In regards to making things from scratch, I think it’s a great idea as well as a healthy alternative! I have just started looking into this myself (in order to avoid synthetic ingredients and chemicals) so I appreciate all the resources you have provided because it gives people that first step they need to get started!

I think one of the most important items you make yourself is the toothpaste. In the movie, the dentist comments on how you need sodium fluoride to protect your teeth (despite the fact that your teeth were in great condition). I just wanted to mention, if you weren’t already aware, that this is a huge misconception which is starting to come out of the closet as research is proving that this toxic substance in fact degrades our health more than it does promote it. Sodium fluoride is leading to dental fluorosis (white dots on teeth which I am personally afflicted by) and skeletal fluorosis (degredation of the bones). In addition, it is also an environment threat because this chemical does not break down so it is ending up in natural waterways. This substance is found in toothepaste, mouthwash, and it’s also added to public water (if your municipality chooses to pay ridiculous amounts of tax-payers money to recycle this hazardous waste product) so therefore people are mass medicated against their own knowledge! Did you know that showering in water which is fluoridated is equivalent to drinking two glasses of water? Here is a great website for anyone who is concerned and looking for more info: http://www.fluoridealert.org/

I know Grant didn’t like the toothpaste made from scratch but at least in the long run you are promoting your own health as well as protecting the environment! Maybe your next movie could be “The Clean Water Project”!