Plastic in dvd cases
Question from Kcall Hello, I am chemically sensitive and am trying to reduce the amount of chemicals in my home environment. I was wondering if you knew what type of plastic is used in DVDVideo cases and whether it offgases alot or not.Many Thanks. Debra’s...Is it possible to make a gas stove safe?
Question from Ellen I read in one of your books and have read elsewhere that it is important to switch from gas appliances to electric appliances if you are concerned about improving health. My daughter has many food and environmental sensitivities and I am trying to...Toxicity of nylon in sink spray hoses?
Question from LB I’m going to be replacing a kitchen sink faucet, and noticed that many on the market today have a pull out sprayer. This is convenient, but I notice that the spray hose is made from nylon. I am concerned that there may be chemicals that leach...Factual Issue Of Swimming Pool Chemical Safety?
Question from JIm I am an engineer so I end up being pretty facts oriented. I have read enough literature that I am concerned about chlorine in my shower and drinking water. However, as I think about that, I wonder about swimming pools and swimnmers? I swam through...Best Loaf Pan?
Question from Melissa I’ve been making homemade bread recently and have been using a Pyrex loaf pan. It works great, but I’m looking for a larger pan. I recently read on here something about coated ceramic being bad, is that right (I may have my facts...Dangers of Grapefruit Seed Extract
Question from Michelle My husband and I have been taking 15 drops of grapefruit seed extract diluted in juice or water for several years now as an immune system booster. In fact, when we’ve been ill, the amount we’ve ingested has been much higher. Now, in...Convenience foods
Question from R.S. Hi Debra, I try to avoid pre-packaged convenience foods to the best of my ability, but, like most people I have a very busy life and so I can’t make everything from scratch myself. I have two questions about convenience foods I frequently use. Are...Basement Flooding
Question from cl Debra, This past year has brought with it an increase in the number of instances of flooding in our basement. We have a typical unfinished basement, and while the flooding used to occur only after unusually heavy rainstorms, we are now noticing small...Trying to replace plastics for outdoor drinks
Question from Mary Ann I am searching for non-breakable stainless steel (or?) iced tea glasses for outdoor summer living and have only found a tumbler at Stash Tea. Also see that Sur La Table has Anodized Aluminum tumblers (like in the 50’s)–and I’m...
