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"We're going to look at toxic chemicals; we're going to look at the home environment. We're going to look at social factors in the environment; we're going to look at the communities in which these one hundred thousand children grow up. And we're going to be measuring the impact of exposures on children's health. And the way we're going to measure these exposures is by enrolling families in the study right at the beginning of pregnancy." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"I recommend a book called Green Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck as a resource to cleaning up your home environment. Toxic Molds Mold exposure is also a threat to our brains. I have seen many patients whose brains malfunction from mold toxins (known as mycotoxins), common in homes and office buildings. Remember, that was part of Clayton's story in chapter 2 (page 28). His home was infected with toxic mold. The suffering and symptoms caused by these molds are well described as "sick building syndrome." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"First, poor measures of food consumption lead to an underestimation of the magnitude of the effect, and most measures of food consumption in the home environment are quite poor. Even more serious, though, is the problem that the underestimation of fat intake and energy is directly related to body weight. The larger the person, the more greatly he or she underestimates his or her energy intake [23-29], particularly fat intake [23, 30]. Expressing fat intake as a percent of energy ingested reduces this problem somewhat, but not entirely." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Before treating the condition, we perform a blood test to check vitamin and mineral levels, we examine the person's diet, consider what they do for work, where they work, and what they're exposed to at work, as well as in their home environment," Dr. Calapai says. "We also do a 24-hour urine test with an intravenous chelation procedure, and test for creatinine clearance (kidney function), as well as for heavy metals." Dr. Richard Kunin emphasizes the importance of hair tests, as opposed to the more common blood tests, in the diagnosis and prevention of heavy metal poisoning. " - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "You can imagine these children disrupting not only the classroom but the home environment as well, resulting in their parents either beating them or finding some other rigid disciplinary measure in their attempts to get these children to settle down and pay attention. Over a period of years I saw seven or eight thousand of these children and I noticed a pattern that interested me. I found a ratio of 5:1, boys:girls. This rules out Dr. Bradley's theory that hyperactivity was a result of a hurt to the nervous system. If he were right the ratio would have been 50:50." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Even when adjusting for confounding variables such as socioeconomic status and maternal education that invariably affect the home environment in which a baby is raised, breast-feeding remains associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.22 Breast-feeding has been considered the healthiest nutritional start for a growing and developing human being. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breast-feeding for at least six months." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Foster a happier home environment that puts everyone at greater ease and minimizes outbursts and frustration. 3. Allow a parent to feel that he or she is not, in fact, a bad parent who has to yell and punish all the time. 4. Be generally more rewarding and harmonizing in the long run for everyone in the family. If you begin seriously evaluating where negativity has started to interfere with the happiness at home, you can be overwhelmed by its prevalence—and excited by all the areas in which you can try a more positive attitude. Getting started is easier than you would imagine." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"It is easier to control your home environment and cook for yourself. GENERAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CELIAC DISEASE Aloe Vera Juice Aloe Vera juice is very healing to the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. It is said to be a tonic, laxative, stimulate bile flow, eliminate parasites and heal the stomach. Start with a low dose of one to three tablespoons per day. Start with the lowest dose and increase it until you find your comfort zone. If you take too much Aloe Vera, you may suffer from cramps and diarrhea." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"We take a history of the home environment in regard to the building of the home and other possible sources of chemical exposure to the child. We teach parents how to reduce exposure to the more toxic chemicals, such as formaldehyde and volatile sprays. "The problems that arise often occur due to exposure in school. If you have a cooperative school administration, the problems can usually be solved." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Whenever possible, choose to take action in decreasing your exposure to cancer-causing agents such as radiation, pesticides, herbicides, asbestos, charcoal, soot, and so on by purging them from your home environment. A principle you will learn to appreciate is that if we reduce our exposure to all of these carcinogens, we will produce fewer free radicals for our body to fight. For example, it's difficult for me to recommend eating a healthy diet supplemented with nutritional medicine to a patient who is smoking two packs of cigarettes a day." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS The strength of this rating scale is that the questions and space for recommendations leave a responsible evaluator room to include significant factors, like home environment, that are ignored in stricter adaptations of the DSM IV criteria. The weakness is that it is still based mostly on DSM IV criteria, which leaves it wide open for misuse and is probably what generally happens when it is administered." - Fred A. Baughman, Jr., M.D. and Craig Hovey, The ADHD Fraud: How Psychiatry Makes "Patients" of Normal Children (Get the book.)

