Dear Friends, I feel like I've been a little underground seedling over the winter, preparing new material, and now it is starting to blossom! In this issue I'm introducing two new sections on my website and there are more to come, including my on-line bookstore. So stay tuned! Debra :-) Health, Home & Habitat - 22 March 2005
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NEW! AT HOME WITH DEBRA...HOW I REALLY LIVE In response to popular demand, I decided to start a new section on my website. At Home With Debra...How I Really Live is just what it's title describes. I'll take you inside my home and tell you how I live, what products I use, why I chose them and show you how I deal with all the little dilemmas of daily life we are all faced with when making decisions that favor health and the environment. I'll be posting a new story with each newsletter, beginning today with how I chose the house I live in. Click through to Debra's house...
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NEW LINKS ON DEBRA'S LIST These are just a few of the new links I've added to Debra's List since the last newsletter. Viva Terra - Exclusive, stylish eco-friendly and fairtrade accessories and gifts for every room in your home. Mountain Rose Herbs - Exceptional selection of organic and wildcrafted herbs and teas. Alata by Abike - Handmade "black soap" that gets your skin really clean and is good for many skin problems. Conscious Clothing - Gorgeous hemp-silk blend wedding dresses. Natural Area Rugs - Area rugs made from natural fibers at factory-direct prices. epestsupply.com - Professional quality nontoxic pest controls for many common pests.
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I've added a new icon to the listings on Debra's List-- a little green heart. This indicates that I am a member of the associates program offered by the linked website, and that I will receive a small commission when you click through from Debra's List and make a purchase. Websites that give an associates commission to Debra's List
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NONTOXIC INK-JET PRINTER CARTRIDGES I used to think that all printer cartridges were alike, so I started purchasing the much-less-expensive "compatibles". Not so! One super-cheap version I tried was much more toxic. So I did a survey of the different types of inkjet cartridges available and found that I could get nontoxic printer cartridges and save money too! Find out how to save money on nontoxic printer cartridges
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THE WHOLE SOY STORY I haven't eaten soy for years. After being a vegetarian for nine years and eating a lot of soy, I found my thyroid gland was not functioning. I soon learned why. Once I started taking a thyroid supplement, I found the pills would become deactivated if I ate a soy protein bar at the same time. So I was very interested to see this new book by nutritionist Dr. Kaayla Daniels. In this well- documented book, Dr. Daniels devotes a whole chapter to how soy is linked to thyroid disfunction as well as malnutrition, digestive problems, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, immune system breakdown, heart disease, cancer, hormone disruption, and more. Full of studies and personal stories, this book is essential reading in our soy-filled world. order The Whole Soy Story from amazon.com
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FREE CONTENT FOR YOUR WEBSITE, NEWSLETTER OR EZINE Do you have a website, newsletter, or ezine, or know someone who does? Help educate others about products that benefit health and the environment by reprinting short (500-600 words), introductory articles that I've written. Feel free to send these articles around to anyone and everyone you know. Post them on the bulletin board at work. Send them to a local newspaper. I'll be posting at least one article every week on this list, so there will always be something new. See the index of free content articles
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Q&A - THE SAFETY OF PEWTER (OLD AND NEW) I have an antique pewter salt shaker (I bought it at an antiques store in Boston in the 1950s, and gave it to my parents then--it is old, old). I use it at the stove when I add salt (rarely) to food I'm cooking. Is it safe? It seems to me it has a kind of sharp smell, and I don't know if that is lead, or tin, or the salt. Any ideas?
M. C.
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Q&A - FORMALDEHYDE IN GELATIN CAPSULES I have recently heard that the capsules used to package vitamins and herbs are not good for you. Is this true? if so, what is a good alternative to getting the benefits of the these nutrients if not in pill form. It seems difficult when most of us have neither the time or resources for growing our own food.
T. S.
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Q&A - CONTROLLING CARPENTER ANTS Help! I have a bad infestation of carpenter ants. I should have handled this eleven years ago, but didn't. I've had the exterminator come before, but now they are back. A professional exterminator said they are in the walls. My son has asthma. What should I do? M.S. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * By popular demand, I will continue answer your questions in this newsletter. If you have a question you would like to submit, please send me an email with your question. It may take two to four weeks or longer for your question to appear in the newsletter. Usually I send an immediate short answer to email questions, but then give a more detailed answer in the newsletter. Want a quick, personal answer to your question? Call me for a paid telephone consultation during normal business hours, Eastern Time. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Subscribe to my free Words of Wisdom quote-a-day email newsletter
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