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Dust Mites and Your Health

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Dust mites contaminating indoor air

Microscopic dust mites create HUGE health issues for both humans and pets. While an inevitable part of our ecosystem, it's important to understand where dust mites thrive in our homes, and the proper strategies to eliminate dust mites from our indoor environments. In my profession, I help people who suffer from indoor air quality-related illnesses. Dust mites are a significant contributing factor to poor indoor air quality, so I thought it would be good for me to write this article and share some dust mite remedies with you. Dust mite allergy Dust mites eat, so dust mites poop. Each dust...

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Fireplace Chimney Soot Explains Illness

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Soot inside of chimney explains illness

For me, looking at the patterns of fireplace chimney soot inside the chimney flue shown above is much like reading tea leaves, only scientific. The soot stains and the water streaks within the stains tell me a story. The people who owned the fireplace connected to this chimney were experiencing ill symptoms that prompted them to call me for an indoor environmental investigation of their home. When performing investigations where my clients experience symptoms with unknown causes, it’s important for me to inspect for all potential contaminants sources that could collectively contribute to their symptoms, including fireplaces. What are the...

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Do bat houses work?

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Bats in attic of a bat infested house

Do bat houses work? For many people, their house is unknowingly a bat house consisting of bats in the attic or bats in walls. Bats in attic spaces are more common than most people realize. Contaminants from bats are also an unrecognized contributor to health problems and the symptoms are often misdiagnosed by doctors who do not know that their patients are living in houses with bats. A client of mine had a bat house and didn’t even know it. She had over 650 bats in the attic of her home. Like many other people, she found an occasional bat...

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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Carbon monoxide poisoning from an improperly installed furnace vent pipe

Carbon monoxide poisoning can occur even when the amount of carbon monoxide gas in the air is not high enough to trigger a carbon monoxide detector. Believe it or not, this is a much more common problem in homes than people realize. Don’t trust your carbon monoxide detector Carbon monoxide detectors cannot be relied upon because most instances where carbon monoxide poisoning occurs, the levels of the gas are not sufficiently high enough to trigger a carbon monoxide alarm. The primary purpose of a carbon monoxide detector is to save lives when high, lethal levels of carbon monoxide gas are...

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Mold in Attic Spaces

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black toxic mold in a house attic

Mold in attic spaces is usually black mold. White mold and other colors are less common but can be just as consequential. Attic mold causes Mold in attic spaces is seldom the result of liquid water from a roof leak or steam from a bathroom exhaust fan inappropriately exhausting into an attic. It takes enduring and uniform moisture to grow mold in attics. Attic mold grows due to condensation of moisture vapor that escapes the house below. The attic condensation develops during cold weather. This is a common problem in cold climate regions where temperatures drop below freezing. Mold can...

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EMF Radiation Exposure

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EMF radiation exposure from a laptop computer

EMF stands for electromagnetic field. While there are many other names used to describe the electrical radiation problem, the acronym EMF is the most common. EMF protection in homes is a necessity these days because EMF radiation affects our body’s nervous systems and damages flesh on a cellular level. EMF waves penetrate our bodies in the same way that microwaves cook food in a microwave oven. In fact, the deliberate transmission of high-frequency radiation waves has been used as military weapons. Exposure to EMF causes a wide variety of what are called EMF symptoms and EMF exposure is now recognized worldwide as...

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Fluorescent Light Sensitivity

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Toxic soot particles stuck on wall behind a clock originating from fixture transformers causing fluorescent light sensitivity health problems.

This photo will be explained below because it is related to fluorescent light health problems. Fluorescent light sensitivity Fluorescent light sensitivity is a serious problem for many people and it occurs from both compact and tube fluorescent bulbs. Fluorescent light headaches are perhaps the most common symptom, but fluorescent light health problems can also include EMF symptoms caused by EMF radiation. I had one client whose skin turned red because of her fluorescent light sensitivity and the EMF waves emitted from the bulbs. Most people will immediately experience fluorescent light sensitivity when trying to look at a compact fluorescent bulb....

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Mice Infestation

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Mice infestation entering a house through holes chewed through stone siding

Did you know that in homes with mice Infestation mice can chew holes through cement? I discover mice Infestation problems in almost every home I inspect. In almost every instance, the people living in those homes did not know they had a mouse infestation. Most of these homes had mice in walls and mice in attic spaces. You can’t blame mice for wanting to live indoors. And if mice want to get into your house they can do it. As you can see above, mice can even chew through cement to enter homes. Most mice live secretly in walls and...

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Air Conditioner Mold

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Air conditioner mold hidden inside coil

Air conditioner mold contributes to unhealthy mold symptoms in virtually every home I investigate. In this post, I'm going to focus on the problems associated with window and wall air conditioners. These air conditioners are typically found in older homes, apartment and condominium buildings, and in hotel rooms. I’ve had clients suffer asthma attacks and be rushed to emergency rooms due to hidden air conditioner mold. Unless someone has a very smelly air conditioner, most homeowners are unaware of hidden air conditioner mold affecting their indoor air quality. Black mold and white mold Mold in window air conditioner grills is...

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Alkaline Water Benefits

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Does Your Water Help or Hurt You will help you understand water ionizers and alkaline water as well as all your other water options

Scientists around the world have been studying alkaline water benefits for almost two decades, and the ability of alkaline water to maintain health and fend off diseases is simply remarkable. As alkaline water benefits gain notoriety, the use of residential alkaline water machines is becoming commonplace for people concerned about their health and water quality. Prior to the invention of alkaline water machines, your options included: Drinking tap water from private well water or city water systems that is substandard in quality Water filters which have a wide range of purposes but very few health benefits Water purification systems which...

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