Comments on: Dust Mites: A Microscopic Threat to Your Family’s Health http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/ Global Healing Center Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Guardian Air REME: The Best Air Purification System for Your Home | Natural Health & Organic Living Blog http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15860 Guardian Air REME: The Best Air Purification System for Your Home | Natural Health & Organic Living Blog Wed, 11 May 2011 21:20:21 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15860 [...] 15 Tips To Getting Rid of Mold [...] [...] 15 Tips To Getting Rid of Mold [...]

]]> By: Clearing the Clutter http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15461 Clearing the Clutter Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:07:00 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15461 [...] Clutter collects dust. Removing the dust increases energy and reduces dust mites! [...] [...] Clutter collects dust. Removing the dust increases energy and reduces dust mites! [...]

]]> By: Laure http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15428 Laure Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:49:24 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15428 youmustbeawesome is mistaken about a few things. First of all, allergies/sensitivities can be mild or very serious, so anything you do to decrease an allergy can help. Particularly sensitive people can be allergic to so many things and combinations of things that NAET can be a long-term process - but it can have dramatic, positive results. In the meantime, allergy or not, some people just don't metabolize certain foods as well as others - like dairy. We don't know everything yet, and dairy may never be great for you, even if it is raw, organic, 100% grassfed, full of its own enzymes and all (I am a big proponent of raw milk, but even raw dairy isn't perfect for EVERYONE). Some people gain a lot of relief from allergy symptoms in general by lowering exposure the triggers of all kinds - whether by using good housekeeping hygiene, by eating high/all raw, by using healthy supplements that your body doesn't react badly to, by blessing your food before eating it and asking God to make it good for you, honestly, whatever works. Homeopathy is not to be sneezed at either; it has also produced excellent results for many people. Indoor air is not the only problem contributing to our troubling symptoms, as well. If you tried NAET and it didn't work for you, it might be the practitioner, it might be that you had more work to do to be free of your symptoms. Ditto with homeopathy. youmustbeawesome is mistaken about a few things. First of all, allergies/sensitivities can be mild or very serious, so anything you do to decrease an allergy can help. Particularly sensitive people can be allergic to so many things and combinations of things that NAET can be a long-term process – but it can have dramatic, positive results. In the meantime, allergy or not, some people just don’t metabolize certain foods as well as others – like dairy. We don’t know everything yet, and dairy may never be great for you, even if it is raw, organic, 100% grassfed, full of its own enzymes and all (I am a big proponent of raw milk, but even raw dairy isn’t perfect for EVERYONE).
Some people gain a lot of relief from allergy symptoms in general by lowering exposure the triggers of all kinds – whether by using good housekeeping hygiene, by eating high/all raw, by using healthy supplements that your body doesn’t react badly to, by blessing your food before eating it and asking God to make it good for you, honestly, whatever works. Homeopathy is not to be sneezed at either; it has also produced excellent results for many people. Indoor air is not the only problem contributing to our troubling symptoms, as well. If you tried NAET and it didn’t work for you, it might be the practitioner, it might be that you had more work to do to be free of your symptoms. Ditto with homeopathy.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15283 Brian Armstrong Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:07:16 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15283 Get rid of your mattresses entirely, and use a high-quality air-bed; they're cheaper, more comfortable, and completely hypoallergenic because they're air-tight, precluding skin from getting into it like with ordinary mattresses. You can also fold them up and take them with you on a trip. As for pillows, you can wash them in hot water just like everything else. Normal Mattresses are the #1 breeding-sites of dust-mites because you can't ever get the skin-flakes out; and that can also breed types of other germs and bacteria. Also if you have duct-ventilation, get them cleaned out, and put filters on your ducts, furnace and air-conditioners; my younger brother had severe asthma as a child, and we only found out much later that it was because of dust-mites in the heating-ducts. As for a de-humidifier, be sure to set it at a low level and run it constantly, while running the hose to the drain. Get rid of your mattresses entirely, and use a high-quality air-bed; they’re cheaper, more comfortable, and completely hypoallergenic because they’re air-tight, precluding skin from getting into it like with ordinary mattresses.
You can also fold them up and take them with you on a trip.
As for pillows, you can wash them in hot water just like everything else.
Normal Mattresses are the #1 breeding-sites of dust-mites because you can’t ever get the skin-flakes out; and that can also breed types of other germs and bacteria.

Also if you have duct-ventilation, get them cleaned out, and put filters on your ducts, furnace and air-conditioners; my younger brother had severe asthma as a child, and we only found out much later that it was because of dust-mites in the heating-ducts.

