Be Like Mr. Rogers
Taking off shoes at the door is an easy way to keep your home clean—and clean of toxic chemicals. When we wear shoes inside, we run the risk of tracking lead, pesticides, insecticides and dirt into our homes, while removing shoes can reduce exposure by a full 85%. Worried about offending guests? A note or […]
Clean Out Your Cleaners
Mother doesn’t necessarily know best. Most of us clean our houses with the products that we remember from childhood—if it was good enough for mom, it’s good enough for us. But the chemicals in cleaning products introduced since the 1950s have been linked to illnesses like asthma and allergies, among other nasties too numerous to […]
