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by guest blogger Karolina Gore   Home is an important place to detox. The kitchen is an excellent area to focus on, since most of us spend a lot of our time at...

by Sophia Ruan Gushée   Making breakfast for my children is feeling harder each week. We're all sick of having the same thing. And trying to make it a healthy...

by Sophia Ruan Gushée   My 9-year-old loves making lemonade. There have been several occasions during which I have watched her work really hard to squeeze...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Updated February 27, 2019 Cooking your favorite foods can be a fun activity when using recommended non...

by Angela Cummings, reviewed by Sophia Ruan Gushée   More than 100 million people in 43 states in the U.S. had been drinking water polluted with chlorine...

by Angela Cummings   Are you looking for a natural way to clean the caked on food and grease from your oven? You’re not alone! Especially during baking season,...

by Angela Cummings   There’s a lot of confusion about nontoxic ceramic cookware. It’s common to wonder, “is all ceramic cookware nontoxic?” ...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée    BPA (Bisphenol-A) caught the attention of media and parents circa 2007. Gradually, more of the public...

By Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée    Nontoxic hand soap is better for all of us, but especially mothers of babies and young kids, because...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Are you concerned about harmful chemicals in dishwasher detergent? We are. Dishwasher detergents can remain on cups...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Kitchen cabinets accumulate grime and dirt from everyday use. Over time, wood surfaces and door knobs...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Do you make time to cook at home so that you and your family can eat a healthier diet? Are you also...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Cooking utensils and disposable eating utensils are often made of plastic, and sometimes vinyl...

by the editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Convenience is more important than ever before as our lives have become more hectic than ever. As a...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Ceramic mugs can be nontoxic as long as the mug doesn’t contain high levels of lead. Conventional mugs are...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Dinner plates are often made of glass or ceramic. For children, however, these materials can be dangerous: One...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Ceramic-coated versus Teflon cookware: Which one is healthier? Below are key pros and cons of ceramic-coated cookware...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Ceramic is generally considered among the healthiest materials used throughout the home, from cozy warm mugs to...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Summer is wrapping up and parents are entering back-to-school mode, making it a great time to stock up on food...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Chemicals found in standard cutting boards may off-gass volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air and leach...

Increasingly, people are learning that nonstick pots and pans are coated with perfluorochemicals (PFCs), which pose health risks. And they are a family of persistent...

by editorial team and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Most people don't realize that their towels can be a source of toxic exposures. When selecting new towels, you...

by Angela Cummings, reviewed by Sophia Ruan Gushée   Back in the early 2000’s, the criteria I used when shopping for a home was this: it had to be...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Surprisingly, lead is still found in many consumer products today. While lead was banned from house paint in...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Home remodeling can be trickier than building a new home, in the sense that you, the homeowner, are likely still...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Do you feel tired or under the weather when you’re at home, and feel better when you leave the house? New...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   We use our kitchen dining table daily to gather for a quick breakfast, family meals, and (let’s be honest) to...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   With chemicals that are banned or phased out, you expect them not to be a concern anymore, right? The reality...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Did you know there are phthalates in furniture? “More than 470 million pounds of phthalates are produced or...

by Angela Cummings and Sophia Ruan Gushée   Chemicals, chemicals here and there. Chemicals, chemicals everywhere!   It’s true. They’re all...