Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Could someone post some links as to why swimming in chlorine is bad for our children? My family has very strong reactions to bactaceal(spelling). We all love to swim and have a yearly pool pass, should I not take them to the pool? Thanks for any help and info to read. Becca [ ] Re: pool chemicals Yes, try to avoid the chlorine products and then use the epsom salt baths afterwards... or an epsom salt cream... also have read that taurine taken about a half hour before going in the pool can be helpful. If this was a long term thing, you might also look into whether you could have a steam sauna installed. My dh swims at a pool and he just started using their sauna--sits in it till he can't stand it and then gets out and showers off again (to wash off the toxins) and his skin doesn't have that " pool smell " anymore. W > --- AshiSirin@a... wrote: > > Hello, we have just bought a pool that requires some > > kind of chemicals, but I > > don't want to use anything that will harm my > > children AS 5 and NT 6 yr olds. > > Does anyone know of something safe to use instead of > > chlorine or the > > traditionals chemicals used? Ashi > > > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Becca, Chlorine depletes the digestive enzymes that our kids don't have enough to begin with. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I have been told that the algaecides that usually come along with the chlorine, are partly to blame. They are full of copper! My son has reacted terribly to some public chlorine water, (waterparks, and Disney and universal) but not nearly as bad swimming in our neighborhood pool. I wonder if those public areas have much more chlorine, or something different? Who knows.... It is such a dilemma to figure out whether the great benefits of swimming out weigh the problem with the chemicals. I wish I had my own pool. I would use an ozenator and hydrogen peroxide for cleaning. nne [ ] Re: pool chemicals > Could someone post some links as to why swimming in chlorine is bad for our children? My family has very strong reactions to bactaceal(spelling). We all love to swim and have a yearly pool pass, should I not take them to the pool? Some kids are chemically sensitive, which has already been mentioned here. Chlorine is added to public pools to keep the bacteria out. So it can cause a yeast overgrowth issue in susceptible children. My mother even makes sure my kids don't bring any food anywhere near her pool, because she says if food gets into the pool, " weird fungi grow on the side " . So you might want to increase your yeast protocol when you take your kids to the pool. Dana ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 anyone know how much taurine to give? for instance, my son weighs 52 lbs, how much should he have and how often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 I appreciate the advice and the links. I will be very cautious and watchful. I do not yet give taurine to my son, it is one supplement I have not researched yet. How would it help with the chlorine and the side effects? We do give ES baths and they do work wonders for calming him. Thank you for all your help I appreciate it. Becca [ ] Re: pool chemicals I don't have links handy, but the thing is that the chlorine IS absorbed through the skin. If this is a child that is chemically sensitive or has difficulty " excreting " things, such as metals or other chemicals, then the repeated buildup of chlorine is probably going to cause a problem for them. You may see it come out in the form of a weaker immune system, increased stimmyness, poorer eye contact, changes in " mental " symptoms like being more obsessive about things or changes in mood/temper... The pool is so helpful for the kids in physical development that it does just stink that they can be so sensitive to the chemicals in the pool. It's really up to you to gauge whether to do it or not. We swim one time a week and take a week off every now and then. I can say that since we started doing this a few months ago, I do feel that my son is having some trouble, but on a very mild scale. I have started giving him ojibwa tea of life again to help clean his system. So for now, the benefits of going to the pool are outweighing the slight changes in behavior. BUT, a few years ago, the changes were not so slight-- it was pretty bad and we had to stop going. So gauge it by what you see... do the ES baths, do the taurine, and see what happens. My dh is going to start taking my son into the sauna with him and then showering off afterwards and I think that will help get the chemicals out of his skin, too. W > Could someone post some links as to why swimming in chlorine is bad for our children? My family has very strong reactions to bactaceal (spelling). We all love to swim and have a yearly pool pass, should I not take them to the pool? > > Thanks for any help and info to read. > Becca > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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