Articles tagged “Detox Your Home”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

30 Ways to Detox Your Home and Body By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Dec 1 2010 Imagine waking up without an ache or pain, cruising through your day with energy and ending it by enjoying a refreshing night’s sleep. Then, imagine waking up to do it all over again. Think it’s impossible? Think again. The key is eliminating toxins from your body and your life. + READ MORE

The Three Most Important Words About Green Design: Make It Easy By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Sep 16 2010 We keep forgetting that if we make it hard or unpleasant to go green, then people won't. + READ MORE

From the CDC, Urine Tests Are In: Levels of the Antibacterial Chemical Triclosan Are Up By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Aug 13 2010 CDC data shows triclosan levels in urine samples increased by 40% in just two years. + READ MORE

Toothpaste to Hand Soap: Triclosan-Free Substitutes Until the EPA Regulates the Stuff as an Endocrine Disruptor By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Jul 7 2010 Knowing that antibacterial chemicals like triclosan are probably endocrine disruptors, isn't it time to disinfect another way? + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Pets By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Your pets are practically like family, right? So why settle for anything less than top-shelf green treatment when it comes to their health and well-being? In our How to Go Green: Pets guide, you'll find a bevy of tips to help you reduce your pets' carbon paw prints without making your wallet roll over and play dead. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Laundry By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Don't think of laundry as a mundane household chore -- think of it an opportunity to go green! Get dozens of tips and facts on how to do it in our latest green guide, How to Go Green: Laundry, one in a series of dozens that we're rolling out to help you go green in your everyday life. + READ MORE

How Toxic is Your Child? By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Feb 26 2010 If human health issues increase and the production of toxins increase but no one can agree if there's a correlation, why not play it safe? + READ MORE

21 Free DIY Tutorials for Every Room in Your Home By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Dec 23 2009 Freebies and tutorials make my day. While the attraction may seem obvious, I?ll just elaborate: I love these online project tidbits, because they present the ingenuity of the DIY spirit in all its flying colors! + READ MORE

10 Reasons Soy Candles Are Better for Your Holiday Feast By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Dec 15 2009 Choose soy candles over paraffin for your candlelit holiday dinner. + READ MORE

17 Plants that Will Kill Your Cat and Why Poinsettias Won't By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Dec 9 2009 Which plants are most toxic to cats? See the top 17 plants that cats should avoid and find out why poinsettas don't make the list. + READ MORE

10 Ways to Detox Your Home for Babies and Kids By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Nov 4 2009 Cleaning products under a kitchen sink during a greenproofing session with Alexandra Zissu. + READ MORE

The Indoor Garden: Your Cure for the Winter Blues By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Oct 26 2009 Indoor gardens can have several benefits in the autumn and winter: They bring some life into your space, several plants can help purify stale indoor air, and a few plants can make people more productive. + READ MORE

5 Surprising Uses for Alka Seltzer By Marye Audet IN Home & Garden Sep 22 2009 When you need relief (from dirt) fast you need Alka Seltzer! Learn 5 tricks for using the old plop plop fizz fizz for everything from sink clogs to icky refrigerators. + READ MORE

Are You Overdosing on Triclosan? By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Food & Health Sep 16 2009 We all want to be careful about bacteria and viruses as flu season approaches, but the overuse of anti-microbial products can lead to "super-bugs" that are resistant to medications. Even if you've kicked antibacterial soap to the curb, many of the items in your home may contain a hidden antibacterial and antifungal agent called Triclosan. + READ MORE

Do You Have a Mold Problem? By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Sep 16 2009 If you have a mold problem, try these tips for mold removal from Care2. Here are 7 ways to get mold out of your home. + READ MORE

7 Herbs That Deter Flies Naturally! By Marye Audet IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2009 Want to keep a green house but are tired of the invasion of flies and bugs? Try these 7 herbs to keep away everything from flies and mosquitoes to mice and fleas. Cheap, green, and it works! No more chemically induced migraines! + READ MORE

Are You Harboring These Dangerous Products? By David DeFranza IN Home & Garden Jul 10 2009 In cartoons poisons are always easy to spot. If it's been a while since you watched Looney Toons, I'll help you out: they're in the dark bottles with skull and crossbones labels. Often, they create a little green cloud when poured. There is no confusing an image like that. + READ MORE

7 Surprising Sources of Indoor Air Pollution and How to Eliminate Them By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jul 7 2009 People are becoming more and more aware of indoor pollutants like paint, toxic cleaning products, and mold. But some indoor air pollutants can be pretty surprising if not downright shocking. + READ MORE

Are Your Floors Covered in Pesticides? By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 26 2009 Just because you don't use pesticides, doesn't mean that your home is free of them. Think about it, if your friend has been walking across treated lawns all day and then parades around your home all shoe-laden, he or she could be tracking in trace amounts of pesticides. Furthermore, the people who owned your home before you could have sprayed their gardens, and years later, you could end up with residual amounts of poison on your floors + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Volatile Organic Compounds By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Jun 17 2009 If you're interested in a healthy, green living space, you've probably heard the term volatile organic compounds, or VOCs for short. Chances are you know it's not good, but beyond that, many people are in the dark. So what exactly are these VOCs? + READ MORE