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Will a Polyethylene Vapor Barrier Outgas?
Question from Carol I am installing solid bamboo in my living room (concrete slab) and am told I need a vapor barrier. They recommend a 6 ml polyethylene vapor barrier, but I'm wondering about offgassing during the hot summer months here. I plan on using a cork...
Nontoxic Fitness/Exersice/Birthing Ball
Question from HG Do you or any of your readers know of a non-PVC medicine ball (the large exercise and birthing balls)? Debra's Answer Yes! Fitness Ball in Honeydew The box says "Latex,PVC,Phthalates, and Chloride Free". Plus there is a review on this page from...
Material Used to Make Jello Molds?
Question from Stephanie I have inherited a number of my mother's Jello molds that are a type of metal. I love using them for tomato aspic and the like. A friend mentioned that she thought they might be aluminum. How do I tell if they are indeed made from aluminum or...
Organic Bodycare Products
My guest Janis Uquillas is the founder of JES Organics. She has been a registered nurse for almost 40 years. For the past 10 years has been passionate about researching alternative health treatments, alternative medical research, ingredients, toxicity, and chronic illness. She consults with people daily across the country by e-mail and phone about health conditions and helps them find solutions for chronic health conditions. She founded JES Organics in 2006 after becoming frustrated with finding quality, nontoxic, fragrance-free skin care products for herself. She offers a complete line of natural/organic skin, hair, body, cosmetics and home products. We’ll be talking about toxic ingredients in body care products, anti-aging skin care, and how she created her products. www.jescollection.com
Galvanized Steel Shelving
Question from LW Hi Debra, Thanks so much for taking the time to answer questions and giving such valuable information! I am thinking about using galvanized steel shelving in my home---I have found some shelving units that are at a good price, and am looking for an...
Smart Meter Guard
Question from Concerned Mommy What do you think about this product to block radiation from a smart meter? http://smartmeterguard.com I don't understand a whole lot about smart meters, but enough to know I'd rather not have one. But we do have one, so I'm interested in...
Wood Finish Made With Whey Recycled From Cheesemaking
My guest Andrew Meyer is founder and president of Vermont Natural Coatings, manufacturer of patented PolyWhey® whey-based wood finishes. Developed in collaboration with the University of Vermont, PolyWhey has emerged as new wood coatings science, using whey protein to displace toxic ingredients common to traditional wood finishes. CNN Money named Vermont Natural Coatings one of two leaders in innovation and technology in Vermont; the other being IBM. Andrew is a partner in Vermont Soy, LLC and owner of the Hardwick Enterprise Group, LLC, which provides business resources to innovative value-added companies. He is a founding board member of the Center for an Agricultural Economy and serves as a trustee of Shelburne Farms. He is a partner in North Hardwick Dairy, a family organic dairy farm. Andrew served as Agriculture Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator James Jeffords and operated a congressional legislative consulting firm in Washington, D.C. We’ll talk about toxic chemicals in wood finishes, how he makes wood finish with whey, about creating an innovative nontoxic product, and sustainable businesses in Vermont. www.debralynndadd.com/debras-list/vermont-natural-coatings
Savannah Bee Company
A lovely collection of pure "varietal" honeys gathered from a single type of blossom and "everyday" honeys, carefully chosen for sweetness and flavor profiles that suit an intended use. All honeys are unheated and unadulterated. Owned by a beekeeper who has loved and...
Finding the Hidden Toxics in Consumer Products
My guest is Jeff Gearhart, Research Director for HealthyStuff.org, a project of the Ecology Center that tests brand-name consumer products for the presence of a list of chemicals of concern. They then rate products as being of high, medium or low concern. Jeff has worked for over 20 years on a wide range of environmental issues including air quality, pollution prevention, life cycle assessment, consumer product testing, and green chemistry. During his sixteen years with the Ecology Center he has spearheaded numerous chemicals policy market campaigns, co-authored multiple peer-reviewed articles on toxics in consumer products, pioneered citizen science in the use of x-ray fluorescence technology for toxics testing in products, and developed the now internationally recognized HealthyStuff.org product chemistry disclosure project and its extensive website of robust advocacy resources and the product testing results of more than 100,000 products. We’ll discuss the project, what they do, their recent report on toxic chemicals in garden products, and specifically how their research can guide us when choosing gardening gloves and garden hoses. www.healthystuff.org
JES Organics
A complete line of natural/organic skin care, anti-aging, hair & body products and natural mineral cosmetics. Founded by a registered nurse who could not find products pure enough for her own use. All her products are listed as safe by Environmental Working...
