Comments on: Mind Altering Substances

By: Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes

Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:24:10 +0000

I’ve been making a serious effort to decrease the number of products I use that have so many chemicals. It all began when I became a vegetarian. I then started becoming very aware of the products I buy (was this tested on animals? was that tested on animals?), and then gradually my focus broadened to also become a more conscious consumer regarding so many chemicals in products.

And yes, vinegar is wonderful!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:48:27 +0000

Yeah inhaling chemicals indeed helps in mood swings. So it is advisable to breathe fresh air everyday as much as possible to stay healthy mentally and physically.

By: isabella mori

isabella mori — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:55:00 +0000

wow, that’s an amazing story about the makeup.

of course one solution is to cut out a lot of the things. that also helps with doing what you talked about earlier: simplifying your life!

not that i’m a saint when it comes to that. i still haven’t switched to eco friendly cleaning products, for example, although i do try to use borax wherever i can. but i’ve pretty much given up on makeup, and find that a lot of things can be cleaned up simply with water!

By: Annie Turner

Annie Turner — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:51:41 +0000

Having reactions to chemicals, the evorment, or food is more known then realized. So if you children that are showing signs of allergic reactions and you aren’t sure what’s doing it; You should have them tested as soon as possible because it can become dangerous to the child. My sister thought it was nothing and my nephew ended up in the hospital with more questions then it needed to be because she didn’t act soon enough. My nephew is now adult and he has grown out of allegy but he and his wife are watching their kids so they can get the help as soon as it’s need. Be safe then sorry; I say.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:59:01 +0000

Thanks for this, I was talking about this very thing with my husband this morning.

Karen

By: Douglas Cootey

Douglas Cootey — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:05:09 +0000

This month my youngest daughter is going without milk. My wife was inspired on a whim that perhaps our daughter’s swollen tummy was caused by a lactose allergy. We have two other girls who have had troubles with milk. One grew out of it; the other still struggles. But this was new. Our little girl never complained about stomach pains, which was the number one complaint of our other lactose intolerant children.

Now that she’s gone a few weeks without milk her tummy has receded in swelling. We haven’t noticed any other improvements, but clearly my wife identified a sensitivity that had gone unnoticed for six years.

As you point out, it is important to evaluate our environment, including topical chemicals, so that we live in optimum conditions. It takes a lot of trial and error, it’s a lot of work, and it’s inconvenient, but in the end the results are worth it.

Douglas