Greetings, Green Canaries! Another month has passed, so here's our usual email covering the basics. First of all, to our new members, welcome!!! You should...
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Good luck Donna. Let us know what works for you and what doesn't. :) We're all different, but it still helps to know what others experiences are. Lourdes...
I would like any helpful information on buying a new mattress and how to best avoid the flame retardants and other outgassing chemicals. If anyone has...
Hi Donna: You could try soda ash (washing soda) in the dishwasher. Personally, the dishwasher seems to magnify anything that is put in it for me, and I cannot...
If you live in Massachusetts, you could pay over $1800 per year in fines if you don't have healthcare insurance. And that's because former Gov. Mitt Romney...
My daughter ran out of Trader Joes dishwasher soap and used liquid dish soap and made the biggest mess with bubbles everywhere in the kitchen. At least the...
Hi Trudy: The baking soda must act similarly to the washing soda. -Stuart ... dish soap ... At least ... soda ... [mailto:GreenCanary@yahoogroups.com] On ... ...
I wrote this post, then realized I meant to send it to the MCS group, BUT several thyroid people indicated interest in this information so will continue it on...
Hi Donna, All I use is boiled filtered water. Nothing else. I can't use any dishwash at all as my body goes straight into 'toxic shock'. It is a lot healthier...
Hi It's been about 7-8 years since I had someone polish my furniture for me - while I was out of town - so it could be done offgassing while I was gone. I have...
... I get deathly ill from essential oils and am extremely allergic to citrus. I can't be anywhere near the stuff. Essential oils are known to be skin...
You can polish furniture with olive oil or safflower oil. It should not go rancid if used properly. You just put a dab on a cloth and rub it in well. The...
Supermarket Sweep: Whole Foods suspends chemical spraying http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/outtake-010208-supermarket-sweep.php By Dave Maass Published:...
I've been searching for a mattress for years, sorting the options: buy one used from the classified, hoping it has outgassed; get a floor model from a...
I use swimming pool peroxide in my dishwasher. It is pure peroxide that is so strong you would mix it 11 parts water to one part peroxide if you used it for...
California Sues E.P.A. Over Denial of Waiver: "California sued the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging its recent decision to...
There is a company here in town that makes futons, and they also make them with springs inside, as an option. I have one that is cotton with springs. I called...
-- Hi I bought a Select Comfort mattress It came in a box which my husband opened- we took each component and washed it and used baking soda on it- left it...
I found this article very interesting- My brain damage from exposure to toxic chemicals- is in the exact area of the brain they studied- and I have a hard time...
I've considered Ikea and went to their store to look -- they do put foam into the mattress, and I wonder about flame retardants. Even though the mattresses...
... ROTFLOL!!!! I make a mix of 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup Borax, and 1/2 cup Super Washing Soda. I put them in a container and mix well, then use it the...
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-You can get a mattress made with out the chemical flame retardants if you get your doctor to write a prescription for it. there are several places that will...
[moderator's edit -- NFI/YMMV] -here are 2 links to mattress firms for you ( sorry I forgot to add it to my previous post) http://www.nontoxic.com/ ...
hello some years ago i did research on chemical free matresses.i cannot tell you the results-i speak german and dont know english. if anyone knows my language?...