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Building and pest reports are one of those things that can completely spook a first home buyer, and we’ve seen it happen time and time again. You get the report back, and suddenly it feels like everything’s falling apart. But here’s what we’ve learned after decades in the business: red flags in property inspections are only red flags if you don’t know how to interpret them. In this episode, we walk you through ten of the most common issues that pop up in these reports; moisture readings, termite activity, cracking walls, dodgy drainage, even tree roots, and explain what they actually mean. We’re not here to downplay serious problems, but we are here to help you sort out what’s a real concern and what just sounds scary. We’ve seen a lot over the years, and we share examples from properties we’ve inspected ourselves, like the time a simple ag drain fixed what sounded like a major issue, or when a historic termite note turned out to be nothing worth losing sleep over. The point is, red flags in property inspections can be valuable if you know how to read them properly. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone, but you also don’t have to panic. This episode will give you the tools to ask the right questions, have better conversations with your inspector, and make smart, confident decisions about your future home. Red flags in property inspections? We’ve got you covered. Episode Highlights: 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Where building & pest fits into the buying process 03:14 - Red Flag #1: High moisture readings 04:30 - Red Flag #2: Evidence of termite activity 06:31 - Red Flag #3: Cracking in walls 08:46 - Red Flag #4: Displaced or damaged roof tiles 09:51 - Red Flag #5: Inadequate drainage 11:18 - Red Flag #6: Subfloor ventilation problems 12:49 - Red Flag #7: Dampness in bathrooms 13:59 - Red Flag #8: Tree roots near the structure 15:24 - Red Flag #9: Timber decay or fungal growth 16:09 - Red Flag #10: Safety hazards or non-compliant structures Course Details: The First Home Buyer Course is our Step-By-Step, No BS Guide to Every Stage of The Home Buying Process – It's the next best thing to having your own buyer's agent. With our expert guidance, you'll know what to do at every step along the way. Become a home owner faster and easier. Click here: https://homebuyeracademy.com.au/YFHBG If you enjoyed today’s podcast, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share the show! There’s more to come, so we hope to have you along with us on this journey! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFirstHomeBuyerCourse Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/your-first-home-buyer-guide-podcast/id1544701825 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GyrfXoqvDxjqNRv40NVQs?si=7c8bc4362fab421f See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to Episode 252 of Autism Parenting Secrets. This week, we're diving deeper into a hidden threat that impacts far too many families: mold. Not just visible mold—but the kind that's lurking, undetected, and driving chronic health issues.Our guest, Brian Karr, is a certified microbial investigator and co-founder of We Inspect. He returns to expose the flaws of standard mold testing and reveal what truly works.You'll discover why conventional inspections often miss the mark, how hidden mold can persist without active leaks, and what it takes to identify and remove it effectively. Brian shares practical, actionable advice every parent needs to hear.Don't rely on guesswork when it comes to your family's health.The secret this week is…Mold Inspections MUST Be Reliable & Strategic You'll Discover:Common Myths About Mold (4:40)The Right Way To Test For Mold (9:04)The Two Goals Of A Quality Home Inspection (17:52)How To Prioritize Remediation (26:50)Problem Locations Within The Home To Focus On (38:16)The Dust Test Explained (44:51)About Our Guest:Brian Karr, a second-generation indoor environmental consultant, specializes in assisting hypersensitive individuals with complex medical conditions by identifying and addressing mold, mycotoxins, and other indoor pathogens in their homes, leading to significant improvements in their health.As the co-founder of We Inspect and The Dust Test, Brian has become a recognized authority on mold and biotoxin issues for medical professionals nationwide, having assisted over 5,000 hypersensitive individuals in creating healthier living environments.Beyond his consulting role, Brian is dedicated to education within the environmental and health industries and among consumers. He accomplishes this through speaking engagements at international health conferences and industry training symposiums. Additionally, Brian democratizes knowledge through his popular podcast, #moldfinders: RADIO, and comprehensive training programs that empower both consumers and health practitioners to properly navigate mold and biotoxin issues.Yesweinspect.comReferences in The Episode:The Dust TestAutism Parenting Secrets, Episode 95, Mold Is A Bigger Threat Than You Think, Dr. Pejman KatiraeiDr Pejman Katiraei Substack, 50% of AUTISM May Be Due to Dampness and MoldAdditional Resources:To learn more about personalized 1:1 support, go to www.elevatehowyounavigate.comTake The Quiz: What's YOUR Top Autism Parenting Blindspot?If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.
In this podcast Dr. Jenelle Kim, a ninth-generation Traditional Oriental Medicine practitioner, explains how she assesses a patient's health through observation, pulse, and tongue diagnosis, focusing on the balance of yin and yang. She details the concept of yin and yang, explaining how imbalances manifest physically and emotionally, providing examples like dry, cracked tongues (yin deficiency) and fat, wet tongues (spleen deficiency). The interview explores the importance of Qi (vital energy), its flow through meridians, and how stagnation leads to various health problems. Dr. Kim emphasizes the three M's: medicine, movement (like Qigong), and meditation (mindset), highlighting the crucial role of self-awareness and self-regulation in maintaining balance and preventing burnout. #chinesemedicine #naturalmedicine #healing ==== Dr. Jenelle Kim IG: @drjenellemkim ==== Thank You To Our Sponsors! Timeline Timeline is offering 10% off your order of Mitopure! Go to timeline.com/DRG. BiOptimizers Go to https://bioptimizers.com/drg and use promo code DRG10 to get 10% any order. Cornbread Hemp Go to cornbreadhemp.com/drg for 30% off your first order with code DRG ==== Show Notes: 00:00:00 - Holistic Well-being & Chinese Medicine 06:00 - Traditional Oriental Medicine 11:02:53 - Qi, Stagnation, & Body Flow 15:48 - Supplements & Yin Deficiency 21:07 - Dampness & Environmental Impact 28:30 - Holistic Wellness Practices 36:39 - Mindful Living & Parenting 43:05 - Maintaining Balance & Longevity 54:37 - Integrative Cancer Treatment 01:07:54 - Expert Interview: Longevity Potions Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D. Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/
Does your dog have chronic yeast outbreaks, ear infections, or tummy problems that go away after a round of antibiotics, only to come right back after you stop using them? Have you spent hundreds, if not thousands of dollars at the vets, on supplements, and trying every diet imaginable, but you still can't get on top of your dog's symptoms? Then you NEED to listen to this conversation I had with veterinarian Dr Neal Loh. Dr Neal is a holistic and integrative vet based in Perth, Western Australia, who uses Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine approaches to support his clients and get to the root cause of health imbalances. Honestly, Dr Neal gives us a TCM 101 course in this episode, it is so chock full of helpful information! * He shares his journey into both conventional veterinary medicine, and why he switched to a Traditional Chinese Medicine approach. * He also talks about how stress - ours and our dogs' - is at the heart of so many health challenges our dogs face * And we do a deep dive into one of the most common and pervasive pathogens in TCVM: dampness. * You'll learn what dampness is, where it comes from, and how it contributes to some of the most common conditions, including yeast, chronic ear infections, as well as chronic and sporadic gut problems. And you'll also learn how food therapy approaches can be really helpful in supporting your dog if they suffer from dampness. To learn more about Dr Neal, to book a telehealth session with him, as well as order his Healing with Real Food Guide Book, visit his website https://www.holitreats.com.au and follow him on Instagram https://instagram.com/neal.holisticpetvet. If this holistic approach to caring for your dog resonates with you, and you are interested in becoming a part of a new community dedicated to helping you become your dog's health advocate, Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and I are launching our F.E.T.C.H. membership which is designed to teach you the same holistic framework that we use in our canine nutrition and wellbeing practices, so that you, too, can confidently take control of your dog's health journey. Comment F.E.T.C.H., or DM me on Instagram https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama, or send me a message on my website https://mysticdogmama.com for more information. Finally, If you are enjoying the podcast, I would be so grateful if you would consider liking, following, subscribing, and leaving a comment or review! Not only does it mean the world to me to connect with you and hear what you are enjoying, it also helps the algorithm to put the podcast in front of more people so that we can continue helping other pet parents who are looking for some support, and growing this beautiful community! This episode is sponsored by Aspirationery ,which in full transparency, is another project of mine where we create books, notebooks, and stationery to support you in becoming all you aspire to be. I'm really excited to announce that we have released a Spanish language version of our popular My First Period Tracker for Young Girls and Tweens in order to increase menstrual literacy and empower young people to become advocates for their menstrual health. You can learn more about our books on our Instagram https://instagram.com/aspirationery OK, on that note, let's go! *Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.
You are in for a treat, because in this episode, I am speaking with one of my favourite people to chat all things dog with - canine herbalist, Rita Hogan! This is the second episode that Rita and I have recorded together, and if you haven't listened to our first one, I highly recommend you take a listen to it (link below). In that first episode, Rita spoke at length about the warm-cool spectrum, which is perhaps the primary concept that is helpful to understanding your dog's energetics and how to support their health by balancing it. Today, Rita talks about dryness and dampness, and why moisture is perhaps the most important thing we need to consider when we are looking at health, and what we can do from a food and herbal therapy perspective to ensure our dogs maintain a moisture balance. Rita shares with us how moisture - which is not just water - impacts everything, including nutrient absorption, toxin elimination, hormones, and even behaviour and emotions like anxiety. Here are just a few things we cover: * Symptoms of dryness and symptoms of dampness, and how to identify where your dog falls on the spectrum * Helpful tips on handling moisture in your dog's food - whether you are feeding fresh, kibble, or freeze-dried * How the nervous system plays a role in every chronic health condition - including how YOUR nervous system impacts your dog * Why an imbalance in fats can create problems with the nervous system, and why the sourcing of your dog's food is so important for this * How to keep fluids circulating in your dog's body* How herbs can add or remove moisture to the body, and some of the common ones you can find * How herbs can be used to support our dogs who struggle with fear, anxiety, reactivity, and aggression, and how our dogs' issues often mirror our own AND Rita introduces her brand new book The Herbal Book, which comes out in the US on the 4th of February (but you can pre-order it)! You are going to take so much away from this episode, and I can't wait to hear what your personal takeaways are! Connect with Rita and learn about her offerings: https://canineherbalist.com https://canineherbalism.com Rita's Book: The Herbal DogAmazon affiliate link: I do earn a small commission at no cost to you, and this helps keep the podcast up and running: https://amzn.to/4eXf5f5 Here is the link to my conversation with Rita about cool-warm energetics:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mystic-dog-mama/id1718816917?i=1000660619471 If this holistic approach to caring for your dog resonates with you, and you are interested in becoming a part of a new community dedicated to helping you become your dog's health advocate, Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and I are launching our F.E.T.C.H. membership which is designed to teach you the same holistic framework that we use in our canine nutrition and wellbeing practices, so that you, too, can confidently take control of your dog's health journey. Comment F.E.T.C.H., or DM me on Instagram, or send me a message on my website for more information. This episode is sponsored by Aspirationery ,which in full transparency, is another project of mine where we create books, notebooks, and stationery to support you in becoming all you aspire to be. I'm really excited to announce that we have released a Spanish language version of our popular My First Period Tracker for Young Girls and Tweens in order to increase menstrual literacy and empower young people to become advocates for their menstrual health. You can learn more about our books on our Instagram https://instagram.com/aspirationery Connect with me: https://mysticdogmama.com https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama *Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.
Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc., the leading electrical educator in the country, discusses electrical code, electrical trade, and electrical business-related topics to help electricians maximize their knowledge and industry investment.In this episode, Paul is asked to explain the interpretation of Dry, Damp, and Wet Locations and how to tell which is which. Now, clearly this can have different interpretations based on regional conditions of use and some inspectors may view things differently depending on historical data from their location they are charged with ensuring safe construction. In many cases the NEC is ambiguous on purpose so that each locality can interpret a code reference more germane to their area and just something being black and white. Does this mean arguments can happen on the interpretation, oh most certainly that can happen. So, in this episode we talk about these definitions, and I will give you, my thoughts.If you are looking to learn more about the National Electrical Code, for electrical exam preparation, or to better your knowledge of the NEC then visit https://fasttraxsystem.com for all the electrical code training you will ever need by the leading electrical educator in the country with the best NEC learning program on the planet.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-the-nec-podcast--1083733/support.
Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 744. This week this week we welcome back Dr. Joe Spurgeon to give his perspective on the AIHA White Paper, Mold and Dampness in the Built Environment. We could not think of a better way to end the year than doing a wrap up show with Dr. Spurgeon. He is one of our most popular guests. Joe Spurgeon, PHD, has a multidisciplinary doctorate degree in Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Health from the University of Pittsburgh; and was a Certified Industrial Hygienist from 1993 – 2013. His career has included working as a research chemist on the NBS Lead-Paint Poisoning Program, directing the FAA's Combustion Toxicology Laboratory, performing Health Assessments for CDC/ATSDR, implementing US EPA's Laboratory Exposure Assessment Project, and working as a consultant specializing in microbial indoor air quality for US PHS. He has performed numerous residential and commercial investigations involving water intrusions and microbial contaminants; has taught courses on mold investigations, sampling, and data interpretation methods; and has served as an expert witness in numerous mold cases. His books are available at http://expertonmold.com/
Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend! I'm looking forward to sharing with you some of our community's questions that have come in over the past few weeks… Laura: Hi, I know we've mentioned the Glucose Goddess before but I've had lots of people telling me that her information is real, they've been checking their glucose spikes after meals and since she suggests fruit should be eaten after a meal because it's sugar, I feel confused about when and how to eat fruit yet again.. I'm aware that it digests faster so it should be eaten before a meal so it doesn't ferment other food in the stomach which causes bloating, but I would like to get proper suggestions on how to eat fruit bc I do eat a lot of it, especially in the summer. When to eat an apple? When would you eat watermelon? Also, are savoury breakfasts ok&which? I can't use DNS so I don't think smoothies are the best option for me&I've been advised to eat protein for breakfast to balance hormones? Marlyse: Thank you for all the work you do. Work I read your book about 1-1/2 years ago I was very encouraged when I read that anything can be healed. I think I've gone through every applicable lab and detox/protocol you have except for fatlosity. I did the labs and protocols to get help heal myself from eczema, IBS and a chronic cough I've had for 8-1/2 years. I'm so frustrated because I still have IBS and a chronic cough. I really can't say they are any better than they were. The eczema is the only thing I can say that has gotten better. I was so hopeful and now I don't know where to go from here. I just finished the mold protocol which is the last one on the list to do. I'll be doing another 7 day functional detox with the group in September. Missy: My husband blew out his bursa sack on his left knee. After several appointments it is now down to surgery or learn to live with the pain. He's an independent remodel contractor so using his knee is a constant whether doing flooring, tile, ladders, or steps. What can you recommend for a condition like this, dealing with the pain, planning for surgery? Any knee braces that would help before or after surgery? I'm sure you can help because of your trainer background and overall knowledge! Panagiota: Hello, first of all, I would like to thank you for all the information that you put out for our health! I have been a listener of your podcast for the past 6 years!! Learn so much and you have help me so much with testing and supplements! I trust your advice! My question is about chlorine in the pool. I love to swim three times a week. I love to swim in the ocean in the summers when I go home to Greece. And I use the pool at my local fitness club here in the United States for the rest of the year. What is the best way to protect and Remove the chlorine from my body Externally and internally. I know chlorine gets absorbed through the skin and through Inhaling it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated! Thank you so muchT Panagiota (Pana) Laura: Hi doctor Cabral, My Chinese medicine practicioner advised me to reduce dampness in my body, but I really love green juices and smoothie bowls—they're essential for getting my nutrients. Is there any way to incorporate them while still combating dampness? Thanks so much! Laura Thank you for tuning into this weekend's Cabral HouseCalls and be sure to check back tomorrow for our Mindset & Motivation Monday show to get your week started off right! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/3201 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!
