Dear Debra, Today is America Recycles Day so I thought I would devote most of the issue to recycling. I've included links to how nature recycles, how I make furniture out of various reclaimed items, a variety of recycled products and even some recipes for sugar-free desserts that are made by recycling leftovers! I also launched two new websites last week--I have so many websites now that I made a Map of Debra's Websites to show you where they all are, what they contain, and how they fit together. In the next issue, on November 29, the whole issue will be on holiday gift and decorating, and baking ideas that are healthy and help the Earth. Debra :-) P.S. TO THE MAN WITH THE QUESTION ON CHRISTMAS TREES-- Sorry! Your email fell into cyberspace. Please send me your question again and I will answer it right away via email, then post the answer in the next issue.
HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT ~ 15 November 2005
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SECRETS OF NATURE: Nature Recycles Everything [Website has since been renamed "Wisdom of Life"] Secrets of Nature is one of the new websites I launched last week. There I will be posting essays on how nature does things in contrast to how we do things in our industrial-consumer world. In this essay, I explain how nature's recycling program is different from our industrial-consumer recycling, and how we can participate in both natural and industrial recycling. Read Nature Recycles Everything...
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AT HOME WITH DEBRA: How I Make Recycled Furniture Modern furniture is so toxic and natural furniture is so expensive that my husband and I usually make our furniture by recyling old furniture that needs refurbishing. I tell you just how I found these pieces and what we did to them. Read How I Make Recycled Furniture...
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TIP: Recycle Your Way to Wealth Many years ago, a second cousin of mine, who is now quite elderly, used to hold seminars for women to teach them money management, and she also wrote a book. I recall reading her recommendation that readers save little things like stray paper clips, the rubber bands around the newspapers, the straight pins you pull out of new shirts. Because if you save all these little things when they cross your path, you don't have to spend money on them later. She said, "Would you rather spend your money on paper clips or a trip to Europe?" Indeed, she has a point. Many of the actions we can take to help the ecology of our planet also help us economically too....
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DEBRA'S LIST: New Website Links Here are some links to recycled products I added to Debra's List in the last two weeks. For more websites that sell recycled products, type "recycled" in the search box and you'll get a long long list.
Akros Design
Antique Drapery Rod Company
Java-Log
Visions Recycling
Antique Plumbing
Association of America
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SWEET SAVVY: Recycled Recipes These two recipes made with natural sweeteners from my Sweet Savvy recipe database come from the thrifty homemaker tradition of turning leftovers into delicious new dishes:
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Q & A: Electromagnetic expsosure from sonic toothbrush Dear Debra ~ In a recent newsletter, you mentioned some plastic products you do use, and I think a sonic toothbrush was on the list. I also use one, but wonder about the very high magnetic field created by it. I tested it during use, and the readings were off the chart. What are your thoughts?
D. W.
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Q & A: Inexpensive water filters Hi Debra, I read your tip about avoiding water stored in plastic containers. We've been using a Brita pitcher as an inexpensive solution for the water we drink at home. The problem is that the Brita pitchers are plastic. Is there an alternative that is comparable in cost? S. M.
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Q & A: Household lubricant Dear Debra, Greetings! And thank you so much for your valuable service. Any tips for a non-toxic, odor free (or at least low odor) lubricant for household uses such as oiling door hinges and windows? Food oils go rancid and we would like to avoid petrochemicals if possible. Looking forward to your response. Thanks. S. L.
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If you have a question of general interest, I am happy to answer free it in this newsletter and post it on my website for others to benefit from. If you have a question you would like to submit, please send me an email to debra@dld123.com 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 quick answer to email questions, but then give a more detailed answer in the newsletter. All of the questions and answers, include those in the current issue, can be accessed through the Q&A index page at http://dld123.com/q&a/index.php. I also am available to answer your questions immediately and personally with a paid telephone consultation.
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