Re: Lynn's Healthy House, was workout details for Elaine

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> drywall, joint compound, and paint really stink the house up.

----> that's one area I don't know what options are available as we

have only added one small wall. I used Pittsburg Pure Preformance

mixed to martha sterwart colors. Somewhere in all my reading I saw

Pure Performance was a good compromise. It still smelled though. We

closed up the rooms and moved in the air filters for a week. But I

know it will continue to outgass for a long while. If i did it

again I'd use Safecoat on ceilings and everything else except where

I was really addicted to the color I wanted.

Some of the worse culprits in a new house though are new carpets and

cabinets. Lots of outgassing stuff that's just plain garbage for

your body.

Check out this The Healthy House by Bowers ...it is a very

detailed account of each part of a house and what it gives off with

traditional building supplies. His wife got very sick with multiple

chemical sensitivities after they spent a few years lovingly

renovating an old house. He started this organization to help other:

http://www.hhinst.com/

Another good place is http://oikos.com/index.lasso

I've also seen a book on remolding with green and safe components. I

don't know if it's any good.

here's the link to the institute I'm using to learn more from:

http://www.bau-biologieusa.com/

The owner of healthhome.com is certified through these people.

> and say something like, " oh that's xyz's plant, they must be

making

> abc chemical this morning. " And that plant is several miles off

the

> highway! Ack!

--->Yeah it's frustrating isn't it. I will post a interactive US map

that allows one to see all the pollutants and concentrations in

thier county. Our's is horrible and we hope to move when I retire.

> On an unrelated note, you mentioned you had a fibroid removed.

----> I went because of a yeast problem and they told me i might be

pregnant because of the size of my uterus??? That wouldn't have been

possible as I hadn't dated a soul in forever....I am Catholic

however so... LOL ???? I had no idea except my periods were

heavy ..real heavy. But I heard that happened in perimenopause so I

wasn't all that concerned. Plus I'm always lazy about the doctors.

I didn't go mainstream ....I went straight to one of the best

alternative MDs in Atlanta. This was maybe 6 years ago and raw vegan

was really the thing. He put me on herbal formulas, supplements and

a mostly vegetarian diet plus some other stuff...one of which had

soy. I then decided to up it and really began to eat lots more

soy...like protien powder, soy milk etc. I even had a book on

cooking with soy for your hormones! I'm fairly bright but I have

moments of absolute stupidity in life.

Within 5-6 months I could feel see it when I lay flat on my back

plus my periods were now a nightmare. I got more second opinions and

the decision was if I didn't do something immediately I would

probably need a hysterectomy. Within 2 weeks I made the decision for

surgery. I teach so I had the sick leave and good insurance so the

decision was fairly easy. Plus I have a very good doctor friend who

was counseling me to do this.

Now I would never ever consider this until I had done way more

research and tried way more options. Plus I am totally convinced the

soy sped things up tremendously.

> fibroids/endometriosis etc? I recently had a really strange and

> gross experience and I'd like to describe it to someone who has

done

> more reading about fibroids/endo than I have and get some opinions

> before I go to the mainstream gyn.

----> sure send me an email if you want more privacy. I did tons of

research on fibroids but it was 6 years ago. Funny I never came

across weston price

I was very focused on vegetarian as the be all and cure all. It

took my teeth and bones going bad to get me to invistigate further.

BTW....are you a math teacher? I saw you post about a test and not

being able to take watching suffering anymore..LOL

I teach high school biology in an inner city alternative school. I

have been for 23 years.

Take care,

Lynn