Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Here is a part of a section I copied off of www.mold-help.org. Airborne mycotoxins from mold can definitely destroy one's health. Sometimes, people are unaware that they are breathing mold spores and mycotoxins until they are very sick. if you have been exposed to the dangerous molds such as Stachybotrys or Chaetomium, you could suffer from a myriad of serious symptoms and illnesses such as chronic bronchitis, learning disabilities, mental deficiencies, heart problems, cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple chemical sensitivity, bleeding lungs and much more. health problems may remain permanently, such as brain damage and weakened immune systems. Eyesight, memory, coordination/balance, and hearing are generally the most common residual effects that often do not improve after treatment in most cases. As far as the clothing issue I have found a product that just might help with this issue. It is called " Pursue " It is sold by Amway. It says it is hospital grade. As far as a fungicide it says " Completely inhibits the growth of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium variable fungi on cloth " The ingredients are " 2-phenylphenol...0.199%, 4-tert-Amylphenol...0.046%, Ethanol-Specially denatured alcohol...53.000%, Inert ingredients...46.755% I have not tried this myself yet but read it on the can I have. I would say for those who cannot get rid of cloths this might help anyway??? I also agree with KC in the use of Vinager in the rinse cycle. I still do that with my new cloths as a preventative measure. http://www.ifi.org/consumer/FloodDamage.pdf#search='amway%20pursue' Anyway, I thought I would throw my 2cents in here... Chris... LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: I think people should realize that with poisons like mycotoxins, the damage they do is I think, cumulative, and also that they store up inside of your body, so they may continue to do damage for a long time after you leave a moldy apt. Cumulative damage, not damage that will just magically go away, poof. The reason you move is because you want to stop the further damage, and in retrospect, for me it was that like any sane individual, you HOPE against hope that it isn't permanent, but often it is.. Some cells regrow and repair themselves, some don't. Some kinds of damage seem to propagate.. like cancer, when mycotoxins cause it, for example.. (Asp/pen cause a huge amount of cancer in this world.. thats not a subject of debate anymore..) Also, unless you can afford to throw ALL of your belongings out, the chances are fairly high that there is a residual amount of mold in your stuff, nomatter how much effort you expend in trying to get rid of it. I know this because today I put on a fleece jacket for the first time in months that was washed three times in detergent, bleach and later borax, and it still made my wrists get red and smelled like mold.. Sure, they will always say, " If this is so important, why didn't you throw it out? " but when you are UNEMPLOYED FROM THE MOLD you can't just replace EVERYTHING YOU OWN.. either.. that would cost MUCH more money than you have and its not very smart or prudent.. either.. In other words, you are dammed if you do and dammed if you don't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 -Thanks I often talk about the stachy in my first home but chaetomium was there to. I wonder if these two usually are growing together? they must both do well with the same condictions required to grow.-- In , Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: > > Here is a part of a section I copied off of www.mold-help.org. > Airborne mycotoxins from mold can definitely destroy one's health. Sometimes, people are unaware that they are breathing mold spores and mycotoxins until they are very sick. if you have been exposed to the dangerous molds such as Stachybotrys or Chaetomium, you could suffer from a myriad of serious symptoms and illnesses such as chronic bronchitis, learning disabilities, mental deficiencies, heart problems, cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple chemical sensitivity, bleeding lungs and much more. health problems may remain permanently, such as brain damage and weakened immune systems. Eyesight, memory, coordination/balance, and hearing are generally the most common residual effects that often do not improve after treatment in most cases. > > As far as the clothing issue I have found a product that just might help with this issue. > It is called " Pursue " It is sold by Amway. It says it is hospital grade. As far as a fungicide it says " Completely inhibits the growth of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium variable fungi on cloth " The ingredients are " 2-phenylphenol...0.199%, 4-tert- Amylphenol...0.046%, Ethanol-Specially denatured alcohol...53.000%, Inert ingredients...46.755% > I have not tried this myself yet but read it on the can I have. I would say for those who cannot get rid of cloths this might help anyway??? > I also agree with KC in the use of Vinager in the rinse cycle. I still do that with my new cloths as a preventative measure. > http://www.ifi.org/consumer/FloodDamage.pdf#search='amway% 20pursue' > Anyway, I thought I would throw my 2cents in here... > Chris... > > > LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: > I think people should realize that with poisons like mycotoxins, the damage > they do is I think, cumulative, and also that they store up inside of your > body, so they may continue to do damage for a long time after you leave a > moldy apt. Cumulative damage, not damage that will just magically go away, > poof. The reason you move is because you want to stop the further damage, > and in retrospect, for me it was that like any sane individual, you HOPE > against hope that it isn't permanent, but often it is.. > > Some cells regrow and repair themselves, some don't. Some kinds of damage > seem to propagate.. like cancer, when mycotoxins cause it, for example.. > (Asp/pen cause a huge amount of cancer in this world.. thats not a subject > of debate anymore..) > > Also, unless you can afford to throw ALL of your belongings out, the chances > are fairly high that there is a residual amount of mold in your stuff, > nomatter how much effort you expend in trying to get rid of it. I know this > because today I put on a fleece jacket for the first time in months that was > washed three times in detergent, bleach and later borax, and it still made > my wrists get red and smelled like mold.. > > Sure, they will always say, " If this is so important, why didn't you throw > it out? " but when you are UNEMPLOYED FROM THE MOLD you can't just replace > EVERYTHING YOU OWN.. either.. that would cost MUCH more money than you have > and its not very smart or prudent.. either.. > > In other words, you are dammed if you do and dammed if you don't... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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