Nourish Your Body
With Fabulous Homemade Food
Chemical Free Living
The E-commerce store of the National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. 100% of all net profits go to helping the chemical injured and neuro-toxic populations. All products on this site are chosen to be safe for these...
How Toxic Chemicals Affect Your Brain and What You Can Do to Reduce Exposure
Today my guest is Angel De Fazio, BSAT, President, Executive Director, and co-founder of the National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation (NTEF). We’ll be talking about toxics that affect your brain, toxics activism, and what it’s like to have your brain affected by toxic chemicals. Angel, the NTEF, and other activists completed an onerous and highly contentious, two-year awareness campaign in 2013 supporting the right for Nevada’s energy ratepayers to opt out of the smart meter deployment. The campaign started in 2011. May is Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month. For over a decade, the NTEF has conducted outreach throughout the month including numerous proclamations from Nevada Governors, Las Vegas City Council, Clark County Commissioners, and the City of Henderson. In 2010, Las Vegas City Council participated by going fragrance and chemical free in support of creating awareness. Last year, in 2014, the NTEF was solely responsible for one of the Nevada State Offices going fragrance free. The NTEF is a non-profit organization whose core purposes are to provide education and services to the growing segment of the population who are adversely affected by everyday chemicals and toxins in our environment. NTEF-USA.Org | ChemicalFreeLiving.Com
Toxic Free Lifestyle As The New Medicine
My guest today is Naturopathic Doctor Tina Christie BSc, ND. She lives and practices in Ontario, Canada, and is producing a summit in May called “Lifestyle is the New Medicine.” I will be speaking about how the toxic free living as a lifestyle and how it can improve your health. We’ll be talking about lifestyle as medicine, what a naturopathic doctor uses for treatment, and how she incorporates toxics reduction and detox in her practice. Helping others through naturopathic medicine is Dr. Christie’s great passion. She was accepted immediately out of her undergraduate program at the University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science, Biology/Chemistry) into the naturopathic program at CCNM and graduated in 2001 at the top of her class. www.themindbodydoctor.ca
Vulcanized Rubber
Question from M Carter Hi Debra, I use hermetic glass jars with glass lids to store dry goods in the pantry. The seal on these is vulcanized rubber. Is there anything to be concerned about with the vulcanized rubber---it doesn't actually touch the food, but I have to...
Bed Frame
Question from Tania Hi Debra, Hi Debra! I had a quick question for you. We want to buy an affordable bed frame for my son's mattress. What do you think about this one from Ikea? Many thanks!! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S29011673/#/S99019576 Debra's...
Non-Leaching Stainless Steel
Question from Shelly Pollard Hi Debra, Hi Debra. I'm wondering if you are familiar with S'well bottles. They are made in China although their site claims to be responsibly made there, out of "non-leaching, non-toxic, 18/8 stainless steel" and claim to be able to keep...
Zippers on Clothing
Question from Stacey Santoro Hi Debra, So I was just washing some new sweatpants for my son, and I saw that both pockets have zippers. I only buy 100% cotton clothing for him, but it never occurred to me that other parts (buttons, zippers) could be an issue. Could the...
How to Protect the Environment from Pharmaceutical Pollution by Using Natural Medicinals
My guest today is Pamela Seefeld, R.Ph, a registered pharmacist who prefers to dispense medicinal plants and other natural substances instead of prescription drugs. In celebration of Earth Day we’ll be talking about how popular pharmaceuticals pollute the environment and natural medicinals you can take instead that biodegrade. Pamela has more than 25 years experience choosing and sellling top quality medicinal supplements, so she’s seen it all. Pamela is a 1990 graduate of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, where she studied Pharmacognosy (the study of medicines derived from plants and other natural sources). She has worked as an integrative pharmacist teaching physicians, pharmacists and the general public about the proper use of botanicals. She is also a grant reviewer for NIH in Washington D.C. and the owner of Botanical Resource and Botanical Resource Med Spa in Clearwater, Florida. www.botanicalresource.com
Dish Drying Rack
Question from Lauren Carter Hi Debra, I am a big fan of your site and have come here for lots of valuable information on many occasions. I am looking for a dish rack and would prefer to find one that is plastic-free or mostly plastic-free---I have seen stainless steel...
New homes vs. Older homes
Question from Stacey Santoro Hi Debra, I am looking to find a better neighborhood for my family. I love our house, but our street is right off of a 4 lane, busy, fast moving street. Our house was built in 1985, and it's a pretty well built home. I also like that the...
