household chemicals

What’s Your “Body Burden”? Take the Toxins Test

Leslie Garrett by Leslie Garrett | January 7th, 2009 | No Comments
topic: Detox, Family Health, Green Living, Health & Wellness, Healthy Eating, Healthy Home | tags: body burden, detox your home, detoxify, household chemicals, lead in toys, lead paint, mercury, non-toxic cleaning, PCBs, pesticides, toxins

There’s a new phrase in town — “body burden” — and no, it doesn’t refer to the weight you gained over the holidays, nor that husband who doesn’t help around the house.

Greener Ways to Break the (Sidewalk) Ice

Annie B. Bond by Annie B. Bond | December 11th, 2008 | No Comments
topic: Green Living, Healthy Home | tags: eco-friendly ice melting alternatives, household chemicals

Protect yourself from slip-sliding away this winter with eco-friendly alternatives to harsh ice-melting chemicals, “traction granules” and even salt, which isn’t as harmless as you might think.

Ice Melting Products

  • NOT SO GOOD: Fertilizer-based ice melters don’t work when the temperature is below 20°F.
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