RE: Re: How do you respond?

[Guest guest]

At 05:02 PM 9/21/2004, you wrote:

>Dona,

>

>I feel for you. I have an 11-month-old, and I think I would kill my

>parents if they continually tried to give her garbage to eat. By the

>way, my mother-in-law always uses the ol' " everything in moderation "

>line (so I guess even a bit of cocaine in moderation couldn't hurt

>). I know I'm going to have a tough time with my in-laws when it

>comes to feeding my daughter junk. I think the only thing you can do

>is stick to your guns and, if you have to, make it so that your

>parents only see your son when you're around so you can supervise.

>Also remind them that this is YOUR child not theirs, and you're not

>trying to deprive him of " goodies " (if that's what one can call that

>processed garbage), but that you're trying to keep him healthy and

>happy. Maybe you could have them over for an NT dinner to show them

>that you're not eating alfafa sprouts and wheat germ (what most people

>think " health food " is). You might even top the dinner off with some

>nice NT vanilla ice cream, so that they can see how tasty a healthy

>dessert can be.

>

>I'd love to hear how it goes for you. I have a feeling I'm going to

>be in the same boat as you very soon with my in-laws.

>

>Ciao,

>

>Dawn

ya know, (now that i have an extra moment) we had to do this with my

parents in law. the whole thing - no unsupervised visits, etc. and after a

year? they're going gluten free, they bought a chest freezer so they can

get grassfed beef by the side, they have their very own copy of NT (though

mostly they let me tell them what to do) and they are kefirizing organic

milk (albeit not raw, but you can't have everything)

so, there's encouragement!!

-katja

[Guest guest]

Thanks. It’s not as important to me anymore. I was trying to keep my job,

by trying to convince my boss of the need to clean out the air ducts and

thought I’d be able to get backup from the board. I was just a little

surprised by the comment.

[] Re: How do you respond?

Kim,

I tried sending a response but apparently got lost.

Since it is important to you I would suggest loaning or giving her

one of May's books. He is Harvard educated environmental

specialist that has put out some books. You can get them in

paperback: " Mold Survival Guide for your Home and Health " and

also, " My House is Killing Me! " . He was on Jane ey Show that

featured topic was mold.

Here is link about him and his background:

http://www.myhouseiskillingme.com/aboutus.htm

Barb B from Ohio

[Guest guest]

Thanks - it's actually a woman

[] Re: How do you respond?

Ask the skeptic if he is religious. If so, have him read the 14th chapter

of Leviticus. Then ask him why he thinks it important to destroy a home

plagued with mold.

You can procede to give him some more modern references. As much as some

people on this site are down on EPA and NIOSH, the agencies do recognize

mold as a health issue, and have a book available online (free) in pdf

format, titled " Indoor Air Quality: a Guide for Building Owners and Facility

Managers " . Print out all 130 pages and ask why he thinks NIOSH bothered to

create such a reference. There are many other references on the web from

respected agencies and researchers which can also be added if desired.