Question from Cheryl3 In addition to homemade recipes for skincare, I have been investigating antiwrinkle creams. It is difficult to find a safe and effective one and one that does not do animal testing. Finally, I came across a company called Xtend- Life (...

Question from Cheryl3 Does anyone know of any products which are safe and effective for reducing cellulite? Except for Nivea's, (rated moderate) none of the ones listed as safe on EWG was available when I checked. Thanks again. Debra's Answer Readers? [button...

Question from Tanya My husband painted the baseboards in our bedroom with Olympic Premium paint, which is no VOC, almost 3 weeks ago. The paint did not have much of a smell in the can but a couple of days later the smell became very strong. I have not been feeling...

Question from Danielle What is your opinion on Burt's Bees hair care and body products? I've begun to switch to Burt's Bees since I want products that are more natural, and have already bought a toner, deep cleansing creme, and a body lotion. I am happy with these...

Question from HEG I moved into a condo building about 2 months ago. Shortly after moving in I noticed a pungent sweet smell (sort of like cherry lifesavers but sickly sweet and unpleasant) in the closet that houses our HVAC system. It doesn't really smell like an air...

Beware of the new "natural" sweetener AminoSweet--it's just Aspartame with a new name. www.foodbev.com/news/ajinomoto-brands-aspartame-aminosweet. If you are not already familiar with the dangers of Aspartame, here's a website to explore: www.sweetpoison.com [button...

Question from Dennis Well after using Seventh Generation Free and Clear for the last year and a half. I decided to look for something else as I been reacting pretty bad from it lately. After searching around and checking the list here, I called up Charlie's Soap. They...

Question from Midwest Mom We have a vinyl waterbed (Somma) which consists of vinyl tubes filled with water, in a large plastic tray, covered with a vinyl covering, with a foam that fits over the tubes, sitting on a box spring. It is about 20 years old, and was my...

Question from rgrover Dear Debra, I have started testing composite filling materials in my mouth prior to my amalgam replacement to see which filling material I react least to. So far I have tried 4 different materials and within a few minutes of putting any one of...

Question from rgrover Dear Debra, I am looking to get my amalgams removed in short order. In the interim I want to start doing some Epsom Salt/Sea salt soaks to detox. I want to dechlorinate the water I soak myself in and I came across some Vitamin C dechlorination...