Barbie Lynn's GeneticsIn 30 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the podcast at Explicit Novels. “Nymphomania, while enticing to consider, is still utter madness when experienced.”"Why Mr. Zane, my Barbie Lynn has told us so many wonderful things about you," she sounded so sugary that the honeyed words flowed off her tongue in a manner that was barely coherent. Also, her eyes flickered to the shower where I'd nailed Barbie Lynn repeatedly for forty minutes not all that long ago. Next to me Thomas grunted something that sounded like 'hello'."I'm sure she's exaggerated to my betterment," I pulled that banter out of my tush, my brain was suffering catastrophic blood loss."I can't wait to live in this dorm next year," Laramie came across with a nearly a molasses like drawl as well. "Zane, will you let me use this room next year?""Dude! This is your room?" Jefferson perked up. "Mom, I have to come here next year!""Um, yes Laramie, I'm going to hold this room open to every girl, and perhaps guy, in the dorm. I don't need much space," I said, "so keep out of the way of housekeeping and we are good. Also, you are immune from Handmaiden's Duty while here.""Oh, I was thinking about the game stations, satellite dishes and cable hook-ups," Jefferson added. Jefferson Davis, that name rang a bell."Come on now Honey, a man can't go to a women's," Savannah let that sentence die unfinished. For me, it was keep the lone male status quo; or to get a good night's sleep'."Mrs. Masters, I offer a thin hope for your son; if your daughter could line up some upstanding seniors and juniors, he might slip in under the Zane Exception to the enrollment policy," I told her."You'd do that for Jeff?" Savannah took off her sunglasses and bit one of its arms."Ma'am, I'd wrestle an alligator blindfolded for your daughter. I would certainly put in a good word for her brother," I smiled. I had no idea how tough alligators could be but I knew about crocodiles and those were some mean mothers in their own right. Still, faced with alligator wrestling or no anal-sex with Barbie Lynn, I was getting a belt, handbag and new shoes, damn it.The odds of getting Jeff in were long, Victoria barely suffered Heaven being around, and it would take an act of the Southern Baptist Convention to bring in a male to replace me when I was gone."It would give your Father another option for Jefferson if you could do this Barbie Lynn," Savannah politely replied."That would be great," the kid rejoiced. Yes, he was a fully functioning teenage male."Zane can move mountains when he sets his mind to it," Barbie Lynn winked at me. Thomas saw it but was caught off-guard."Let me show you my bedroom," Barbie offered her kin. They turned and the women sashayed away while Jeff had an almost run-in with Raven and 'company'. Each woman shot a look over their shoulder and smiled at me at some point along their journey which boded trouble."I apologize, Zane," Thomas mumbled. "I thought, deep down, you were weak for submitting to your lusts. Now, I don't, I don't think that anymore.""Don't sweat it," I smiled. "It is only another day for me ending in y.""And don't you be forgetting about me, and how tough it has been resisting Zane," Vivian warned the man she was hoping to marry."A wife should obey her husband," he started, "and a husband should know when to shut up."Lunch and what comes afterI dropped Ms. Reveal's lunch off with just enough sassiness to make her smile and believe that our bad episode was behind us. She sent me to the Vice Chancellor's office a minute later, and while Doctor Victoria Scarlett was conversing over the phone, I felt comfortable to set her meal up in front of her and mine across her desk.Victoria only had this canned ice tea in her mini-frig so I swiped two and set one before her and opened mine. I wasn't exactly sure what it was, it was pretending to be Southern Ice Tea and I pretended to like it. The best thing I could say about it was it was cold. This was our fourth "working" lunch where she would insidiously fill my head with her philosophy and I'd causally remind her that women ran this government, not me; I was a figurehead."What are you doing for New Year's Eve?" she inquired as she daintily cleaned off some crouton crumbs on her cheek. Her look was very intense. I wasn't getting 'quite' sexual signs from her but something, somehow this was personal. That could only mean one thing."I'm spending it with Ms. Rio Talen but no set location has been chosen," I replied."Oh," she paused then, "There is a Science Fiction convention in Seattle that runs from December 29th to through the 1st. My friends and I are attending and Hical asked about you.""Deal but we have to fit Rio in," I agreed."I can send some Universe, TV and movie series and well as costuming information for her to look over," Victoria agreed tentatively."No need, she's a Klingon, a small craft captain whose Father betrayed the Empire and whose survival is a stain on her honor," I told her. "With that barely constrained fury, she's a natural. You teach her how to use that bat-a-rang and,""Batleth," Victoria interjected."Wicked-curved-bladey thing," I continued, "and you'll see. Oh, I'll need an Orion Slave Girl outfit and some green body paint for Mercy and all of her stuff by October 30th, cost is not an object.""I'll call my outfitter when you leave and I must say you are taking this rather well," Doctor Scarlet noted."Why? I had a blast in your office that time," I admitted. "As long as I'm not crawling in, screaming fur-balls, I'm okay. I'll be a human Starfleet Doctor Xeno-biologist who has done surgery on multiple species. A "Doctors Without Borders" kind of guy. I'll get Cordelia to build me an actual tricorder, trust me."We ate, she asked for my sizes, I gave her Rio's and Mercy's sizes; at the Con we were all 'Next Gen' except Mercy who would be Old School for Halloween. She offered me a chance to be a Borg but since they all looked to be in desperate need of a sun tan, I declined. All in all, it barely took twenty minutes."You did a very good job as Mediator this morning," the Vice Chancellor added as I made to leave."It is not so rough," I grinned. "WWKSD?""Wha, oh," she smiled warmly. "What would King Solomon do, clever.""Hell, the Bible has a whole book called Judges. This shit ain't so hard," I laughed as I breezed out the door. Ms. Reveal was waiting, as was Heaven.Heaven had to exert some will to not kiss me on the spot. Christina had lectured us on P D A, public displays of affection, during Homecoming. The more people who knew about us, the more the outcry and the stronger Chancellor's radical decision to keep Heaven on as part as the student body, would be challenged. As it was, our hands would casually brush one another until we got inside my dorm where I chased Heaven up the stairs, pinching her ass every time I caught up.After entering my code, I gauged Heaven's mood deciding we needed some quiet time; there would be too much traffic over most of the floor, and Heaven being too vocal, to get away with sex; and cuddling would be fine anyway. I caught sight of Rio with one of my Marksmanship team mates, Genesis."Hey Zane," Genesis stood up. She was a weird one, going from borderline contempt to grudging respect over the last two weeks. If I didn't know the impossibilities, I'd think she had a boyfriend. "Hope wants everyone at the Amory for an equipment check at seven. We leave at 8:15."Heaven held my hand tightly."Boudoir occopodo," Rio snickered as Genesis made her exit.Heaven's grip nearly crushed my hand, ouch."Babe," I whispered to Heaven, "let me check this out."I disentangled myself and went for the wall of screens that separated my bedroom area from the rest of the floor."Get some popcorn and get ready to sit a spell," Rio joked to Heaven who grumbled. I went around to see who, or whom, were using my room.Inside was not what I expected. Savannah Belafonte Masters had taken off her top (which was peach) and was rummaging with growing frustration through Barbie Lynn's bra drawer. I saw some grape juice splashed on her beige skirt. She saw me, pulled up her shirt to cover her bra-covered assets while looking a bit fearful and upset."What are you doing in here?" she asked softly."It is my bedroom," I replied. "What are you doing in my bedroom?""But, but Barbie Lynn's stuff is in here," she gasped."That would because it is her room too, we sleep together," I answered. That slowed her up for a second. "Can I help you with something?""I, I, I spilled juice on my shirt," she began."And your skirt," I pointed out.""Oh no," she choked back a sob. "What am I going to do? I'm a mess and none of Barbie Lynn's bras, shirts, or skirts are going to fit me." I mused over that for a second."I've stashed some bra extensions around here somewhere and that should allow for the difference is sizes between you and Barbie," I said. "Now give me your skirt and I'll find a replacement." She hesitated so I added. "I'm not going to molest one of my best friends' mom, Savannah. Give me your skirt and I'll take care of everything." This time she did it, though I had to turn my back.I padded back out to Rio and Heaven who had just returned with the popcorn."Rio, Heaven, I need you to break into Chancellor Bazz' residence and steal a skirt like this," I offered up Savannah's."Hell yeah," Rio exulted. "Time for a little Breaking Entry.""Oh, what the fuck," Heaven shrugged. "Count me in." She gave me a quick kiss and the two miscreants headed out on their nefarious mission. I went back to the bedroom and stumbled into Savannah, now with her bra off, eyeing two of Barbie Lynn's double barreled slingshots. Our eyes locked."Right," I spun away. "Bra extensions.""Zane, do you think I'm attractive?" Barbie Lynn's Mom asked.When women say that, they can mean three things;· the truth,· the lure, or· the lie.Some women want to know if you find them attractive. Others want you to find them attractive for nefarious means. Lastly, a few woman want to be reminded that they are beautiful. Savannah was the latter."If you are asking me if you are as good looking as Barbie Lynn, Mrs. Masters, I'll have to say no but that's because you are a lady who is fully a woman and Barbie Lynn is still leaving some of the girl behind. There is no comparison. You are both hot," I affirmed."I don't know," she sighed. "It is with my husband, then seeing you and Barbie Lynn, in the shower,”What's wrong with you and your husband, if I may intrude?" I asked."He had an accident at work, one of his factories, and he hasn't been the same," she sniffed."Do you love him?" I questioned. "Honestly.""Yes, yes I do," she sighed. "But he's just not there.""Do me a favor; come over and sit next to me and I promise to be as well behaved as a Montana Miner (hey, it is where my family comes from)," I said as I sat at the foot of the bed. Savannah very, very reluctantly came over and sat at my bed, but I said nothing."Yes?" she broke down and inquired finally."I want you to laugh," I related to her softly. "Laugh, laugh like you do with small kids.""But, I'm not sure," she began then I poked her in the ribs. "What?" So I tickled her under her arms. Savannah covered her breasts by mistake so I got some finger in and began making her giggle and squirm."Stop it," she gasped for breath, so I rolled onto my side and tickled her other underarm until she finally flailed in surrender."See Savannah, I'm not the bad guy," I grinned. "I'm not seducing you because I think you love Barbie Lynn's Dad and you simple need to worry a little bit less, and love yourself a little bit more.""How do I do that?" she panted."I want you to try on some of Barbie Lynn's new clothes and see what you like, and what your husband might like," I suggested. "I'm not asking you to dress like a teenager; but not every day is Sunday school either." Oh God, I was talking clothes therapy to someone's Mother."But," she stammered."There is a screen right over there," I pointed out, "that you can change behind and the armoire over here has a mirror.""But I'll be parading around here, in my bra and panties," she worried."Well, that's a bonus for me," I shrugged, "but a lady with a body like yours should be wearing bikini's with less material. Look at it that way.""Well, don't ogle, alright?""Sure," I lied. What was I going to say? 'I'll pluck out my eyes?'After several tentative steps walking to the dresser and looking over her shoulder at me with real worry that I might find her either too attractive or not attractive enough, I gave up. I covered my eyes because they gravitated toward her backside like a plant seeking the sun. A minute later she finally spoke up.
The quasar QSO 1331+170 is best known for having a darker galaxy in front of it that is absorbing its light.
Cleaning behind your appliances is important for a few reasons: Improved appliance performance: Dust buildup on vents and coils can make your appliances work harder, leading to higher energy bills and potentially shortening their lifespan. Better air quality: Dust and debris behind appliances can contribute to allergens and irritants in the air. Reduced risk of pests: Food crumbs and spills can attract pests like mice and ants. Mold prevention: Dampness behind appliances can lead to mold growth. Reduced odors: Food particles and spills can cause unpleasant odors. While it may not be the most enjoyable chore, cleaning behind your appliances regularly is a good way to maintain a healthy and efficient home. Here's a general guideline: Fridges: Every 3 months Stoves: Every 3-6 months, or more often if spills happen Other appliances: You can usually vacuum the base of these regularly with a crevice tool. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moodkillers/message
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1113, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State Capital Nicknames 1: "The Bluegrass Capital". Frankfort. 2: "The Charter Oak City". Hartford. 3: "Arkopolis". Little Rock. 4: "The Gateway to Glacier Bay National Park". Juneau (Alaska). 5: "The Cradle of the Confederacy" and "The Birthplace of Civil Rights". Montgomery, Alabama. Round 2. Category: Actors In Political Films 1: In 1993 he was "In the Line of Fire" as Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan. Clint Eastwood. 2: This star of "Grumpy Old Men" played a grumpy Supreme Court justice in "First Monday in October". Walter Matthau. 3: Laurence Harvey and Frank Sinatra starred in this 1962 political thriller based on a novel by Richard Condon. The Manchurian Candidate. 4: In "All the President's Men", Hal Holbrook played this informer whose true identity is still a mystery. "Deep Throat". 5: This British actor, JFK's brother-in-law, played a U.S. senator in "Advise and Consent". Peter Lawford. Round 3. Category: One-Word Film Titles 1: Ice Cube gave rise to a catchphrase with the dismissive "Bye, Felicia" in this 1995 comedy. Friday. 2: If Keanu Reeves' bus went under 50 mph in this flick, it'd like, totally explode. Speed. 3: This 2009 film is the all-time top-grossing movie in the U.S. and the world. Avatar. 4: Sly Stallone knocks the stuffing out of a slab of beef and Apollo Creed in this movie. Rocky. 5: (I'm Mario Andretti.) In 1967 I drove a Ford Fairlane to win the Daytona 500; almost 40 years later I played a Ford Fairlane who was at the racetrack in this Pixar film. Cars. Round 4. Category: -Mancy Pants 1: What's that giant talking octopus smoking a cigar mean? Use oneiromancy, the practice of interpreting these. dreams. 2: A necromancy can mean this 5-letter magical word that is "cast" by wizards. a spell. 3: Tasseomancy, the reading of these, must be popular in England in the late afternoon. tea leaves. 4: A state of temporary inactivity like hibernation. dormancy. 5: Chiromancy is this method of telling someone's fortune. palm reading. Round 5. Category: Letters In Sequence 1: 18-19-20:Explode, in air, perhaps. burst. 2: 7-8-9:A type of hyena. laughing. 3: 4-5-6:Transfer one's allegiance to another nation. defect. 4: 8-9-10:Forcibly seize control of a moving vehicle. hijacking. 5: 19-20-21:Dampness. moisture. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
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Support the Show: Your Donations Are Greatly Appreciated!PAYPALVENMOIn this enlightening podcast summary, I explore the often underestimated Spleen and its profound impact on our health. The Spleen, influenced by modern habits like overeating, irregular meals, and stress, can lead to symptoms such as excess mucus, digestive issues, and emotional struggles. It plays a pivotal role in filtering and storing blood, regulating blood cell levels, and supporting our immune system, as per Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learning to strengthen your Spleen is best done during its associated season, empowering you to foster robust digestive health and overall well-being. The significance of Spleen Qi, Dampness, and its connection to the gut flora become clear, offering a holistic understanding of how this often overlooked organ influences our health. By nourishing your Spleen, you're not only supporting your digestive system but also enhancing your overall vitality, including the health of your blood, which is responsible for various essential bodily functions, from nourishing tissues to maintaining mental clarity and optimal sleep. In short, when your Spleen is strong, you thrive!*by the way, I recommend listening to my podcast at 1.25 to 1.5x speed. Links that were mentioned in the episode if you want to dig further: Copper and your brain podcast episode HEREFoundations for your health podcast episode HEREBile & Bitters podcast episode HERE Book an initial health breakthrough session HERELearn more about my REMINERALIZE program : HERE Learn more about getting started with HTMA : HERE Learn more about the HTMA Practitioner Jumpstart : HEREFind me on Instagram : @ Lydiajoy.me OR @ holisticmineralbalancing Find me on Telegram: A Joy To Be Me If you are interested in becoming a client and have questions, reach out by emailing me: connect@lydiajoy.me
Dampness cooled my fingers as I lifted softened wood out of the limp maple leaves. In order to make sense of the small log, I assumed the hunched posture of nearsighted people everywhere. My field of vision narrowed, and I became immersed in an alien world. The variety of shapes and colors colonizing this stick were dazzling! Suddenly, something wet and shining loomed ahead. As I watched, the slug extended their beige-colored form and undulated across the lichen field on their single, body-length foot. Their movement was surprisingly graceful.
SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Ever wondered how the delicate balance of water elements in your dog's body can impact their health? It's time to unmask the enigma of dampness in dogs, its symptoms, and the role antibiotics play in disrupting this equilibrium. We navigate through the energetic states your dog can experience and help you identify the signs. Discover how excessive dampness can lead to metabolic issues, waste accumulation, and skin conditions, and learn about the pivotal roles of the liver, kidneys, and the lymphatic system in your pet's ecosystem. Topics Covered: 0:04:03 - Using Mushroom Extracts for Cancer 0:08:51 - Understanding Incontinence and Body's Transportation 0:11:26 - Dampness and Fungal Overgrowth in Dogs 0:18:57 - Understanding Dog's Energetics and Moisture Levels0:29:05 - Herbs for Dampness and Stagnation0:33:52 - Reishi Mushroom Benefits for Dogs0:36:07 - Using Rosemary for Dogs With Seizures Sponsored By: The Adored Beast Apothecary CODE HERBSROCK for 15% OFF RealMushrooms.com Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita's Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store
This week we welcome back a long time friend of the show Carl Grimes of Hayward Score. Many of our listeners know Carl has been an advocate for including health in IEQ assessments for years and has been working with sensitive people for decades. Recently Carl worked with ASHRAE to better define health. He also spoke at IAQA on including people in assessments. In addition, Carl has extensive insight into the IICRC S520 over the years and has some thoughts on the latest proposed revisions. Hayward Score Healthy Home Director Carl Grimes, HHS CIEC, has a unique combination of experiences. He has both the personal experience of how an unhealthy home created his disabling impact, plus the professional experience in various industries working in the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) field. Carl wrote Starting Points for a Healthy Habitat in 1999, detailing possibilities of what could occur in a house to make its occupants sick, how to identify what was happening, what to do about it, what not to do, and how to verify the results. The book led to an invitation to speak at the national conference of the Indoor Air Quality Association, which led to an invitation to serve on a committee that wrote the first mold remediation standard. This was followed by revising the ANSI accredited water damage restoration standard, duct cleaning standards for two organizations, fire residue in HVAC systems, and eventually to the creation of IAQA's Home Health Committee. Under his leadership a new course was developed in partnership with the National Center for Healthy Housing and Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City: Healthy Home Assessment: Principles and Practice. Other activities included serving on the Board of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) as the Vice President of Practice, on the ethics committee of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), the Joint Task Force workgroup of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI-ACAAI). The latter developed four medical practice parameters for allergists plus an entire issue of a leading peer reviewed journal on mold. He was on the committee that wrote the ASHRAE Position Document on Limiting Indoor Mold and Dampness in Buildings. LEARN MORE at IAQRadio+.
Howdy Podtimists, Welcome to the rootin'est AND tootin'est video game podcast to come out today. This week David has finally found some Blighttown relief, Chase beat Season and we took a trip to the end of the Edo period. We also dove into the Wild West in the form of Sunset Riders, a game that was suggested to us by Andy. Thank you Andy! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Metroid Prime Remastered Minecraft Dungeons Dark Souls Remastered Season: A Letter to the Future Like a Dragon: Ishin! Sunset Riders
In this week's podcast, we take a look at dampness in buildings. This is part 3 of 3! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/property-elite/message
The burst of wet weather in the North Island has likely turned many homes into breeding grounds for mould. Mould thrives in damp, poorly ventilated areas, and can reproduce by creating spores that spread around a given area. Wellness expert and Golden Yogi co-founder Erin O'Hara says that the rain and floods have likely led to mould growing in walls on under carpets and may be difficult to spot. Erin O'Hara says mould can cause allergic symptoms such as watery eyes, sneezing, itching, difficulty breathing, headache, and fatigue and that getting your home checked for mould spores is important. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week, we take a look at Dampness in Buildings. This is part 2 of 3! Please subscribe for more advice and information! Stay in touch with us: Website: https://www.property-elite.co.uk/ Linkdin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propertyelite/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propertyelitej/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricsapc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/propertyelitej #property #residential #buildingsurveyor #quantitysurveyor #CPD #RICSAPC #surveyor #construction #commercial #MRICS #AssocRICS #lovesurveying #valuation #MAPM #RTPI #CIOB #MCIOB #FRICS #charteredsurveyor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/property-elite/message
I first met Christian Nix at the Sovereign Man conference in Austin Texas last summer and then again at the Total Access Sovereign Man conference in Mexico City this fall. Christian's mix of professionalism, confidence and empathy immediately put me at ease and we began to dialogue about the state of medical care in the United States as opposed to other countries throughout the world. He spoke at length about his training as a traditional healer in multiple disciplines, and I was really intrigued by what he was sharing. Christian truly has a different perspective than most on what it takes to heal a chronically damaged body. I suggested that he consider writing a Substack about medical freedom and the state of medical care in the USA. This essay is a product of that discussion.Christian has studied and practiced traditional medicines for decades. He has lectured and taught about these methods at some of the best universities in the world. What he has to say may seem strange to you, and some aspects seem strange to me. But please keep an open mind, because what we have for chronic care in the USA is not working. We need to expand our minds and worldviews, and learn about different methods of staying healthy. Christian offers a different perspective on how to stay healthy, and I think that what he has to say is worth listening to.The “New” Medical FreedomBy: Christian NixThere are many important lessons to be learned from the last several years of COVID drama. Perhaps the most important of all is…Medical Freedom matters.The idea that drug companies are allowed to create an injectable gene therapy… hide the ingredients from public disclosure… and remain immune to any legal liability for the harm that is now undeniably linked to their actions - as they roll in billions of dollars of profit, we should expect to see the masses whetting the guillotine.Yet, no such outrage is apparent - anywhere.Instead, there's a renewed determination to clamp down on any and all dissent.For example:Dr. Peter McCullough - one of the select few Physicians who laid his career credentials on the altar in speaking out about the dangerous madness of vaccine mandates for an illness with a 99.5% survival rate - may end up paying the ultimate career price.The medical authorities have moved to strip him of his credentials.What does medical freedom even look like in a world where officials lie with impunity and system-wide censorship is the new normal?What can a regular person hope to do in light of the fact that, well, we need doctors? We need a medical system we can trust… And we need to be able to rely on medical professionals for all kinds of care…What can you do to individually reclaim some medical freedom for yourself and your family?My answer may come as a surprise. But then my experience in medicine was far from ordinary.The modern medical system in the United States is a marvelous example of how to provide emergency care.But the incidence and prevalence of chronic functional conditions in the “States” provide a fairly strong indicator of where people are falling through the cracks (or getting caught in the gears) of modern medicine.From IBS (inflammatory bowel syndrome) to autoimmunity… mental health to metabolic disorders… not to mention all kinds of chronic pain...These and other chronic conditions have one thing in common:They almost all respond favorably to changes in lifestyle, diet, targeted exercises and simple, safe home remedies and treatment.Unfortunately, a lot of health-and-wellness advice is so generic it's essentially useless.The good news is, the majority of chronic conditions that don't respond well to modern medical protocols will respond favorably to “targeted solutions” from ancient medical systems.How do I know? And why should you care what I have to say on this topic?In 1999 I began an odyssey in medicine few would believe possible. I met and apprenticed with a curandero - a type of old-time, natural healer - who gave me an excellent base for what would become my medical career.I obtained a license to practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine in 2005.And since then, I've lectured at places like Cleveland Clinic, UVA Medical center, Stony Brook University Medical center, and UCSF.I even created two hospital teaching clinics on two continents, including Mercy Hospital in Chicago.And I did all of this without going to any medical school as a student. The only reason any of this was possible in the first place is because…The system of self-healing I learned from my mentor works.Unlike modern emergency medical care, ancient medical systems have incredibly sophisticated ways of evaluating and counteracting the one category of illness affecting more patients than all others: chronic conditions.In fact, you could say that just as modern medicine is an almost magical system for handling serious health emergencies from life-threatening infections to serious trauma…Ancient medical approaches (like the one I learned) are equally as impressive in teaching patients how to target and even reverse their own chronic conditions.Of those two categories, chronic, daily symptoms are by far the biggest unmet market need. That trend shows no signs of slowing down.Ask any patient how they feel about taking multiple prescriptions for their chronic conditions, and the likely response is something like, “I would love to get off all these pills… but what's the alternative?”If your bank account will allow it, expensive superfoods… supplements… nutraceuticals… and even radical so-called “natural therapies” like chelation and stem-cell treatments are options.The problem, even for the rich, is that most diet and lifestyle advice is still incredibly unsophisticated and generic.“Don't drink too much alcohol… try to reduce your exposure to radiation… go for a walk in nature if you are feeling stressed… get your vitamin D checked…” etc.All that's fine, as far as it goes…But real medical freedom goes beyond generic advice and expensive alternatives to modern medicine.Medical freedom means learning targeted, self-healing methods that go way beyond the kind of generic advice usually referred to as “well-being.”To me, medical freedom means something specific:It means having the power to heal and maintain your bodily and psychological health without relying on modern medicine for simple, common, everyday complaints.At a minimum, medical freedom means government and private corporations don't get to mandate untested “vaccines” on an unwary population.I'll even go one step further…Medical Freedom means using the modern medical system for the conditions it treats best - while avoiding any reliance on pills and sugary foods when self-healing is clearly a better option.Most people have no idea how to heal on their own - without falling into the hands of our very dysfunctional medical system.Here's an example:Say you have something common like acid reflux...Are you really better off going to your doctor?Well, if you need an endoscopy to rule out the pre-cancerous condition of Barrett's esophagus, sure. Go to your doctor. High-tech, early diagnosis is one of the marvels of our modern system. We should all be grateful.But should you really take acid blockers simply because your doctor doesn't have any other option available?Don't you need your stomach acid if you want to have healthy digestion?Isn't the blocking of stomach acid the kind of thing that leads to other complications from opportunistic infections… to bone density issues… and even kidney disease as you age?These are just a few of the well-documented complications associated with PPIs and H2 blockers, the two most common types of acid-blocking medications.If better ways exist to get your digestive system working again, wouldn't that be preferable to taking pills?In the case of reflux, simple food-combining principles go a long way in alleviating the underlying organ imbalances leading to constant regurgitation of acid, bile and half-digested food.Certain foods simply don't combine well with others. Take meat and potatoes for example.The idea that meat and potatoes are somehow easy to digest is a total non-starter. Especially if you have a digestive illness like reflux.Meat requires a lot of stomach acid. Potatoes require a more alkaline environment in order to break down. Put those two things together and you get a big ball of “mud” in your intestines.When you build up stagnant food in your intestines like this, you also end up with something ancient (Chinese) medicine refers to as “dampness.”Dampness is exactly what it sounds like… Fluids and mucus are accumulating inside your guts, blocking the movement of blood and other normal organ functions.Getting dampness out of your body can be simple. But you need a medical model that actually acknowledges such a condition in the first place.Modern medicine has nothing to say about symptoms of dampness - because it's not even something your doctor knows to look for.The bottom line is…When you have something like chronic reflux, you are much better off learning how to get your organs working together again - not isolating stomach acid and then trying to cancel it out with pills.A basic understanding of how your digestive organs work together is far better for healing chronic reflux than taking pills to block stomach acid.Yet, no part of modern, high-tech medicine is even remotely concerned with teaching patients how to “read” symptoms… interpret what those symptoms mean about your organ (dys)functions… and then subsequently “cancel” out your common, chronic symptoms using simple everyday food combinations.None of that is part of our societal thinking about health and healing. And that's too bad - because it creates a huge and unnecessary dependence on pills and risky surgery.Acid reflux is only one example of how modern medicine prefers a pill-based solution when the right targeted advice would prevent a lot of complications.The truth is, your body's own healing ability can be hyper-focused in a way that goes far beyond generic fad “health-and-wellness” advice.In fact, there's an entire system out there designed to help regular people like you read your body's signs and symptoms - and then adjust your lifestyle, diet and exercise routine in very specific ways based on your exact imbalances.No doctors in modern medicine are taught about this level of self-healing. And they never will be.But it works.In part two I will share details of how you could identify the basic organ imbalances leading to something complicated like IBS - one of the most common chronic conditions and a total nightmare for millions of people worldwide.Until then…Regards,Christian NixWho is Robert Malone is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.“Lies My GOV'T Told Me”Available and shipping now for Christmas gifts!Here are a couple of recent Amazon reader reviews. Get full access to Who is Robert Malone at rwmalonemd.substack.com/subscribe
This week, we take a look at Dampness in Buildings. This is part 1 of 3! Please subscribe for more advice and information! Stay in touch with us: Website: https://www.property-elite.co.uk/ Linkdin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propertyelite/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propertyelitej/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricsapc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/propertyelitej #property #residential #buildingsurveyor #quantitysurveyor #CPD #RICSAPC #surveyor #construction #commercial #MRICS #AssocRICS #lovesurveying #valuation #MAPM #RTPI #CIOB #MCIOB #FRICS #charteredsurveyor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/property-elite/message
The fight against Rokkin leads to some very unexpected revelations—not only about what's going on with Tiya, but with another very important figure from Amar's past. Je-Tsun slides around the blow. Ziah casts some major shade. Amar recovers a conflicting memory. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits ImpTab Avatar's theme song is “Marauder of the Four Elements” by Ned Wilcock. “Take Five, Swamp Style (P. Desmond)” also by Ned Wilcock. The following music was used for this media project: Music: Trouble With Tribals by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6621-trouble-with-tribals License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Ever since the death of her husband, Maurice, who had sadly passed away only two years prior in 1923; 82 year old Mary Ann O'Shea had lived alone at a place known as Tower Hill that was situated within the top end of a town called Haslingden, that lies within the boundaries of the Rossendale Valley. Residing at number 11, Mary had lived in a pitifull and frightening condition. Her house was extremely basic, having just two rooms of which one included the basement. Dampness, filth and grime had made living conditions a nightmare, not just for Mary, but for all of the other residents living at Tower Hill. And out of the 36 houses situated at Tower Hill, 16 of them had no real accomodation for food storage and a staggering 35 homes had no access for washing! In fact, it was the basement that Mary would mainly use as she had suffered terribly from rheumatism and along with an ulcer on one of her legs, it had become too painful to walk up the stone steps to her other room. From all accounts, Mary was a feeble old lady, often relying on the help of a single woman by the name of Margaret Flannagan, who would call on Mary to see how she was doing and if she needed any help. For more on this story, please visit our website at https://www.daysofhorror.com Please follow us on social media; Twitter – https://twitter.com/dohpods Instagram – www.instagram.com/dohpods Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/c/DaysofHorrorPodcast
Lexman and Stephen Kotkin discuss Kotkin's latest book, "Eating Animals." First, they catch up on Lexman's recent travels and news, before getting into the meat of the discussion. Stephen Kotkin discusses how he came to be an advocate for veganism and his thoughts on why it is the moral choice. Finally, they get into some of the practical considerations around veganism.
