Layne Kilpatrick, RPh

Ever used a magic eraser to get marks off a door? I compared a magic eraser to plain old baking soda. Be careful doing this. If you have high gloss paint, it might make a dull patch. I used the same pressure but scrubbed the lower portion with the magic eraser for 18 seconds and the upper portion with the baking soda for only 12 seconds, and to me, the result was the same.

Over half of what Americans eat every day is ultraprocessed food. For kids, it’s closer to 60%. Frozen pizza, deli meats, packaged breads, sodas, energy drinks—you name it. Wall Street Journal reporter Michaeleen Doucleff decided to test what would happen if her family gave it all up for one month. She and her 8-year-old daughter Rosy came up with a simple rule: in the store, if the label had something they’d never cook with at home, they wouldn’t buy it.

What are the pipes used in your home plumbing made of? Well, they’re probably plastic, but I’m not here to get you all depressed about your plumbing. I’m here to tell you what you can do about it.  Most often, you don’t have a say in what’s used to plumb your house, but I do get the question a lot, “Is my plastic home plumbing safe?” So here’s the skinny.Most new homes use PEX.