This is one of the first articles I wrote as a chemically sensitive patient back in 2006. I'd been sensitive to chemicals for only two years; and I thought I was so clever when we discovered a way to seal in the formaldehyde fumes coming from the brand new kitchen cabinets. (Over the next few days I have some more posts on aluminium foil and it's uses for people sensitive to … [Read more...] about Sealing Chipboard in the Kitchen (with Foil)
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I’m Not a Hippy But… I’ve got a composting toilet!
Because my boyfriend and I are in the process of building an eco-friendly, allergy-free house (aka Freedom), with people working on site and all, we realised we needed a toilet for workers to be able to use. Mostly, on building sites you may see a portable toilet that looks somewhat like this: But, if you have allergies or chemical sensitivities that are impacted on via … [Read more...] about I’m Not a Hippy But… I’ve got a composting toilet!
How to Get Your 3M Mask to Seal Tight
Hello! I've not been around this blog much due to having an awful winter where I lost tolerance to a lot of my safe foods (and as I've just discovered via testing with my Allergist and Immunologist, this was due to the mould, Pullaria). I've spent most of my time holding onto the furniture while feeling as if I am spinning uncontrollably out of control. Not fun. Woodsmoke … [Read more...] about How to Get Your 3M Mask to Seal Tight
Exercise Anyway You Can
For people who suffer with chronic illness or are housebound due to practising avoidance of chemicals as part of their treatment, it's important to get some form or regular exercise. The following clip reminds me that it doesn't matter how you get it or what you do to get it just so long as you get some. (For some of us, exercise is like medicine that just makes the day … [Read more...] about Exercise Anyway You Can
Cassandras Rather than Canaries
As a metaphor explaining the far-reaching consequences for those of us with environmental health conditions, the Canary in the Coal Mine works: Miners used to take caged canaries along with them down into the coal mines because, when exposed to toxic and noxious gases from the coal, canaries are guaranteed to suffer ill health effects, dying far sooner than their human carers … [Read more...] about Cassandras Rather than Canaries