If you are like most people, you have been lead to believe fluoride is a healthful supplement added to our drinking water. Dentists and other fluoride advocates have long insisted that fluoride in the drinking water does wonders for dental health. But, the truth is, ingesting fluoride is unnecessary, dangerous and can even be deadly…. Read More
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Five Natural Ways to Reduce Allergens in the Home
When we think of allergies, we often think of pollen in the spring and ragweed in the fall. However, for many people, “allergy season” is a year-round reality. Allergy prevalence has been increasing over the past 30 years, with indoor and outdoor allergies affecting approximately 40 million Americans. Moreover, it may be difficult to escape… Read More
Formaldehyde at Home: Rolling in the Deep
Grammy Award-winning artist, Adele, has been Rolling in the Deep heartache. You, on the other hand, may be rolling in deep levels of formaldehyde found in your home that is wreaking havoc not on your emotional state, but on your health and well-being. What’s alarming is the fact that you may be completely unaware of… Read More
How Can Music Protect You From EMFs?
Everyday, we are becoming acutely aware of elements that exist in our environment and how many are negatively impacting our lives. Humanity, with all its wisdom, has dumped over 80,000 man-made chemicals that have found their way into air, food and water. In addition to these negative influences, we have also surrounded ourselves with a… Read More
Spring Clean Your Way to Green! 10 Homemade Recipes
Green Recipes for Household Cleaners Recently I purchased a ‘daily deal’ on one of the uber-trendy sites only to find that my to good to be true deal was, in fact, just that. The ‘eco-friendly’ cleaning service showed up with toxic chemicals to clean our home. When I questioned (the new employee who’d only been… Read More
PVC? OMG.
PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, was once deemed a great innovation; a discovery that simplified the way we lived. Things that seemed a figment of our imagination could suddenly be made out of a miracle plastic to expedite our daily routines. Plastic molding became the norm as merchandise, almost seemingly essential to sustain life itself, churned… Read More
Create an Eco-Friendly Meditation Space in Your Place
Meditate, mediate, meditate. I recall this advice given to Dr. Wayne Dyer from Deepak Chopra when Dr. Dyer sought advice on a technique to resolve any problem or conflict. Sounds so simple and yet, it is. But the thought of finding a quiet retreat in your home to focus on your thoughts can, for many,… Read More
The ABC’s of BPA
BPA, PVC, PFC’s and PBDE’s. Nowadays, you almost need a minor in chemistry to keep up with the ubiquitous chemicals found in our everyday consumer goods. But, before tuning out and feeling overwhelmed, stay with us because over the next several months we’ll be breaking down these nasty chemicals. With a little added arsenal in… Read More