Mother Uses Sugar-Free Hard Candy Daily to Combat Dry Mouth – Any Specific Suggestions for Substitutes?
Question from M.B. For several years my mother has suffered from xerostomia or Dry Mouth. This is most likely the side effect of medications she takes. She combats this lack of saliva with the recommended self-care – sucking on sugar-free hard candy or chewing...How to get rid of mice
Question from P.J. Hi Debra, I’ve been having a problem with mice ever since some new neighbours moved in. She once told me that they had mice in their old place (which was just up the street, less than 1/2 a block away). I don’t know if she moved mice...Whey Low as a Low Glycemic Sweetener
Question from Sweet Sue A friend uses whey low as a sugar replacement and just loves it. Since it is used spoon for spoon just like sugar, it is good for baking. I do not see this in the list of approved sweeteners and would like to hear your views. Thanks, Sweet Sue...Filtering PVC residue from water
Question from SVE Dear Debra, We are on a community well (six other houses) that brings water to a tank house through PVC piping. We had copper piping installed from the tank house to our house. Also, we have copper piping inside our house. Since there is no chlorine...How long does vinyl flooring offgas?
Question from Jennifer Hi, Can anyone tell me how long the worst of the offgassing is from vinyl flooring? I’m living with my parents and I can’t talk them out of installing new vinyl flooring in the kitchen and laundry room. And can anyone recommend a...An Environmentally Friendly Driveway
Question from EPArthur My husband and I are in the unpleasant position of having to overhaul our driveway. Any way you slice it, its expensive, especially for first-time homeowners. Asphalt seems to be an awful choice but that only leaves us with concrete, right? It...Borax
Question from E.L. Per Hulda Clark’s recommendation in “The Cure for All Diseases”, I’ve been using Borax as my laundry detergent for a number of years now. I always do two rinse cycles–the first with a cup of vinegar added to help get...Hard Wood Floor Finish Offgassing
Question from Debra S. Dear Debra: My husband and I had our hard wood floors refinished in February of this year. Harco Polyurethane 350 VOC was used. My husband pointed out some imperfections in the finish and the contractor came back and did something which...sodium lauryl sulfate
Question from Kerri I contacted Ecover regarding the use of sodium lauryl sulfate and this is what they said: “Some of our products do contain sodium lauryl sulfate, of vegetable origin, derived from coconut oil. This functions as a surfactant which is listed on...
