Why I Follow the Precautionary Principle
When evaluating the toxicity of products it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Hair Testing for Heavy Metals
There is always a high level of interest among my readers in the health effects of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, and arsenic, so I I thought I’d share my experience with Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA). HTMA is a laboratory hair test that measures the mineral content in your hair and assesses both your mineral deficiencies and potential heavy metal toxicities.
Toxics, Food, and Cancer—My Personal Experience
At the beginning of January, I had some alarming symptoms that sent me rushing to the Emergency Room. It was cancer. I was shocked. Being the one person in the world who has probably lived the most nontoxic life for the longest period of time (more than 40 years now), I went through life feeling sure my body would never develop cancer because I was avoiding all the usual known chemical carcinogens.
Tips for a Non-Toxic Holiday Gathering
One of the best things about the holidays is gathering together with family and friends for special meals and gift-giving. Unfortunately, all of that cooking and decorating can add to indoor air pollution and toxic exposures. Here are some easy tips to keep your gathering safe and healthy.
Choosing Toxic Free Products
Toxic-free products can include— but are not limited to—natural products, organic products, products made from nontoxic petrochemical ingredients, and even some “green” products. What they have in common are that they do not contain materials or substances that can be harmful to health,
How Toxic-Free Do I Need to Be?
A woman wanted me to look at several products she was considering purchasing, give her my opinion about how toxic they are, and if they did have some toxic exposure, could she still use them since she had an EnviroKlenz Mobile Unit air purifier. I just want to share my reply with all of you.
Nontoxic Choices for Artificial and Alternative Christmas Trees
Most plastic trees are made in China from polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC). Since it is a semi-soft plastic, it would outgas phthalates, like a PVC shower curtain.How much it outgasses is hard to say. Cheap artificial trees are most likely 100% PVC. I called Balsam Hill , who advertises having the most realistic and beautiful Christmas trees, and their trees are made in China. They have three grades of trees. Their “traditional” is 100% PVC, and their “realistic” and “most realistic” are 70% nontoxic polyethylene and 30% PVC.