigating ways in which toxic chemicals we are exposed to every day may cause cancer. This includes 85 common chemicals not known to be carcinogenic on their own, 50 of which were found to disrupt cancer-related pathways at low doses typically encountered in the environment. We’ll learn more about this in today’s show. www.ewg.org
Ken Cook, president and co-founder of Environmental Working Group, is widely recognized as one of the environmental community’s most prominent and influential critics of the nation’s broken approach to protecting families and children from toxic substances. Under Cook’s leadership over the past 20 years, EWG has empowered American families with easy-to-use, data-driven tools to help reduce their exposure to potentially harmful ingredients in foods, drinking water, cosmetics and other household products. These unique digital resources are searched hundreds of millions times by consumers, journalists and policy makers.
Curt DellaValle, Senior Scientist at EWG, brings his background in epidemiology and cancer research experience to work on the development of EWG’s Cancer Prevention Initiative. He holds a BS in biology from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in environmental health from Yale University. Prior to joining EWG, Curt was a fellow at the National Cancer Institute where he conducted research evaluating exposure to environmental contaminants and risk of cancer, with a particular emphasis on the improvement of exposure assessment methods in epidemiologic studies.
September 29, 2015
Toxic Free Replacement for Down
Question from Suzanne Hi Debra, I am a vegan, but also care about living toxic free. So many vegan alternatives are made from petroleum. Yes, they are not made from animals, but it seems there is little concern about the toxicity of these vegan alternatives. I don’t want to use down in pillow and comforters […]
Ceiling Fan Blades
Question from Stacey Hi Debra, I would like to purchase some ceiling fans for my home. It seems a lot of the blades are made of ABS plastic, or plywood/wood veneer. Are either of these okay to purchase, or would you recommend finding a fan made with solid wood blades? Thank you! Debra’s Answer It’s […]
Drylock Masonry Waterproofer for Sealing Basement
Question from Bonnie Johnson Hi Debra, My basement walls are concrete and need to be washed down for mildew and then painted with drylock. I hear it is very toxic. Even being out of the house for a week I am fearful. Is there any other basement paint/sealer that is less toxic to use? Someone […]
Eco-Leather is Toxic to the Environment
Still on my search for a toxic free office chair, I was browsing yet another site and found quite a few covered with “eco-leather.” So I had to find out what it is. I’m not sure I can give you a definitive answer since I’ve found several explanations. This seems to be a general term […]
September 22, 2015
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