Have you been looking for a non-toxic tea kettle not made in China? Personally, I feel sad that such a great country has become an epitome of bad quality. The background level of pollution in China and general lenient attitude towards quality standards are discouraging. Hence, it helps to buy products from countries that have …
In 2017, I bought a pressure cooker called the Instant Pot. In this post, I’d like to share with you my conclusions about an Instant Pot pressure cooker as a good choice for people seeking a healthy lifestyle. Before I bought an Instant Pot, I had investigated whether pressure cookers preserved the nutritional value of …
When outfitting your kitchen, you may have a lot of questions, such as: Does glass have lead in it? Does borosilicate glass have lead? What is the best glass cookware? These are all very good questions. Let’s answer them and go over the best lead free glassware brands including glass dinnerware, safest drinking glasses, and …
Many of you have asked me about the safety of GreenPan non-stick cookware, so I looked into it. GreenPan is one of many companies that claim to produce safe non-stick cookware, a better alternative to Teflon. GreenPan, as well as many other companies, makes a variety of non-stick cookware described as ceramic non-stick cookware. What …
Buying a water filter is a challenging task. If you do not get it right the first time, correcting your mistake can be time consuming and very costly. There are so many water filtration systems. How do you know which one is the best water filter system for you? Do you go by what somebody …
How do you know if there is lead in your drinking water? Is your water safe? Do you need to find a water testing lab? The high levels of lead in Flint, Michigan made national news. Now other municipalities are also reporting problems with their water. Just recently when the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System …
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This is a guest post by Irina’s husband (as I will forever be called). I’m glad she left her computer unattended for a few minutes! A couple of months ago, our coffee maker broke. Irina doesn’t drink coffee anymore, so it fell on me to find a non-toxic coffee maker that would meet her …
Update: Great news! Aquasana Clean Water Bottles now are made of stainless steel. Check them out here. *** You may have read my story about carrying a plastic water bottle with me when I travel. To read that story, click here. In this post, I want to talk to you that water bottle, which …
Today I’d like to share with you some very exciting news. There is an unprecedented service that you will be interested in learning about because it concerns clean water – an absolutely critical component of our health. There are so many water filter systems sold today. But, how do you choose the best water …
This is probably not a newsflash, but most dishwasher detergents including dishwasher powder products can contain ingredients that are not good for us or for the environment. Typically, they fall into four types. The first type is phosphates. Phosphates leak into water systems and promote the overgrowth of algae, which depletes the water’s oxygen …
