Air Quality Blog
Is the ERMI really the best way to test for mold?
Dealing with mold in your home, or in your body, can be an overwhelming and confusing process. If you’ve been diagnosed with or suspect a mold illness, then you may have been told to test your home, work, or car, for mold. But what’s the best way to do...
How Safe is Your Front Loading Washing Machine?
Is Your Front Loading Washing Machine Causing You Health Problems? How much thought have you given to the health of your washing machine? And by that, I mean, have you considered how your washing machine contributes to your health? For most of us, this answer is ‘Uh,...
What’s Hiding In Your Laundry Room?
Want to Improve The Air Quality In Your Home? Don’t Forget the Laundry Room!When was the last time you cleaned your laundry room? Can you remember the last time you moved the washer and dryer and swept and vacuumed the floor behind them? How about the last...
What are you drinking?
The water that comes out of your tap is pristine right? It looks so clear and pure! While I admire the technology our municipalities use to clean our water, I'm not crazy about what they leave behind: chlorine and chloramides, fluoride in many places, and trace...
So you found mold, now what?
We often get calls from people that have found mold in their homes or workplaces. “Will you come test it? It’s ‘black’ mold and I’m afraid it’s toxic.” To that question, I usually say, “Why test? You have mold, you need to get rid of it, period.”There is a...
Chemical Safety Facts
I found something interesting today... As I was doing some research on the average American's chemical exposure, I came across this website. Chemical Safety Facts.org. Just let that sink in for a second..... This is apparently a non-profit as the website...
Why Bone Broth is all the Rage?
Okay so what's the deal with bone broth? Does the name itself scare you? I know it sounds kind of gross, but it's actually something you've probably had many times in your life. Bone broth isn't much different than 'stock' or 'broth'. Stocks...
Why You Shouldn’t Make Your Bed
Seriously, you shouldn't make your bed... This isn't just some clickbait title to get you to click on some woo-woo fung shui, or shave 2 minutes off your morning routine reasons (not that there is anything wrong with those), but there is a legitimate...
How clean is the air in YOUR home? 3 Tips to help you breathe easier.
When I ask people this question, most people say 'It depends on where you live', and there is some truth to that- say if you live in Beijing, China. But as a general rule, the air outside is always cleaner than the air inside your home. I know that's a sad...
Got Mold? 6 easy tips to keep your home mold free.
As a Board Certified Nutritionist, I have seen first hand how devastating mold illness can be. You're regular Medical Doctor will not know anything about it, and certainly won't run any labs for it when you come in to the office complaining of 'mysterious'...