This newsletter is a little late today because yesterday was my birthday and my husband and I spent a long weekend away at a green hotel. The Colony Hotel in Delray Beach, Florida (they have another in Kennebunkport, Maine) is a member of the Green Hotels Association. Our room had hardwood floors, it's own air conditioner (so no circulation from other rooms), natural cleaners, cotton sheets, old furniture, and other features which made for a very comfortable stay. Not ritzy, but comfortable and affordable. Delray Beach is very close to Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Ft. Lauderdale, so there's lots to do and a beautiful beach if you just want to relax. It's good to be able to travel now to healthy places (for more, see Debra's List: Travel). Debra :-) HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #89 ~ 19 June 2007 * NATURAL, ORGANIC & GRASS-FED MEATS If the links don't work on this newsletter, you can view it online at http://www.dld123.com/newsletter/newsletterupdateback.html Health, Home & Habitat Back Issue (tables of contents) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NATURAL, ORGANIC & GRASS-FED MEATS I was asked last week to write an article for our local organic newspaper about natural meats. And I learned a lot by doing so. I knew there were natural meats, organic meats, and grass-fed meats, but I really didn't know how very different each of these are. Grass-fed meat really is "a different animal" entirely. Come learn how to choose healthy meats and why standard supermarket meat isn't. Read about natural, organic, and grass-fed meats... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through yesterday. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own. To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.
* laundry soap for high-efficiency washing machines How toxic is a clorinated pool? Hi Debra Alternative to Scotchguard? Need to "stain proof" some fabric... Hi, HELP! Outgassing after removing 10 years old floor vinyl sheeting? I have lived in a 40+ years old house for 10 years. Vinyl sheeting in the entry, kitchen, bathroom and closet. Today for the very first time -- after I removed it in prep for new flooring, there was the unmistakable odor of outgassing. Uh oh. The windows are open (fortunately this is June in Alaska), the kitchen fan is sucking out the smell (which is less so now after several hours)and there is no outgassing smell on the second floor. Odour of wool pillows and mattress Hi, Organic Beds that can withstand humidity Hi Debra,
laundry fumes Can laundry fumes permeate the ceiling and go into the room above? I have extreme MCS, do not work, and am living in my parents beautiful, but toxic, house. I sleep on synthetic carpet (I can't even sit on the two regular beds in the room) above the laundry room where "regular" products are used. Recently it seems that I smell the fumes in that space where my bedding is and the last few months my eyes are irritated whenever I am here. I keep the window that is near the exhaust vent always closed and my bedding and clothes I wash by hand in borax and baking soda. I can't even sit on chairs where people who are wearing laundered clothes have been sitting. Can the fumes permeate the ceiling? online food sources Hi Debra and All,
Is Fresh Cut Lumber Toxic? My husband is building bed frames for my family. The wood was purchased at a local Lowe's. It's unfinished wood. However, the smell of the wood is quite strong. It causes me to feel a bit nauseated and headachey. Which causes me to wonder. if plain lumber is typically treated with something? Or is it just the old fashion smell of wood that's bothering me?
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