Asthma and allergy

Just a note because I'm spending the day researching asthma on the Internet. I read about allergies, and asthma, previously (on the Internet) but that's as far as I went. So far, today, (after an hour) I'm very discour-aged because all the infor-mation is sponsored by pharmaceutical companies selling their prescription drugs. Allergy remedies from the health food store have not alleviated my suffering. What's a gal to do??
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(Much later.) E-U-R-E-K-A !! (That means "I found it!") I "knew" the problem was in my apartment; I attributed it to the cat I adopted six months ago (and subsequently sent to a new home). Yes, I believe I was allergic to the cat!! So I accelerated the advertised benefits of ionization and ozone by setting my EcoQuest purifiers at their highest level. Not just one air purifier, but two, at their highest level!!!! Read what I found on the Internet.

Ozone air purifiers: Can they improve asthma symptoms?

Question: My daughter has asthma. Would she benefit from an ozone air purifier in her room?

Mayo Clinic asthma and allergy specialist James Li, M.D., and colleagues answer select questions from readers.

Answer: Despite manufacturer's claims, ozone air purifiers don't remove particles from the air that may trigger asthma attacks. In fact, inhaled ozone can make asthma worse. [Bold color emphasis by Lorraine.]

Ozone generators sold as air purifiers intentionally produce the air pollutant ozone. The ozone molecule contains three atoms of oxygen. Two of these atoms form the basic oxygen molecule. The third atom can detach from the ozone molecule and reattach to molecules of other substances. This changes the chemical composition of the other substances—and forms the basis of manufacturer claims that ozone "purifies" the air. But inhaling ozone, even in small amounts, can irritate the lungs. [Bold color emphasis by Lorraine.] Specific effects may include throat irritation, coughing, chest pain and shortness of breath, as well as an increased risk of respiratory infections.

Some ozone air purifiers are made with an ion generator or "ionizer" in the same unit. You can also buy ionizers as separate units. Ionizers remove particles from the air, causing them to attach to nearby surfaces or to each other and settle out of the air — but they may generate unwanted ozone. High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are more effective in removing allergens from the air, without posing any ozone concerns.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I did all the right things, for all the right reasons: Vegan diet, filtered water, nutritional supplements, purified atmos-phere. I'm an EcoQuest distributor; I sold many air purifiers!! I believe in the effectiveness of the units!! I never suspected that "they" were the cause of my illness. Remember my comment about returning from the three day bus trip "feeling better"?? ~~~ Extenuating circumstances: If I had been employed...(and out of the apartment part of the day); if winter weather hadn't forced me indoors, etc., etc. The sicker I got the less I left the apartment!! Some days I didn't even walk to the mailbox. I spent the day at the computer--less than ten feet from the purifier cranking out maximum ozone. ~~~ "Yes" I have turned off the air purifiers and will keep the reader posted about my recovery. P.S. I'm not critical of the EcoQuest purifiers; I just experienced "too much of a good thing." To add insult to injury--"too much of a good thing"--there were times, when I was away from home, that I wore a Fresh Air "Buddy" Personal Air Purifier on a cord around my neck. I believed it was helping my labored breathing!!
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(Much, much later.) Indoor air purifiers produce dangerous levels of ozone.

Indoor air purifiers or ozone generators may pose a serious health risk to people who may be affected by ozone. A study revealed that running the air purifier at the top setting produced an ozone presence in the room that was the same as a stage one smog alert [bold color emphasis by Lorraine] which means that people are advised to avoid the outdoors. Even a medium setting on the purifier produce ozone levels above the California state standard. Of bigger concern is that air purifiers are particularly targeted at people with asthma and other respiratory problems but the ozone generated can make symptoms worse by damaging cell linings in nasal passages and lungs. High ozone levels can cause symptoms such as pain when breathing deeply, coughing and chest tightness. The purifiers claims to remove bacteria, mold and chemical contaminants and thus may benefit asthmatics are misleading. Source: summary of medical news story as reported by YubaNet.
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(8 P.M.; still researching.) A sad story regarding ozone poisoning . Totally unrelated to previous, and following, excerpts.

Ozone: Health Hazards and Precautionary Methods
7. The acute toxicity of ozone to man has long been recognised and is well documented. The symptomatic and clinical effects of ozone at various concentrations are summarised in Table 1. Ozone is irritant to mucous membranes of eyes and respirator tract, and high concentrations can cause pulmonary oedema.
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Handbook of Compressed Gases by Compressed Gas Association, page 566.
First Aid: Ozone poisoning should be treated symptomatically. This may include bed rest, analgesics to relieve pain, and antibiotics as prescribed by a doctor. Severe cases may require hospitalization and exhibit the following symptoms: dypsnea, cough, choking, tachycardia, vertigo, lowered blood pressure, cramps and chest pains. Recovery after severe acute ozone toxicity is slow. Up to 10 to 14 days of hospitalization may be required. Minimal residual symptoms may be present for up to nine months but the victim should completely recover.

