The truth is you will find mold of some type everywhere and
since I live in South Florida it is everywhere.
Almost everyday we get a call from someone wanting us to recommend someone who
can test their house for mold. They are worried that “toxic mold” is the causing
their allergies or asthma to flair up. Now, we do have a couple of very
reputable companies that we recommend for environmental testing but we like to
get a little more information before we give out their information.
We will ask our customer if they see any visible signs like
wet spots, water stains on walls or ceilings or mold on any surface. Does the
house or room smell musty or like mold. When we ask them why they think it is
mold causing the problem most of the time they said they saw something on TV,
read news article or got something in the mail telling them that mold is a
killer.
Yes mold can cause asthmatics to have serious attacks, yes
mold can aggravate or worsen some people’s allergies and yes mold can even cause
death.
With that being said before you go and hire a company to
test your house, a very expensive process that most insurance companies will
not pay for, do the things mentioned above. Trust your eyes and nose. If you
see water stains, mold on a wall or smell something damp and musty then it
needs to be checked out. There are mold test kits available for less than $10 that
will let you know if there is mold present. For another $25 you can send it to
a lab and they will tell you what type of mold, mow much and if it is within
acceptable levels.
Mold can be a serious problem but don’t let the hype cause
you to waste time, energy and serious money.
Thanks for the order. I look forward to hearing your comments. We have quite a few customers who really like the laundry detergent. It works well in front loaders. My wife uses the dish washing powder on dishes and to get coffee and other stains out of clothing.
10/16/2009 3:46 PM
BevMeredyk wrote:
My husband is a VietNam Vet. He has idiopathic allergies..some cause angioedema,that close off his airway. Others, cause giant hives that cover 1/4 of his body.We use Benadryl gel to the hives, and he antihistamines daily. Does anyone have any hints that might help him? Thanks..wife, Bev... RN Reply to this
10/20/2009 1:17 PMMike wrote:
I'm very sorry to hear about the troubles your husband is having. I forwarded a copy of your comment to Dr. Albert Robbins. He is one of the top Environmental Medicine doctors in the country and finds solutions when other doctors can't.
His contact information is
Dr. Albert Robbins Allergy Center 420 W. Hillsboro Blvd Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 954 421-1929 Reply to this
5/13/2010 1:10 AMShort Term Medical wrote:
Good one this! Mold is one big issue in climates with some humidity. It’s often a huge task keeping track of food in the fridge and checking if mold has set in or not, especially in my sort of climate. Some facts about mold! It can start growing even at 4 degrees, which is the temp inside a fridge. Did you know there are foods that tend to mold faster than some others? Also they tend to grow on dead organic matter in all places on this earth but we tend to notice them only when they grow into a huge colony. Molds are multi-cellular organisms unlike yeast, which is uni-cellular Reply to this
I found this website to be very helpful.I ordered a few things online.
Feedback when I receive products.
Glynda
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Hi Glynda:
Thanks for the order. I look forward to hearing your comments. We have quite a few customers who really like the laundry detergent. It works well in front loaders. My wife uses the dish washing powder on dishes and to get coffee and other stains out of clothing.
Wishing you the best of health
Mike
AllergyStore.com
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My husband is a VietNam Vet. He has idiopathic allergies..some cause angioedema,that close off his airway.
Others, cause giant hives that cover
1/4 of his body.We use Benadryl gel to
the hives, and he antihistamines daily.
Does anyone have any hints that might help him? Thanks..wife, Bev... RN
Reply to this
I'm very sorry to hear about the troubles your husband is having. I forwarded a copy of your comment to Dr. Albert Robbins. He is one of the top Environmental Medicine doctors in the country and finds solutions when other doctors can't.
His contact information is
Dr. Albert Robbins
Allergy Center
420 W. Hillsboro Blvd
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
954 421-1929
Reply to this
Good one this! Mold is one big issue in climates with some humidity. It’s often a huge task keeping track of food in the fridge and checking if mold has set in or not, especially in my sort of climate. Some facts about mold! It can start growing even at 4 degrees, which is the temp inside a fridge. Did you know there are foods that tend to mold faster than some others? Also they tend to grow on dead organic matter in all places on this earth but we tend to notice them only when they grow into a huge colony. Molds are multi-cellular organisms unlike yeast, which is uni-cellular
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