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Halloween - Allergies and Chemicals Make it a Scary Night for Kids and Parents

Posted by: Maff in Halloween, chemicals, allergies on Oct 30, 2009

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Halloween: Allergies and Chemicals Make it a Scary Night for Kids and Parents Without going into the history and traditional meaning of Halloween, these days October 31st is seen simply as a night for kids to dress up and have fun with the added bonus of treats a plenty being dished out.

However, there is a darker side to halloween and it doesn't involve any real life witch craft, ghouls or ghosts - it comes in the form of allergies and more menacingly the toxic chemicals

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Petition the UK Government to Protect us from Artificial Perfumes/Scents

Posted by: Maff in multiple chemical sensitivity, MCS, illness, Health, fragrances, chemicals, awareness, air fresheners on Jun 19, 2009

Maff

Today I was contacted by Vivien Pomfrey who has started a peition on the 10 Downing Street website (UK Government site) calling on the Prime Minister to protect UK citizens from artificial perfumes in all their forms.

I have just signed the petition and hope that if you are a UK citizen you will do the same. Vivien and myself also hope that those of you from other countries will petition your own

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Check out my hip, savvy social network for EIs

Posted by: earthwalker in treatment, toxins, thyroid, Symptoms, stress, sleep, probiotics, pollen, nutritional therapy, nutritional supplements, nutrients, natural depression treatment, natural alternatives, myalgic encephalomyelitis, multiple chemical sensitivity, Mold, mindfulness, MICAGO, ME, MCS, Marshall Protocol, liver function, leaky gut syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, intestinal permeability, illness, IBS, hypoglycemia, Health, gut dysbiosis, From Fatigued to Fantastic, food sensitivity, food intolerance, food allergy, FMS, fibromyalgia, exercise, environmental illness, energy, electrical sensitivity, Dr Teitelbaum, Dr Jacob Teitelbaum, disability benefits, diet, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome celebrities, chronic fatigue syndrome, chemicals, CFS, celebrities, candida, cancer, autism, Asthma, allergies on Mar 31, 2009

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Hey all,

Planet Thrive's new homepage!

Just wanted to let everyone know that my website Planet Thrive was recently freshened up, with an updated design and some great new features! We have close to 1500 members, and we are growing every day.

Please come check us out. Here are some highlights of the new features we just unveiled:

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so this is how it is.

Posted by: earthwalker in multiple chemical sensitivity, MCS, environmental illness, electrical sensitivity, chemicals on Nov 13, 2008

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This is a post from my Planet Thrive blog from last month. Thought it would be good to share here so people can see how others are living with MCS.

 

Not sure how my life came to this.

I have 3 outfits, all thin and worn, ripped and stain, unwashed for 4 months, not warm enough for winter. I have no bedding except 1 thin and narrow shawl that does very little to keep me warm. I sleep on a 1" thick

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Body odor.

Posted by: earthwalker in natural alternatives, multiple chemical sensitivity, mindfulness, MCS, fragrances, environmental illness, chemicals on Nov 13, 2008

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What is body odor? What makes someone smell clean? In our society, we equate a perfume-y, fragranced smell with clean and normal body odor as dirty.

My boyfriend has not washed with soap in five years. He was nervous when we first met that I would think he smelled bad. On the contrary, I actually really loved his smell. That's because his diet is pure and he has minimal exposure to toxins in

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House Plants as Air Purifiers: Plants absorb formaldehyde, benzene and other toxic chemicals

Posted by: Maff in plants, multiple chemical sensitivity, MCS, chemicals, Asthma, allergies, air purifiers on Sep 11, 2008

Maff

If you suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), sick building syndrome, allergies,  asthma, or other respiratory problems you may own or be thinking of buying an air purifier to purify the air in your home and relieve your symptoms.

Modern air purifiers are certainly extremely efficient at removing troublesome chemicals from the air with their HEPA, carbon and zeolite filters. They do have

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Study Says Fragrances Are Toxic, Fragrance Industry Says They Are Not

Posted by: Maff in multiple chemical sensitivity, fragrances, chemicals, air fresheners on Jul 31, 2008

Maff

A study that hit the news this past week has caused a bit of a stir in the fragrance industry. Researcher Anne C. Steinemann, PhD, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and public affairs at the University of Washington, Seattle, revealed that common fragranced products such as laundry detergent/fabric softeners and air fresheners emit dozens of different chemicals, some of which are

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Why many people with MCS/EI may be sick all the time.

Posted by: kraftyhl in toxins, self-help, multiple chemical sensitivity, Mold, environmental illness, environmental health perspectives, chronic fatigue syndrome, chemicals, candida, allergies, air fresheners on Apr 22, 2008

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Hi All,

I recently had a conversation with my E/I doctor that made me realize that many MCS/EI people are sick all the time for a very simple reason; they don't have a safe place to sleep. He was telling me that I was lucky because I did have periods of time where I did feel OK. I told him what I am going to tell you now.

I got sick in November of 1991. My primary concern

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Support for World Trade Center related illness

Posted by: Maff in world trade center, toxins, illness, Health, chemicals, 911 on Mar 06, 2008

Maff

Ground Zero   For many of those who were in or around the World Trade Center on that fateful day of September 11, 2001, life has never been the same. Not only as a result of the obvious psychological trauma but also because many have been left with a host of physical symptoms and illnesses that the medical profession in many cases is unable to explain or effectively treat.

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