#251 Nicole Bijlsma is a woman of passion, and her passion lies in environmental medicine. Nicole was a former naturopath and acupuncturist with 15 years of clinical experience who changed her career pathway to become a building biologist after noticing a strong correlation with many of her patients illnesses and health hazards in their home. Nicole is the author of the best seller Healthy Home, Healthy Family, was a columnist for Body+Soul (Herald Sun) and is frequently consulted by the media to comment on health hazards in the built environment (The 7PM Project, Sunrise, The Today Show, The Circle, Channel 7 News, Today Tonight, Channel 74, ABC radio, Fox FM, numerous webinars and podcasts). Nicole has thirty years experience lecturing at tertiary institutions in nutrition, Chinese Medicine and environmental medicine, and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Her extensive knowledge in environmental medicine has seen her speak at various conferences both in Australia and abroad (USA, Thailand and New Zealand). Nicole single handedly established the building biology industry in Australia, was the former President of the Australasian Society of Building Biologists and established the Australian College of Environmental Studies in 1999 to educate people about the health hazards in the built environment. The college is the only institution in Australia to provide nationally accredited training in Building Biology and Feng Shui. Nicole is currently completing her PhD investigating health hazards in the built environment under the supervision of Professor Marc Cohen at RMIT. For information about her research In this episode we cover What different forms of mould related illness exist The obvious and not so obvious signs that a house may be experiencing issues with mould What may someone experience physically/emotionally when they are exposed to dampness Mould - is it all bad news or does it serve a purpose? Why is it important to get to the source (water damage) itself rather than being focused on mould. Nicole's thoughts on Clove oil, vinegar, bleach, and air purifiers (how effective or ineffective are they?) Following a flood how long does it take for mould to take hold? And what can we do to prevent? When mould has been identified in ones home, car or working environment, what steps should one take? And so much more
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Something we're passionate about at SuperFeast is honouring the depths and beauty of living with each of the five season seasons. Through observing the energetics of nature and consuming foods that are in season, we can flow in harmony with the element of each season. Summertime is the season of joy, festivities, sunshine, the heart and is associated with the Element of Fire. The energy of this season is upward and outward and driven by Yang energy. Naturally, we crave full sunshine, warmth, cooling foods, and activities that bring a sense of excitement. All too often in this season, we tend to overdo it and exhaust ourselves to the point of depletion. More than any other season, Summer is about maintaining balance (not always easy); The true art of living in Summer is to energise without exhausting. When the Fire element is in balance, the heart is strong, the mind is calm, and sleep is sound. Here to introduce and explore the flavours, fruits, grains, vegetables, herbs, and spices of Summer, we have our favourite TCM Food Therapist, Kimberly Ashton. Kimberly's healing work centres around the power of functional food, Chinese medicine, the 5 Elements, food energetics, emotional anatomy, and energy medicine. Kimberly and Mason discuss dampness within the body, the Five-Element cycle, how to nourish the Yang energy and not overexert yourself to the point of affecting the kidneys, and adrenal burnout. Kimberly gives the full breakdown of what foods and flavours we should be eating to support vitality and how the energetics of these foods and the fire element work together within the body. "Summer is a time for cooling foods, lighter cooking styles, a little bit of spice, a little bit of bitterness, and keeping your circulation moving; it's not a time to sit in front of the tv, save that for winter. Look after your sleep, mental, and emotional state as well because that can be easily tipped, as well, in this season". - Kimberly Ashton Mason and Kimberly discuss: The Fire organ system. Foods to eat in Summer. Burnout and the Kidney's. How to avoid Summer burn out. Chinese medicine food therapy. The beauty of the afternoon naps. Why we need to sweat in Summer. What is the Fire Element and Fire Qi? Signs your fire element is out of balance. Cooking and preparing food in Summer. Bitter and spice; The flavours of Summer. Listening to your body and seeing what it wants. Dampness and not over cooling the digestive system. Who is Kimberly Ashton? Kimberly Ashton is a Holistic Wellness coach that focuses on the 5 Elements, Food Therapy and Chinese Medicine. She spent over 18 years in Asia and Shanghai, 8 of which she co-founded China's first health food store & plant-based nutrition cooking studio. Now back in Australia, she launched Qi Food Therapy in 2020, a platform offering e-books, online courses, and coaching for “balancing life energy” through food, food energetics & emotional wellness. In 2019 she published her second book “Chinese Superfoods” in Mandarin, which encourages new generations of food therapy enthusiasts to explore Asian traditional foods, everyday ingredients & get back in the kitchen. It has sold over 7000 copies in China. Her approach is centered on cultivating an intuitive relationship with food and helping people understand their energies through food choices, cooking techniques, the 5 Elements, emotional & energy practices. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST Resources: Kimberly's Website Kimberly's Instagram Soothing Liver Qi Stagnation 5 Elements & Cycles e-course Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We'd also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus we're on Spotify! Check Out The Transcript Here: Mason: (00:00) Kimberly, thanks so much for coming on again. Kimberly: (00:02) Glad to be back. Thanks for having me. Mason: (00:05) Yeah. Oh, it's nice. In between... since our last chat where I was able to get on, and have that session with you, diving into my dominant organs, based on your technique, which is really revealing and amazing, and really nuanced, which I really enjoyed as a part of your process, the nuance of not just having it just be like, "This one organ system kind of just..." Yeah. You went deeper. It was nice. Kimberly: (00:31) It's fun knowing our predominant elements. I always have to catch myself because we all have five elements in and around us, but we have a predominant three that are more easily to get out of balance, let's say. Or more typical that come out in our emotions and personality. And food. We're driven to certain foods based on if you're an earth element or a wood element person. And yeah. It's really fun. And today we'll be talking further on the elements, and more so with the fire and summer element. Mason: (01:03) I definitely recommend everyone jump in and have that... have a session with you if they're interested in figuring out what their dominant organs are. Kimberly: (01:10) Yeah. Mason: (01:10) And I'm looking forward to hearing and getting some insights about how we can weave in with the fire element and summer, and what are those foods that are going to help that fire, Qi, transform between its yin and yang. And I mean, I feel like I always... I was telling my team, I was talking about summer just especially in the Southern hemisphere, just really watch out in summer because we have these huge festivities in the middle of the time when we don't need extra festivities. Kimberly: (01:44) That's right. That's right. Mason: (01:48) Yeah. What's your take on that? Because I talk about going... your preparation for winter and your capacity to cultivate and be in a cycle of cultivating energy rather than just trying to heal yourself after burning out. So it starts now. Your cultivation for winter starts now. Because if you go real hard, the fire runs too hot, burns out, then you're going to be spending winter trying to heal rather than cultivating. Kimberly: (02:13) Yeah, absolutely. And I think that's a part of modern society. We live... No matter what season it is or where you live in the world, whether it's a tropical place or in Sweden or I don't know, somewhere really cold, we tend to burn out just as a general fire element. I'll dive into more details, but we do tend to do that. And then we get to winter or the water element, and then we're burnt out. And then we're always playing catch up. Because of this cycle, we're going round and round. There's no stopping it. People don't understand that it... what you do now affects... Kimberly: (02:46) And the Chinese practitioners in the Chinese medicine system understands that beautifully, right, that what you do now affects the next season. So as you said, even though it's Christmas and beach weather and barbecues and parties, and end of year in the Southern hemisphere, we do burn out. But people can do that at any time of the year. You can use your fire in autumn or in late summer as well. But it's just more prone to being used up. And as you said, it actually affects in the five element cycle, and the nourishing cycle, and the destructive cycle, if you want to go there quickly, you affect the kidneys, and you burn out with the adrenals. Kimberly: (03:26) I actually personally have just done that in the last few weeks. I had acupuncture yesterday, and I was like, "I'm tired and it's self inflicted." And yeah. It was... well, it is, just too much mental and physical activity. So we're just getting too burnt. And that's a modern day trait, I think, with everyone burning out so literally with the fire element. So yeah. I'll share a little bit about what the fire element is for those people who are into Chinese medicine, which they probably are if they're listening, or maybe some people that are new and are just exploring the elements and realising the depth and the beauty of living in seasons and elements. Mason: (04:10) Yeah, I mean, that's the beautiful thing here. If anyone is listening, as I know a lot of people... You come here and listen to this podcast. And especially, I know a lot of people really tune in for these seasonal ones when we chat, or when myself and [Taney 00:04:22] have them as well, where we go a little bit more philosophical. We're very practical in this podcast here. Mason: (04:28) And if it's like, "Oh gosh, I don't have room for like fire element, and fire Qi," the information, that's just a way to relate that the information that we explore here, and that's why I really like your work, it's so practical and just comes down to just wisdom-based principles that have been refined... the insights that have been refined over thousands and thousands of years. It doesn't matter where you are in the world. The idea is for you to relate to what's going on energetically around you, or seasonally around you, and what food is available locally, as well. And then it's just those simple, "All right. This is the type of energy of the food that is going to keep that organ system moving. This is the food preparation that's going to keep that organ system moving" because at this time of year, this is what you need to keep going based on the temperature, based on what's going on. Mason: (05:17) So just for everyone, just make sure you... you don't have to like... You can just be like "Oh yeah. Interesting. They're saying fire." But we're coming down to... And as you said, the burnout and the kidneys, I think this time of year, I've had a lot of people, interestingly enough, talking about hair lately. And that's a real... I think that's one... Whether it's little symptoms going on within joints, little symptoms going on within hair, and I'm kind of there at the moment as well. I really have not been quite listening to my body in how much rest it desires. And I can see my hair health just like, oh it's just not quite as rich. And it's such a big sign and a slap in the face. I had a lot of people coming to me about poor hair health. And it's like, "What do I do?" And it's like... You really... These podcasts, this topic, this is what we do. There's subtle principles. Kimberly: (06:11) Yeah. Mason: (06:11) Living seasonally, listening to your body so you don't burn out. And everything around... We're talking about food and preparation of food, and everything around this, you'll hear there's characters of this time of year and character of the fire organ system that hopefully gives you insights so you can get back and flow with your temperament, and aspirations with the season. And hopefully, then you don't pull from your kidneys, your water. Therefore, that's where the hair health emerges from, from the kidneys and from the lung lungs also. But it has a lot to do with just what... I think what you just said, the burnout. Mason: (06:43) And you've got to call a spade a spade and just be like, "You know..." and I'm really trying to do. It's like a hard process for me. Just be like, "Mate, you just have to acknowledge it. You just... You can't go on this way. You're going to have to keep on provisioning smarter." So yeah. With that, let's dive in. Kimberly: (07:02) Yeah. Awesome. And it going back to personality, as well. I believe you were earth and wood and some metal, so... And I'm wood. So I had this upward energy and go, go, go. And so people who have a lot of wood and fire, the idea of slowing down and not burning out is like, "What? No. I wouldn't do that. I can just keep going" until you can't. Kimberly: (07:24) So the fire element is this energy of upward and outward. The springtime is pretty much up. And if we're talking about food, I always bring in asparagus and leaks, which I mentioned in the spring talk that we had, which is this upward. And this fire element is about an expansion. So if you think of pineapple, or like dragon fruit, or even vegetables that go up and out, like all the beautiful salad grains, that's the energy of the season. And so it's about embodying and capturing that through our food, but not overdoing it, if that makes sense. Kimberly: (07:59) It is full sunshine. It's warmth and heat, but again, not overdoing it. So if you want to have some spicy food and chilli it's... it could be a good thing. And that's when a lot of people enjoy it, and they love things like Thai food, and Vietnamese spicy foods, and all the curries and things like that. It is a good time to have it because it encourages more of this expense nature. You sweat, it helps you cool down. There's many factors to incorporate those foods. But if... I want to bring it back into this idea of balance. We have to... This is a season to really watch the word balance more than any other season so that you don't overdo the parties, or overdo the spice, or overdue certain lifestyles because it also affects the organ of the heart and small intestine, which is the organ pair in this season, which is easily disturbed. And we get... It disturbs the [inaudible 00:08:57], disturbs our mental capacity, our emotional capacity, and people tend to get a little bit overly excited, or easily excitable, and bit chaotic and manic. So that's not good, either. Kimberly: (09:09) So we have to be very careful in every season, but this one is a really easy one to tip over, I see and I also feel in my experience with the five elements. So the idea of overexcitement for some people is a bit weird, potentially. They're like, "No. Being happy and full of joy is good." But you can overdo it. Mason: (09:29) Yeah. Well... I mean, everyone does associate constant upward and outward motion with summer, but forgetting that the Yin Qi of the fire element has got such a calm serenity. It's on cruise control. It's relaxed. It's... I mean, it's like a Sunday... it's it like a summer afternoon nap. You know? It's like swinging in the hammock while reading. But I feel Christmas and New Year, especially, they hijack that time. Kimberly: (10:03) Yes. Yes. Mason: (10:03) And I mean, and I don't know why I'm surrounded by so many [foreign language 00:10:07], so many birthdays around at the moment. And you've got to... I mean, and you- Kimberly: (10:11) A lot of birthday parties. Mason: (10:13) And this... As you said, that excitement, it's the thing that I often... I think for our... where we are in the Southern hemisphere, I think it really throws off the entire other cycle more than anything else. That, and then in getting around to autumn, and not able to transition down and welcome and mourn the fact that the summer's gone. Kimberly: (10:33) Yes. Mason: (10:34) Everyone, if you can... Yeah. Quality, not quantity. So if you can get quality celebration in upward times where we get really excited, and then be sure that you come down and cruise during these months would be... I think that's good... Good way to go. Kimberly: (10:48) Yeah. You bring up a good point about afternoon naps, something I don't do. It's just not in my... It's not in my DNA, but I should. And I'll just briefly mention a few imbalances, so how do you know your fire element is out of balance? And then we can talk about foods to support that. You get heart palpitation, like actual physical disturbance of the heart. You get anxious, you get some insomnia, there's a lot of sleep issues that surface during the height of summer for people. You get, obviously, more easily sensitive to the heat outside as the temperature's rising. You get nervous. You get forgetful, as well. So there's a lot of agitation in this chaos, wire-iness, to the fire element as well. So... But as you said, if you're balancing, you can have a nap. You can slow down in the height of summer, and you take the time for a little bit of cooling down that fire, heat, and excitement, which is really, really key. Mason: (11:48) You know what? Just what you're saying, what it... something points out to something to me, like... Because quite often, people find themselves in situations where they're like, "Well, that's all... That's very well and easy for you to say that, but I can't because of this. I've made... I've got this many kids," or "I've got... I'm in this phase of my business." I've been really watching myself kind of say that. And then watching the decisions that I'm making that are going to affect my next two years or three years. And it's like... you've got to become a custodian of the fire, the future fire. Kimberly: (12:17) Mm. Mason: (12:17) So it's like, "Oh. Well at least I'm going to learn from when I've bitten off more than I can chew. And I'm going to ensure that I make choices that when I get around to summers three years from now, that I actually do have greater capacity to get into that serene flow." Kimberly: (12:32) Yes. All love that future of fire. I wrote down a note here as well to... which kind of ties in with that future fire idea. It's like, energise but not exhaust. So you want to have the energy in summer... well, the whole year round really, and that flow of yin and yang, and that balance, but not exhaust. And we tend to, in modern day society, to just go to the edge and exhaust ourselves, and then try and catch up and take herbs, and eat food, and sleep. And then you really depleted yourself to another level and it's harder to catch up, so... Kimberly: (13:05) But on that note, there are foods that can help in the season. And for those that are familiar with the flavours and the five elements of five seasons of five flavours, it's one of bitterness, and not many people like to hear that because likes to eat bitter foods. But in Chinese cuisine, there's a lot of bitter and spicy foods that can... They don't have to be like eating something really obviously bitter or spicy like a whole chilli or like... I don't know if you've ever had bitter melon in Chinese cuisine? Mason: (13:40) I was thinking about bitter melon. Yeah. Kimberly: (13:44) The kugua? Oh. It's like... I used to hate it. And it's a really weird-looking food, a vegetable, as well, but it is the classic vegetable in Chinese, in summertime. There's a few others, but that is the classic because it just... it goes straight to where it needs to go in the body, and it does its job, and you feel great afterwards, after you've had it. And there's obviously ways to cook its so it doesn't taste so disgusting. But yeah. So you're looking at