Re: is there a top 10 list for things you should remove from your home or stop doing

[Guest guest]

Here are some good sites -

1. Environmental Working Group health tips - http://www.ewg.org/Health-Tips

2. Healthy Child Healthy World - http://healthychild.org/ . Click on the

Live Healthy tab.

3. Deirdre Imus Environmental Center - http://www.dienviro.com/ . Click

on the Greening Your Life tab.

On 8/4/10 10:29 PM, mardella wrote:

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> Hello group -

>

> my son was recently diagnosed with autism. while i am awaiting an appt

> with a DAN dr., i was wondering if there was a complie or list of

> items that would be a first good step to remove from our household.

> we've already removed food with any chemical coloring and use mostly

> organic cleaning products.

>

> any other tips suggestions would be appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

Mardi,

1. If you don't already have some kind of water filtration, you might look into

a water filter of some kind. Even a BRITA filter type of system would be

helpful and not very expensive.

2. Using the least amount of processed foods possible will help with all the

chemical ingredients. With a few specific exceptions, I try to use stuff with

less than 5-6 ingredients on the label.

3. Be wary about microwaving in plastic containers. We've transitioned to

using glass for our occasional microwaving because of the leaching issues.

4. Be cautious about how you implement particular diets. Many of the

substitutes for normal staples (example: soy milk or nut milks in place of cow

or goats milk) contain more chemicals, flavorings etc.

It may be better to just stop using a particular staple altogether. (ie. no milk

at all) I'm not saying not to use them, but be sure to read all the labels and

evaluate them carefully.

5. You have to accept that you can't totally protect your kid from the crap in

our environment so do the best you can and weigh how important a particular

action is based on how toxic the thing you are trying to avoid is and his

particular amount of exposure. For example, if you buy all organic fruits and

vegetables, but he gets the occasional conventional banana at grandma's house,

it is probably not an issue and not worth getting grandma in an uproar about it

(obviously this doesn't apply to allergies or intolerances). Also, every kid is

different so look at what your son's issues are. For example, my kid is

allergic to peanuts so no peanuts in my house. He also has a history of eczema

so we use much less soap than normal, use " free and clear " varieties when we do

use soap etc.

6. Just a note about DAN doctors. Many of them are great, but you need to know

that YOU are in charge of your son's treatment, not the doctor. Ask alot of

questions and do your own research about why tests are being done and why

particular supplements or meds are being given and what they are supposed to do.

I'd actually give this advice to anyone using any kind of doctor so I'm not

picking on DAN's.

>

> Hello group -

>

> my son was recently diagnosed with autism. while i am awaiting an appt with a

DAN dr., i was wondering if there was a complie or list of items that would be a

first good step to remove from our household. we've already removed food with

any chemical coloring and use mostly organic cleaning products.

>

> any other tips suggestions would be appreciated.

>

> cheers, mardi

>

[Guest guest]

Getting rid of particle board furniture and excess/unnecessary papers did a lot

of good around here.

Michele

http://www.solanorail.com

http://www.kidslikemine.com

http://www.healthgazelle.com

[Guest guest]

Here's what we did and we saw improvements:

- get rid of aluminum and nonstick cookware and bakeware.

-change diet to mostly organic/non GMO and chemical free as much as possible

-replaced mattress with organic chemical free mattress

-no more treated sleepware

-use vinegar and baking soda and essential oils for cleaning, I do buy a few

non toxic cleaners.

-no artificially scented products in the home - candles, air fresheners,

perfumes, etc. There are plenty of safe chemical free products out there - Thank

GOD for the internet.

-chemical free personal care products

-water filtration system for the entire house - drinking and bath water

-rarely use microwave for cooking/heating

-natural lawn care only

-HEPA air filtration for sleeping and main living area

-lots of fresh air, sunshine, and exercise

-good sleep and laughter

>

> Hello group -

>

> my son was recently diagnosed with autism. while i am awaiting an appt with a

DAN dr., i was wondering if there was a complie or list of items that would be a

first good step to remove from our household. we've already removed food with

any chemical coloring and use mostly organic cleaning products.

>

> any other tips suggestions would be appreciated.

>

> cheers, mardi

>

[Guest guest]

Mardi,

Please read the attached essay.

Haven