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What To Save & What To Toss

by Shelly

Before you add essentials to your medicine cabinet, you may have to make room for them. Here’s what to save and what to purge.
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1. Honor the expiration date: Never buy anything without an expiration date or that doesn’t list the active ingredients. When an item’s time is up, toss it. Throw out natural products within six months of opening them. Keep oils like vitamion E and fish oil supplements in the refrigerator so they won’t turn rancid.

2. Know your sources: Alternative remedies don’t have a federal agency over-seeing quality control, so buy from reputable suppliers. Ask your integrative physician, homepath, or naturopath to suggest specific items. Try Willner Chemists and Whole Foods for their reliable brands. Product reports are available at Consumer labs.

3. Use a toxic waste service: To keep chemicals from getting into the water supply, dispose of expired medicines as you would toxic or medical waste. Many towns now have facilities that do just that. Or ask your pharmacist or doctor to dispose of meicines for you or to recommend services that will. Most natural medicines can safely go in the regular trash disposal system.

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Posted in Biodiesel, Clean Air, Fuel Efficient, Holistic, Natural, Natural RX, Recycling, Repurposing, Saving The Earth, Sustainable, Whole Living on September 20th, 2007

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