Birch Sugar
I just want to warn you about a deceptive label I found the other day. Unfortunately, I fell for it and spent $33 to buy what sounded like an interesting new sweetener. Fortunately, they allowed me to return it, even after I had opened the package. The front of the...BPA in baby bottle (not sterilized)
Question from Liv When I had my baby 5 months ago, I didn’t know about BPA in baby bottles. When I found out about it, I stopped using them and got some BPA Free bottles. I’ve read that the BPA leaches when heating. So now I wonder, if the baby bottles are...Plastic tooth fillings
Question from Angel Hi, Debra. Lately I have been reading about plastic fillings leaching chemicals and causing people problems. I have 9 fillings, all plastic done about 8-9 years ago. My teeth used to ache. It was bad for a few years, but has tapered off over time....Removing recently laid carpet
Question from Reenie A friend recently had carpet put down to replace another one that was floored. The installer used an adhesive to glue the carpet to the house’s cement foundation. She has had a negative reaction, from either the carpet or the adhesive or...Washable wool
Question from 2eyes I’ve been considering purchasing a washable wool mattress topper. From my research so far, I’ve gotten that wool becomes washable because it is bonded with “a resin” or Teflon. With further digging around, I found that the...New Carpeting Nightmare
Question from Lisa I am chemically sensitive and live in an old building. Have lived there fine and healthy for a year until they installed new carpeting in the common halls of the building in December (not in my unit, just common halls. All the units have hardwood...Lead in tub- Coating advice
Question from Laura hello, i have high levels of lead in my tissues, and am going through a slow and natural chelation process. in debra’s book ‘home safe home’ i found out about lead in old tubs. recently, i bought a lead surface test kit online...Food Grade Polyethylene Containers
Question from PLF We are a tiny manufacture (>50K) of a liquid organic product. Some of our product was stored in high-density polyethylene food grade containers, while another batch was stored in low-density polyethylene, food grade containers. All the product in in...Recycling (or disposing of?) Teflon-coated pots and pans
Question from lawrenbc Hi Debra: What would you suggest when trying to pass on or dispose of older pots and pans with teflon coating that is flaking off? I have donated these to Goodwill in the past, but I am now concerned with the safety of doing this. I certainly...
