How to Detoxify Your Home, According to an Integrative Rheumatologist

How to Detoxify Your Home, According to an Integrative Rheumatologist
Toxins can be cleared out of one's living space, starting with the choice of furniture. 10'000 Hours/Getty Images
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When Dr. Aly Cohen’s beloved 4-year-old golden retriever suddenly became very ill, her personal and professional lives collided painfully. Truxtun was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a rare condition for his breed. “The fact that it was an autoimmune disease”—Dr. Cohen’s area of expertise—“was bizarre,” she said.

She started looking into what might’ve triggered the immune system of her otherwise healthy dog. She first wondered whether he could have been drinking contaminated water. Then she thought about his flea and tick collar, and then the red rubber toy he was inseparable from.

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