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Non-Toxic Wooden Furniture Guide
1. Clean Sleep 2. Medley 3. Copeland 4. Vermont Woods Studio 5. Avocado Skip to: When you think of natural, non-toxic furniture materials, wood probably comes to mind immediately. In theory, wooden furniture should be free of toxins, but there are several things to look out for when considering a bed frame, dresser, dining table, […]
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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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Non-Toxic Mattress Guide
UPDATED: November 2021 Written by Maia & John Finding a non-toxic mattress is super-important, but also super-confusing to work through. If your head hurts just looking at the length of this page, please feel free to email our Home Health Director, John, for individualized help. You can also call him at 717-413-8182. This video is […]
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Complete Non-Toxic Baby Registry Checklist
1. Safest stroller / 2. Pocket bib / 3. Rash protection / 4. Non-toxic car seat / 5. Better cloth diapers / 6. Plastic-free breast milk storage / 7. Silicone spoons / 8. Nursery air filter Skip to: Pulling together this list of all the non-toxic baby registry items a conscious parent could possible want […]
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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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Safe Non-Toxic Cookware Guide
1. Xtrema / 2. Lodge / 3. Cuisinox / 4. Le Creuset / 5. Wild Peak / 6. Visions / 7. Green Pan / 8. Always Pan Skip to: Your Comprehensive Guide to Non-Toxic Cookware I’m lucky to live in a neighborhood with lots of great restaurants that are “healthful.” I put that word in quotes […]
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Safe Sofa Guide
UPDATED: October 2017 Skip to: When I was on The Dr. Oz Show last month, my co-guest was a toxicologist from Yale. Although we were discussing phthalates in macaroni and cheese , when I asked him what he was MOST worried about in terms of toxins in the home, he said household dust, largely thanks […]
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How to Choose a Nontoxic Pillow (and What’s Wrong with the Pillow You Have Now)
In high school, I had a memory foam pillow that I loved so much I took it with me when I had a sleepover at a friend’s house. Now, of course, I know that memory foam is some of the most toxic stuff in our homes and definitely not something you want to press your […]
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How to Choose a Water Filtration System
After the headlines about the water woes of Flint, Michigan, many of us were reminded of how lucky we are to be able to filter our water so that we can stop contaminants before they get to us. Should You Worry About YOUR Water? Of course, lead-contaminated water is not a problem limited to Flint. […]