Peanut Butter Company Banned from Business with Federal Government, but Big Pharma Kills Thousands More with Impunity

By Mike Adams, February 6, 2009
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has banned Peanut Corporation of America from doing business with the federal government. The reason for the ban? Peanut Corp lied about the safety of its peanut butter product, which sickened several hundred people and is linked to the death of eight.

But hold on here: Drug companies routinely lie about the safety of their products. And pharmaceuticals kill at least 100,000 Americans a year, even when used as directed. So why hasn't Big Pharma been banned from conducting business with the federal government?

The reason is obvious: Because Peanut Corp. doesn't have influence in Washington, but Big Pharma does.

Don't think for a minute that action against Peanut Corp is about public safety. If anyone in Washington were genuinely worried about public safety, they'd go after the drug companies, or the chemical polluters, or the companies putting toxic chemicals into the food on purpose! (Aspartame, MSG, sodium nitrate, etc.) But this is about grandstanding, not protecting the public. So authorities in Washington can put on a good show pretending to "protect the public" while pressing for criminal charges against a company that sells a product that's thousands of times safer than pharmaceuticals -- even when it's contaminated with salmonella!

Hilariously, as the NY Times reports, a top dog at the Agriculture Department said, "The actions of P.C.A. indicate that the company lacks business integrity and business honesty, which seriously and directly hinders its ability to do business with the federal government."

Well gee, if this is the criteria for doing business with the federal government, there's practically no pharmaceutical company in the country that shouldn't be banned!

You want to protect Americans? Conduct criminal investigations against drug companies and the FDA. That's the fastest way to stop the needless deaths plaguing our nation thanks to a corrupt, criminally-operated health care system run by crooks.

Click to read:
Peanut Butter Company Banned from Business with Federal Government, but Big Pharma Kills Thousands More with Impunity

Lorraine here to suggest you get a copy of Kevin Trudeau's books Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About, or More Natural "Cures" Revealed, or The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About. Personally I think "whistle blower" Kevin Trudeau gets a "bad wrap" from the media. Read what he has to say about Big Pharma and the major food manufacturers. You'll think twice about Kellogg's, Keebler, Kraft, Nabisco....

I've been so sick!! (A friend said "You look awful.") I broke my resolve to N-O-T use over-the-counter medications. Yesterday, I bought maximum strength Mucinex DM. The mucus is unending, and the strangling cough leaves me exhausted!! Three tablets have not alleviated the problem!! Itchy eyes, sneezing.... Time to break another resolve and see a medical doctor?? (I sat on the back row at Church so I could inconspicuously slip out during an incident.)

Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, by Valerie Bertinelli

On the NBC-TV program "The Doctors" Friday, 2/06/09, the special guest was Valerie Bertinelli. For your information, below is the biography I found on Google.

Valerie Bertinelli charmed a nation of television watchers in the 1970s with the enormously popular comedy, "One Day at A Time". The show spoke to a nation of divorced families, where the single mother relied on charitable efforts of friends and neighbors in order to survive one more day filled with typical life stressors.

Flash forward decades later and Valerie herself is divorced, with a son that she shares with uber-famous rocker, Eddie Van Halen. Still trying to maintain her celebrity status in the face of inner turmoil, Valerie alleges in her new memoir, "Losing It" that she turned to junk food to soothe and to self-harm.

She brings up multiple issues with self-esteem, as characterized by her infidelity, drug use and food abuse. Whether promulgated from show-business or a deeper, more complex and personal issue, Valerie reassures us in her new book that it's normal to have unrealistic expectations about your body and shows how the Jenny Craig program taught her to reach, and even exceed, her weight loss goals.

Lorraine here: I'm not suggesting that you join Jenny Craig. If you have a problem with emotional eating, this book might be helpful. Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time (308 pages) is available at Amazon.com for less than $20. Also, you can read a portion of the book on Amazon.

Natural News Special Report Secrets of Nutrition

I received the following as an e-mail today and trust the information presented. I'll order the book, read it, and add to my vast health library.
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Dear readers,

Today I'd like to share with you some very personal secrets for transforming your health and living a disease-free life. You see, even though I'm known as the Health Ranger today, just a few years ago, I was the average American: Overweight, exhausted, suffering from chronic pain and on my way to becoming diabetic. I was eating junk foods, avoiding exercise, and taking prescription drugs. I looked and felt terrible.

