Question from Heather Hi Debra, I have finally found non toxic GOTS certified sneakers by ETIKO and they are amazing aside from the shipping price. Sandals from Soft Star Shoes work for summer with their sandals. I fit in the kids size of rain boots from Stonz....

CORRECTION On 23 January 2018 I published the question and answer below. I have to admit I had all of my attention on the claim of this vinyl flooring being “nontoxic” and so didn’t actually look at the flooring itself. Another reader contacted me about this same...

  For decades, the focus on the source of outdoor air pollution has been on emissions from burning fuel from automobiles and factories. But a new study shows "In urban areas, emissions from consumer goods such as paint, cleaning supplies and personal care...

  Question from Bonnie Johnson Hi Debra, I have been shopping for a new coffee table for my living room. I have noticed a lot of furniture made with mango woods. They are sold at Pier 1 and Cost Plus etc. Are they safe? Debra's Answer Mango woods a new...

  Question from Stacey Hi Debra, I am trying to find affordable chairs for my kitchen table. I have uncomfortable metal chairs now and would like to at least add chair pads. I found some cotton-covered pads, however, the batting is a polyester fill. I cannot find...

Effective April 26, a new ruling with ban the use of five more phthalates in toys and child care products. This is in addition to the three phthalates in 2009, bringing to eight the total number of phthalates restricted from use in children’s toys and child care...

This morning I received an email from the Organic Consumers Association about Ben & Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day. "There’s only one problem,” they wrote. "Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is never free—because we all pay for the health and environmental damage caused...

I received an email from Well + Good a few weeks ago asking for an expert quote. They were doing a story about rugs shedding and wanted to know if particles from shedding rugs could affect your health. This is something I hadn’t considered before because I’ve had my...

I’m not doing my regular newsletter today because I’ve literally been sick in bed with a flu since I sent the last newsletter. I rarely get contagious illnesses, and this one was very unusual. It actually started at the beginning of February, but it was so subtle I...