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Safe Gloves for Food Prep
Question from Alison Hi Debra, Thank you for your website and for all that you do! My cook wants to wear gloves while working with raw meat. I was wondering if you know whether nitrile medical gloves are safe (ie don't leach anything into the food), or do you know of...
Stain remover for Laundry
Question from Cecilia Dear Debra, I would like your opinion about these two stain removers: www.yoreganics.com/collections/all-products/products/stain-remover us.ecover.com/products/stain-remover/ I tried the first one, and I think it works pretty well, but every time...
It’s Cold and Flu Season—How to Support Your Immune System and Why You Shouldn’t Get a Toxic Flu Shot
My guest today is Pamela Seefeld, R.Ph, a registered pharmacist who prefers to dispense medicinal plants. Today we’ll be talking about your immune system: how it works and the best things to do to protect yourself from catching colds and flu this season—without a flu shot. 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
Living By Nature’s Ways
Today my guest is Lierre Keith. She is the author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability, which has been called “the most important ecological book of this generation.” We’re doing Part 2 of a discussion we began last week on The Vegetarian Myth: Why A Vegetarian Diet Might Not Be Best for Health or the Environment. 
While The Vegetarian Myth does address the vegetarian diet, it does so by comparing the diet to the natural processes of life itself. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today: how life works and how different the natural world is from the industrial world. Lierre and I will each share our experiences of becoming aware of life beyond industrialism, and we’ll discuss some key points that relate to eating. Lierre a writer, small farmer, and radical feminist activist. She is the author of six books and coauthor, with Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay, of Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. www.lierrekeith.com
False and Misleading Formaldehyde Label
From Debra Lynn Dadd Yesterday I was in Micheal's, a national chain craft store, and saw these giant clothespins sitting in a bin as I was waiting in line. I looked on the label (lower clothespin in photo) to see what they were made of. Since it didn't give the...
Non-toxic eye liner make-up
Question from Cypress I am doing a big detox program and am more aware than ever of what I put on my skin. I have not found an eye liner that does not sting or burn, either at the time of use, or later. I got one that was said to be made entirely of fruits and...
Problem with leather in newer car
Question from Jill I have MCS . My old (and well tolerated) car was totaled in an accident. I finally got so desperate for a car (I live in mountains and have a child), that I bought a 2011 Subaru that had no detailing prior. I thought it might be old enough to be off...
Nontoxic Antiseptic Cleaner for “Industrial” Setting
Question from ellen f Can anyone suggest a non-toxic cleaner that would satisfy the antiseptic requirements for use in an "industrial" setting? My husband goes to a health club where they use something so strong and nasty-smelling to clean the weight machines, it's...
Lubricating strips on razor blades
Question from SVE Hi Debra, How toxic are the lubricating strips on razor blades? This website describes them and lists polyurethane oxide - www.google.com/patents/US6993846. I do know I had a internal body reaction, not a skin reaction to the Gillette Sensor Excel...
They Grow, Weave, Knit, and Sew Pure Clothes (and More)
My guests today are Klaus Wallner and Thammarath “Touch” Jamikorn, cofounders of Rawganique. When I first wrote about Rawganique many years ago, I called it “organic fiber paradise,” and it still is. Since 1999, the co-founders, with the help of a team of artisans, manufacture unique sweatshop-free organic clothing, footwear, bed, bath, and home products from start to finish. All done in-house with 50 artisans with many lifetimes of experience and passion. State of the art modern equipment. Ancient traditional practices. Grow – weave – knit – sew, they do it all. Small scale but full scale comprehensive. If it can be made with organic fibers, they can make it. Designed for and by chemically-sensitive and -averse folks. www.rawganique.com
