Curtains that make you sick? Electricity as a pollutant? More
people suffer from indoor pollution from chemical sensitivities than diabetes
nowadays, often with little help from the medical profession. Sufferers are
frequently diagnosed with 'anxiety' or allergies, and returned to the very
environments that have made them sick in the first place.
The Sick
House Survival Guide tells the story of how indoor pollution from a newly
renovated house brought the author's regular, healthy life to a standstill -
and how she successfully overcame it. In the first part, Angela Hobbs relates
her downward health spiral, followed by that of her children. In desperation,
she invented her own systematic search for answers, and eventually triumphed
over this invisible monster. Part Two ties together existing research into the
interaction of chemicals, hormones, and electromagnetic fields (EMFs), and
outlines a series of interactive steps that readers can follow to identify
problematic environments and transform their sick house into a healthy home,
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