THE CURE FOR ALL CANCERS
job seem more difficult than it really is. Get a quart of
black roofing cement and dab it around plumbing pipes
and gas pipes where they come through any walls. Dab it
on cracks. After a few days, you can go over them with a
more attractive caulk. Seal around plumbing pipes up-
stairs too. Open your crawl space vents and leave them
open year round. Don't try to save on your heating bill by
keeping them closed. Install a crawl space fan. These
measures nearly always work but if a follow-up 5 day test
still shows any radon, you will need to move.
- Remove all possible formaldehyde. If your bedroom is
paneled, move out of it and keep the door locked. Move
your bed into the cleanest room in the house—no wall-
paper, no carpets except the washable kind and no stuffed
furniture. Your bedroom should not be above the garage
or facing a parking lot. If you have a foam mattress, or
pillows, throw them out. Move all new furniture into the
locked room out of circulation. Wash all the new clothing
hanging in your closets. Don’t wear them until they have
been washed to remove the sizing, it has formaldehyde.
- Remove all possible arsenic. Throw out (in outside gar-
bage) any ant killer compound, roach killer, mouse-bait,
spray bottle or can, lawn chemicals, house plant spray,
every bit of pesticide. Steam clean the carpets yourself
(see Recipes, page 586); at the same time clean the cloth
furniture (stain resistant treatments contain arsenic). If
you have it done for you, specify no “stain resistant”
treatment and be present to check on the job being done.
If there is new wallpaper, close and lock the door to these
rooms or have it removed by someone else while you are
away for the day. Wallpaper glue contains arsenic and
must be carefully washed away. Don't do any painting or
remodeling. Don't get new furniture, carpets, or cars.
