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Buddha Pants
This website sells only one product, but it's a product I love: 100% cotton "buddha pants." They come in seven plant-dyed colors and can be stuffed into a pocket for easy travel. I used to wear similar pants every day and loved them (I got mine from a fellow who...
Ecos Paints
This is the USA site for a line of water-based organic paints and varnishes, developed in the UK by a man with MCS." At ECOS Paints, we created paints, varnishes, and other finishes that genuinely contain zero VOCs. Made in sunny Spartanburg, South Carolina, we are...
FaeriesDance.com
A site dedicated to earth-friendly fashions for the whole family, all made from natural and organic materials (organic cotton and linen, hemp, tencel, soy, and bamboo). Nice styles. Allergen-free lingerie for people with MCS. Read fabric descriptions carefully as...
Can A Silpat Block a Nonstick Finish on a Pan?
Question from Judy M Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat: Is this product safe to cook with or does it leach chemicals into the food? If it is safe, can you line a non-stick coated pan with it to protect from leaching of chemicals from these coatings? Thanks for your help....
Floor Finish
Question from Christine I just bought a home and am having the floors refinished. I plan to move in in a couple months. I'm concerned about the finish though, as I have a toddler. I can't find a new refinisher because I put down a deposit. Will the finish off gas...
Is This Hair Dryer Safe?
Question from hairdryer I was looking to purchase a hair dryer called T3. It is tourmaline enhanced, ceramic and ionic (negative ions). Do you see anything harmful with this description? Thanks Debra's Answer There's nothing toxic about tourmaline and ceramic, but...
Real Food Thanksgiving Dinner
Today we’re talking about how to make a traditional, but healthy, Thanksgiving dinner with my guest nutritionist Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD. She’s the Vice President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, on the Board of Directors of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, and received the Weston A. Price Foundation’s Integrity in Science Award in 2005. Kaayla has been a guest on The Dr.Oz Show, PBS Healing Quest, NPR’s People’s 
Pharmacy, and many other shows. Kaayla is the author of The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food endorsed by leading health experts, including Drs Joseph Mercola, Larry Dossey, Kilmer S. McCully, Russell Blaylock and Doris J. Rapp. Her next book is Nourishing Broth coauthored with Sally Fallon Morell. (Grand Central, Fall 2014). Kaayla is known as The Naughty Nutritionist™ because of her ability to outrageously and humorously debunk nutritional myths. You can read her blog at www.drkaayladaniel.com. Please join her on Facebook. www.facebook.com/DrKaaylaDaniel
Is Down Contaminated With Toxic Chemicals?
Question from comforters My mother will not use any down comforters because she fears the ducks/geese may have been contaminated from sources; ex. radiation from Japan's disaster, etc. Is there any way to assure her these products are safe to use? Debra's Answer I...
Spray Paint
Question from Tanya Is spray paint toxic after it dries and the smell is gone? Debra's Answer I would need to look at the ingredients of any specific product. The greatest risk is inhaling the product while you spray. If you do use it, I would certainly use a...
Pumpkin Hummus
Hummus is an ancient Middle Eastern mash, traditionally made with garbanzo beans, ground sesame seeds and olive oil.
Today many other ingredients are added to hummus to give a variety of flavors to this staple food.
The other day I made some roast carnival squash and had some cooked garbanzo beans, and thought I would try the two together. Delicious! Autumn in a bowl.
Here’s how I made it.
Of course, all ingredients should be organically-grown.
