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Designing Your Home, Garden, and Life with Permaculture
My guest today is Koreen Brennan, sustainable living consultant, permaculture designer and educator. We’ll be talking about how anyone can apply basic Permaculture principles to create a toxic-free life. Permaculture is a regenerative design practice that works on the principles of natural law – by reflecting the efficient and prolific way that nature works, it is possible to create abundance for all living things within our own systems. Permaculture design provides a route by which people can create healthy self-reliance with home-grown, nutritious food, clean energy, and renewable, organic products. Koreen has taught permaculture at Tuskegee University, Gulf Coast University, Univ of Southern Florida, Miami, Los Angeles, Tampa, Pine Ridge Lakota reservation, Haiti, Cuba, and elsewhere. She is a popular speaker and has shared her knowledge of permaculture through hundreds of speeches and lectures. She has helped many people create healthy and easy to care for gardens in their yards, community spaces or small farms, and founded edible landscaping nurseries in Los Angeles, and in Clearwater, Florida. ww.growpermaculture.com
Putting Real Food First: How The Paleo Diet Can Help Your Body Detox, Lose Weight, Balance Blood Sugar, and a Whole Lot More
My guest today is Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, author of five books on the Paleo Diet, and creator of The 30-Day Reset Diet, an easy-to-follow, delicious plan that will detox and transform your body. We’ll be talking about how the food you eat can make your body healthy or sick, and how you can change your body condition dramatically in just 30 days. She’s a board-certified naturopathic physician, board-certified chiropractic physician, certified nutrition consultant, certified in biological medicine, certified in Chinese medicine, and certified in First Line Therapy, a program designed to help practitioners teach patients to reach genetic potential through nutrition. She’s written five books on various aspects of the Paleo diet. She publishes several websites and even delivers paleo food to your door. www.drkellyann.com, www.livingpaleofoods.com, www.superkidswellness.com
Toxic Glue and Foam Sealant for Window
Question from Susannah Hi Debra, our landlord is replacing the window in my son's bedroom. He used some toxic glue (don't know the name) and we're ventilating to get rid of them smell while my son sleeps in a different room. I'm trying to find out how long it might...
Bali Cellular Shades
Question from Daisy What are your thoughts re the safety of Bali Cellular Shades. Here is their answer to my query re. their toxicity: The current cellular fabrics are produced with 100% polyester staple fiber. Depending on the type of fabric either a blend of wood...
Polyurethane Floor Finish
Question from April I am interested in a polyureathane flooring coating for a floor at work. Once cured do they off gas? Thanks! Debra's Answer Once cured, a polyurethane floor finish does not offgas. It gives a hard, protective surface that will last a long time. Be...
141 Reasons Sugar Ruins Your Health
My guest today is Nancy Appleton PhD, author of many books about sugar and other aspects of natural health. started writing and lecturing about health in the late 1970s as a reaction to her own poor health. Her discoveries about sugar and other common diet mistakes led to her first bookLick the Sugar Habit, which is still chugging along as a 25-year bestseller. Six more books have followed. Her latest is Suicide by Sugar. Dr. Appleton has also encapsulated her life’s work into the movie Sweet Suicide. She is semi-retired and living in San Diego. www.nancyappleton.com/141-reasons-sugar-ruins-your-health
Pipes, Framing, and Subfloor Materials
Question from Sara Hi Debra, I continue to love your website and weekly updates, and I have referred several friends and women on my local list-serves to your site! 🙂 We will be purchasing a house in our neighborhood that was built in 1941. We will need to renovate...
Toxic-free Air Bed?
Question from Becky I have Fibro pain and have tried lots of different beds including latex but couldn't sleep on them. I have been only able to sleep on a sleep number air bed but I worry about the toxins from the bed. Do you know of a toxin free airbed? What about...
Nontoxic Waterproof Mascara
Question from Di I'm looking for a mascara that doesn't run and is waterproof..... I used to use Marathon Mascara, but they stopped making it. I have MCS. thanks. di Debra's Answer Readers, any recommendations? [button...
How to Shield W-Fi Device?
Question from di I'm looking for a way to use a wifi device and not feel the effects of the device. I'd like to be able to turn it on when I need to use it and then turn it off and unplug it. Any suggestions on the best device and a way to shield? thanks. di Debra's...
