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Shoes

Question from petercsantoro@yahoo.com I am looking for an everyday, comfortable, natural shoe. I came across a brand called “El Naturalista” and was wondering if you heard of them (didn’t see them mentioned in any blogs here). The pair I am looking...

Antimicrobial Toilet

Question from starlight We just purchased & brought home a toilet that says it is antimicrobial. Apparently, the entire toilet is treated with whatever makes it antimicrobial, according to the picture. Also, it doesn’t have a wooden toilet seat. What makes...

Vinyl Wallpaper Danger

Question from Junia Hi, Debra… I read about the danger of vinyl wallpaper, that it continues to emit VOC for a long time. Do you know if after 2 years after installation, it still emits a substantial amount of VOC? Anything I could do to seal the offgasing?...

Not replacing Showerhead Filter

Question from Cheryl3 This may seem a silly question, but I’ve never had a shower filter. If we get a handheld shower head w/filter and then in the future decide to get the whole house filter, can we just stop replacing the filter but keep the showerhead since...

Wood floor offgassing

Question from Inga Dear Debra, We had engineered hardwood floors installed in 2 bedrooms over 8 weeks ago. 7 days later I was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia (both lungs) and am still recovering. The fumes are still there, and I can’t enter those rooms...

Knitting yarns

Question from cymering Hi Debra! I am planning to knit some presents for christmas, and I would appreciate your opinion about these: o-wool.com/ http://www.ecobutterfly.com/ As a Knitter, I guess I am supposed to understand the process they us, but… THANKS!...

Dishes

Question from sheazee H Debra, I saw a comment you made on another blog – Wild in the city – regarding lead in dishes. I found it super hard to wade through all the comments! Although given that you been doing this for 30 years (wow) I thought you would be...

Le Creuset

Question from sheazee Hi Debra, I noticed a comment you made in response to another comment that said you didn’t recommend enamel cookware because it chips but that you might have to rethink that. Would you consider Le Crueset cookware safe then if it is in good...

Sports, Sparring gear, mouthguard

Question from cymering Hi Debra! I hope that maybe I can find help here. My son needs sparring gear for kis Karate lessons. I don’t think I have safer choices for the gloves and protective gear, all is made with plastics and vinyl. But I think that the risk of...

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