Question from Valerie W. My husband and I are interested in purchasing an organic latex mattress. We went to a store and tried the 'Heaven and Earth' 100% organic style from Land & Sky and really liked it. Have any of you had any experience with this...

Question from YH You wrote in your book that lip stick is very toxic. How about chapstick? I don't have the packaging anymore, but it is so small that no ingredient is listed on the chapstick itself. What are some ingredients in chapsticks that are bad for people? I...

Question from YH After reading Dr. Marcela's article on stainless steel found on your website, I think it is time for me to buy Vision cookware. I read that to produce stained glass, lead is used. Will lead leak into food prepared in stained glass cookware (Corning...

Question from Lisa Dear Debra, I need a good winter coat for when I travel half the year to a cold and snowy climate. I have looked everywhere, but major brands seem to have water proofing, rain proofing, etc coating, and almost exclusively use nylon and acrylics, or...

Question from YH I plan to buy a heat lamp and put under the table where I usually seat (imitating the Japanese's Kotatsu). Heat lamps emit infrared light. Is the light safe? I was scared of the hydrogen lamp that I have been using for 4 years because it may emit...

Question from jag Some of my son's cotton, nylon and otherwise washable clothing was mistakenly dry-cleaned, although I was advised it was a "green dry-cleaner" whatever that means. It usually means they use regular cleaning fluid but dispose of it properly and keep...

Milk has come up in some of the blog comments this week, and I have been learning more about milk recently, so I wanted to pass along a bit of what I am learning. First, the milk we think of as milk is not "real milk" as it comes from the cow. It is processed to kill...

Question from Marcia Hi Debra: I was wondering if you are familiar with Kevlar Fibers being used for flame retardant in Sterns and Foster Mattresses instead of Antimony or PBDE's which are very toxic. Supposedly Kevlar Fibers are what Bullet-proof materials are made...

Question from Priscilla I'm wondering if I can make your scrumptious sounding pumpkin muffins into bars instead. Would I have to change the recipe at all? I'm not much of a baker so I'm not sure.... Thanks! Debra's Answer You can make them into bars. Just put the...

Question from Elena Goss Are knit products made with a wool/acrylic blend toxic? Debra's Answer Acrylic is made from acrylonitrile, a special group of vinyl compounds. In my book Home Safe Home I noted that acrylonitrile is included on the Environmental Protection...