"It is later called depression, a state that was compounded by an unfeeling, dictatorial home environment where the child had nowhere to go with her feelings. It is not that parents necessarily suppressed the child's feelings but that they may not have been present emotionally. The result is the same: there is no one to tell our feelings to. We are again helpless and hopeless. Not making a substantial effort, not struggling to succeed because struggling at birth meant the possibility of death, is also part of the adaptation process—conserving energy for survival." - Dr. Arthur Janov, Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health (Get the book.)

"When a person at high risk for breast cancer eliminates cancer-causing chemicals from her foods and home environment, and she adds garlic, broccoli, green tea, trace minerals, vitamin D, fish oils and shifts to a plant-based diet, her "high risk" breast cancer never emerges. Why? Because it can't. She's following an anti-cancer lifestyle. She'll never express breast cancer, even if her mother did." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Thus, one could argue that these examples are not relevant to subtler threats, such as those that arise in the work or home environment today. Would not our modern litany of high-tech occupational and environmental illnesses be as unfathomable to previous generations as retroviral infection or mad cow disease?" - Paul D. Blanc, M.D., How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace (Get the book.)

"Work on creating a stress-free home environment. Keep the noise level down—noise contributes to stress. Turn down the radio, stereo, and television. Throw rugs and wall hangings absorb noise and are good additions to decor. Color is another important element of your environment to consider. Certain colors are much more calming and soothing than others. (See color therapy in Part Three.) Also, use as much natural lighting in your home as possible. Unnatural fluorescent lighting can be especially aggravating. Q Investigate aromatherapy." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"They are finding more and more evidence that ADH D does not stem from the home environment, but from biological causes."20 Then, after listing environmental agents, brain injury, food additives, sugar and genetics, NIMH provides references to studies on the causes of ADHD but provides no conclusive evidence of an objective, confirmable abnormality that is ADHD. At this point, one has to ask whether a psychopharmacological pattern is developing." - Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill (Get the book.)

"Ensure your home environment is conducive to your recovery. •Avoid using steps unless you are instructed otherwise. • Choose a bedroom that's close to a bathroom if you are staying in bed. •Keep a phone and phone numbers handy for emergencies and medical questions. Oxygen Reduces Risk of Infection Jimmy Windsor, MD, anesthesiologist and critical-care physician, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans. Daniel I. Sessler, MD, chairman, department of outcomes research, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and L&S Weakley Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville, KY." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"In addition to the dangers of EMF radiation lurking in the home environment, certain jobs have been linked to excessive exposure. In just one workday, tons of industries expose their employees to dangerous amounts of radiation. The following chart outlines which workers are at the highest risk for developing health problems and the potential amount of radiation they are exposed to every day." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"Most people do not realize how serious dampness and humidity are for the home environment. Wherever there is moisture, mold has a marvelous opportunity to multiply. Mold spores can be highly allergenic. The solution is to get rid of the source of the moisture and keep dampness under control by dehumidifying. The drier your home castle, the less likely it is that there will be mold, mildew, and dust mites. These latter nasty little critters live in mattresses, bedding, carpets, and furniture. Mite poop is also highly allergenic and is responsible for many people's discomfort." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"If someone is severely allergic to pet dander, it's best to 191 keep their home environment (and especially pet areas) as clean as possible. Animal lovers, don't despair! By following the recommendations in the chart below, you can greatly reduce the amount of pet dander that you might inhale. How to Eliminate Indoor Toxins from Pet Dander • If possible, keep your pets outside or in a designated room of your home. Place an air purifier in that room. • Designate at least one room, such as the bedroom, to be completely pet-free. How to Eliminate Indoor Toxins from Pet Dander (contd." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"A simple, natural home environment is a safe home environment. Avoid as many alien chemicals as possible. Simplify! You don't need different kinds of soap or cleansers for every single thing you clean. Cut back your use of unnecessary, expensive, energy-draining appliances like electric knives, electric can openers, trash compacters, air conditioners, and dishwashers. Eliminate cosmetics you don't really need, or find natural alternatives for them. Keep it simple, and you'll be helping to make your home a healthful, regenerative place to be. A healthy, happy home can be heaven on Earth." - Linda Mason Hunter, The Healthy Home: An Attic-to-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living (Get the book.)