some bitter and spice. So as I mentioned a little bit earlier, a little bit of chilli, but it... I'm not a big chilli fan, but you can have other spices that make your food taste good. You can go to Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Thai cuisine and borrow from their condiments list. Mason: (14:25) Spice rack. Yep. Kimberly: (14:26) Spice rack. Yeah. Mason: (14:27) Condiments list. Yep. Kimberly: (14:28) Yeah. And herbs as well. Like Thai basil and all those beautiful flavours, as well. And there's a reason I wanted to explain as well why they have those in... especially in tropical places in Southeast Asia, is to cope with the season. It's pretty much summer all year round there. So they have foods and herbs that... and spices that help with that. So that's important just to start thinking about, oh, different ways of eating in different times of the year. Because most people that I meet eat pretty much the same all year round. And so I'm always encouraging like, "Explore different flavours, explore different vegetables, spices." Not every day, but maybe once a week, cook something different, or borrow from different cultures. Kimberly: (15:12) So the main aim of food therapy in the fire element or in the summertime is to cool, hydrate, and enjoy your food as well. Because I don't want people to become too... to worry about cooling themselves and having certain ingredients. So I'll mention a few of those ingredients that support that. But then I'll also talk about the digestion, because it's really important that we don't overcool the body. I did that when I first started doing Chinese medicine, and it was in summer, and my TCM doctor was like, "Oh, the cooling foods." So I overdosed on some of these foods. So I'll mention things like zucchini, melons of all types, watermelon, rock melon, mint, papaya, chrysanthemum is a very popular. Mason: (15:59) Yeah. Drainer. Drain from the face. Yeah. Kimberly: (16:01) Yeah. Just cool the body and get... Exactly. So if there's too much heat coming up, we want to cool the body, the whole body, but from the upper half. Cucumbers also fall in the melon family. Kimberly: (16:13) And then the bitter of flavours can come from bitter of melon. If anyone hasn't heard of bitter melon, Google it, because it's fascinating. It's a really wrinkly-looking green thing, and scary on the inside with seeds. But as I said, highly nutritious, the most bitter thing you'll ever eat. And then on a Western, it's probably a lot easier to associate with arugula or rocket. That's got that nice bitter quality to it. And look at the shape of rocket and arugula leaves. So that's something good, as well, to incorporate. So those are nice cooling bitter flavours that you can start to add to your salads, or your stir fries, or your soups. Like a zucchini soup, I like to make it with leak. So you can still use your spring vegetables. You don't have to ignore the green good stuff that we talked about previously, but just starting to add more variety because this is the most abundant time of year, where we have... in the farmer's markets or in the fruit and veg shop, you have so much choice. So really start to have more variety in your meals. Kimberly: (17:15) And then the colour red. So the colour of the season is this beautiful red quality. So that could be literally things like red rice, or red lentils, or red beans, as well as red coloured vegetables. Last summer I discovered red sorrel. I don't know if you've... You've probably...get that a lot up there, as well. It's a beautiful leaf, and it's really bitter. But it looks like a baby Swiss chard kind of, and it's just delicious. It's got these red veins through it. Mason: (17:47) We mainly just got lemon sorrel. Kimberly: (17:49) Lemon sorrel's good, too. Yeah. Mason: (17:51) I mean, that's like... That's a nice thing about the bitterness coming from all those greens, and a little bit of dandelion here and there when you're walking around. It's just like... I mean, that's where... like, you're having bit of melon available is really great, but it is really... The bitterness kind of slaps you in the face. And I think that's the thing like... It's like it's all mangoes, it's all calling foods, and it's all easy to eat celebration foods. And it's like bringing foods to take to that party, and that Christmas party. Things that are rich, things that are really easy for everyone to eat. And it's... no one wants to bring that challenging meal a lot of the time that's like... got like quite bitter of tones. Mason: (18:31) Maybe... everyone's not used to having massive aromatic... You said like a lot of the spices we get here, whether it's in India, Italy, it's like... They're often... It's like, of course. They're aromatic, and there's a bit of pungency in there, and bitterness is just layered in through all of them. So it's nice to put them in there, but... I think that is a... It's a good... Just little heads up warning, and something good you can do, just like what I do. Walk around, you see like a little bit of sorrel, you see a little bit of dandelion, just go and whack that in, just to kind of ground yourself, and remind yourself that, "Hey, it's not all just like getting the helium... getting in the big balloon and just going up, up, up, up, up, up, up into the sky." You need something to slap you on the side of the face and be like, "Come back down to earth, buddy. Here. Have some bitter tones." Because it's... Otherwise, it's- Kimberly: (19:16) That'll do it. Mason: (19:18) That'll... And it does do it. As you said, the over-cooling that's just... I mean, it is... People just run off in one direction. They forget... I think everyone forgets that in the centre of the elemental wheel is earth. Kimberly: (19:35) Mm. Mason: (19:35) So there is like a consistency. Kimberly: (19:38) Yes. Yes. Mason: (19:38) There is still... It's still okay to have a little bit of warm water to nourish the spleen first thing in the morning. Kimberly: (19:45) Absolutely. Yeah. And exactly. And that's... We'll get to that when we talk about the digestive system. Because we tend to either overcool, or go to that extreme, like you said, and think in summer we can just have lots of ice cream and like raw salads, and... But there isn't... A huge benefit to still having some warmth, whether it's warm water in the morning, especially in the morning, something warm so that we're not just hurting the spleen first thing in the morning. Just because it's summer and it's hot outside, the body on the inside, especially the stomach and spleen don't enjoy having ice cream for breakfast, for example. Kimberly: (20:23) So some other foods that have a little bit of redness to them, but also have that bitterness are... I mentioned red rice, but I'm a really big fan of amaranth leaves, and we can get those here quite easily. Or even amaranth seed, so you can make a really nice porridge or desserts. Like, we can get quite creative with these fire elemental summer seeds, grains, vegetables, fruits, where we don't just have to stick to the ones that I mentioned. I mentioned the most common ones to start with, but I do encourage people to explore other grains and vegetables. So amaranth is a nice purple... well, you can get green ones as well, but purple leafy vegetable, which is a really nice thing. Kimberly: (21:03) And then another really cool... I love sea vegetables, and I think you know this. So we can start to look at dulse, as well, red coloured seaweeds. So we don't want to just keep it to land vegetables, and cooling, and things like that. But we can bring in a lot of the sea vegetables, as well. Mason: (21:22) Do you use that in soups mostly? Kimberly: (21:25) Yeah. So I'm... The easiest way I found it is in flakes, so the dulse flakes that you can get in the health food store. You can put it on salads, you can put it on like savoury porridge or congee or meal, or things like that. Because it's in flake form, it's very small. So it's not too... It's not actually that strong. But it's the right colour and the energy, quality of the food that you can sprinkle out on anything really. It's not as strong as like wakame or arame, those sort of more suitable for like miso soup, or more Japanese style. Dulse flakes are just... you can put them on anything. You can put them on barbecue things if you want to. Yeah. Kimberly: (22:06) So again, explore are different things that you can add to your spice rack, or to your kitchen condiments. I think condiments are one of the most fun things. And especially in summer, you can make really nice toppings or dips, or sources to go with your meals. Kimberly: (22:23) I will get back to the cooling food. So I mentioned mint. Some people love or hate cilantro or coriander. That's a great one for this season. And mung beans are the classic Chinese cooling food outside of bitter melon. And I have to say one more Chinese vegetable, which is it's called winter melon. It's a silly name, dong gua, but it's this big melon. It looks like 20 times bigger than a cucumber. And it has cooling and dampness removing properties to it, which is also the beauty of Chinese medicine, food therapy. Every food pretty much has a function in a season, in a meal. So yeah. I know mung beans aren't a Chinese ingredient. They're used a lot in Indian cooking and in Ayurveda as well, so we can start to look at that. Kimberly: (23:13) And lotus seed, again a little bit more on the Chinese ingredient, but beautiful in soups and stews. And chrysanthemum I mentioned as well before. And then papaya is a good one that's very often and used, as is dragon fruit and guava. I love guava. So again, there's like nutritional benefits. There's a lot of functional things. And a lot of these fruits help with your digestion, help with dampness, as well as cooling the body. They... All the tropical fruits have this beautiful cooling nature to them. And ginkgo. I have to mention ginkgo. It's got a bitter and sweet flavour to it. I don't know if you... Do you use ginkgo at all? Mason: (23:57) Yeah. Kimberly: (23:58) Yeah? As a whole ingredient? Mason: (24:01) I don't use nut. I use leaf. Kimberly: (24:03) You use leaf. Oh, nice. Mason: (24:04) It's in a herb formula that's- Kimberly: (24:06) Oh, great. Nice. Yeah. The so ginkgo is like a yellow... It's big for a seed, but it's a big chewy kind of seed, and it's... You'll see it in Chinese stir-fries a lot, but it's a classic also summer ingredient. Yeah. It's got a lot of... It's got like a multitude of functions including dampness and stabilising the heart, as well. So I love it. And it's good for the brain. I know that you can tell us more on the tonic side of it. But it's just another ingredient to consider yeah. Mason: (24:50) Yes. Ancient dinosaur tree. Kimberly: (24:50) Mm-hmm (affirmative). And then in terms of cooking styles, because that's also something that I love to talk about because that's also seasonal. So if we're cooking the same thing all year round in the oven, which is a very easy thing to do, especially with Western cooking, we get a lot of heat. And if you look in Asia, traditionally, they didn't really have... in Southeast Asia or Southern China, they didn't have big ovens like to make bread and bake whole roasts and things like that in summer in particular. Kimberly: (25:20) So it's important to change or shift, adjust your cooking styles to incorporate more stir-fries, or steaming, or quick sautes, blanching, which just means a dip in hot water. It's a really nice way to have a bit of light cooking. So you're not cooking things soggy or in the oven, but not all raw. And that leads me to the point on raw food, which I think we might've mentioned last time, but I've been hearing a lot more lately... I've been listening to a few people talk about Chinese medicine, but also the correlation with Ayurveda and other natural medicines, and this idea of strengthening or keeping the digestive system strong, and they call it Agni. In Chinese, it's Yang Qi or Yang Pi, Pi being the spleen and stomach, Pi Wei. Kimberly: (26:09) So especially in summer, when we think it's really hot and we want to reach for cold orange juice, first thing in the morning, you mentioned having some warm water, or some warm tea, herbal tea first, then you can have whatever else later, so as not to shock the stomach, and spleen, and the whole intestine system. So I really recommend people to keep that in mind, and not burn out or really cool down too much their stomach in spleen. Mason: (26:41) It's amazing how quickly untethered you can be. And it is the nice thing about summer, is you kind of... the party animal kind of comes out, and so it should because to an extent, you want to be free... Kimberly: (26:53) Yeah. Mason: (26:54) ... non-tethered to rules and dogma. But that's... You go... Well what happens, you go that step too far, you become untethered from your reality. Right? Kimberly: (27:04) Yeah. Mason: (27:05) Which is always- Kimberly: (27:06) Very easy to do. Mason: (27:07) Yeah. I mean... And it's such a fine line there. So I mean it's... As you said, it's like simple set up for success. And they're like... When you look at the organ wheel, it's like this time of year, more than ever. It's the easiest, too. And therefore, hopefully the one... the time when everyone can get onto the bandwagon soon. Like, it's get up, go and move your body, get sweating. Help the yang crack through the concrete of the yin, and all the stagnant water, and then have your warm tea, your warm water, and then you've set yourself up right. Mason: (27:38) And then, when you do inevitably break the rules because you're like, "No, no. I'm going to be good. And I'm not going to have any one of those organic, natural, homemade ice blocks. I'm not going to have too many of those." And then everyone's having one that like... in the mid-morning and you're like, "Oh, why not? I'll just have a little one of those, have another little one." Kimberly: (27:54) Yeah. Yeah. Mason: (27:54) At least you set yourself up with the principles correctly. And I always want to remind people, remember you can... If you're feeling cold in there, maybe it's a super hot day, and you're like, "This is medicine." Some, maybe. It's... You feel the cold, hang around just a tiny bit. And you sneeze once. You go, "Oh, cool. I'm going to go and have a tea." Boom. If you're really cold, you go, "Oh, cool. I'll just go have a little bit of cinnamon." Even... It's not a bad thing to have cinnamon in the middle of summer. Kimberly: (28:20) Absolutely. Mason: (28:20) Just kind of like... Kimberly: (28:20) Absolutely. Yeah. Mason: (28:22) It's simple. Simple little techniques. Kimberly: (28:24) Yeah. And you bring up the point... I thought about it earlier to mention, as well, of just listening to your body and seeing what it wants. Because just because everyone is eating, I don't know, a salad or whatever. Mint, things that are cooling, things that I mentioned, you might need more warmth. Some people are still... even though they've come through spring and the wood element, they're still feeling... there's still coldness trapped in there, in their body. Kimberly: (28:46) And the fire element is actually about hydration that I've mentioned as well, but also circulation. So the heart is responsible for circulation. And a lot of people will still have cold hands and feet through summer. So that's a perfect example of what you just said. Like, you might need cinnamon. You might still need to have some of those warming herbs and tonics and things like that because you're still cold on the inside even though it's 30 degrees, 40 degrees outside. So it is very much listening to your body and what it needs. And just because Kimberly is talking about cooling foods, maybe it's not going to work for you because you're not warmed up yet, actually. Mason: (29:21) I think it's... I mean, I've talked about it before with how... before our acupuncturist moved away. And he would... Taney did kind of like... and Taney was vegetarian for so long, but maybe not with your principles in place. I know you help people do this in a way without meat. But with... after Taney came through, she was quite depleted, especially within her spleen. And our acupuncturist was like, "Hey, listen. I know you want to live super seasonally, but you've been off the elemental cycle for so long, it's probably going to be two to three years of you camped out within the spleen, grounding diet. Don't... Just because it's summer, don't run off and just smash a bajillion mangoes and think that you can just go and enjoy the fruits of summer when you haven't actually..." I'm putting it a little bit more bluntly than he did. "You haven't put in the time. You're not listening to your body. You haven't put in the time." Mason: (30:21) And I kind of feel like this with a lot of people I see. It's like, "Well, you've... It's going to take you a long time before you've got the capacity to warm yourself up and heat yourself up before you can actually go nuts in summer. But you haven't..." Yeah. Because the foundations of the diet haven't been created. And as we said before we jumped on, yes. There's a different principles within each season, which... within each organ, but they are connected- Kimberly: (30:45) Yeah. Mason: (30:45) ... by something. There is a continuity that's there, and you kind of have to cultivate that, and know and feel that, and know what your baseline markers are. Know... You need to know what your edges are, so you don't get exhausted. You need to know how to feel, whether you are cold. Kimberly: (31:02) Yes. Mason: (31:02) You need to be able to perceive what the difference is between you living in a way where you can heat your feet and your hands, and not. Kimberly: (31:09) Yes. Mason: (31:10) And then you... So maybe you might not be completely exploding into summer or out there into autumn, but you will be going... learning from the principles as we go along. It's an important one. Yeah. Kimberly: (31:22) Yeah. Absolutely. And some people... You bring up a great point because some people... like, they might be listening and thinking... especially at the beginning, when we were talking about this explosive energy and warmth and they're like, "I don't feel that. I'm flat or cold or..." And it might take three years for somebody to warm up, or to feel that energy of summer because they haven't had that for so long. Or you live in a really cold place, and your summer's really short, and it takes a lot more energy to get to that fire-iness. So yeah, we need to be very mindful of your climate, your individual constitution, and your condition of where you're living. Someone who's listening, maybe if they're in Singapore, or Hong Kong, or Mexico where it's much warmer the whole year, that's a different story. Right? Kimberly: (32:08) You're going to have different foods, and different... Hopefully, you're not having cold hands and feet in a very warm climate. That might actually be an indication of even more severe cold on the inside. But yeah. No, circulation is really important as well in summer. So you mentioned getting up and moving. So exercise and sweating because one of the, the biggest problems with dampness, and I'd love to talk about that as well even though it's more earth element, we can have that at any time of the year. But if it's not being expressed out of the body through sweating, and it doesn't have to be a gym session. Most people think of sweating in that terms, but you can go for a walk in summer, and still sweat. Or you can just dance or do something fun that encourages that energy of upward outwardness, but also the sweating. Kimberly: (32:56) But you mentioned mango. So that's why it brought my attention and back to dampness. So in summer, we tend to enjoy lots of fruit, which is great, but you can overdo that, as well. And a lot of the raw fruit in summer, particularly mangos and bananas, tropical fruits of... and those two will... For someone who has dampness issues, which is a stagnation in the spleen, and then it can move up to the lungs as well, and you get mucus. So we want to keep that clean and not being bogged down. So I liken dampness to being like a swamp, or a steam room in your digestive system. It's a very unusual term for us in the West, but something to just keep in mind. And I actually personally think there's a lot of gut issues, and IBS, and things around that. Kimberly: (33:41) Whereas if... And if you tie that into Chinese medicine, you're like, "Well, that makes sense." It's just like this bogged down moist, not