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 make decisions about what to clean up in the house so that she has a good environment for maximal healing. I suspect that she is probably MCS. I saw in on your page about cookware that you seem to have a gas stove in the photos. That got me curious. Is there any way to make it safe to cook with a gas stove by increasing ventilation? Or is this not worth the gamble?
Debra’s Answer
Combustion by-products from gas heat and appliances are toxic, and the best recommendation for avoiding these by-products is to not use gas appliances.
However, I am a very good cook and I extremely dislike electric stoves. Yes, I do use a gas stove in my house (though no other gas appliances).
Complete instructions for reducing exposure to combustion by-products from a gas stove are in my book Home Safe Home on page 68.
