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Human Health and the Environment
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chemical injury
environmental illness
product integrity/toxicity
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Workplace Wellness Summit
I’ll be attending the Workplace Wellness Leadership Summit sponsored by International WELL Building Institute and the Garrison Institute on May 21-23, 2019 in Garrison, NY. I’m looking forward to contributing my chiropractic wellness outlook to this group!
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The state of Rhode Island passes SITES
The state of Rhode Island continues to lead by example in establishing sustainable energy and green building policy. This past fall the Rhode Island legislature passed a bill to expand the state’s eight-year legacy of green public buildings policy to include public lands. The Senate passed S-0952A/H-5427A amending its Green Building Act to include public […]
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New pages added – askdrmakris.com
New pages being added – check out my new Living Wall page, ForeverFood project pictures, indoor air quality photos and more.
Potatoes – Change to Organic
Recent Doctor visit on Dr. OZ by a pediatrician reminded me about potatoes. I wanted to get you the
information in the event you missed it.
Potatoes absorb external pesticides, herbicides and rodenticides through their thin skin. So, peeling them does not remove the problem. Potatoes are on the top two most sprayed starches (although classified as a vegetable). Some do not suffer this problem and peeling them can solve removing pesticides. Remember if you touch the vegetable than wash your hands.
So this is one food to buy organic or locally grown and un-sprayed. Many small town and local growers do not spray but do not have the ORGANIC certification.
Dr G
Food waste diversion
The fate of food
Anyone have a hard time with scented candles?
It is that time of year when with toxic chemicals wafting up our nose and particles clogging our ears we remember fresh air.
What is with that potpourri you use in the bathroom? have you ever dusted it?
It’s bad enough the smell let alone dusty potpourri.
Your perfume is killing me
Ah Christmas. Bayberry candles and fake scented plug ins, pine trees emitting sap and Aunt you know who’s 50 year old perfume all mixed with potpourri (which has never been dusted) and the fresh scent of …what? what could possibly be fresh here in Iowa?
Be cautious this time of year of nose overload. Virtually all the products you are smelling are using chemicals to scent the product and chemicals to propel it into the air and others to stabilize the molecule so it stinks for a long time etc etc. If you are sensitive to fragrances you already know this but – for those of you who are not, think of us out here who are sensitive. Using potpourri in a bathroom, scented deodorizers,fabric softeners, scented candles, plug-ins and then personal body products add a difficult load to the nose and respiratory system. At best for those who are healthy you might actually feel “plugged” or stuffed up and for others it can create a severe headache, nausea and vomiting.
Keep your indoor air as fresh as possible. There is enough “hot air” this time of year as it is!!
Gina Makris, MS, DC. WELL AP, LEED GA 