As for a de-humidifier, be sure to set it at a low level and run it constantly, while running the hose to the drain.

]]> By: LibertyVini http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15278 LibertyVini Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:33:15 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15278 Yes, DE contains silica, most of it is 'amorphous' as opposed to crystalline silica (the bad kind), and yes, using too much of it will increase your chances of getting silicosis. It is worthwhile to remember the advice of Paracelsus that all substances are poisons, that the effect is dependent upon the dose. DE may be helpful in some cases. Don't overdo it. Yes, DE contains silica, most of it is ‘amorphous’ as opposed to crystalline silica (the bad kind), and yes, using too much of it will increase your chances of getting silicosis. It is worthwhile to remember the advice of Paracelsus that all substances are poisons, that the effect is dependent upon the dose. DE may be helpful in some cases. Don’t overdo it.

]]> By: LibertyVini http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15277 LibertyVini Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:28:16 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15277 As an indoor air quality professional (and an allergy sufferer), I agree that source removal - eliminating as many dust mites and as much dust-mite food as possible - is the main way to attack the problem. Because we are ultimately the source of the dust mite's food, however, the battle never ends. Removing reservoirs like rugs can help. HEPA vacuums and HEPA filters can help too. But DO NOT mess around with "ionic" filters, nor with ozone generators. I hear too many horror stories, not just due to direct ozone exposure, but due to the bad effects of ozone on things in the house that can make the problems worse. When it comes to ozone in houses, unless you REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, JUST SAY NO. As an indoor air quality professional (and an allergy sufferer), I agree that source removal – eliminating as many dust mites and as much dust-mite food as possible – is the main way to attack the problem. Because we are ultimately the source of the dust mite’s food, however, the battle never ends. Removing reservoirs like rugs can help. HEPA vacuums and HEPA filters can help too. But DO NOT mess around with “ionic” filters, nor with ozone generators. I hear too many horror stories, not just due to direct ozone exposure, but due to the bad effects of ozone on things in the house that can make the problems worse. When it comes to ozone in houses, unless you REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, JUST SAY NO.

]]> By: Richard Carpenter http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15275 Richard Carpenter Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:43:28 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15275 Ozone generators kill mites and destroy allergens. There are some "toy" ozone generators and some industrial strength ones; I am talking about the latter. Ozone smells just like an indoor swimming pool with way too much chlorine. Ozone is, of course, dangerous to pets and all living things. Not for use by fools. Read the directions. Ozone generators kill mites and destroy allergens. There are some “toy” ozone generators and some industrial strength ones; I am talking about the latter. Ozone smells just like an indoor swimming pool with way too much chlorine. Ozone is, of course, dangerous to pets and all living things. Not for use by fools. Read the directions.

]]> By: SomeoneWHoDoesLikeToClean http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15273 SomeoneWHoDoesLikeToClean Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15273 PS We grew up with carpets, we have carpets, I haven't changed the bed linens for three months: I never missed school from K-12 nor collge classes; I worked from age l5; my grandfather worked 57 years never missing a day. What does that say about your paranoia with just one example of non illness. Rarely, do I vacuum and we have visitors who remark: your home is so organized and clean... I simply smile... PS We grew up with carpets, we have carpets, I haven’t changed the bed linens for three months: I never missed school from K-12 nor collge classes; I worked from age l5; my grandfather worked 57 years never missing a day.
What does that say about your paranoia with just one example of non illness.
Rarely, do I vacuum and we have visitors who remark: your home is so organized and clean…
I simply smile…

]]> By: SomeoneWHoDoesLikeToClean http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15272 SomeoneWHoDoesLikeToClean Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:02:12 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15272 I think by the comments most homosapiens here have a need for attention: does the term hypocondriac come to mind? Our society has people who are soooo into themselves...they cannot fathom anything else. OPRAH, The illegal occupant in the White House with his 37 Un Con stitutional Socilist CZARs, Hollywood in general: leave the animals alone and stop blaming them for your own mental deficiencies. I think by the comments most homosapiens here have a need for attention: does the term hypocondriac come to mind?
Our society has people who are soooo into themselves…they cannot fathom anything else. OPRAH, The illegal occupant in the White House with his 37 Un Con stitutional Socilist CZARs, Hollywood in general: leave the animals alone and stop blaming them for your own mental deficiencies.

]]> By: SomeoneWHoDoesLikeToClean http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dust-mites/comment-page-1/#comment-15271 SomeoneWHoDoesLikeToClean Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:59:09 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=1846#comment-15271 KAWASAKIS's was thought to have been contracted by dust mites.. KAWASAKIS’s was thought to have been contracted by dust mites..

]]>