Good night, sleep tight…don’t let the bed bugs bite. But, a bed bug may be the least of your worries as you lay down to sleep with your spouse, your pet, your child – or even a dust mite. Rather, we are talking about a sinister culprit cohabitating your residence each day, night after night… Read More
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Our Secret Method to Shop for Safer Products Online
Her breathing stopped, he said in a breathless, desperate voice. Please don’t hang up. Stay with me. We got the call from my brother in law; a call that any relative or friend in the deepest, darkest reservoirs of her soul, denies will ever come and dreads when it does. My sister-in-law, Odessa Beres, was… Read More
5 Homemade Substitutes for Beauty Products
By guest blogger, Ashley Lipman Did you know the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admits “no legal requirements” exist that require cosmetics companies to test their products for safety? Of the 10,000 chemicals that can be used in cosmetic formulations, a mere 11 have been restricted or banned by the FDA; that’s a stark comparison… Read More
Low Mood, High Mold? Is Your House to Blame?
By Dr. Lisa Nagy I am a physician specializing in the health effects of a variety of environmental exposures – from chemicals and pesticides – to indoor toxic mold and allergic foods that produce headaches (ie: red wine). I have a fascinating personal story of becoming incapacitated myself and my journey to recovery over the… Read More
TAKE HOLD: Everything You Need to Deal with MOLD!
We’ve discussed mold before in a past post (Got Mold?), on The Suzanne Show and on The Doctors (watch below). There are at least 1,000 species of mold that are common in the U.S. The four most common species found in homes include: Cladosporium, Penicillium, Alternaria and Aspergillus. Mold in your home is a serious… Read More
The Toxic Body Burden: Environmental Illness + Chemical Sensitivity
By Dr. Lisa Nagy You may suffer from, or have heard the term, Environmental Illness (EI) or Chemical Sensitivity. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (a division of the NIH) defines MCS as a “chronic, recurring disease caused by a person’s inability to tolerate an environmental chemical or class of foreign chemicals.” According to… Read More
OM the Home: Spring Clean Your Way to Green!
by Ava Anderson It’s that time of year – SPRING CLEANING! Today, we’re talking about a real top to bottom swipe over your entire home. But, before you pull out all those bright blue and green bottles of potent liquid, you may want to consider this. Have you ever wondered why – when you unscrew the… Read More
America’s Cancer Clusters: Does Where You Live Matter?
Cancer _______(fill in with your choice of word(s) here). You may choose something like Schmancer – articulated in a distinct, Fran Drescher-esque accent. Or, you may be thinking more in terms of a strong profanity? If you have been personally affected by cancer, then you know all too well…cancer rates today are inexcusable. Gone are… Read More