Desperate for solutions, I began to read a book on the dietary effects of sugar. This was my first introduction to the link between nutrition and health, and it opened the door to a universe of fascinating information that has now become my lifelong mission to help promote.

Almost all chronic diseases are preventable, you see, including cancer (90% preventable), type-2 diabetes (almost 100% preventable), depression, heart disease, and literally hundreds of others. But only if you learn and apply the fundamental laws of nutrition!

This is what I'd like to share with you today: The nutritional secrets to a life free of chronic disease. In "Seven Laws of Nutrition," I've put together seven essential nutritional habits showing you the fundamentals to not just preventing but actually HEALING chronic disease. Following these guidelines will also give you the nutritional foundation to reach a healthy body weight, eliminate joint pain, enhance energy and performance and even overcome mental fatigue or cognitive decline. See it now at: http://www.truthpublishing.com/7laws.html

Those are bold statements, but when you finally understand the power of nutrition to activate the body's self-repairing capabilities, you'll recognize these claims as being "matter of fact" statements. The body, simply put, can heal itself of nearly all chronic degenerative diseases or conditions in much the same way it heals a cut or a sprain. The human body is a self-repairing system, after all. What you have to do is give it the right nutritional tools so it can unleash its fullest healing potential. And that comes from natural medicines found in the world of nutrition.

Having experienced a remarkable health transformation myself, ultimately eliminating several different disease conditions in my own body, I am passionate about helping other people make changes too. In "Seven Laws of Nutrition," you will learn:

* How to make a delicious, healthy breakfast shake to start your
morning out right
* The documented correlation between poor nutrition and diseases
* How to obtain optimum nutrition from foods and supplementation
* Which typical Western foods are causing an astronomical rise in
obesity and diabetes
* 20 Superfoods that transform your health
* Where to find quality herbal, vitamin, and mineral supplements
* Why even obese Americans are suffering from malnutrition
* Top health-promoting foods and how these improve your well-being
* Why most diet foods are just as bad for you -- or worse -- than
regular varieties
...And much more

Whether you want to prevent chronic illness or get the nutritional support to beat a disease you've already been diagnosed with, "Seven Laws of Nutrition" gives you potentially lifesaving information that lets you take charge of your health outcome. It's available in both downloadable and hardcopy editions. Learn more at:
http://www.truthpublishing.com/7laws.html

To your health,
- Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Lorraine here: You can find valuable information at Mike Adams' web site. Feel free to contact me for information about health and nutrition. I've been involved in the "wellness industry" for over thirty years. I sell excellent nutritional supplements called MaxGXL, MaxWLX (weight loss accelerator) and Max N-Fuze. Visit my web site, or e-mail me at MaxPlusLee@gmail.com, or phone 704-425-5541.

Bad dream

Last night was bitterly cold here in the Carolina's!! I must have been sleeping cold and it prompted a bad dream. I vividly remember the details!! I was in (perhaps) a resort area with many parking lots scattered through wooded, snowy areas. I was searching for my KIA but could not find it. I had lost my purse so would not be able to unlock the vehicle. Freezing cold, I wandered from parking lot to parking lot looking for my car and purse. ** A psychiatrist would probably have an elaborate explanation for the dream. I'll leave the explanation with outside low temperature of seventeen degrees (at 4 AM). And only twenty-six degrees right now (11 AM). The weatherman says we will struggle to get to 38 degrees at 4 PM. The nearby space heater, with automatic built-in thermostat, is alternating between 69 and 70 degrees. (I'm still in my pajamas and a warm robe; I didn't get up until 10.) I'm not complaining!! I know this is mild compared to weather across the northern part of the nation. I'm counting my blessings!!

Wow!! I found this "blog" on Google

Was it Gomer Pyle (on TV in the 60's) that frequently said "Surprise, surprise"?? To my surprise, I found this "blog" on the first page of a Google search for Lorraine Frantz Edwards!! I knew my name was listed for the books and articles I wrote, but delighted to see that my current labors can also be found. That's a "plus" after a miserable, sleepless night: my allergy symptoms are back with a vengeance!! Now I wish customers, and potential distributors, would find my web site. I've spent thousands of dollars to promote my nutrition business!!

Olympian Michael Phelps Caught Smoking Bong, Media Pressured to Kill Photos

Regarding super Olympian Michael Phelps, read a super excellent article (IMHO) at Natural News. ** Honestly, I'm extremely upset by this young man's behavior!!!! **** I was glued to the TV during the Olympics; I cheered him every inch of the pool, and every appearance!!