Question from Teresa Hi Debra, Do you know anything about BRENTWOOD HOME – CRYSTAL COVE MATTRESS OR CEDAR MATTRESS, THEY ALSO HAVE ONE THAT HAS SOME BAMBOO IN IT. Debra's Answer First, it was difficult to find ALL the materials used in an organized way that was...

  This reader had foam from a memory foam bed in her home through the Foam Project at Duke University. Any US resident can submit a sample of polyurethane foam (PUF) from furniture, child car seats, or any other product containing PUF using the submission form on...

  Question from Lyle Hi Debra, I have two new sets of plastic drinking glasses. The first is hard plastic; the second is a cheaper and lighter plastic. All of the glasses have either cracked or have turned white from the hot water in my dishwasher. Are there...

  Question from Akh Hi Debra, I was trying to search your site. Not sure if this has been asked but have you reviewed the Guava Family Lotus Crib/bassinet? It is the only portable one I have found that in greenguard certified but not sure if it is really...

  I just spent four nights at the Kimpton Marlowe Hotel in Cambridge MA. I always stay at Kimpton hotels when I can because they have “eco” policies. These don’t always translate into toxic-free actions, but I consistently find their hotel rooms to be less toxic....

Wednesday I’m leaving on a road trip to Los Angeles, where I will be staying in a standard hotel room for five nights while I attend a retreat for the business course I’ve been taking this year. I’m bringing along my EnviroKlenz Mobile Unit Air Purifier to...

  Question from Bonnie Hi Debra, I have some health issues and have been stuck in Mi for 10 years. I have an older home and am going to sell. I am considering a RV full time for a couple years. Just want to get out and live again. Does anyone here live in one? I...

  Larry and I love to watch movies together. Our cable TV service comes with more than a thousand free movie, so we’ve been exploring them. Over the weekend we watched a Disney movie from 2015 called Tomorrowland. In the film there is a land of tomorrow that...

I’ve been wearing reading glasses for years. I have prescription glasses too for driving, but readers work fine for reading and they are inexpensive. I like to have a pair in my purse, a pair at my desk, and a pair next to the bed, and that adds up when you are buying...

The nontoxic certification organization MADESAFE issued a new report last week called Detox Your Sleep: Toxic Chemicals in Bedding, Safer Alternative & Certified Products for Healthier Sleep . It was sponsored in part by Naturepedic, manufacturer of mattresses and...