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Greetings!

 

This morning my husband and I are packing up and leaving Pasadena to start our cross-country trek in our vegetable oil car. You can follow our progress and see where and how we get our veggie oil at veggiecar123.com. I'll be making the first post tomorrow.

 

At the local Staples here in Pasadena, I found a new product they just introduced (not on the website yet)--notebooks, filler paper, etc made from 80% sugar cane! Technically the term is bagasse, which is the plant fiber waste remaining after sugarcane is processed and crushed to make sugar. The paper is great. I bought a sugarcane paper notebook to take notes in while on our veggie car trip. Nice sturdy unbleached recycled paper covers too. I've found that Staples has a lot of recycled office products at affordable prices. I use their 100% recycled copy paper in my printer.

 

In two weeks I'll be back home and have more time for working on other parts of my website. In the meanwhile, the Green Living Q&A blog. will continue...

 

Debra :-)

 

HEALTH, HOME HABITAT #143 ~ 15 July 2008

* GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG: new Q&As / new comments on previous Q&As

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GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG

 

Here are the questions and new comments posted through Sunday. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own.

To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.

 

 

I also am available Monday through Friday, from 10 am to 4 pm eastern time to answer your questions immediately and personally with a paid telephone consultation.

 

NEW COMMENTS ON PAST QUESTIONS:

 

* Plastic Bathtub and Shower Mats ... Found a natural rubber one!

 

 

* Is Modal® a natural fiber?

 

 

* Natural and Synthetic Latex Pillows

 

 

* fragrance free deodorants

 

 

* Melaleuca

 

 

* Tooth Soap

 

 

* Offgassing From Silicone Bakeware

 

 

* Domestic Spider Treatments

 

 

* Steam Cleaners

 

 

* nontoxic baby cribs

 

 

* Deodorant for Teenage Son?

 

 

* Slow Cooker with Lead Free Glaze

 

 

* Bisphenol A in Canned Foods

 

 

* Green Fund Raising

 

 

* safe insulation?

 

 

* natural thyroid medication

 

 

* Stainless steel ice-cube trays vs. Freezing in plastic

 

 

* Sigg Water Bottles

 

 

* Safe Fabric Softener Sheets?

 

 

* Pine Sol

 

 

* Tagless clothing

 

 

* Eliminating the smell of cat urine

 

 

* Thermolon nonstick cookware

 

 

* Moving - how safe is the region?

 

 

* Allergic to vinegar?

 

 

* Bees in the Attic: Non-toxic Solutions?

 

 

* mineral makeups

 

 

* Looking for unscented bar soap to make laundry soap

 

 

* Oatmeal

 

 

* Lotions Lip Gloss

 

 

* Drying Herbs

 

 

* Baby Toothpaste

 

 

* Whole house water filter

 

 

* Is my formaldehyde finished bedding safe after several washings?

 

 

* spider problems

 

 

* cleaning carpets

 

 

* removal of wisdom teeth

 

 

* Labels for Cleaning Bottles?

 

 

* Healthiest Root Canal / Crown Choices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fragrance-free garbage bagsI am having a difficult time finding fragrance-free garbage bags. Even the seventh generation ones often seem to smell to me. Can anyone suggest anything else? Thanks, BBRead the answer...

 

 

 

nonplastic foot basin?Has anyone found such a thing? Stainless steel? Glass? Thanks for any help.Read the answer...

 

 

 

Healthiest Root Canal / Crown ChoicesHi Debra,

 

I have browsed your site for great information for about a year now. Thank you for all you do. As a 25 year old who started developing MCS symptoms a couple of years ago, it has been invaluable.

 

My question concerns dentistry. I believe I am going to need a root canal and a crown very soon, and because of the MCS, I have to look at the materials more closely than most. Especially where it's preferment.

 

First, I am wondering about the safety of the "gutta percha" material that they put into the tooth, where the pulp used to be? Is it toxic at all?

 

Secondly, which type of crown is best? It looks like there are 4 types: Porcelain covering gold (which I guess is durable but can wear the other teeth over time), porcelain covering non-precious metal (which can apparently cause nickel allergy), all-porcelain (not as durable and more expensive than the rest), and all gold.

I don't know which to choose to keep me the healthiest as I continue to live with MCS into my later years.

Thank you for your help!

 

 

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Cleaning air conditioning unitsHow can I safely clean "through-wall" air conditioning units to ensure the elilmination of mold and mildew? I clean the filters regularly, but I don't think that's enough. My apartment complex management company uses Chlor-Clean, but that's a chlorine-based product so I won't let them use it on my units.Read the answer...

 

 

 

Bed bugs liceDear debra

whats the best way to test for bed bugs? can bed bugs be any where else besides your bed? do they make you itch? what else do they do?

if some one other then me has lice how can i avoid it? especially if i live really close to this person. in different places but he uses the washing machine and dryer. can i catch them this way or not? why? best ways to test for lice? and what to take for it?

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How long do natural mattresses last?Hi! We need to purchase a new bed in the next week or so. I would love to purchase an organic mattress, but we're balking a little at the price. Is there any feedback on how long an organic mattress lasts? (I've heard a rule of thumb to change out regular mattresses every 10 years or so) And since there are no places around the Dallas/Fort Worth area to actually go and sit on an organic mattress, I'm concerned about the comfort. Do you have any suggestions for us?

 

Many thanks for a great website and service!

 

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The new, revised, edition of

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Home Safe Home tells what toxic chemicals are generally found in specific household products of all types, and safe solutions you can buy or make at home. It's different from other books on toxic chemicals because the focus really is what you can do to protect yourself and your family and create a healthy home. I bring over twenty years of research and personal real-life experience to this book.

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Free Newsletters ~ website update, natural sweetener recipes, words of wisdom

 

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