"Your garden is another major source of chemicals in your home environment. To understand how, take a look round any regular garden center and see how many products there are containing poisonous or hazardous substances labels. A startling 67 million pounds of pesticides are used each year on lawns. Indeed, suburban lawns and gardens receive far heavier pesticide applications per acre than most other land areas in the U.S., including agricultural acres. The problem is that a child in a household that uses home and garden pesticides has a 6.5-percent higher risk of developing leukemia." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.) "You also need to be sure that the new materials you use will not emit dangerous fumes or cause a serious health risk in your home environment. By knowing which chemicals are found where, it becomes possible to avoid them or deal with them safely so damage to you and your family's health can be minimized on any building project." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.)

"Although these people were still exposed to smoke, perfume and other environmental triggers outside the home, changing the home environment and their diets lowered their threshold enough so that they became more tolerant. More recent studies show that IgG4 and anti-IgG antibodies increased after food challenges in people with migraines, which supports the food-sensitivity/allergy hypothesis.57 Other researchers have confirmed that many of the foods that Dr. Munro found also provoked symptoms. However, virtually any food can be a trigger." - Elizabeth Lipski, Digestive Wellness: How to Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion (Get the book.)

"Some advertising makes physicians feel pressured to provide a "pill for every ill" when changes in lifestyle or eating habits, exercise, weight loss, or changes in the home environment may be more effective in improving health. Requests for a specific drug may sometimes divert a doctor's attention from appropriate diagnostic evaluation. Dr. Michael Wilkes and his colleagues cite a hypothetical but plausible example: A patient sees an ad for an antidepressant, recognizes her symptoms as suggesting major depression, and seeks a specific drug in response to the ad." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

"Has anything in your work or home environment changed? This could be anything from more noise to new furniture, lighting, carpeting, or paint. • Are you using a different car, bike, golf clubs, tennis racket, telephone, shoes, and so on? When you are able to identify any variable that affects your level of pain, vitality, wellness, and sense of well-being, avoid it, change it, or do more of it as is appropriate. You may think that the previously mentioned points are obvi- ruic anrl nr\f \xrnrf-rt wraztirtcr hmp nn rtnf T ran a«nrp "ur*n rriaf f rue is not the case." - Jacob Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now (Get the book.)

"Any concerned woman or man unable to bear the responsibility of full parenthood will not wish to bring a child into an unbalanced home environment. So pregnancy can also be an unconscious creation which must be stopped midway. Why do people have unwanted pregnancies and abortions? It has to do with sexual activity of course, but, like an illness, it also gives us a chance to take a look and understand ourselves better. In a sense, an unconscious desire is seeking to be known and become conscious. Some women become pregnant easily while others often take months or years to conceive." - Elson M. Haas, Staying Healthy With the Seasons (Get the book.)

"Helpful factors include providing a secure, guilt-free, loving home environment. Encourage his efforts to stay dry at night, just as you would encourage his efforts to draw or to ride a bicycle. You might also try gentle suggestions that allow his subconscious mind to associate urinating with being out of bed. For instance, every time he urinates, have him say something like, "My feet are on the floor. Now Em going to the bathroom." - Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman, Everybody's guide to homeopathic medicines (Get the book.)

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