Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I think that the best test is yourself. The problem is that you need to be able to go somewhere where you know for fact that there is no mold.. A deserted island with no plant life for instance. The mountains, or if you don't have mountains maybe out in the woods. Go camping. Go to a decent quality hotel that is well maintained. I have heard that there are people who cater to moldies, they have " clean " housing that you can rent temporarily. I believe Environmental Dr's have a list of people who do this. This might be the most effective and realistic. If you feel better that is a good indication but could be a placebo effect. If you feel MUCH better than you can pretty well assume you have mold. If you still feel sick this does not mean that your not sbs, you might have come in contact with mold wherever you moved to. On the other hand if you do feel much better that's pretty conclusive. Keep in mind a test like this should be for a week or more. So that your body has time to get clear and you can gauge it's effect on the way you feel. At which point you will need to hire a professional to assess the degree of the problem and weather it is salvageable or weather you must leave for good. Get references, check with the better business bureau. Books are great if you are not sick. If you are sick it's still better to try to get as much out of them as you can, and try to implement their strategies. Jeff may's books will answer a lot of your questions on home testing. www.myhouseiskillingme.com He also has some very basic but vital information online here for free: http://www.mayindoorair.com/library.htm Home page www.mayindoorair.com . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Yep. That's the way it is! Mountains are good! I just got back from camping out in the desert. Climbed Churchill peak, and not one single " mold hit " to be felt anywhere. And it isn't really necessary to find a place that is absolutely perfect. Better is good enough, because what you are looking for is " The Relative Shift " of a differential in response according to location. The more practice you put into detecting " the shift " , the better you will be a finding places that are better in the future. It's easiest to start with a dramatic shift, and work your way into detecting slight ones. - Christ < wrote: > > I think that the best test is yourself. The problem is that you need to be able to go somewhere where you know for fact that there is no mold.. A deserted island with no plant life for instance. The mountains, or if you don't have mountains maybe out in the woods. Go camping. Go to a decent quality hotel that is well maintained. I have heard that there are people who cater to moldies, they have " clean " > housing that you can rent temporarily. I believe Environmental Dr's have a list of people who do this. This might be the most effective and realistic. > If you feel better that is a good indication but could be a placebo effect. If you feel MUCH better than you can pretty well assume you have mold. > > If you still feel sick this does not mean that your not sbs, you > might have come in contact with mold wherever you moved to. On the > other hand if you do feel much better that's pretty conclusive. > > Keep in mind a test like this should be for a week or more. > So that your body has time to get clear and you can gauge it's effect > on the way you feel. > > > At which point you will need to hire a professional to assess the > degree of the problem and weather it is salvageable or weather you > must leave for good. Get references, check with the better business > bureau. > > > Books are great if you are not sick. If you are sick it's still > better to try to get as much out of them as you can, and try to > implement their strategies. > > Jeff may's books will answer a lot of your questions on home testing. > www.myhouseiskillingme.com > > He also has some very basic but vital information online here for > free: > http://www.mayindoorair.com/library.htm > > Home page > www.mayindoorair.com > > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 ---gee eric, sounds fun, I used to do stuff like that. would be hard now, because I have cronic asthma, and no dought that a evening outside would make me sicker than a dog, where I live. be careful around those desert sands. I aways thought I could live in the mountains, even had a spot picked out in Idaho, where I dreamed of haveing a log cabin. I now have the hermit part down pat,lol's but I dont think me and the pine trees would get along to well now. love them huckleberrys, wow, the good old days, when I was healthy and full of energy. In , " erikmoldwarrior " <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: > > > Yep. That's the way it is! > Mountains are good! I just got back from camping out in the desert. > Climbed Churchill peak, and not one single " mold hit " to be felt > anywhere. > And it isn't really necessary to find a place that is absolutely > perfect. Better is good enough, because what you are looking for > is " The Relative Shift " of a differential in response according to > location. > The more practice you put into detecting " the shift " , the better > you will be a finding places that are better in the future. > It's easiest to start with a dramatic shift, and work your way into > detecting slight ones. > - > > > Christ < wrote: > > > > I think that the best test is yourself. The problem is that you > need to be able to go somewhere where you know for fact that there > is no mold.. A deserted island with no plant life for instance. > The mountains, or if you don't have mountains maybe out in the > woods. Go camping. Go to a decent quality hotel that is well > maintained. I have heard that there are people who cater to > moldies, they have " clean " > > housing that you can rent temporarily. I believe Environmental > Dr's have a list of people who do this. This might be the most > effective and realistic. > > If you feel better that is a good indication but could be a > placebo effect. If you feel MUCH better than you can pretty well > assume you have mold. > > > > If you still feel sick this does not mean that your not sbs, you > > might have come in contact with mold wherever you moved to. On the > > other hand if you do feel much better that's pretty conclusive. > > > > Keep in mind a test like this should be for a week or more. > > So that your body has time to get clear and you can gauge it's > effect > > on the way you feel. > > > > > > At which point you will need to hire a professional to assess the > > degree of the problem and weather it is salvageable or weather you > > must leave for good. Get references, check with the better > business > > bureau. > > > > > > Books are great if you are not sick. If you are sick it's still > > better to try to get as much out of them as you can, and try to > > implement their strategies. > > > > Jeff may's books will answer a lot of your questions on home > testing. > > www.myhouseiskillingme.com > > > > He also has some very basic but vital information online here for > > free: > > http://www.mayindoorair.com/library.htm > > > > Home page > > www.mayindoorair.com > > > > . > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 So, I gather from the responses thus far that ojective testing, like say mold plates, is not any good? Zippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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