Question: "Tamara, can you come to my home and make sure my stuff is safe for my family?"
Answer: "Why yes! I can do that!"
Tamara Rubin is currently booking for May / June 2024 In-Person Home Consultations
What is a Lead Safe Mama “Healthy Home Consultation”?
First we want to clarify what ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Check out Mayim Bailik’s GrokNation.com today for an article I wrote about childhood lead poisoning.
I am excited to share that the article I wrote for Mayim Bialik's GrokNation.com was published today (10/22/2018) for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
I shared the article on Facebook earlier today and my friend Christina re-shared it with the following comment that I wanted to also ...
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Antimony (Sb) Found in Wild Harvest Organic Peanut Butter Spread Plastic Jar
This post is a companion post to two other pieces published earlier.
For background and context, please read the two other posts. Thank you.
To see all of the related posts, click here.
XRF Test Result (test duration, 180.6 seconds/3 minutes):
Antimony (Sb): 35 +/- 18 ppm
As always, ...
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Antimony (Sb) Found in Kirkland (Costco) Organic Peanut Butter Plastic Jars
After publishing THIS POST (which has since unexpectedly gone viral!) simply recommending that folks not purchase peanut butter in plastic jars & instead purchase peanut butter in glass whenever possible, a lot of people responded with links and information either supporting or attempting to ...
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2018 ‘Natural Life” Rainbow Unicorn Mug: 891 ppm Lead + 218 ppm Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is unsafe, 40 ppm Cadmium]
Well. I apologize in advance. I know I am going to break at least one heart with this post! [Just because something is in the shape of a unicorn does NOT mean that it is free of toxic chemicals, lol!]
I tested several components of this mug, and stopped once I found high levels of cadmium ...
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The only chicken book available today that discusses protecting your chickens from lead-poisoning!
Hey friends!
My good friend Carissa Bonham (Creative Green Living) wrote a new book "Proven Techniques For Keeping Healthy Chickens" [including "101 all natural tips & tricks"].
Fun Fact: I collaborated with Carissa to create a section in this book about protecting your backyard flock from ...
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Check out GrokNation.com and stand by for an article written by “yours truly”!
Check out GrokNation.com and stand by for an article written by "Yours Truly"!
I'm excited that language from one of my favorite books of all time has become part of the lexicon of our modern age. I think it is especially clever that Mayim Bialik adopted "Grok" for her new blog: ...
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October 17, 2018 CNN Coverage of Dr. Ruth Etzel Story, Interview
From CNN: "EPA director of children's health, Ruth Etzel, said that she was placed on paid administrative leave without warning. Etzel said she suspects -- but had no evidence -- that she was sidelined to stymie progress on a major lead poisoning report that was nearing completion."
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October 1, 2018 letter In protest of the suspension of Dr. Ruth Etzel from the EPA
This is the first letter I have signed as "Lead Safe Mama, LLC".
I don't sign a lot of petitions and letters but I felt this one was particularly important. Click the image below to see the full PDF with a complete list of all of the organizations who signed this letter. I sent it out to my ...
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Stuff I’ve Actually Bought: Swim Goggles
I decided to create a new series of blog posts, with the theme "Stuff I've Actually Bought", because so many people ask for my recommendations for products, yet many of my recommendations here on my blog come from items I have tested for others, not items I personally own.
Having recently met ...
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On November 28, 2017, I was arrested for allegedly stealing health insurance for my Lead-poisoned children (and other true stories).
Original title: I was arrested for stealing health insurance for my disabled children.
WHY should you care about this story?
It is a (relatively brief) summary of the past 2+ years of legal drama around my advocacy work (for those who have been following the tale). It was ...
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Films discussing the environmental impact of lead in hunting and fishing…
Scavenger Hunt is a documentary feature film that provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of leaded ammunition on our environment (specifically through the story of the plight of the California Condor).
In addition to the impact on endangered species and our environment, the film includes ...
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Lead Fishing Tackle: The Case for Regulation in Washington State (A Graduate Thesis)
The following abstract is from a graduate thesis written by Rebecca Rothwell Schroeder at Evergreen State College in 2010. To read her entire paper (which also includes the research resources she used for this work that may be of interest) click here.
ABSTRACT
Lead Fishing Tackle: The ...
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Articles discussing the impact of lead on the California Condor
Below are some good articles discussing the impact of lead on the California Condor:
Lead Bullet Risks for Wildlife & Humans [Pinnacles National Park, National Park Service]
Lead Bullets Poison California's Wild Condors - January 5, 2015, Futurity.org - by Kat Kerlin, UC Davis ...
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