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Re-feather Your Nest with Safer Building Products

We worry about the toxicity of our personal care products, pesticides in our food, and leaching of chemicals. However, shouldn’t we be equally worried about the chemicals contained in the building products we install in our homes? Listed below are some chemicals dos and don’ts for common household upgrades. Use No or Low Toxic Paint: […]

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Would you eat this? Would you swim here? You'd avoid toxic chemicals too if only you could see them.

Top Tips to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

You wouldn’t knowingly eat spoiled food or jump into a river that was clearly polluted. It’s easy to avoid something harmful if you can see it with your own eyes. But what about the things you can’t see, like the toxic chemicals lurking in everyday products?

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