pleasant environment. So sweating is really key, having the right foods. So just reducing your mangoes or bananas and dairy for a while, and having a lot of those foods that I mentioned earlier, actually. Those bitter flavours, a little bit of cooked foods, and dampness removing foods such as coix seeds or Job's tears. They're around... you can get them in Australia quite easily. And I didn't mention corn yet, but corn is a really nice summer vegetable. And corn silk, which is the hair of the corn, is a really nice thing just to boil... boil the whole corn with that hair, and then drink the water. That is like one of the best ways to get dampness out you. You just pee more. It's fantastic. But again, keeping that water and fluid metabolism balanced and moving, and not overburdening your spleen is key in summer, as well as late summer. Excuse me. But very important in this hot weather. Yeah. I don't know how you feel about dampness. Mason: (35:02) Oh no. Like just... I mean dampness, I feel like it's the most prevalent issue we see from the Western diet, especially when I came out of the raw vegan... I came out of the raw vegan community. And so that was the biggest... the most common diagnosis that everyone would self-diagnosed, or that you'd... I'd come across a furious acupuncturist who would just be like waving their fist at me in the face for all the damp spleens that we were encouraging and creating. I was quite aware of it early on, because I personally didn't care whether I had to change my diet. Going back onto animal foods was a big change for me. But I didn't... I never... I stayed doing, whether it was bee products or colostrum, I stayed there, with my intention being health. Mason: (35:55) So for me, when I started, if I would see anything start emerging that showed that I was actually... that my foods were too cold, I'd just change and alter my diet. And so I kind of like... I used to get very annoyed. I was very annoyed by Taoism and Chinese medicine because it would just... it would like ruin the party that we had. Like, we've got the perfect diet. Kimberly: (36:18) Yep. Mason: (36:20) But it ultimately... It's saving a lot of people. It's like the paramedics at a festival where everyone's gone nuts, going too hard- Kimberly: (36:27) Yes. Mason: (36:28) ... just sitting on the sides like, "Come here. All right. Come on. Yeah. We'll get you on some of these. We'll get you on more of the grounding diet." Kimberly: (36:35) It's so true. Mason: (36:36) And again, I mean, like just pointing out to everyone. I do include meat in my diet. I know you don't. You have a like vegetarian approach to it. Kimberly: (36:45) I'm a flexitarian, to be very honest. So the vegans that are listening won't like to hear that. But I've done a bit of- Mason: (36:51) We've got pretty inclusive vegans listening [crosstalk 00:36:54]. Kimberly: (36:53) Well that... Maybe I'm a... Yeah. Well, I'm a vegan flexitarian, so I'm not strictly anything. I don't like labels, so I will eat whatever I want when I want. I don't tend to eat much meat anymore. I used to, a lot. But I... Yeah. No, I'm open to eating whatever my body needs, whether it's a little bit of ghee, or some seafood. I maintain an open stance, but yeah. What I really like the challenge of is support... through the TCM lens is supporting people who want to go... who are vegan, vegetarian, because classically TCM's like, "No. You must have meat." I'm like, well, actually... I like to challenge things. You know? I'm like, hang on a second. You can do this with the wisdom of Chinese medicine, and you can do it. It's just not classically in Asia... Well, I mean, Buddhist in the temples and things like that, it can be done, is what I'm trying to say, if you do it properly. Mason: (37:48) It's there for sure. Kimberly: (37:48) But most people just don't do it properly. Mason: (37:50) Well, and that's the key. And I think there's always a confusion between, well, there's an ideological diet, which that's... that we all... We're all kind of more familiar with that. But then post-ideology, which I think everyone listening has heard us talk at length about post-ideology, there's often... Because nobody... I don't know. I don't know a lot of people doing veganism and vegetarianism quite right, even though I lived within that world of collecting justification about why... But I've never really found outside of Chinese medicine principles, Ayurvedic principles, I didn't really find... I found a lot of unhealthy vegetarians in that community as well. Mason: (38:34) So but then you get to the healing... You get into healing cycles. And that, likewise, is like a healing cycle from being excessively on Qi, Western meat-fueled, crappy oil-fuel... Nonetheless, you go into the convalescence, you go into the healing cycle. Well, maybe it's a... Maybe you go out of veganism, ideological veganism, and kind of where Tanny was at now. Acupuncturist was like, "Listen, mate. You are going to have to eat meat beyond not just every day. Like, more than one meal a day for like two years, three years." That was his approach about how to get back, and get the spleen so tight and so nourished, and that the foundations are present. And then... Then you can go off, and you earn the right to go and explore the many roads to Rome. Kimberly: (39:19) Yeah. Mason: (39:19) Where your diet, emerging from ancient principles and it comes about... Often I find at that point, that's when meat becomes a side. Kimberly: (39:29) Yes. Mason: (39:29) In any cultures where they're honed, they've got their diet, they're eating seasonally, and they know their body and they generally know for the body and the people around them, what the signs are that they are in balance nutritionally. So you can see right now there's so much fighting because everyone's fighting about what the ideal diet is, but they're in the convalescence, or the post-ideal logical stage. And that's why we've got still extreme veganism, or cleansing diets, when you come from a Western diet, extreme carnivore when people have been vegan for so long, and they've got no yang left, so they go three years of just eating meat and healing. And they're going, "Oh my God! I bloody found the way. I found it!" And it's all excess. Kimberly: (40:17) Yeah. Either way is excess. Exactly. Yeah. And it's about the... Well, that's the beauty of Chinese medicine. So I think when acupuncturists or TCM doctors... because I was in China for so long, and they would be like... quite against vegetarianism because they would see the results of an extreme vegetarian diet, which was pretty much tofu and white rice. That was it. Like, I've seen people in Asia do it, especially when vegetarianism and veganism started only a few years ago in China in a modern Western sense. And it was very depleting. And I was running behind people going, "Don't do this. This is going to give... You're going to give yourself a bad name, the vegetarians and the vegans, because you're just taking the meat out. You're not replenishing. You're not learning about different ingredients, and herbs, and foods, and beans, and grains. You're just eating white rice and tofu, which is not very good at all." Kimberly: (41:08) So like you said, we don't want to go to either end of deficiency or excess. You just want to find that middle ground. And that's what Chinese medicine has always been about. Right? And it's not that you'd have to eat lots of meat. They just use meat as a side, or as a medicine really. You know? To strengthen certain organs. And meat also is seasonal. You can put that onto the five elements, as well, and to eat lamb more in winter because it's warming and really building for the young Qi, and things like that. Kimberly: (41:37) But that being said, if you're wanting to go a little less heavy in your diet summer, and the fire element is a great time to eat more vegetables, and become 50% vegetarian, whatever you want to have. So plant-based diet or things like that, where you do reduce a little bit of the meat, just on a digestion and heat perspective, it's a great time to explore that, and then use the meat and animal products more in autumn, winter, just to really warm yourself, nourish yourself, build your blood, your Qi. And again, it's that cycle and the five elements. So yeah, we shouldn't be eating lamb roasts all year round, or I don't know, raw arugula salad all year round. It's just- Mason: (42:22) [inaudible 00:42:22], all year round. Kimberly: (42:24) Yeah. Exactly. There's a time... There's a time. And you enjoy those foods more. Right? You're going to enjoy that salad more in summer. You're going to enjoy that lamb roast in winter or a cold day, or whatever it is. Knowing your body, knowing how you feel, you could wake up on a summer's day, or a summer's evening, and want to use the oven and roast some either vegetables or meat or whatever it is. But knowing the energy of the food and the effect on what it'll give to you, that's key, I think, more so than following a food list. And that's what... I mean, I have a food list from Chinese medicine, but you've got to know when to use them, and what you personally want to achieve from your food and cooking it. Mason: (43:08) Well, I mean, what a great conversation to have. Don't... Yeah. I mean like, and especially that, what you pointed out, like a lot of... whether it's going to be... Like, it's going to be naturopath, same thing, or it's going to be a lot of the TCM doctors who, because of what they've seen and maybe rightfully so... They've seen the aftermath, and I've seen it a lot, of the aftermath of extreme veganism. I've also seen it of keto. So remembering... Just remembering, everyone, that there is an ideological approach to diet. And if you are looking around going, "Gosh, I'm trying to gather evidence. I'm trying to gather evidence that 'Oh, that ancient thing works because of this.' Okay, great. I feel good now. And I'm getting my dopamine hit because I'm right. I'm right. And I feel safe here." Mason: (43:53) It's not... It's like, acknowledge where you are, but keep on moving. And then, when you're starting to get advice from other people, you'll feel that self-righteousness, especially from the carnivore kind of community at the moment, because they're so self-righteous in knowing that this is the healing because everyone's been such a soy-heavy vegan, vegetarian- dominant, or just eating shitty vegetable oils, and eating lots of crappy cereals, and so they're like, "Yes. This is the ultimate diet." But there is a difference between ideological diet, and then healing diets, and that's where keto kind of comes in. Keto in these little areas for particular clinical situations, it seems to work. And it's great. Kimberly: (44:34) Yeah. Mason: (44:34) But unless you feel the uniqueness, you kind of... You can use these principles, and when you kind of get out of that ideology, and you move past your own convalescence/healing stage, you will feel this uniqueness, and this... You'll feel you can just on walking past the noise, because all these people are gathered down the bottom of the mountain, yelling and angry at each other, and standing on little pedestals that they've made for themselves and tapping themselves on the back... Mason: (45:00) But if you just don't get distracted, just keep on walking, keep on walking up the hill. And eventually all the noise will fall away, and you can still look at... whether it's Chinese medicine, you can look at Ayurveda, you can look at all the carnivore stuff and vegan stuff, but all of a sudden, the noise will go away. And what will be there is your capacity to cultivate what's right for your body, your family, wherever you are in the world. And it's a great... it's a great feeling. It's only... It's just... It's hard to get attention that way, which is almost good. Mason: (45:30) I don't think we should be getting that much attention from our diet. We want the attention to be like a magnet kind of eventually, maybe people come and ask us about it later on, when we've cultivated that much vitality, and it... and then where people are naturally attracted. But yelling and screaming about being right, or trying to feel like you've got it right and don't have it wrong, it's... Keep on walking past all of that. And- Kimberly: (45:52) Yep. Mason: (45:54) And then yeah, picking up some tips along the way with what you are sharing as always helps us just get back into a harmonising kind of flow, which is always helpful. Kimberly: (46:02) Mm-hmm (affirmative). Yeah, absolutely. And you said the word "vitality." So we should feel the most energised and full of vitality in summer. So if you're not, that's a great sign to know that you're doing something off, or you've been living out of harmony for the other seasons. So by the time you get to summer, we should be ready to go and have a beautiful, fun, energising summer and not get burnt out. Kimberly: (46:29) So yeah. Hopefully, today again... the theme was more in Chinese medicine, it's all about cooling and hydrating the body and the mind and the heart in summer. Because it's just the way that it tends to go energetically a little bit too high, and too overly excited. So if you're not feeling that way, then there's something to dive into and explore. But for the most part, yeah. Cooling foods, lighter cooking styles, a little bit of spice, a little bit of bitterness through... It's easiest to do through vegetables and herbs. That's why I mentioned it. And keep... yeah. Keep your circulation moving. It's not a good time to sit in front on the sofa. Save that for winter. Yeah. And look after your sleep, and mental, emotional state as well because that can be easily tipped, as well, in this season. So yeah. We can do that through food. We can do that through changing our cooking, as well. And yeah. Then it becomes more enjoyable summer, and you can have those afternoon naps. Mason: (47:39) I love it. Thanks so much for coming and sharing the wisdom and- Kimberly: (47:42) My pleasure. Mason: (47:43) ... what we know and you know. It's always nice talking to you, but especially because you've seen this... You've seen this work so many times. And the beautiful thing about Chinese medicine is it comes down to the energy, and the flavour profiles. And so it isn't... As you said, it's not about foods from China. It's about foods from where we're at. So that might mean Chinese foods and herbs, but it's about the energy of the food, and feeling that that energy flows and helps us flow in harmony with the season. So yeah, it's nice. Always... We can personalise all we want. Kimberly: (48:16) Yes. Mason: (48:18) And I do recommend... I don't know if there's anything else you want to share, but I do recommend everyone goes and checks out your website, which is Qifoodtherapy.com.au? Kimberly: (48:29) Just .com. Mason: (48:29) Oh, just .com? Oh, nice. Global. Kimberly: (48:32) Yes. Mason: (48:34) Is there anything else you wanted to leave everyone with today? Kimberly: (48:38) Just to recap... Yeah. Introduce or explore new flavours and vegetables, and herbs and spices. And summer's a fantastic time because we've got the most choice, whether it's salads, or warm salads, or a little bit of new flavours, vegetables is something... Now's the time to do it. Or summer, when you get round to it if you're in the Northern hemisphere. Mason: (48:59) Yeah. Yeah. Beautiful. Thank you so much. And yeah. Hopefully, we'll be able to get on soon and chat late summer. Kimberly: (49:07) Awesome. Thank you. Mason: (49:08) Bye. Kimberly: (49:09) Bye. Dive deep into the mystical realms of Tonic Herbalism in the SuperFeast Podcast!
A review of the category Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness.To watch the video, download the notes, or take the practice test, go here: http://tcmstudy.net/video/wind-damp-liveStudying for finals, year-ends comps, clinic entrance exams, or boards? Want to review ALL of the single herbs? Check out the Single Herb Review Course: https://tcmstudy.teachable.com/p/herb-review/
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Tongue diagnosis(舌診) is one of two pillars of the Four Examinations ; the other is feeling pulse Areas off the Tongue and Corresponding Organs Liver and Gallbladder - sides Lungs - tip Heart - extreme tip Kidney - root Spleen and Stomach - center secretions and excretions ; phlegm, vomit, urine, and stools. clear phlegm: Cold pattern 寒証 yellow and sticky phlegm : Heat 熱証 a large amount of phlegm easily coughed : Dampness 湿痰証 bloody phlegm : Heat injuring the Lungs風熱犯肺 Thin, watery, clear vomit : Cold pattern and deficient Stomach Qi : 胃気虚寒証 (vomitting undigested food without sour taste in the mouth) Sour- tasting vomit : stomach Heat ：胃熱 yellow, bitter-tasting vomit : Liver heat or Gall bladder Heat 肝胆実熱
Episode 50- Dampness and Mold Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DMHS) Explained Dr. Tamara TuuminenDr. Tamara Tuuminen, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Microbiologist, Adjunct Professor, and Principal Investigator for ISLAB Mikkeli at the University of Helinski, Finland. After her experiences with falling ill from toxic mold in her workplace, her research shifted towards understanding more about the health effects of exposures to building dampness and mold. She has studied the subject extensively and is one of the rare physician scientists that understands hypersensitization from exposures. In this episode Dr. Tuuminen provides our audience with an in depth presentation of her research findings and how DMHS differs from CFS, TILT, and CIRS diagnoses. She also provides recommendations on how to recover from exposures. Want to contribute to our efforts? Visit our GoFundMe page to donate today: gofund.me/daf1233e Transcript: https://bit.ly/3rlMzxh Click here to obtain this show's resources page: https://bit.ly/3F93LLeFind us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YoutubeNeed help navigating your mold injury without breaking the bank? Join our low cost education group: bitly.com/exposingmoldeducationSponsors: Michael Rubino, The Mold Medic and All American Restoration, the first and only mold remediation company in the country specializing in remediating mold for people with underlying health conditions or mold sensitivities. They've quickly become the most recommended remediation company from doctors and mold inspectors nationwide. Pick up your copy of Michael Rubino's book, “The Mold Medic: An Expert's Guide on Mold Remediation, " here: https://amzn.to/3t7wtaUMymycolab specializes in a precise form of mycotoxin testing by analyzing a patient's IgG and IgE antibodies in a blood serum sample, producing results you can trust. Visit mymycolab.com to order your test today.Support the show (https://www.gofund.me/daf1233e)
This week on IAQ Radio+ we welcome Terry Brennan for a look back and forward with a true legend in the building science and IAQ world. Terry Brennan is a building scientist and educator, who has studied buildings since the 1970's. Because of his background in physics, biology and building construction, Mr. Brennan combines theory and practice in a unique and integrated way. He was president and senior building scientist at Camroden Associates, Inc in Westmoreland NY from its founding in 1984 until 2019. Terry began his career as a physics major at Northeastern University, but somehow, some way got diverted into building science, working on the earliest research into radon problems and radon behavior in buildings, and moved on to energy and moisture issues. For the last 40 years, he's spent more time crawling around damp basements and hot attics than most normal people would find pleasant. But in return for those decades of investigation, Terry knows a LOT about what makes buildings tick… how they go wrong… and how to make sure they don't. Mr. Brennan has provided research, training, curriculum development, and program support for the USEPA, the National Center for Healthy Housing, building owners and managers, individual homeowners, and several state health departments. He is the primary author of the USEPA Moisture Control For Commercial Building Design, Construction, Operations And Maintenance Guidance; A contributing author to the ASHRAE Indoor Air Quality Guide, the ASHRAE Residential Indoor Air Quality Guide, and the USEPA Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Managers. He has also served as a member of several ASHRAE and ASTM committees in addition to being a consultant to the National Academies of Science Committee on Dampness and Health in Buildings.
