I just want to warn you about a deceptive label I found the other day. Unfortunately, I fell for it and spent $33 to buy what sounded like an interesting new sweetener. Fortunately, they allowed me to return it, even after I had opened the package. The front of the...

Question from 2eyes I've been considering purchasing a washable wool mattress topper. From my research so far, I've gotten that wool becomes washable because it is bonded with "a resin" or Teflon. With further digging around, I found that the wool batting that...

Question from Angel Hi, Debra. Lately I have been reading about plastic fillings leaching chemicals and causing people problems. I have 9 fillings, all plastic done about 8-9 years ago. My teeth used to ache. It was bad for a few years, but has tapered off over time....

Question from Laura hello, i have high levels of lead in my tissues, and am going through a slow and natural chelation process. in debra's book 'home safe home' i found out about lead in old tubs. recently, i bought a lead surface test kit online from pro-lab, and...

Question from lawrenbc Hi Debra: What would you suggest when trying to pass on or dispose of older pots and pans with teflon coating that is flaking off? I have donated these to Goodwill in the past, but I am now concerned with the safety of doing this. I certainly...

Question from Lisa I am chemically sensitive and live in an old building. Have lived there fine and healthy for a year until they installed new carpeting in the common halls of the building in December (not in my unit, just common halls. All the units have hardwood...

Question from Liv When I had my baby 5 months ago, I didn't know about BPA in baby bottles. When I found out about it, I stopped using them and got some BPA Free bottles. I've read that the BPA leaches when heating. So now I wonder, if the baby bottles are not being...

Question from PLF We are a tiny manufacture (>50K) of a liquid organic product. Some of our product was stored in high-density polyethylene food grade containers, while another batch was stored in low-density polyethylene, food grade containers. All the product in in...

Question from Reenie A friend recently had carpet put down to replace another one that was floored. The installer used an adhesive to glue the carpet to the house's cement foundation. She has had a negative reaction, from either the carpet or the adhesive or both....

Question from Paul McBride Hello- I recently tried an Austin Air filter (Healthmate MCS) in a problematic room (landlord had used glue-down bamboo and it was unbearable), but it was not very helpful. I see that Foust makes filters with supposedly powerful chemical...