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When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II)

Reality is a cliche from which we escape by metaphor ~ Wallace Stevens  (This is part II in a VII … [Continue Reading]

The Signs on the Door to Our Classrooms

The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell After reading Joseph Campbell's work The Power of Myth and … [Continue Reading]

Poetically, this bonsai is a miniature species of the one above it

Happy Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Week!

Happy Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Week! Okay it finishes tomorrow, but better late than never, … [Continue Reading]

The Brochures and the Door Notice

Greenpeace’s new ‘Coca-Cola’ Clip, Dead Birds, and the Bystander Effect

On the eve of Coca-Cola Amatil’s AGM, Greenpeace has launched a television advertisement skewering … [Continue Reading]

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The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen

Source: theage.com.au via The-Labyrinth on Pinterest   Is eating organic foods better … [Continue Reading]

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Holding Clothing Clothing Companies Accountable

Can we do that? Hold companies accountable for their actions? Especially, now that many outsource … [Continue Reading]

These 'Witchy' Looking Shoes, need to Get Put Away for a While too...

Environmental Illness Websites from Around the World

More useful information from The Environmental Illness Network Minnesota via another great Listly … [Continue Reading]

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Scent-Free Canada

Today, while procrastinating over my latest assignment for Industry Overview II (a module that's … [Continue Reading]

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Hansel and Gretel

A Modern Tale with a Twist Source: en.wikipedia.org via The-Labyrinth on … [Continue Reading]

Hansel and Gretel: Don't take candy from strangers

Prozac Kennel

My Bella, a Boxer dog, is 3.2 years old. She has just come into being an adult dog, and into … [Continue Reading]

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Dragon Tales

Dragon Tales The dragon, the colour spectrum of his apparition, hidden in a decade past: only illuminative remnants of consciousness left over from the crackle and pop of jewels burnt on the pyre. Yet, like emeralds glinting in amongst the coals, his eyes still spy out … [Read More...]

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Featured ‘How to:’ Articles

How to Foil a Room from Outgassing VOCs

How to Seal a Room With Foil

If you, or someone you know, could do with a safe room, then try this: buy a roll of foil from a plumbing shop, your local hardware, or order it from a company that specialises in this type of product. Use it to seal the … [Read More...]

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Choose Friendships Over Fragrances

Often, asking someone to forgo using his or her fragrance products (such as perfume, aftershave, washing powder, or hairspray) can be awkward. You just don't know how that person will react. I've had all sorts of responses, from kind acceptance of my request, to utter outrage—stemming from their … [Read more]

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Organic Bras

The fabric used in the manufacture of organic bras is made up of non-toxic materials; usually it’s cotton or hemp. The elastic can be a problem for some people because it has petrochemicals in either the rubber (or spandex) of it. For others it is hardly noticeable, if at all. And for most people it goes away after a few washes (oh, all right, a lot of washes for the severely … [Read More]

This bra doubles as a face mask (for two)

Take off your bra!

Okay, I'm having a terrible day, all because I drove my daughter to school this morning. (We usually leave at 8.00 am to avoid the traffic but today we were running late and left at 8.20 am, and had to crawl our way through the backstreets, and noxious traffic fumes that stung my eyes and nostrils like the fumes from caustic soda.) And now I'm sitting, writing this, with a … [Read More...]

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Maskology: The Study of People Wearing Masks

Today, I'm excited to launch our very own MCS Labyrinth Pinterest Account: a collection of boards with images linking to all the diamonds and gems out there relating to sensitivities to chemicals, including support groups and organisations - sourced world-wide; gorgeous people wearing masks; and many more… (If you’re not familiar with it – Pinterest is a way for you to … [Read More...]

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The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen

Source: theage.com.au via The-Labyrinth on Pinterest   Is eating organic foods better for you than eating conventional? That's what 16 year-old science student, Ria Chhabra, asked herself when she decided to find out if eating organic really was more beneficial to our health. How did she do this? She used fruit flies, which have 75% of the genes that cause disease … [Read More...]

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