In this Issue
- Making Your Home Pet Allergy Free for Holiday Guests
- Professionals Call for an End to Water Fluoridation
- Holiday Candle Tips
What's New
Making
Your Home Pet Allergy Free for Holiday Guests
It won’t be long before families
will be gathering together to celebrate the many
holidays that fall in the last two months of the year.
Windows will be washed, tablecloths ironed, and cakes
and cookies baked in preparation of the arrival of
out-of-town guests. Thoughtful hosts and hostesses plan
seating arrangements well in advance to make sure that
dining partners get along. But what do you do if Aunt
Sally is allergic to Rover or Uncle Bill can’t be
anywhere near Fluffy? What about the guest that has
environmental allergies? Can you make your home as
welcoming to them as your other guests?
Of course you can! With a little
extra work and advance preparation everyone can enjoy
the holidays together without the worry of a trip to the
emergency room or a mad scramble for the inhaler.
If your guest has a pet allergy,
they are sensitive to a protein that is found in the
saliva and urine of your cat or dog (bunnies, hamsters,
gerbils and horses can also cause allergy problems).
This protein gets spread to the skin and fur of the
animal when they groom themselves or empty their
bladder. The protein dries to the fur or skin (dander)
and is shed when the dander is shed. In addition, the
dried protein-laden saliva or urine can also flake off
on its own and will adhere to the first surface it
touches. Because the problem causing agent is a
protein, it can be denatured or rendered harmless. You
just have to know what to do and how to do it.
It is best if you can begin
preparations several weeks in advance. But if not,
don’t panic you can still prepare. As soon as possible,
close the door to the bedroom in which your guests will
sleep to keep the pets out of the room.
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Professionals Call for an End to Water Fluoridation
Over 600 professionals urged Congress to stop water
fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted,
in a
statement released August 9, 2007.
They group of 600+ physicians, dentists, scientists,
and environmentalists cite evidence that fluoridation,
long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and
has serious health risks.
Signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members
of the prestigious 2006 National Research Council (NRC)
panel that reported on fluoride's toxicology, two
officers in the union representing professionals at
Environmental Protection Agency headquarters, the
president of the International Society of Doctors for
the Environment, and hundreds of medical, dental,
academic, scientific and environmental professionals,
worldwide.
Dr. Arvid Carlsson, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize
for Medicine, writes in the statement, "Fluoridation is
against all principles of modern pharmacology. It's
really obsolete." (
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Article)
Holiday Candle
Tips
Although
candles create a warm, inviting felling within the home
during the holidays, there is research showing that
candle usage can cause problems for you home and guests.
Burning
candles can emit small amounts of toxins such as
acetone, benzene, lead and merrcury into the air but
normal use of candles should not pose a health hazard.
Some people who suffer from asthma may develop breathing
problems if they are exposed to too much candle soot.
Candles also can leave dark shadows or soot on the
walls, furniture, electronics and HVAC .
Candles
add to the festive mood of the holidays that is for
sure. Here are a few tips that will help you minimize
any problems and enjoy the warm glow of your candles.
- Many
scented and slow burning candles have metal in the
wicks. if you see shiny metal, don't burn the
candle.
-
Keep the
wicks cut short. One-quarter of an inch is long
enough. The longer the wick, the larger the flame,
the brighter the candle, the more soot.
-
Keep
candles away from drafty places such as open windows
and AC vents. They will burn unevenly and smoke
more.
-
Don't tip
or shake. They create more smoke and soot when
tipped.
-
Buy soy
or bees wax candles because they have lower levels
of pollutants.
-
Make sure
they are not left burning when you leave or go to
bed.
Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas
The
holidays are here and it's time to think about those
special gifts. At the Allergy Store we would like to
suggest a few healthy holiday gift giving ideas. Now you
can give gifts that are
not only great to have but healthy too.
Click here for more information
Air Quality Monitor
The DC1100 Air Quality
Monitor from the Dylos is the first monitor on the market that has been developed and
tested for consumer use. Up until now, the only particulate
air quality monitors available for purchase were the
extremely high priced units that were sold to hospitals,
laboratories, and clean room facilities. It will give
you with the important information for you to assess
whether or not your indoor air is clean.
Click here for more information
Wishing you the Best of Health
and a
Very Happy and Safe Holiday Season!
The Staff at the Allergy Store
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