Browsing Archive: July, 2009

The Polluted House

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Saturday, July 11, 2009, In : Environment

You mop the floors, vacuum the carpet and dust the shelves to keep your home clean.

But the indoor air could still harbor mildew, mold, bacteria, pet dander and other contaminants that could compromise your health.

The National Women's Health Information Center offers this list of symptoms that could be triggered by indoor air pollution:

Throat, eye and nose irritation.
Frequent fatigue.
Persistent headaches.
Feeling dizzy.
Wheezing and asthmatic symptoms.

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LEAD IN PURSES

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Saturday, July 4, 2009, In : Product Contamination

Lead has been found in ourses which is a MAJOR issue because even a samll amount of lead is EXTREMELY toxic. I got this tipf rom someone on Twitter. This is FRIGHTENING!!!!! Here are the stores where the purses are sold and below all of the brands. Use gloves. Put them in a paper bag. Bring them back to the store you bouight the purse from and INSIST on a refund. Keep the refund slip to show that they recognized the issue and in the future you may need to show it to attorney if you have a hea...
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GOUT

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, In : GOUT

One interesting study suggests that Vitamin C taken by mouth can decrease the number of gout attacks which are caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. The higher the dose (up to 1,000 mg), the fewer the attacks. This is definitely an option for many, although it does not address the fact that high uric acid is itself a risk factor for heart disease and Vitamin C does NOT lower uric acid. Whether it will prove to lower cardiovascular risk in those with gout as well remains to be s...
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