Indoor Air Pollution and Kid’s Asthma

We live in very advanced times but despite all that we know about nature and keeping humans healthy we still seem to keep them locked up n big steel and concrete bunkers where they inhale canned, recycled or rearmed air. Even worse this source of vital oxygen is often polluted by all kinds of carcinogens and toxins in the air that are simply the byproducts of our day-to-day activities.

These sealed up buildings came about as the result of the last energy crisis. The worst are buildings built past 1973.Over the past twenty -five years; buildings have been fortified to keep the cold or warmth out in order to prevent us from using up energy resources.

Unfortunately a lot of the materials that have been use to insulate these buildings also emit particulates and off-gas fumes into the air. These chemical vapors and bits of dust have brought dramatic increases in the number of cases of asthma, allergy, chemical hypersensitive and cancer.

The main culprits are materials such as fiberboard, carpeting and the glue and resins that are used to hold everything together. Here is a break down of the types of chemical emissions that can be found in the various construction materials, furnishings and commonly used items. All of these chemicals cause illness of all kind but especially cancer.

• Acetone – Bioeffluents, cosmetics, nail polish remover, office correction fluid, pre printed-paper forms.

• Alcohols – adhesives, bioeffluents, carpeting, caulking, ceiling tiles, duplicating machines, printers, floor coverings, paints, particle board, stains, varnishes and wall coverings

• Ammonia –bioeffluents, carpeting, cleaning products, printers, microfiches, photocopiers

• Benzene –adhesives, caulking, ceiling tiles, printers, floor coverings, paints, particleboard, photocopiers, stains, varnishes, tobacco smoke and wall coverings

• Chloroform – tap water

• Formaldehyde –adhesives, caulking, ceiling tiles draperies, fabrics, facial tissues, floor coverings, gas stoves, grocery bags, paints, paper towels, particleboard, permanent press clothing, plywood, stains, varnishes and upholstery.

• Trichloroethylene – duplicating machines, printers, photocopiers

• Xlyene –adhesives Bioeffluents, caulking ceiling tiles, computer screens, printers, floor coverings, paints, particle boards, photocopiers, stains, varnishes and wall coverings.

Indoor air pollution is considered by many experts to be one of the main threats to health in the twenty first century. People are getting ill in what are called 'sick buildings'. To make matters even worse, statistics show that most North Americans spend 90% of their entire life indoors in buildings that may be off gassing chemicals and particulates.

No wonder are kids are so allergic and suffer from asthma.

Illnesses that are known to be caused by indoor air pollution are –

• Allergies
• Asthma
• Eye problems
• Throat irritations
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Confusion
• Memory Loss
• Irritability
• Lowered immunity
• Joint pain
• Cancer

It is not just the materials that are used to insulate homes that are the problem. Many downtown office buildings in urban cores are very old and have poorly maintained air conditioning systems. This creates environments where the humidity is too high or too low which can cause respiratory problems, the growing of bacteria such as Legionnaire's disease and other problems.

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More About Excess Sweating

Excessive sweating is an incredibly embarrassing social problem. In my own case it has stopped me from going on dates. I am sure the odor emanating from my son’s shoes has cost him more than a few dates.

As most people know it is not that easy to just ‘stop sweating.’ It is something that is beyond most people’s control. In the last blog I was talking a bit about my frustration to do with excessive sweating and how I was looking for a cure for that for myself and my son. It made me wonder why we sweat in the

When looking for a sweating cure most people look for the ability to stop the ‘wet feeling.’They also look for a sweating cure that has the ability to stop odor. Some people are so fed up with excessive sweating that they look for a drastic sweating cure (such as surgery) that will help them stop sweating once and for all.

Some people can’t stop sweating simply because they inherited the problem from their parents. Thanks for the unwanted genetic gift, mom and dd. The sweating cure for this type of perspiration is hard to find and sometimes all that is possible is management of the problem.

Most people are looking for a sweating cure for excessive sweating under the arms. Excessive sweating in the crotch area is another problem that often needs addressing. This type of sweating may have a different type of sweating cure than perspiration that occurs on other parts of the body.

Sometimes the sweating cure is to relax and take life less seriously. Studies have shown that people who don’t know how to stop sweating are often wound up and intense. much too intense. They tend to be nervous types who are very subconscious about how to stop sweating in the first place.

For most people the sweating cure is a prescription anti-perspirant. For others the sweating cure is simply a matter of masking the odor of the excessive sweating with a perfume. These are just band-aid type measures but they do work to control the problem for some people. Unfortunately there are very few things that you can actually do to stop yourself from looking too shiny.
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Some medical experts say that the way to stop sweating is to meditate with mind to try and control the problem. Unfortunately this is not a very effective sweating cure for most individuals who could use a more practical solution. If you find it difficult to stop sweating you might have medical problem.

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