By Anna Hunt The right balance of good and bad bacteria in our gut affects our ability to extract nutrients from our food, supports our immune system function and affects mental health. Yet it seems the microbiome of children is potentially compromised by common household…
By Brent Chittenden Dust mites are small mites that feed on dead skin and mold. They are all over your home and lurking everywhere. Since these mites are responsible for many allergic reactions due to their bites and feces, you should try to clean your home…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Have you heard? Cleaning is a life-saving form of exercise, but using cleaning sprays has the same effect on lungs as smoking 20 cigarettes a day. Household cleaners are also known to decrease reproduction in mice studies. But what you may not…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Researchers have found two simple ways to stave off an early death – and one of them is surprising! Indeed, the daily accomplishment of basic house cleaning (or gardening) can do far more for you than you ever imagined. It can do more…
By Health Tips Now Some people find spring cleaning therapeutic. No matter if you do it small and plan on doing just one room or are you going to do it big and do the whole house, cleaning is seen as a physical activity. The…
By Lizzie Bennett 30 Uses For The Items In Your ‘Crap Drawer’ Every household has one…a crap drawer, or cupboard where lurks an odd collection of bits and bobs that have no permanent home. As fast as you make your mind up to clear it…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Unfortunately words like “environmentally friendly,” “green” or even “biodegradable” may just be a form of green washed, sleight-of-hand that have nothing to do with your or your pets’ health. Since the 1990s, we’ve had a virtually unregulated uprising of chemical products. Back…
By Gaye Levy Back in 2011, I wrote a little piece about the importance of having a selection of items on hand to fix and clean almost everything. Since that time, my views have changed; and whereas many of the items on the original list…
By Daisy Luther For a space that’s completely dedicated to getting things clean, the laundry room can be a landmine of dirty substances. Toxic laundry products can contain ingredients that are irritating to the skin and damaging to the lungs. Some products disrupt hormones and…
By Heather Callaghan Ever wonder how sheets and pillow cases get so grimy and yellow? No, you don’t want to know. Okay, we’ll tell you – it comes from our skin. Pores…sweat…oxidized oils. Yes, that’s gross, but not really something we can help in our toxic…
By Daisy Luther That magic moment when you go to wash your hands….and nothing comes out of the tap. Late on Friday evening – you know, too late to reach the local repair guy – that was the scenario at our rented farm. Nary a…
By Daisy Luther One of my favorite parts of spring is scrubbing down the entire house, throwing open the windows so the breeze can come through, and hanging rugs and bedding outside. Maybe it’s weird but I just love spring cleaning. However, what I don’t…
By Healthy Food Team Clean your oven in two steps: First you have to clean the oven from the inside and then the window. Things you are going to need for the cleaning: A towel A small bowl Vinegar Water Spray bottle Baking soda The…
By Higher Perspectives Making your own household items is generally pretty easy, less expensive than buying from the store, and fulfilling. This recipe costs a little more than a dollar to make 32 ounces. Compare that to any commercial dish soap and you’ll see the…
By Higher Perspective Something that’s always bugged me about bodywashes are the ingredients. There are tons of ingredients 40 syllables long and impossible to pronounce. What is that stuff? And why am I spreading it all over my skin? Forget it. I don’t feel compelled…
By Gaye Levy One of the really fun things I get to do is mess around with DIY cleaners. The inner chemist in me comes out and I play around with different formulas until I get something just right. My bloopers not withstanding, I can…
By Higher Perspective A study published in Medical Mycology found that dishwashers worldwide were perfect breeding grounds for various fungal and bacterial species that can be harmful to humans. Red yeast, black mold, and candida yeast were the most likely to grow in the warm,…
You might be realizing that most of the products out there that aren’t made organically or naturally contain a lot of toxic chemicals. Not only that, many of these products can be harmful to our environment in a number of ways. Making things yourself not…
by Dr. Richard Foxx Have you been looking for a way to clean your home without having to resort to harsh chemicals? Here’s an eco-safe cleaner that doesn’t include anything toxic. It’s called electrolyzed water (e-water). What is electrolyzed water and why haven’t you heard…
By Erin Schumacher If you haven’t already learned the numerous ways to use baking soda to effectively and cheaply clean your home then it is about time! Baking soda, also called bicarbonate of soda or sodium bicarbonate raises cakes and calms heartburn. It also fulfills…
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