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Chinese Medicine the web that has no weaver page 146-150 The six pernicious Influences (liu-yin/ six evils/ 六淫外邪) are meteorological factors that play a part in disease. The include six climatic phenomena: 1,dampness (shi/湿)
"Phlegm Dampness" is a body type in TCM that can cause annoying problems like stubborn weight gain. In this episode, we'll be talking about what this "Phlegm Dampness" body type is, how you can identify if you have it and what you can do to manage it if you do.
A review of the category Herbs that Drain Dampness.To watch the video, download the notes, or take the practice test, go here: http://tcmstudy.net/video/drain-dampness-liveStudying for finals, year-ends comps, clinic entrance exams, or boards? Want to review ALL of the single herbs? Check out the Single Herb Review Course: https://tcmstudy.teachable.com/p/herb-review/
Wormwood, Neem & Black Walnut ? Parasite Cleanse in Chinese medicine. This video is answering a Youtube subscribers question about my thoughts on Dampness, Damp-heat and diet changes for Parasite cleanse. Are diet changes necessary for a parasite cleanse to work? what is the effect of these parasite cleanse herbs in Chinese medicine? Interested in my new course, starts Jan 2022, check it out here: https://www.metrohealth.com.au/learn-chinese-medicine-with-marie-hopkinson/ Marie's practice/contact details: MARIE HOPKINSON, Registered Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist in Australia (AHPRA) Consultations for treatment (individual) please go to : http://www.bespokemedicine.net/ Email drmarie@bespokemedicine.net SOCIAL MEDIAL Facebook: fb.me/bespokemedicine Instagram: Chinesemedicinepodcast IMPORTANT: This video, as with all videos on the The Chinese Medicine Podcast are NOT a replacement for a health professional diagnosis. While Marie may answer your questions, all answers are not of a professional consultation level - it is impossible to check your pulse through the internet, hence Chinese medicine cannot be practiced properly through the internet. If you have any undiagnosed symptoms, or changes in your health condition The Chinese Medicine Podcast urges you to see your own doctor, GP, Chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncturist or other health professional as appropriate. If it is an emergency call 000 in Australia. If you are unsure if this advice is appropriate for your individual situation ask your own practitioner before applying any diet or lifestyle techniques /concepts discussed in this video. Marie Hopkinson and The Chinese Medicine Podcast wishes you the best of health and improvement in your own health journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marie-hopkinson/message
Youtube Video: Mold Toxicity and Mycotoxin IllnessYoutube Video: Research Review - Neural Antibodies in Patients with Symptoms and Histories of Mold/Chemical ExposuresYoutube Video: Research Review - Mycotoxins Induce NeurotoxicityI say this all the time, but mold toxicity is crazy. Indoor molds such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Stachybotrys produce mycotoxins, which are also crazy. Mold and mycotoxins can both disrupt the immune system in a myriad of different ways, which is why they are associated with autoimmunity in many ways.In this podcast, I didn't want to just read stats or research, I wanted to talk about the mechanisms by which molds and mycotoxins can affect the immune system, which are varied and complex. The research is out there on mold, but it can be hard to find because mold toxicity goes by several names - Sick Building Syndrome, Dampness and Mold Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Mixed Mold Mycotoxicosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis to name a few - and there are many different molds, and many mycotoxins. When you work with patients and you are aware of these mechanisms, mold is an incredibly common problem. It never ceases to amaze me how many people I see whose symptoms or disease timeline correlate with a prolonged exposure to water damage, a damp or moldy environment, or a history of repeated mold exposures!Mold is ubiquitous, so your body tries really hard immunologically to tolerate it, and sometimes it tolerates it for a looong time - until one day it stops tolerating it. Mycotoxins from mold can remain indefinitely in tissues, and many have an affinity for the brain, where they disrupt mitochondrial ATP production. Some molds and mycotoxins suppress the immune system, some activate the immune system, some suppress innate immune function and increase adaptive, some do the opposite. Some people have several mycotoxins present at once, doing several different things, along with other pathogens and toxins accumulating faster due to the effects of mold. You can see how mold exposure and toxicity can quickly become quite complex immunologically! Molds and mycotoxins can cause leaky gut, leaky sinus, leaky lung, leaky brain, they can deplete glutathione, impact the microbiome, increase pathogen burdens like EBV and CMV, disrupt Th1/Th2 balance, and turn on vicious cycles of inflammation (NFkB, iNOS, NO-ONOO, Th17) - - all of which are underlying mechanisms of autoimmunity. When you hear all these various mechanisms, you begin to understand why molds and mycotoxins can contribute to autoimmunity, cancer, chronic infection, and even death, not to mention the most common symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, depression, brain fog, ENT symptoms, pituitary/thryoid/adrenal/reproductive imbalances, headaches, insomnia. There are a lot of mechanisms, and there are a lot of other variables, including genetics, history, exposure, and everything else in your bucket, but MOLD AND MYCOTOXINS are one of the scariest things on the planet!
A review of the category Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness.To watch the video, download the notes, or take the practice test, go here: http://tcmstudy.net/video/dry-damp-liveStudying for finals, year-ends comps, clinic entrance exams, or boards? Want to review ALL of the single herbs? Check out the Single Herb Review Course: https://tcmstudy.teachable.com/p/herb-review/
Learn about the Space for Art Foundation; how screen time helped kids in lockdown; and mold vs. cleaning product safety. More from NASA astronaut Nicole Stott: Pick up "Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet — and Our Mission to Protect It" https://www.sealpress.com/titles/nicole-stott/back-to-earth/9781541675049/ Website: https://www.npsdiscovery.com/ Follow @Astro_Nicole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Astro_Nicole Space for Art Foundation: https://www.spaceforartfoundation.org/ "Screen time" can be a social lifesaver for teens in lockdown — as long as it's the right kind by Cameron Duke Anwar, Y. (2021, September 2). Teenagers aren't as lonely in lockdown if interacting positively online. Berkeley News. https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/09/02/teenagers-arent-as-lonely-in-lockdown-if-interacting-positively-online/ Magis‐Weinberg, L., Gys, C. L., Berger, E. L., Domoff, S. E., & Dahl, R. E. (2021). Positive and Negative Online Experiences and Loneliness in Peruvian Adolescents During the COVID‐19 Lockdown. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31(3), 717–733. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12666 Which is worse, mold or cleaning products? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Molly) Basic Facts about Mold and Dampness. (2021). https://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm Weinhold, B. (2007). A Spreading Concern: Inhalational Health Effects of Mold. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(6). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.115-a300 Cleaning Supplies and Household Chemicals. (2015). Lung.org; https://www.lung.org/clean-air/at-home/indoor-air-pollutants/cleaning-supplies-household-chem Alexander, R. (2018, February 22). How Your Housecleaning Products Can Be Bad for Your Lungs. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-your-housecleaning-products-can-be-bad-for-your-lungs Dumas, O., Boggs, K. M., Quinot, C., Varraso, R., Zock, J., Henneberger, P. K., Speizer, F. E., Le Moual, N., & Camargo, C. A. (2019). Occupational exposure to disinfectants and asthma incidence in U.S. nurses: A prospective cohort study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 63(1), 44–50. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23067 Svanes, Ø., Bertelsen, R. J., Lygre, S. H. L., Carsin, A. E., Antó, J. M., Forsberg, B., García-García, J. M., Gullón, J. A., Heinrich, J., Holm, M., Kogevinas, M., Urrutia, I., Leynaert, B., Moratalla, J. M., Le Moual, N., Lytras, T., Norbäck, D., Nowak, D., Olivieri, M., & Pin, I. (2018). Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 197(9), 1157–1163. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201706-1311oc Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Almost everyone that comes through the clinic is dealing with some combination of two things: stress and dampness. This episode is a masterclass, or at least a lengthy public service announcement, on dampness since some of the most common questions that come up are regarding what it is and how to address it. If you're dealing with tiredness, lethargy, poor digestion, brain fog, congestion, or are struggling with weight loss, understanding more about dampness can change your life. In this episode, you'll hear some guidelines for things to include in your life, but the ultimate focus should always lie on subtracting the dampening effects in the first place. On Today's Solo Episode of A Healthy Curiosity: Some things to look for on the tongue, as well as other signs, that can indicate dampness Why dampness usually comes from dietary indiscretions How Phlegm relates to dampness What causes of dampness can occur that don't come from food Links: The Tao of Healthy Eating by Bob Flaws Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine by Ellen Goldsmith and Maya Klein Episode 223: Moving Through Trauma with Chinese Medicine with Ellen Goldsmith -- Explore the Basics of Chinese Medicine course Learn more about the Level Up program Apply to work with Brodie
Gut Health Part 2 is here! If you haven't already listened to last week's Part 1 episode, we suggest you drop in now and have a listen. The guys pick up where they left off, diving deep into the energetics of the digestive system and referencing the ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy. Probiotics and prebiotics are discussed in great detail and the role they play with chronic disease manifestations, like leaky gut. Dan (The Functional Naturopath) brings his clinical observations to the table with real-life client experiences. The guys discuss: - 100% alkaline everything is NOT health promoting, sometimes acidity is beneficial - The Spleen is connected to the whole digestive system, think of it as the digestive fire - Spleen deficiencies generally call for dietary adjustments and stress management - Dampness can arise from depleting kidney essence (excessive amounts of cold, raw foods and fasting) - What diet is sustainable for decades, what flows naturally for you? - Extreme dietary regimes generally result in exhaustion and depletion - High fat diets require more bile; some inflammatory gut species eat bile, this paired with leaky gut leads to a surge in systemic inflammation (endotoxemia) - Prebiotic fibre feed the beneficial native bacteria, don't forget PREbiotics! - Prebiotics: garlic, onion, asparagus, cooled rice and potato - Kidney essence relies heavily on healthy microbiome - Poor spleen function has emotional connections to: excessive worry, inability to tend for yourself, complaining a lot, needing gratification - How medicinal mushies contain gut-boosting constituents - What is Phase III of liver detoxification and how we can support it - How candida is opportunistic and how to lower excess levels - Medicinal mushies (unlike culinary mushrooms) help with fungal issues - We are built for walking, walk more for healthy waste excretion - Physical manipulation can really benefit a sluggish / toxic digestion RESOURCES: Blog and Transcript Link: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/superblog/tagged/podcast SuperFeast Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/superfeast-podcast/id1437097644?ls=1&mt=2 Jing Herb: superfeast.com.au/products/jing-herbs Long Live the Reishi Queen: superfeast.com.au/blogs/superblog/reishi-mushroom-immortality Read about the amazing benefits of SuperFeast Reishi here: superfeast.com.au/blogs/superblog/reishi-medicinal-mushroom?_pos=4&_sid=98ded00d0&_ss=r TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND SHARE ONLINE! Instagram: instagram.com/superfeast Facebook: facebook.com/SuperFeast
Avoid Dampness and Create healthy Spleen Qi with this method of the Qing Dan or Clear Bland diet and how you can revert to this to discover how foods affect you. In this episode, Marie Hopkinson, herbalist & acupuncturist from Perth Australia talks about how to better understand our own body - the two main pillars of health - sleep & digestion and how they are so important to understand what foods to eat, what foods not to eat on a regular basis. Thanks for voting us in the top 20 of Chinese Medicine Podcasts, Feedspot,,,as mentioned in this video check out some other cool podcasts about topics you might be already into here; https://blog.feedspot.com/chinese_medicine_podcasts/ Marie's practice details: MARIE HOPKINSON, Registered Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist in Australia (AHPRA) Consultations for treatment (individual) please call my clinic office to book in: 08 93289233 (Perth Natural Medical Clinic) or go to : http://www.bespokemedicine.net/ Email hello@bespokemedicine.net Facebook: fb.me/bespokemedicine IMPORTANT: This video, as with all videos on the The Chinese Medicine Podcast are NOT a replacement for a health professional diagnosis. While Marie may answer your questions, all answers are not of a professional consultation level - it is impossible to check your pulse through the internet, hence Chinese medicine cannot be practiced properly through the internet. If you have any undiagnosed symptoms, or changes in your health condition The Chinese Medicine Podcast urges you to see your own doctor, GP, Chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncturist or other health professional as appropriate. If it is an emergency call 000 in Australia. If you are unsure if this advice is appropriate for your individual situation ask your own practitioner before applying any diet or lifestyle techniques /concepts discussed in this video. Marie Hopkinson and The Chinese Medicine Podcast wishes you the best of health and improvement in your own health journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marie-hopkinson/message
Today the new rules for landlords come in. It’s something they’ve had plenty of warning about, something tenants should also be across in term of understanding their new rights.And it just makes me wonder how much smooth sailing we’re in for here versus choppy waters.The tenancy tribunal must be bracing itself as I imagine there’ll be a raft of issues potentially being sheeted their way to be tested. Many landlords too will be holding their breath.Will their tenant suddenly want to paint the walls? Hang pictures? Replace curtains? What sort of look will they be giving the landlord’s property?Landlords have been complaining well in advance of these new rules that it gives tenants too much control over the place, that it takes away the ability of the landlord to manage their own property in a way they see fit.For example if a landlord doesn’t want their property having green walls, picture hooks and nails banged in everywhere and curtains taken down, then that’s just tough luck, the tenant is calling those shots now.But there are good bits to the new rules; insulating properties properly is well overdue, taking the exorbitant bidding wars out of the rental pricing process is well overdue.I don’t mind putting heat pumps into a rental property either, the concern is just whether the tenant actually uses them because sometimes running a heat pump is unaffordable on top of all their other costs.Dampness and mould in rental properties is concerning, and I’m sure many landlords would love tenants to open windows and doors more often but the reality is not everyone is home all day to do that.So often rental properties are shut up, which is not ideal. Will having a heat pump and some decent insulation installed fix this? I’m not sure, not if the tenants aren't turning it on anyway.There’s also talk of landlords leaving the game, selling up, giving up being landlords. I’ll be interested to see some actual stats on that versus just the talk, it’s one thing for people to say I’ve had enough I’m out, and for them to actually then go through with selling their rental portfolio.I guess more properties on the market for first home buyers could be an upside of that, but fewer rental properties available has an undesirable knock on effect for housing which many would argue is already in crisis.Emergency housing can’t just magic up out of nowhere, and the emergency housing we already have is less than desirable. So how dramatic these changes will be and who will be impacted the most, will likely become apparent in a tangible way over the next few weeks and months.You can bet the media will be watching and waiting like hawks for those stories to unfold. Let’s just hope the law changes do what they’re supposed to do, which is fix more problems than they create, but I wouldn’t hold my breath on that.
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These are the six buyer turnoffs every seller should know about and fix. Though your home may be beautiful, some things will immediately make a buyer dismiss it. I’m sharing six buyer turnoffs that sellers need to be aware of in today’s market: 1. Dampness or wet areas. Studies show that 70% of buyers are put off by these, so if there’s any dampness, whether in your basement or bathrooms, repair it right away. This could also be a health hazard to you while you live there. 2. Odors. 56% of buyers are turned off by any odor, whether it’s from pets, dampness, smoke, or something else. 3. Dull light or darkness. 54% of buyers polled said it’s difficult to view a house when it’s dark, so ensure all your fixtures have bright light bulbs, pull up the shades, and make every room bright before showings. “Before you put your house on the market, walk through each room with a buyer’s eyes.” 4. Clutter. 15% of buyers say they are discouraged by any clutter in the home. Before you put your house on the market, walk through each room with a buyer’s eyes, and clean and declutter. 5. Outdated bathrooms. Bathrooms are some of the most important rooms in a home. Make any little updates or fixes wherever possible, whether that’s repairing the faucet, adding new light fixtures, etc. Do anything you can to make bathrooms feel brighter and updated. 6. Over-the-top decor. While home staging is crucial, don’t overdo it. When buyers are walking through the house, the more floor space and less clutter, the more appealing it is. Keep it simple and orderly. If you have any questions about selling your property or know someone who may need our help, feel free to contact us via phone or email. We can set up a free consultation with no obligation. We look forward to hearing from you.
