Re: The Secret to Living With Allergies Part 3 Allergy bigger...

[Guest guest]

Carl,

Yes. I agree with your evaluation. Wondered if anyone would pick up on

that. That came up on a google alert today. Yet, they quoted Dr. Portnoy from

a

paper he had written back in 2005, that the research was funded by Clorox and

was focused on allergy.

They also made it sound like Dr. Portnoy does not acknowledge the toxins of

mold and company are a problem, only allergy is relevant. That's not true.

Dr. Portnoy does acknowledge that irritant and toxic reactions may occur,

just that allergic responses are more prevalent. And as an

allergist/immunologist allergy is more his field of study in the matter.

I am so tired of reading spinning for fun and profit! That article was about

selling bleach, not Dr. Portnoy's understanding of the science, seems to me.

Sharon K

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

Selling bleach, other chemicals and the mold burning " purifiers. "

There is a long history of citing medical opinions to sell products.

Consider " 4 out of 5 dentists recommend... " or the cigarette ads

from the 1950's where M.D.s promoted smoking. Some of the

worst are the phamaceutical ads where reading the list of side

effects takes as long as presenting the product in the context of

sexual innuendo to distract us from the side effects. Some of the

side effects are the same as what the drug is supposed to

prevent.

It will never end so we need to keep pluggin away just to keep up

with the " spin. "

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> Carl,

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> Yes. I agree with your evaluation. Wondered if anyone would pick up on

> that. That came up on a google alert today. Yet, they quoted Dr. Portnoy

from a

> paper he had written back in 2005, that the research was funded by Clorox and

> was focused on allergy.

>

> They also made it sound like Dr. Portnoy does not acknowledge the toxins of

> mold and company are a problem, only allergy is relevant. That's not true.

> Dr. Portnoy does acknowledge that irritant and toxic reactions may occur,

> just that allergic responses are more prevalent. And as an

> allergist/immunologist allergy is more his field of study in the matter.

>

> I am so tired of reading spinning for fun and profit! That article was about

> selling bleach, not Dr. Portnoy's understanding of the science, seems to me.

>

> Sharon K

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