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Shopping for Non-Toxic Area Rugs
Written by Maia James You may already know that rugs can bring a lot of unwanted toxins into your home. These toxins are of special concern if you have babies and young children who spend a lot of time rolling, crawling, and playing on the floor. Even if you don’t have pets or little kids […]
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8 More Things Keeping Me Sane
How are you all holding up? Here in New York, it’s starting to seem like this really is never going to end, and I’m feeling a sense of loss over the summer that we’d planned. Here are 8 things that are helping me stay semi-sane: Home improvement projects. Since we are rarely leaving the apartment […]
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Is Most Wallpaper Toxic?
Many of my private consulting clients are looking to wallpaper their homes. Unfortunately, almost all wallpaper currently on the market is coated in vinyl (AKA PVC, which contains endocrine-disrupting phthalates). What follows are the brands I’ve found that are free of PVC. Please comment below with any others you’ve found! (There are a bunch of […]
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Choosing a Non-Toxic Carpet
Recently, I’ve had a few private consulting clients ask about non-toxic carpeting. As a result, I’ve spent some time more deeply looking into this. I hope this post helps answer the big question: Is there such thing as truly safe, non-toxic carpeting? What Makes Carpeting Toxic? As my dad wrote in the flooring post about our […]
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Filtering Your Water
Updated June 2022 A human can go for weeks without food, but without water we can only make it about a week, at best. Our bodies consist of about 70% water. Water that is free from a wide range of contaminants should be a high priority. June marks the beginning of the warmest months of […]
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May: Making Your Yard Non-Toxic
This January, instead of making the usual resolutions that we’ve given up on by the end of the month, we decided to break it up by dividing some big goals into manageable chunks. Each month, we invite you to overhaul one aspect of your life to reduce toxins, improve health, and increase your peace of mind. […]
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Sick of Resolutions – Try This Instead
Every New Year, I write a post about resolutions for a healthier New Year. But this year, my friend and favorite yoga teacher, Amber, has inspired a different approach. Amber wrote this article for Yoga International. Amber says, “To me, a resolution feels like another “should” in a life full of shoulds — a demand […]
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Safe, Non-Toxic Kitchen Countertops for Project 111
Project One-Eleven is our non-toxic home renovation project. We’re taking an old row house that’s been serving as an office and converting it back into a residence where you’ll be able to come test mattresses and other Good Stuff. Because we’re all about the Good Stuff, we’re using non-toxic and sustainable products, materials, and processes […]
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Is Ceramic Tile Toxic? Choosing Safe Bathroom Flooring for Project One-Eleven
Project One-Eleven is our non-toxic home renovation project. We’re taking an old row house that’s been serving as an office and converting it back into a residence where you’ll be able to come test mattresses and other Good Stuff. Because we’re all about the Good Stuff, we’re using non- toxic and sustainable products, materials, and processes […]
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Non-Toxic Kitchen Cabinets for Project One-Eleven
Project One-Eleven is our non-toxic home renovation project. We’re taking an old row house that’s been serving as an office and converting it back into a residence where you’ll be able to come test mattresses and other Good Stuff. Because we’re all about the Good Stuff, we’re using non-toxic and sustainable products, materials, and processes […]