In this episode Mason talks about why mushrooms are essential when we enter late, muggy, Summer, as well as a Winter message for those in the North (#30daysofJING). We also start the conversation about how to prepare for Winter now so that you cruise through illness free. Enjoy!" Resources: SuperFeast Tonic Herbs @ www.superfeast.com.au/collections/all Tell all your friends and family and share online! Instagram @ www.instagram.com/superfeast Facebook @ www.facebook.com/SuperFeast LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/company/superfeast
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This week, on What's the Juice, I'm joined by Dr. Kara of Aculand Acupuncture for a very timely episode all about the gut, digestion, dampness, and gut dysbiosis — exactly the topics we need to focus on right now. We also give a juicy introduction to the Qi. Qi is the term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to describe your body’s vital life energy. It's necessary for all life processes: proper organ function, circulation of blood, metabolism of body fluid, warming the body, defending against illness, and transforming food into energy. This episode specifically covers liver Qi stagnation. What lifestyle choices are we making that disrupt our live Qi? What are the most common symptoms? What herbs have been shown to be beneficial? We also cover several self acupuncture points that help us regenerate our Qi, plus tips on keeping our digestive fires going strong. This is a concentrated episode with a lot of useful information packed into a nerdy conversation. I hope you love it! Connect with Olivia HERE Connect with Dr. Kara HERE Shop Organic Olivia formulas HERE
A very special inaugural episode for you today as we introduce our Friday Fireside chat! Every Friday Mason and/or Tahnee will sit down and talk tonic herbalism as it relates to the here and now, giving you tips, updates and insights into how to take your herbal practice to the next level. In this ep Mason talks about why mushrooms are essential when we enter late, muggy, Summer, as well as a Winter message for those in the North (#30daysofJING). We also start the conversation about how to prepare for Winter now so that you cruise through illness free. Enjoy!
Spleen Qi Xu - Spleen energy deficiency is a very common TCM diagnosis, In this video I will help explain what it is from both a classical Chinese medicine perspective of a weakness of the earth element and the TCM concepts. This video covers aspects of healthy and unhealthy Spleen qi / function and spleen dampness. what happens when he Earth gets overwhelmed with water? Dampness or water logged earth energy. Common symptoms of Spleen energy deficiency (Spleen Qi Xu) can be bloating, diarrhea, gas, tiredness, low appetite and food intolerance. Also some people find feeling anxiety and worried are common mental health symptoms that happen when the spleen /earth element is weak, it can't regulate the normal functions of thought. I welcome your questions and comments. let me know what areas of Chinese medicine you would like to be explained in an upcoming video. Watch this video (and others like it) on YOUTUBE... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AksAgKKSp2o Marie's practice details: MARIE HOPKINSON, Registered Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist in Australia (AHPRA) Consultations for treatment (individual) please call my clinic office to book in: 08 93289233 (Perth Natural Medical Clinic) or go to : http://www.bespokemedicine.net/ Email hello@bespokemedicine.net Facebook: fb.me/bespokemedicine --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marie-hopkinson/message
Diana introduces us to the world of Chinese medicine, herbs, acupuncture and other modalities to help women with chronic fatigue, adrenal issues, weight loss, PCOS and more. Diana is an acupuncturist, herbalist and Reiki master. In this episode, we learn why the Spleen is a huge organ that is in the centre of many hormonal imbalances, how acupuncture can help with stagnation in the body, and what reiki is. She also explains why Chinese medicine is powerful in helping PCOS women achieve pregnancy and regular periods. Find Diana at Moon Medicine Magic If you would like a list of foods to help with Dampness and Phelgm accumulation in the body, please visit the NourishMel Podcast page episode 13 to get your downloads. If you would like to be a speaker on the podcast, please email me at melissa@nourishmel.com Applications to my PCOS Weight Loss Program is now open. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nourishmel/support
"Soups and Stews", "Transporting and Transforming", this episode is all about the Spleen: the yin companion to Stomach. We talk about the concept of Dampness in Chinese Medicine, cooked vs raw food, boosting your Spleen qi, and why eating ice cream makes you a rebel. Learn how to nourish your body's original sweetness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raymondandbilly/support
Powered by iReportSource NIOSH developed the Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool for both general buildingsCdc-pdf and schoolsCdc-pdf to help employers identify and assess areas of dampness in buildings. “Implementing regular visual inspections for dampness can help to identify trouble areas before they become major problems and help to prioritize maintenance and repair,” said David Weissman, M.D., director of NIOSH’s Respiratory Health Division. “The Dampness and Mold Assessment Tools provide an inexpensive mechanism to investigate, record, and compare conditions over time.” Office buildings, schools, and other nonindustrial buildings may develop moisture and dampness problems from roof and window leaks, high indoor humidity, and flooding events, among other things. Damp building conditions promote the growth of mold, bacteria, fungi, and insects. Occupants in damp buildings can be exposed to pollutants in the air from biological contaminants and the breakdown of building materials. Research has shown that several health problems are associated with exposure to building dampness and mold, including: Respiratory symptoms (such as in the nose, throat, or lungs) Development or worsening of asthma Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (a rare lung disease in which lungs become inflamed as an allergic reaction to inhaled bacteria, fungi, organic dust, and chemicals) Respiratory infections Allergic rhinitis (often called “hay fever”) Bronchitis Eczema The Dampness and Mold Assessment Tools guide users through assessing all rooms, whether in a school or a general building, for areas of dampness and mold and identifying the source(s) of the dampness and mold. The tools provide an easy-to-use checklist and instructions for assessing and recording any damage that is found and for tracking conditions through time NIOSH previously published an Alert, Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease from Exposures Caused by Dampness in Office Buildings, Schools, and Other Nonindustrial BuildingsCdc-pdf that provides further information on respiratory disease related to indoor dampness and recommendations for preventing and remediating damp buildings. When workers suspect their health problems are caused by exposure to building-related dampness or mold, workers should report new, persistent, or worsening symptoms, particularly those with a work-related pattern, to their personal physician and, as instructed by their employer, to a designated individual at their workplace. You can find more information about dampness and mold in buildings, including action steps for management and building owners and workers, on the NIOSH website. NIOSH is the federal institute that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related injuries and illnesses. More information about NIOSH can be found at www.cdc.gov/niosh/. Let me know what you think. Send an email to info@thesafetypropodcast.com and share with me your thoughts about indoor air quality. Also, it would mean a lot to me if you could tell a friend or colleague about the podcast. You can find me on LinkedIn! Post a LinkedIn update, letting me know what you think of the podcast. Be sure to @ mention Blaine J. Hoffmann or The SafetyPro Podcast LinkedIn page. You can also find the podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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Dampness hung in the air like freshly washed linen. The somnolent dusk, awash with the scent of the cool night wind, made the late afternoon suitable for sleeping. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesph/message
Gut Health Part 2 is here! If you haven't already listened to last week's Part 1 episode, we suggest you drop in now and have a listen. The guys pick up where they left off, diving deep into the energetics of the digestive system and referencing the ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy. Probiotics and prebiotics are discussed in great detail and the role they play with chronic disease manifestations, like leaky gut. Dan (The Functional Naturopath) brings his clinical observations to the table with real-life client experiences. The guys discuss: 100% alkaline everything is NOT health promoting, sometimes acidity is beneficial The Spleen is connected to the whole digestive system, think of it as the digestive fire Spleen deficiencies generally call for dietary adjustments and stress management Dampness can arise from depleting kidney essence (excessive amounts of cold, raw foods and fasting) What diet is sustainable for decades, what flows naturally for you? Extreme dietary regimes generally result in exhaustion and depletion High fat diets require more bile; some inflammatory gut species eat bile, this paired with leaky gut leads to a surge in systemic inflammation (endotoxemia) Prebiotic fibre feed the beneficial native bacteria, don't forget PREbiotics! Prebiotics: garlic, onion, asparagus, cooled rice and potato Kidney essence relies heavily on healthy microbiome Poor spleen function has emotional connections to: excessive worry, inability to tend for yourself, complaining a lot, needing gratification How medicinal mushies contain gut-boosting constituents What is Phase III of liver detoxification and how we can support it How candida is opportunistic and how to lower excess levels Medicinal mushies (unlike culinary mushrooms) help with fungal issues We are built for walking, walk more for healthy waste excretion Physical manipulation can really benefit a sluggish / toxic digestion Who is Dan Sipple? Dan is a also known as The Functional Naturopath who uses cutting-edge evidence-based medicine. Experienced in modalities such as herbal nutritional medicine, with a strong focus on environmental health and longevity, Dan has a wealth of knowledge in root-dysfunction health. Resources JING Ubiome Schizandra Lemonade - great morning tonic The Beauty Shot Tahnee Facebook Post Bellicon Trampoline Bristol Stool Chart Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We’d also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or check us out on Stitcher :)! Plus we're on Spotify and Soundcloud! Check Out The Transcript Here:
READ ALONG WITH PODCAST at: www.StoryLinkRadio.com IT WAS A melancholy night. Dampness impregnated the sultry autumn air. The light of the moon filtered faintly through a huge black cloud that hung over the face of the heavens. Somewhere from the great swamp near the graveyard a whippoor-will sobbed; and the throbbing sound echoed the anguish in the heart of Gordon Lane.
Recklessness . . . gladly . . . rambunctious . . . shining . . . our show today takes its title from Mary Oliver, “ALL THAT DAMPNESS AND RECKLESSNESS/GLADLY AND LIGHTLY,/ AND THERE IT IS AGAIN–BEAUTY THE BRAVE, THE … Continue reading → The post ALL THAT DAMPNESS AND RECKLESSNESS / GLADLY AND LIGHTLY / AND THERE IT IS AGAIN–BEAUTY THE BRAVE, THE EXEMPLARY / BLAZING OPEN first appeared on Dr. Barbara Mossberg » Poetry Slowdown.
This week IAQ Radio welcomes back Lew Harriman of Mason-Grant Consulting in Portsmouth, NH. Lew will be presenting at Healthy Buildings 2015 on Investigating and Avoiding Moisture-related Problems in Existing Buildings. He was a contributor to the new EPA Moisture Control Guidance for Building Design, Construction and Maintenance and his presentation will include information from this important industry document. Lew Harriman began his career as an architecture student at Dartmouth, but after five years as an Air Force officer, he went to work for a manufacturer of dehumidification systems, and got permanently diverted into HVAC engineering, where he has spent the last 38 years. In 1990, Lew was the lead author and project manager for the landmark second edition of Munters' Dehumidification Handbook. Lew is also an ASHRAE Fellow and International Distinguished Lecturer. For ASHRAE, he wrote, designed, illustrated and managed the projects to create the ASHRAE Humidity Control Design Guide, and also the ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot & Humid Climates. He currently serves as Vice Chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 1.12 (Moisture Management in Buildings), and also as Chair of the Document Revision Committee for the 2013 ASHRAE Position Document titled: Limiting Indoor Mold and Dampness in Buildings. Most recently Lew co-authored Measured Home Performance -Guide to Best Practices for Home Energy Retrofits in California with Rick Chitwood. Measured Home Performance is all about what's working when you measure, a topic we have featured recently on IAQ Radio. LEARN MORE this week with Lew Harriman on IAQ Radio!
This week IAQ Radio welcomes back Lew Harriman of Mason-Grant Consulting in Portsmouth, NH. Lew will be presenting at Healthy Buildings 2015 on Investigating and Avoiding Moisture-related Problems in Existing Buildings. He was a contributor to the new EPA Moisture Control Guidance for Building Design, Construction and Maintenance and his presentation will include information from this important industry document. Lew Harriman began his career as an architecture student at Dartmouth, but after five years as an Air Force officer, he went to work for a manufacturer of dehumidification systems, and got permanently diverted into HVAC engineering, where he has spent the last 38 years. In 1990, Lew was the lead author and project manager for the landmark second edition of Munters' Dehumidification Handbook. Lew is also an ASHRAE Fellow and International Distinguished Lecturer. For ASHRAE, he wrote, designed, illustrated and managed the projects to create the ASHRAE Humidity Control Design Guide, and also the ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot & Humid Climates. He currently serves as Vice Chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 1.12 (Moisture Management in Buildings), and also as Chair of the Document Revision Committee for the 2013 ASHRAE Position Document titled: Limiting Indoor Mold and Dampness in Buildings. Most recently Lew co-authored Measured Home Performance -Guide to Best Practices for Home Energy Retrofits in California with Rick Chitwood. Measured Home Performance is all about what's working when you measure, a topic we have featured recently on IAQ Radio. LEARN MORE this week with Lew Harriman on IAQ Radio!
If you suffer from a dank, damp, and moldy basement, this episode could be just what you need to solve your basement water problems.
Believe it or not, basements can still accumulate moisture, even when it hasn't rained for weeks! In this episode, we discuss how that can happen and what to do about it.
Let's hear from the patients. What do they recommend for people having trouble finding MD's to treat their dampness/mold related illness? What do they suggest when it comes to inspections and remediations? What has helped them and how can they help others? We plan to ask Cyndi Sullivan a patient of Irene Grant, MD these questions and more. Cyndi called us after our show with Dr. Grant and asked about doing a show for people and patients that have issues with dampness and mold. We talked and we agreed that everyone can learn something from each other and that professionals can certainly learn from those we are trying to help. So this week we look forward to getting the patient's perspective and will LEARN MORE on IAQ Radio!
Let's hear from the patients. What do they recommend for people having trouble finding MD's to treat their dampness/mold related illness? What do they suggest when it comes to inspections and remediations? What has helped them and how can they help others? We plan to ask Cyndi Sullivan a patient of Irene Grant, MD these questions and more. Cyndi called us after our show with Dr. Grant and asked about doing a show for people and patients that have issues with dampness and mold. We talked and we agreed that everyone can learn something from each other and that professionals can certainly learn from those we are trying to help. So this week we look forward to getting the patient's perspective and will LEARN MORE on IAQ Radio!
Find out how to protect a crawlspace from dampness. Get tips on using gutters and soil grading to redirect water away from your home's foundation. Learn why covering the floor of the crawlspace with thick plastic will stop a lot of the moisture from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Find out how to protect a crawlspace from dampness. Get tips on using gutters and soil grading to redirect water away from your home's foundation. Learn why covering the floor of the crawlspace with thick plastic will stop a lot of the moisture from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Find out how much space to leave between the concrete block wall and the frame wall in your basement. Learn why you should use damp-proofing paint and pressure treated or metal studs and install fake vents in the wall to let air circulate behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Find out how much space to leave between the concrete block wall and the frame wall in your basement. Learn why you should use damp-proofing paint and pressure treated or metal studs and install fake vents in the wall to let air circulate behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week IAQ Radio welcomes Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski to the show. Dr. Krzyzanowski is a Head of the Bonn Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Centre for Environment and Health, belonging to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. He is also a Program Manager, Living and Working Environments. His technical work focuses on the preparation of scientific evidence on health impact of environmental hazards, in particular of air pollution. The global update the WHO Air Quality Guidelines is one of the products of his team. Currently, he is coordinating the development of WHO guidelines on indoor air quality. LEARN MORE this week when we discuss the WHO indoor air quality program and two recent publications "Dampness and Mold" and "WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Selected Pollutants". Don't miss this opportunity to gain an international perspective on IAQ issues from a world renowned leader Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski!
This week IAQ Radio welcomes Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski to the show. Dr. Krzyzanowski is a Head of the Bonn Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Centre for Environment and Health, belonging to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. He is also a Program Manager, Living and Working Environments. His technical work focuses on the preparation of scientific evidence on health impact of environmental hazards, in particular of air pollution. The global update the WHO Air Quality Guidelines is one of the products of his team. Currently, he is coordinating the development of WHO guidelines on indoor air quality. LEARN MORE this week when we discuss the WHO indoor air quality program and two recent publications "Dampness and Mold" and "WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Selected Pollutants". Don't miss this opportunity to gain an international perspective on IAQ issues from a world renowned leader Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski!
When Wane Baker tells us the World Health Organization report "Dampness and Mould" is the most important document to come out on the subject to date, we listen! Then we ask questions to help others understand why one of the most respected IEQ professionals in the country feels this report is so important. Join us on October 9th. when we have Mr. Baker as our guest to discuss the research that led up to this document and the conclusions within the WHO Report. This show just may change how some people think about dampness and mould.
When Wane Baker tells us the World Health Organization report "Dampness and Mould" is the most important document to come out on the subject to date, we listen! Then we ask questions to help others understand why one of the most respected IEQ professionals in the country feels this report is so important. Join us on October 9th. when we have Mr. Baker as our guest to discuss the research that led up to this document and the conclusions within the WHO Report. This show just may change how some people think about dampness and mould.
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