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July 24, 2008

Debra Lynn Dadd <debra

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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 6:51 am

FROM DEBRA: Nontoxic shoes, lead-free slow cooker, new Q & A...

Greetings!

Today I'm in Bentonville AR, yes, the home of Wal-Mart, where we are making a stop on our our cross-country trek in our vegetable oil car for me to do a on-site consultation. I'm helping a woman fi

nd a new home by looking at houses with her and her realtor, checking them for toxic exposures and making recomendations before she buys. I'm available to go anywhere to do this. Today here's the update on my Green Living Q & A blog. Debra :-)

HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #144 ~ 22 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 this morning. 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:

* Slow Cooker with Lead Free Glaze FOUND! A lead-free tempered glass slow cooker!

* Is ModalÂ® a natural fiber?

* Are these products really natural?

* Natural and Synthetic Latex Pillows

* Mold Problems With Front-Loading Clothes Washers

* fragrance free deodorants

* Tempur-Pedic

* Tooth Soap

* Offgassing From Silicone Bakeware

* nontoxic baby cribs

* Deodorant for Teenage Son?

* Cookie sheets

* Finally a Safe Sippy Cup

* 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

* Tick Invasion

* Tagless clothing

* Ammonium Polyproponate in Kids Clothing?

* Eliminating the smell of cat urine

* Stainless Steel Canteens

* Moving - how safe is the region?

* Sweetener for yeast diet

* Debra's Cookware: -- Cast Iron and Porcelain

* Bees in the Attic: Non-toxic Solutions?

* Non Toxic Swimming Pool Filtration Systems

* paper cups and plates

* Looking for unscented bar soap to make laundry soap

* Lotions & Lip Gloss

* cleaning carpets

* Labels for Cleaning Bottles?

* How long do natural mattresses last?

* Healthiest Root Canal / Crown Choices

* nonplastic foot basin?

* Fragrance-free garbage bags

fresh air with air conditioner?

I just moved to Houston and Air conditioners are becoming part of my life...How can I getfresh outside air without high electricity bills and not damaging my old central ac? Nights are still somewhat cool here but days are hot and humid...does anybody can help me with that? I do not like the feeling of breathing the same air over and over again...my whole life I slept with open windows ...

Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much

Dalia

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How to find EMF-safe location to move to

My son is very sensitive to EMFs including those from towers and power lines. How do I find a safe area to move to? The site antennasearch.com has helped tremendously with towers, but now even telephone poles are a problem. They are everywhere here in southwestern PA, except in neighborhoods we can't afford. Our doctor says in Tennessee all wires are grounded in coaxial cable and do not effect people. We don't want to move that far if we don't have to. How do I find areas with where wires are protected? (or any other ideas?)

Please help.

Thank you,

Marie

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Are there any nontoxic shoes?

Has anyone noticed that so many shoes today smell really toxic? For example, Merrell makes really comfy shoes but they smell so toxic and awful my eyes start to sting. Other shoes that are made of leather don't smell good when you first get them but one senses they will outgas and are not as toxic. It's hard to find comfortable shoes and sandals that are made of high quality healthy leathers and glues. Does anyone agree?

What do you20wear? I wear SIMPLE sneakers often in the winter, and I'm wearing an old pair of TEVA hiking sandals, and also leather thongs from Aerosoles that are nice quality and don't smell bad at all. But I ordered a few pairs of comfortable sandals online, a pair of Merrell and a pair of Anne Klein. The Anne Klein smells bad but I'll keep it as I think it will offgas over time. The Merrell was just unbearable even tho the design was great. Sometimes when I walk into shoe stores the smell of all those vinyl shoes overwhelms me.

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Paper or plastic for garbage bags

Which is more "green": To line my kitchen trash can with paper bags from the grocery store, then put them in a large plastic bag until we can haul them to the county trash site, or to line the can with small plastic bags, which won't have to into a larger bag??

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kombucha craze

I wanted to know if drinking Kombucha tea really is benefical to your health. I have recently been drinking it and I wanted to know how benefical it is if at all.

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non toxic tent?

Hello,

Thanks for running the great site again.

Are most tents treated with fire retardant and formaldehyde?

Is it possible to buy a non toxic tent and camping gear? Or should we just give up camping? Thanks so much.

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Looking for used T-shirts

I was inspired to re-purpose old t-shirts after reading "Let My People Go Surfing" by the founder of Patagonia clothing, who said "The most responsible way for a consumer and a good citizen to buy clothes is to buy used." They're the greenest tees.

So I started collecting people's donated used t-shirts and put them on www.teecycle.org, where I donate $1 from selling each shirt to restoring urban rivers in Milwaukee (where I live). It's gotten a great response so far.

I'm still collecting old t-shirts, and if anyone is interested you can email me at tim (@) teecycle (dot) org on where to send them

.. I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks!

Tim

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